Pick Your Top 10 of 1979

[Dawn]

I had meant to do another Pick Your Top Albums post this week, but will pick up the feature again early next week.

Let's travel back 29 years to 1979, for a look at the songs of that year. Here are the top 100:

01. My Sharona » Knack
02. Bad Girls » Donna Summer
03. Le Freak » Chic
04. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy » Rod Stewart
05. Reunited » Peaches & Herb
06. I Will Survive » Gloria Gaynor
07. Hot Stuff » Donna Summer
08. Y.M.C.A. » Village People
09. Ring My Bell » Anita Ward
10. Sad Eyes » Robert John
11. Too Much Heaven » Bee Gees
12. MacArthur Park » Donna Summer
13. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman » Dr. Hook
14. Makin' It » David Naughton
15. Fire » Pointer Sisters
16. Tragedy » Bee Gees
17. A Little More Love » Olivia Newton-John
18. Heart Of Glass » Blondie
19. What A Fool Believes » Doobie Brothers
20. Good Times » Chic
21. You Don't Bring Me Flowers » Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
22. Knock On Wood » Amii Stewart
23. Stumblin' In » Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
24. Lead Me On » Maxine Nightingale
25. Shake Your Body » Jacksons
26. Don't Cry Out Loud » Melissa Manchester
27. The Logical Song » Supertramp
28. My Life » Billy Joel
29. Just When I Needed You Most » Randy Vanwarmer
30. You Can't Change That » Raydio
31. Shake Your Groove Thing » Peaches & Herb
32. I'll Never Love This Way Again » Dionne Warwick
33. Love You Inside Out » Bee Gees
34. I Want You To Want Me » Cheap Trick
35. The Main Event (Fight) » Barbra Streisand
36. Mama Can't Buy You Love » Elton John
37. I Was Made For Dancin' » Leif Garrett
38. After The Love Has Gone » Earth, Wind & Fire
39. Heaven Knows » Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams
40. The Gambler » Kenny Rogers
41. Lotta Love » Nicolette Larson
42. Lady » Little River Band
43. Heaven Must Have Sent You » Bonnie Pointer
44. Hold The Line » Toto
45. He's The Greatest Dancer » Sister Sledge
46. Sharing The Night Together » Dr. Hook
47. She Believes In Me » Kenny Rogers
48. In The Navy » Village People
49. Music Box Dancer » Frank Mills
50. The Devil Went Down To Georgia » Charlie Daniels Band
51. Gold » John Stewart
52. Goodnight Tonight » Wings
53. We Are Family » Sister Sledge
54. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy » Bad Company
55. Every 1's A Winner » Hot Chocolate
56. Take Me Home » Cher
57. Boogie Wonderland » Earth, Wind & Fire
58. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away » Andy Gibb
59. What You Won't Do For Love » Bobby Caldwell
60. New York Groove » Ace Frehley
61. Sultans Of Swing » Dire Straits
62. I Want Your Love » Chic
63. Chuck E's In Love » Rickie Lee Jones
64. I Love The Night Life » Alicia Bridges
65. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now » McFadden & Whitehead
66. Lonesome Loser » Little River Band
67. Renegade » Styx
68. Love Is The Answer » England Dan & John Ford Coley
69. Got To Be Real » Cheryl Lynn
70. Born To Be Alive » Patrick Hernandez
71. Shine A Little Love » Electric Light Orchestra
72. I Just Fall In Love Again » Anne Murray
73. Shake It » Ian Matthews
74. I Was Made For Lovin' You » Kiss
75. I Just Wanna Stop » Gino Vannelli
76. Disco Nights » G.Q.
77. Ooh Baby Baby » Linda Ronstadt
78. September » Earth, Wind & Fire
79. Time Passages » Al Stewart
80. Rise » Herb Alpert
81. Don't Bring Me Down » Electric Light Orchestra
82. Promises » Eric Clapton
83. Get Used To It » Roger Voudouris
84. How Much I Feel » Ambrosia
85. Suspicions » Eddie Rabbitt
86. You Take My Breath Away » Rex Smith
87. How You Gonna See Me Now » Alice Cooper
88. Double Vision » Foreigner
89. Every Time I Think Of You » Babys
90. I Got My Mind Made Up » Instant Funk
91. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough » Michael Jackson
92. Bad Case Of Lovin' You » Robert Palmer
93. Somewhere In The Night » Barry Manilow
94. We've Got Tonite » Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
95. Dance The Night Away » Van Halen
96. Dancing Shoes » Nigel Olsson
97. The Boss » Diana Ross
98. Sail On » Commodores
99. I Do Love You » G.Q.
100. Strange Way » Firefall

And my picks:
19. What A Fool Believes » Doobie Brothers
33. Love You Inside Out » Bee Gees
38. After The Love Has Gone » Earth, Wind & Fire
41. Lotta Love » Nicolette Larson
51. Gold » John Stewart
84. How Much I Feel » Ambrosia
88. Double Vision » Foreigner
89. Every Time I Think Of You » Babys
98. Sail On » Commodores
100. Strange Way » Firefall

For me, this was the most difficult list to cull just 10 tracks from that we've looked at in quite a while. Lots of great choices; ELO's Shine A Little Love was the last one to go.

Which 10 will you choose?

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

-14. Makin' It » David Naughton
-22. Knock On Wood » Amii Stewart
-27. The Logical Song » Supertramp
-36. Mama Can't Buy You Love » Elton John
-59. What You Won't Do For Love » Bobby Caldwell
-61. Sultans Of Swing » Dire Straits
-68. Love Is The Answer » England Dan & John Ford Coley
-79. Time Passages » Al Stewart
-95. Dance The Night Away » Van Halen
-99. I Do Love You » G.Q.

Dawn, I agree w/you that this was a tough one to choose just 10 songs. I see you and I picked totally different ones--but some of your 10 songs came very close to making my list!

[H2IZCOOL]

First, from my top 250:

Sad Eyes » Robert John

And nine more ...

Too Much Heaven » Bee Gees
After The Love Has Gone » Earth, Wind & Fire
Gold » John Stewart
Sultans Of Swing » Dire Straits
Don't Bring Me Down » Electric Light Orchestra
Promises » Eric Clapton
How You Gonna See Me Now » Alice Cooper
Double Vision » Foreigner
Somewhere In The Night » Barry Manilow

[Ken]

My top 10 picks for 1979 are:

1.Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy » Bad Company
2.I Was Made For Lovin' You » Kiss
3.New York Groove » Ace Frehley
4.Bad Case Of Lovin' You » Robert Palmer
5.I Want You To Want Me » Cheap Trick
6.Hold The Line » Toto
7.What A Fool Believes » Doobie Brothers
8.My Sharona » Knack
9.Dance The Night Away » Van Halen
10.How You Gonna See Me Now » Alice Cooper

[55dodger]

Cool year. I was stationed at an RAF base near Oxford.

1. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
2. Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Renegade - Styx
4. The Logical Song
5. Rise - Herb Alpert
6. Heart of Glass
7. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
8. I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
9. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind, & Fire
10. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy - Bad Company

[Viki (ditzybrunette85)]

I wasn't even born yet but since I love older music, I'll reply to this post.

In no particular order.... (and I did my research, these songs were from 1979)

The Knack - My Sharona
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
Toto - Hold The Line
B-52's - Rock Lobster
B-52's - Planet Claire
The Clash - London Calling
Styx - Renegade
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Blondie - Dreaming
Blondie - Sunday Girl
Blondie - One Way Or Another
Blondie - Union City Blue

[cairnterrier]

Way too many songs to pick from! What a year for music!

1.Dance the Night Away~Van Halen
2.My Life~Billy Joel
3.Devil Went Down to Georgia~Charlie Daniels Band
4.What a Fool Believes ~Doobie Brothers
5.Tragedy~Bee Gees
6.Lonesome Loser~Little River Band
7.Logical Song~Supertramp
8.The Gambler~Kenny Rogers
9.In the Navy~Village People
10.Sultans of Swing~Dire Straits

......Great year for music! Nothing really has come close since that time.

[Cool Hand Logan]

16. Tragedy » Bee Gees
19. What A Fool Believes » Doobie Brothers
27. The Logical Song » Supertramp
52. Goodnight Tonight » Wings
80. Rise » Herb Alpert
35. The Main Event (Fight) » Barbra Streisand
79. Time Passages » Al Stewart
44. Hold The Line » Toto
02. Bad Girls » Donna Summer
38. After The Love Has Gone » Earth, Wind & Fire

[gremashlo]

Much tougher than I thought it would be...Rany Vanwarmer lasted MUCH longer than I thought...and Bonnie Pointer of all people was #11...

08. Y.M.C.A. » Village People ;D
13. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman » Dr. Hook
16. Tragedy » Bee Gees
49. Music Box Dancer » Frank Mills
53. We Are Family » Sister Sledge
60. New York Groove » Ace Frehley
61. Sultans Of Swing » Dire Straits
66. Lonesome Loser » Little River Band
81. Don't Bring Me Down » Electric Light Orchestra
98. Sail On » Commodores

[Triple J]

My top 10........................

1. Bad Case Of Lovin' You » Robert Palmer
2. The Logical Song » Supertramp
3. Heart Of Glass » Blondie
4. I Want You To Want Me » Cheap Trick
5. My Sharona » Knack
6. Y.M.C.A. » Village People
7. Goodnight Tonight » Wings
8. My Life » Billy Joel
9. Sultans Of Swing » Dire Straits
10. In The Navy » Village People

[KittyKat - RIP Luciano]

Here's my top 10 from the 1979 Hot 100 - I went with the songs that I actually still listen to, rather than the songs that I LOVED back then. Hence Rex Smith and Leif Garrett are absent, even though I was obsessed with them both back in 79.



19. What A Fool Believes » Doobie Brothers
39. Heaven Knows » Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams
58. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away » Andy Gibb
59. What You Won't Do For Love » Bobby Caldwell
63. Chuck E's In Love » Rickie Lee Jones
69. Got To Be Real » Cheryl Lynn
78. September » Earth, Wind & Fire
81. Don't Bring Me Down » Electric Light Orchestra
84. How Much I Feel » Ambrosia
92. Bad Case Of Lovin' You » Robert Palmer

[edehl]

My Sharona » Knack
Too Much Heaven » Bee Gees
Tragedy » Bee Gees
Heart Of Glass » Blondie
What A Fool Believes » Doobie Brothers
I Want You To Want Me » Cheap Trick
September » Earth, Wind & Fire
Rise » Herb Alpert
Goodnight Tonight » Wings
Renegade » Styx