Retro Chart: almost 30 years ago - 02/06/1979

[darkstar79]

01. Blondie - Sunday Girl
02. Roxy Music - Dance Away
03. M - Pop Muzik
04. Peaches And Herb - Reunited
05. Earth, Wind And Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
06. ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
07. David Bowie - Boys Keep Swingin'
08. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
09. The Shadows - Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)
10. Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways
11. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
12. The Police - Roxanne
13. Eruption - One Way Ticket
14. Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
15. McFadden And Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
16. Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love
17. Boney M - Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday
18. Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
19. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
20. The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
21. Skids - Masquerade
22. The Damned - Love Song
23. Monks - Nice Legs Shame About Her Face
24. Edwin Starr - HAPPY Radio
25. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
26. Mike Oldfield - Guilty
27. The Dickies - Banana Splits
28. Linda Clifford - Bridge Over Troubled Water
29. Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
30. Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight
31. Lene Lovich - Say When
32. The Clash - I Fought The Law
33. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
34. The Tubes - Prime Time
35. Supertramp - The Logical Song
36. Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
37. Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl
38. John Williams - Cavatina (Original Soundtrack From 'the Deer Hunter')
39. The Scorpions - Is There Anybody There/Another Piece Of Meat
40. Wings - Goodnight Tonight
41. Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger
42. Chas And Dave - Gertcha
43. Racey - Some Girls
44. Bombers - Get Dancin'
45. T-Connection - Saturday Night
46. The Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out
47. Voyager - Halfway Hotel
48. Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line
49. Thom Pace - Maybe
50. Squeeze - Up The Junction
51. Elton John - Are You Ready For Love
52. Hot Chocolate - Mindless Boogie
53. Liner - You And Me
54. Melba Moore - Pick Me Up I'll Dance
55. Kandidate - I Don't Wanna Lose You
56. Fischer-Z - The Worker
57. Gary's Gang - Let's Lovedance Tonight
58. The Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
59. Heatwave - Razzle Dazzle
60. Judas Priest - Evening Star
61. Max Webster - Paradise Skies
62. Tata Vega - Get It Up For Love/I Just Keep Thinking
63. Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet
64. Angelic Upstarts - I'm An Upstart
65. Linda Lewis - I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
66. Linda Ronstadt - Alison
67. XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
68. Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me
69. Milk And Honey - Hallelujah
70. Dr Feelgood - As Long As The Price Is Right
71. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
72. Patti Smith Group - Frederick
73. Elkie Brooks - The Runaway
74. Sutherland Brothers - Easy Come Easy Go
75. Players Association - Ride The Groove

[PurpleCareBear]

There's only a couple of tracks here to float my boat :


Milk And Honey - Hallelujah

Sister Sledge - We Are Family

[Shireblogger]

Pure heaven. 1979 was the best year ever for music - there was so much going on, and plenty of variety.

I don't know where to start. The following are tracks which, if they charted today, would have a chance of making my #1 on my personal list:-

01. Blondie - Sunday Girl
02. Roxy Music - Dance Away
03. M - Pop Muzik
05. Earth, Wind And Fire With The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
06. ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
07. David Bowie - Boys Keep Swingin'
11. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
12. The Police - Roxanne
13. Eruption - One Way Ticket
14. Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
18. Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
20. The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
22. The Damned - Love Song
25. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
30. Dollar - Who Were You With In The Moonlight
32. The Clash - I Fought The Law
33. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
37. Gerry Rafferty - Night Owl
43. Racey - Some Girls
48. Eddy Grant - Living On The Front Line
50. Squeeze - Up The Junction
51. Elton John - Are You Ready For Love
52. Hot Chocolate - Mindless Boogie
71. Squeeze - Cool For Cats

[andrey71]

1979 was a wonderful year for music! That was a Golden Age for new wave, post punk and gothic rock. The synthpop was in its daybreak...
There are some pure gems in this chart.
03. M - Pop Muzik
12. The Police - Roxanne
25. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
31. Lene Lovich - Say When
36. Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
41. Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger
42. Chas And Dave - Gertcha
43. Racey - Some Girls
50. Squeeze - Up The Junction
67. XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
71. Squeeze - Cool For Cats

[darkstar79]

Well, there were some classic tunes in that chart. My faves are these:


01 Blondie - Sunday Girl
02 ABBA - Does Your Mother Know
03 The Clash - I Fought The Law
04 Roxy Music - Dance Away
05 Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven
06 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
07 Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
08 Squeeze - Up The Junction
09 The Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
10 The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
11 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
12 The Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out
13 Elton John - Are You Ready For Love
14 David Bowie - Boys Keep Swingin'
15 Lene Lovich - Say When

[Elmer]

Plenty of classics there. Get in there for Dickies - Banana Splits on yellow vinyl !!

[S1m]

Ah, the year I was born. Classics!

[audiorebel]

1979..best year of the 1970's for music IMHO.

[darkstar79]

Jun 16, 2009 22:33:55 GMT 1 S1m said:

Ah, the year I was born.

Funny. Me too