Top 20 Songs (1979)

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Top 20 Songs (1979) Oct 8, 2020 0:11:47 GMT 10

Post by Telso on Oct 8, 2020 0:11:47 GMT 10

1979 is a wonderful year for music and overall a great way to end a decade on, although tainted by a hate-filled event. Disco has still the tight grip on the charts, although apparently its days are now counted with the Disco Demolition Night, fueled by hate-mongering towards a genre, that would eventually naturally decline anyway, but also racism and homophobia. I guess some of the hate could also come from the fact that rock artists continued to sell-out their sound to disco, with even hard rock bands like KISS falling for this phenomenon.
The charts of 1979 also not only welcomed the arrival of new wave and synthpop, but synths are starting to take over in general!

1. Blondie - "Heart of Glass"
2. Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff"
3. The Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
4. Cheryl Lynn - "Got to Be Real"
5. Amii Stewart - "Knock On Wood"

6. ABBA - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
7. Supertramp - "The Logical Song"
8. Electric Light Orchestra - "Don't Bring Me Down"
9. Rickie Lee Jones - "Chuck E.'s In Love"
10. Cheap Trick - "I Want You to Want Me (Live)"

11. Earth, Wind and Fire & The Emotions - "Boogie Wonderland"
12. Gary Numan - "Cars"
13. Blondie - "One Way or Another"
14. KISS - "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
15. Pink Floyd - "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"

16. The Doobie Brothers - "What a Fool Believes"
17. Bee Gees - "Tragedy"
18. Donna Summer - "Bad Girls"
19. M - "Pop Muzik"
20. Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight" (Hey, the first hip hop hit! It's very cute and charming, but also a little long)

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Top 20 Songs (1979) Oct 10, 2020 19:37:10 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 10, 2020 19:37:10 GMT 10

Pretty decent year for music! As you can see, i'm a big fan of the new wave tracks from that time:

1. "Rock Lobster" - B-52s
2. "Let's Go" - The Cars
3. "Cars" - Gary Numan
4. "Don't Bring Me Down" - ELO
5. "Dream Police" - Cheap Trick
6. "Knock on Wood" - Amii Stewart
7. "Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure
8. "What a Fool Believes" - The Doobie Brothers
9. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen
10. "One Way or Another" - Blondie

11. "Tusk" - Fleetwood Mac (Not a fan of Fleetwood Mac, although I do like this)
12. "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles
13. "Computer Games" - Mi-Sex
14. "London Calling" - The Clash
15. "Heart of Glass" - Blondie
16. "I Fought The Law" - The Clash
17. "I Don't Like Mondays" - The Boomtown Rats
18. "My Sharona" - The Knack
19. "Good Times Roll" - The Cars
20. "Pop Muzik" - M

I actually don't like "Another Brick In The Wall", nor am I a fan of "I Was Made For Lovin' You". If i'm being honest, I think they are two of the most overrated tracks of the '70s. Pink Floyd had some great songs, but "Another Brick In The Wall" isn't one of them.

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Top 20 Songs (1979) Jan 15, 2024 21:31:22 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 15, 2024 21:31:22 GMT 10

My updated 2024 list:

1. "Pop Muzik" - M
2. "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles
3. "Cars" - Gary Numan
4. "Rock Lobster" - B-52s
5. "Let's Go" - The Cars
6. "Dream Police" - Cheap Trick
7. "Born To be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez
8. "Knock on Wood" - Amii Stewart
9. "What a Fool Believes" - The Doobie Brothers
10. "Don't Bring Me Down" - ELO

11. "Tusk" - Fleetwood Mac
12. "I See Red" - Split Enz
13. "The Logical Song" - Supertramp
14. "One Way or Another" - Blondie
15. "I Fought The Law" - The Clash
16. "I Don't Like Mondays" - The Boomtown Rats
17. "C'mon Aussie, C'mon" - The Mojo Singers (this is a cricket anthem here in Australia, it's legendary).
18. "Computer Games" - Mi-Sex
19. "Are Friends Electric?" - Tubeway Army
20. "London Calling" - The Clash

21. "Heart of Glass" - Blondie
22. "My Sharona" - The Knack
23. "Good Times Roll" - The Cars
24. "Up There Cazaly" - Two-Man Band
25. "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" - Ian Dury and The Blockheads

What a great year for music!`

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