I was 17 and between my Junior and Senior year. I began my lifetime love of music in ‘76 when I DJ’d my 7th and 8th grade dances. We had the speakers on volleyball poles and there was a noticeable gap in the music as we had only one turntable. I I helped local DJ Dan Bushman at our local Shangrala Activities Center on Saturday nights in 9th grade in Appleton, Wisconsin by loading his gear in and out. I got ‘paid’ by albums lol. This is when he made $50 for a 3 hour gig, I remember he gave me a radio station promotional cut out album of Hotel California that I sold to a friend, Vicki Kohlman for four bucks. I moved to Nevada in ‘78 and through mutual friend met Randy Swanson who was the DJ at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. He encouraged me to start my own mobile music business. Twenty year old me saved up and started Sounds Good/Rockit Productions complete with those huge Peavey amps and speakers. Thirty five years and over 1,200 weddings, fundraisers and special events later I hung up the headphones. I became a Stage Hypnotist and my show HYPNOT!C had a 3 year run in Reno. Thanks for letting a 61 year old man ramble and reminisce.
Superstars here....thank you. Donna Summer was prolifically popular this year; it amazed me how little time was spent by all of us when she died a few years ago. Shame. Great year, many memories. Thank you, Francis.
The diversity of 70s music is what makes it so special. This generation of music all sounds the same. Musicians played back then. Today they just create a few beats on a mixer add some autotune vocals and call it music.
1979 what a great year. So many musical styles the pop and rock songs still popular from earlier in the decade, mix in a generous helping of Disco and a tasting of the New Wave music yet to come in the new decade. Sadly at the time I don't think we truly appreciated the variety we were treated to.
Damn...I'd forgotten how many good songs came out that year. Some of my all time fav's! Magic year for me, freshman in HS, first steady girlfriend. Good times for sure!
This was my favorite year for music. I was 6, but remember all of these. I loved the variety: "Music Box Dancer", Kiss, the Knack, Anne Murray, disco, pop, light rock....just wonderful.
Great Bands and singers! Mr. Kenny Rogers! (RIP), I was born in '66, and enjoy all this music...I'm 53 now and my daughters likes too when we have a chance to share time. Great music keep us alive!
This takes me back to a lot of emotions. It’s funny how music can make you feel when you hear it and it take you right back. AMAZING SONGS. Thanks!! It was great!!👩🦳
60 years old now and how these songs bring back the days when I was 19. Only thing was the Johnny Cash video it should have been Charlie Daniels and the song The Devil Went Down to Georgia. But anyway keep the memories coming.
@@lindareynolds659 certain songs bring back certain memories and remembering what you were doing when you first heard a certain song for the first time. Music back then was played with real instruments and songs had a meaning. So Linda when we were in our late teens or early twenties we had real music back then.
I watch these top 100,hear a song I forgot about/hadn't heard in years but love, then go find it on RUclips 😋 so watching all of this takes extra time😃🙂
This was the best yr. for music. I wish it was still like that today. I've got my ticket stubs from when I saw Blondie, Heart, Boston, Styx, Cheap Trick and many other bands the prices of the tickets ranged from $6.10 to $6.80. Let's go back to the 1970's music world.
¡¡¡Increíble!!! Of the 100 tracks, 58 are blockbuster classics of all time. A miraculous percentage for a single year. Thank you Francis for your videos. Now I'll check 1980.
Back in the day music was so polarizing. I remember having disco and country songs that I had to secretly enjoy. With this video it is like looking at one of those images where a million pixels magically transform into something beautiful on a much larger scale. God have we been spoiled!
Oh my, to this day, when I hear England Dan & John Ford Coley sing "Love Is The Answer" I still get teary eyed😥! Thinking of old loves, new loves and whats to come in the new decade! Loved the '70s Music, it had it all and you could'nt find a radio station: (remember those???) that didn't have some wonderful tune playing! Good Old Days✌🤟
Takes me back to when I was stationed at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. I had a part time job at the skating rink in Grand Forks as a DJ, and I played a lot of these songs. Good times
I learned to roller skate in 1978. Practically lived in the roller rink the next several years. So yes all this music brings back great memories. I was 12 in 1979. I love the music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. After that apart from a few really good songs the best I can say about the music is meh. Most of it I dislike. I really thought I’d always love whatever music was currently popular, but it does nothing for me. I like music from my parents era so it’s not just the fact of liking only music from my preteen, teen and young adult years. And I like all types of music from heavy metal to disco to easy listening and more. I find nothing odd about liking The Bee Gees, KISS, Def Lepard, Barry Manilow, Queen and many more. Today’s music doesn’t make me smile, dance and want to sing along like these songs do.
Grew up in the south bronx ny in the 70's to the music of the queen of disco Donna Summer. She was the best and the most unapreciated female singer. I love her and her music will live on forever. RIP Donna Summer you will always live in my heart 💖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bj Martinez I also grew up in the south Bronx...soundview,castle hill area...also my last name is Martinez, A lot of this music kind of makes me sad, those were good times... Time has gone by so fast. But excellent memories.
1979: Was A Year That Has Happened With So Much Of A “BANG” And One Major “LIFETIME” Throughout That Year. WITH: Annie’s Second Hand And Many Other Second Hand Shops Closing Down In 1980. THROUGHOUT: Santa Rosa, California. WHICH: Marked The End Of One Era For Myself.
Is it strange that I remember all these songs (minus maybe 7 songs) from when I was 5 yrs old? I had an older brother by 10 yrs and an older sister by 8 yrs. I remember and love all this music!!
Two tidbits on 1979: David Naughton's "Makin' It" was the theme song from the show of the same name in which he starred. The song spent more weeks in the Billboard Top 40 (16) than the show stayed on the air (13). Regarding the backlash against disco, WGCL in Cleveland refused to air an American Top 40 special on the 40 greatest disco hits the weekend of July 7-8. Instead they had one of their DJs, Townsend Coleman, host a "fake" American Top 40 by pretending he was sitting in for Casey Kasem and using the July 7th. Billboard count down the Top 40 songs of the week. This was in the days before social media, so word of this did not get to Casey until years later. I heard the "fake" show and how I wish I had recorded it!
Foreigner-Head games (1980) Robert Palmer-Bad case of loving you (1979) The Babys-Every time I think of you (1979) Rex Smith-You take my breath away (1979) Nick Lowe-Cruel to be kind (1979) Patrick Hernandez-Born to be alive (!979) Anne Murray-Broken hearted me (1978) Barry Manilow-Somewhere in the night (1979) Styx-Renegade (1978) Supertramp-Breakfast in America (1979) GQ-Disco nights (1976) Bob Seger-We've got tonight (1979) Barry Manilow-Even now (1979) Anne Murray-I just fall in love again (1979) KISS-I was made for loving you (1979) McFadden & Whitehead-Ain't no stoppin us now (1979) Fleetwood Mac-Tusk (1979) Journey-Lovin touchin squeezin (1979) Supertramp-Take the long way home (1979) Blondie-One way or another (1979) England Dan & John Ford Coley-Love is the answer (1978) Kenny Rogers-The gambler (1978) Cheryl Lynn-Got to be real (1976) Bobby Caldwills-What you won't do for love (1979) Ace Frehley-New York groove (1978) Electric Light Orchestra-Shine a little light (1979) Bad Company-Rock N roll fantasy (1979) Donna Summer-Take me home (1979) Earth Wind & Fire-September (1975) Eric Clapton-Promises (1978) Chic-I want your love (1979) Kenny Rogers-You decorated my life (1973) Little River Band-Lady (1973) Linda Rodstadt-Ooh baby baby (1978) Sister Sledge-He's the greatest dancer (1979) Leif Garrett-I was made for dancing (1977) Raydio-You can't change that (1979) Earth Wind & Fire Ft. The Emotions-Boogie wonderland (1978) Elton John-Sorry seems to be the hardest word (1978) Hot Chocolate-Everyone's a winner (1975) Electric Light Orchestra-Don't bring me down (1979) Melissa Manchester-Don't cry out loud (1979) Andy Stewart-Gold (1976) Rickie Lee Jones-Chuck E's in love (1979) Dire Straits-Sultans of swing (1978) Cheap Trick-I want you to want me (1979) Bonnie Pointer-Heaven must have sent you (1979) JD Southers-You're only lonely (1974) Frank Mills-Music box dancer (1978) The Commodores-Sail on (1977) Kenny Rogers-She believes in me (1979) Charlie Daniels Band-The devil went down to Georgia (1979) Nicolette Larson-Lotta love (1979) Paul McCartney-Goodnight tonight (1979) Little River Band-Lonesome loser (1980) The Village People-In the navy (1979) Sister Sledge-We are family (1979) Randy Vanwarmer-Just when I needed you most (1978) The Bee Gees-Love you inside out (1979) The Eagles-Heartache tonight (1975) Peaches & Herb-Shake your groove thing (1978) Donna Summer-Heaven knows (1978) Toto-Hold the line (1978) Supertramp-The logical song (1979) Jackson 5-Shake your body down (1973/1979) Barbara Streisand-I'm in love (1979) Maxine Nightingale-Lead me on (1979) Michael Jackson-Don't stop til you get enough (1979) Earth Wind & Fire-After the love has gone (1979) Ami Stewart-Knock on wood (1977) Dr Hook-When you're in love with a beautiful woman (1979) Dr Hook-Sharing the night together (1979) Suzi Quatro Ft. Chris Norman-Stumblin in (1977) David Naughton-Makin it (1979) Blondie-Heart of glass (1978) Donna Summer-No more tears (Enough is enough) (1979) Donna Summer-On the radio (1979) The Bee Gees-Tragedy (1978) The Doobie Brothers-What a fool believes (1979) Billy Joel-My life (1978) Chic-Good times (1979) The Pointer Sisters-Fire (1979) Dionne Warwick-I'll never love this way again (1978) Styx-Babe (1979) Olivia Newton-John-With a little more love (1978) The Bee Gees-Too much heaven (1979) Herb Alpert-Rise (1971) KC & The Sunshine Band-Please don't go (1979) The Commodores-Still (1977) Anita Ward-Ring my bell (1979) M-Pop muzik (1979) Peaches & Herb-Reunited (1978) Robert John-Sad eyes (1979) Donna Summer-Bad girls (1979) Rod Stewart-Do ya think I'm sexy (1979) Donna Summer-Hot stuff (1979) Gloria Gaynor-I will survive (1978) The Village People-YMCA (1979) The Knack-My Sharona (1979) Chic-Le freak (1978)
francis pelletier did an awesome job arranging this collection of snippets for us, Ryan. As an avid chart collector and music connoisseur, I must let you know that MANY of your chart "year corrections are incorrect, sir. Date of Peak is different than the original chart release date, which were often released many months (peak in early 79 but released in mid or late 78, for example). Appreicate you trying to correct this info, but check out Joel Whitburn's books and look at the Date of Peak, not the Date of Release. And you are so wrong in Little River Band being popular in 73. I lived during this era and remember it well. Did you, Ryan?
I was born in 79 and I have no clue how I found this. I mean I like some of the songs don't get me wrong but ummm I'm glad I graduated in 97 😆 I'm sure if I would have been born sooner I would resonate a lot more with the music from this list.
Amazing how a lot of music here already started to sound more 80s than 70s. Both decades were great musically speaking, although I feel 80s was peak perfection. :D
Jose - couldnt agree more. 80's is by far the best period of music in my opinion. I am 56, and when i constantly tell my nephews about 70s and 80s music being the best, and will never be bettered, they scoff at me. I guess you had to grow up with it to appreciate it. A lot of the songs remind me of times at various nightclubs around Sydney when i was in my late teens early 20s. I love the 80s music so much
Un año bueno ya que Queen, Supertramp, Kenny Rogers, Electric Light Orchestra, Earth, wind & Fire, Michael Jackson, Kiss, Bee Gees y otros estaban en su mejor época.
Ah, 1979, the year disco finally relinquished its stranglehold on the charts, and just as a few acts (Donna Summer, KC, the Commodores) were beginning to do disco I could actually stand to listen to. But the day I heard "Good Girls Don't" on the radio, my immediate reaction was "thank god that's over!"
I have a soft spot for much of the music of 1979 because this was the year my sister was born. Thanks for sharing! BTW - the song playing for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is actually Johnny Cash, not the Charlie Daniels Band.
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I was 17 and between my Junior and Senior year. I began my lifetime love of music in ‘76 when I DJ’d my 7th and 8th grade dances. We had the speakers on volleyball poles and there was a noticeable gap in the music as we had only one turntable. I
I helped local DJ Dan Bushman at our local Shangrala Activities Center on Saturday nights in 9th grade in Appleton, Wisconsin by loading his gear in and out. I got ‘paid’ by albums lol. This is when he made $50 for a 3 hour gig, I remember he gave me a radio station promotional cut out album of Hotel California that I sold to a friend, Vicki Kohlman for four bucks.
I moved to Nevada in ‘78 and through mutual friend met Randy Swanson who was the DJ at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. He encouraged me to start my own mobile music business. Twenty year old me saved up and started Sounds Good/Rockit Productions complete with those huge Peavey amps and speakers. Thirty five years and over 1,200 weddings, fundraisers and special events later I hung up the headphones.
I became a Stage Hypnotist and my show HYPNOT!C had a 3 year run in Reno.
Thanks for letting a 61 year old man ramble and reminisce.
Superstars here....thank you. Donna Summer was prolifically popular this year; it amazed me how little time was spent by all of us when she died a few years ago. Shame. Great year, many memories. Thank you, Francis.
The diversity of 70s music is what makes it so special. This generation of music all sounds the same. Musicians played back then. Today they just create a few beats on a mixer add some autotune vocals and call it music.
It's still music, it's just made differently.
Yea it's really annoying !
Ha karioky with chips or with out salt n pepers here
Ricky lee 4 me
Wow, I did not know 1979 have so much hit songs. What a year for new songs.
1979 what a great year. So many musical styles the pop and rock songs still popular from earlier in the decade, mix in a generous helping of Disco and a tasting of the New Wave music yet to come in the new decade. Sadly at the time I don't think we truly appreciated the variety we were treated to.
Great memories mixed with sadness over the many wonderful people lost over the years.
Wow , I graduated High School in 1979 , and remember most of these songs. Thanks for the memories!
Me too! CAHS Class of 79!
Lucky you. My fav year of the 70s, alone for the diversity.
@@positivevibrations6110 me too, i was a grad and just turned 18 ! and this was an outstanding year for music but man there was a lot of disco !!
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One of my favorite years in music...so many hits...it was a very very good way to end the 70's !
The year I graduated high school. Awesome string of great music!
Damn...I'd forgotten how many good songs came out that year. Some of my all time fav's! Magic year for me, freshman in HS, first steady girlfriend. Good times for sure!
This was my favorite year for music. I was 6, but remember all of these. I loved the variety: "Music Box Dancer", Kiss, the Knack, Anne Murray, disco, pop, light rock....just wonderful.
I was 7 most of 1979...but I remember these songs on the radio in the car as my parents carted me from one place to another...REAL music
Great Bands and singers! Mr. Kenny Rogers! (RIP), I was born in '66, and enjoy all this music...I'm 53 now and my daughters likes too when we have a chance to share time. Great music keep us alive!
I always loved Kenny, he had such a warmth in his voice
1979 was an astounding musical year. All of that great music in just 12 MONTHS.
What a year for music!
All types of sound...who'd like to return to that era ?
I’d like to be that age again too!!! 😊
ME, ME, ME!
4561z my number i hav a grandson hendrix life is sweet peace
Ha im there in my head i hav a grandson hendrix n play him music wen i can
Ha iv a grandson hendrix time is the only thief that never gets caught peace ha or is that racicist homaphobic or anti lesbian
This takes me back to a lot of emotions. It’s funny how music can make you feel when you hear it and it take you right back.
AMAZING SONGS.
Thanks!! It was great!!👩🦳
Wow these songs bring back so many beautiful memories of my childhood..
There was nothing like the 1970's. You just had to live it. ❤️🕺👍
Totally agree with you, I was glad I was there.
Me too, I did live it !! 🤣
Yup 4561z my number i hav a grandson hendrix yup lifes be good 2me so far peace
Ha if u remember u wernt there
@@JohnLee-pt5jz ha i think i was
Amazing year. Great, fantastic music.
60 years old now and how these songs bring back the days when I was 19. Only thing was the Johnny Cash video it should have been Charlie Daniels and the song The Devil Went Down to Georgia. But anyway keep the memories coming.
I’m 62 and looking back I didn’t realise just how precious those years were
@@lindareynolds659 certain songs bring back certain memories and remembering what you were doing when you first heard a certain song for the first time. Music back then was played with real instruments and songs had a meaning. So Linda when we were in our late teens or early twenties we had real music back then.
59 here and remember every song going from 8th grade to freshman. Such a great year.❤
Beegees forever!
79 was one of the most fun years of my life. Totally care free.
I was like 9 yr old back then,
I was 19 going to be 20 in october
I turned 21 in 1979. What a year!
👍
Man...the pipes on Steve Perry are phenomenal. 😳
I love just about every song. And had almost every record.
New Wave and Funk music was just starting to take over the disco era here in 1979
I was 12 and rebellious!! I loved music. It took me where I could escape
There were rock, disco, ballads, soul, country, soft rock...there was MUSIC!
I love these oldies. My friends can laugh all they want. Wish i lived then
There was also the beginning of new wave!
Haha. 1979 was also the year r-a-p was first introduced by the music business to the public ... ;)
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@@kenlee1416Your right.. Rap was already on ghetto streets in the inner cities in the 1970s before being introduced in 1978/1979.
I AGREE! This was back when music was good! I was born in 1971 and grew up listening to these hits! The GOOD Ol' Days ..😎💯📻🎶🎵
So many hits in just a year. This is why I will not trade my youth (19) to any other time.
I watch these top 100,hear a song I forgot about/hadn't heard in years but love, then go find it on RUclips 😋 so watching all of this takes extra time😃🙂
Great songs to end the decade, I was 16 in 1979, my last year of high school.
Ha 4561z my numder n hav a grandson hendrix peace
a great trip through our youth
My senior year in HS. Only 6 of these I hadn't heard.
Herb Alpert song "Rise"....wow what a great song. Still sounds classy
OMG it was ALL so Beautiful!
Everybody was happy ! It was WONDERFUL ! ALL MUSIC no rap !
Agree with a capital k rap
Waiting on my favorite group The Bee Gees
What amazing memories.
I'm only 30 yet I see myself aligned with these songs more than the generation I'm in.
This was the best yr. for music. I wish it was still like that today. I've got my ticket stubs from when I saw Blondie, Heart, Boston, Styx, Cheap Trick and many
other bands the prices of the tickets ranged from $6.10 to $6.80. Let's go back to the 1970's music world.
First serious Girlfriend in 79 .... Lots of music here we danced to and made out too..
What awesome music. Makes me proud to call 1979 my birth year!
Ha 4561z my number n hav a grandson hendrix yup life is sweet not mud peace
Ha 4561s my number n hav a grandson hendrix life is sweet not mud
I was born in 75. I was 4 years old in 79 my first year of memories. Bad girls by Donna Summer is my all time favorite song growing up.
1979 was 21 years before my birth year
From my year of birth 2000
My senior year of high school ........ good times.
Mine too
Love the hits mostly in that year..I was 2 year old on that year..loved it here in the Philippines..👍📀💿💖🇵🇭
¡¡¡Increíble!!! Of the 100 tracks, 58 are blockbuster classics of all time. A miraculous percentage for a single year. Thank you Francis for your videos. Now I'll check 1980.
1979 I lost my virginity.
Some of these songs hold a lot of memories.
Wow love these songs
Back in the day music was so polarizing. I remember having disco and country songs that I had to secretly enjoy. With this video it is like looking at one of those images where a million pixels magically transform into something beautiful on a much larger scale. God have we been spoiled!
Oh my, to this day, when I hear England Dan & John Ford Coley sing "Love Is The Answer" I still get teary eyed😥! Thinking of old loves, new loves and whats to come in the new decade! Loved the '70s Music, it had it all and you could'nt find a radio station: (remember those???) that didn't have some wonderful tune playing! Good Old Days✌🤟
Takes me back to when I was stationed at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. I had a part time job at the skating rink in Grand Forks as a DJ, and I played a lot of these songs. Good times
I was on my way to Air Force Basic Training Aug.1979. Grate song's. And yes, Good time's brother.
I learned to roller skate in 1978. Practically lived in the roller rink the next several years. So yes all this music brings back great memories. I was 12 in 1979. I love the music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. After that apart from a few really good songs the best I can say about the music is meh. Most of it I dislike. I really thought I’d always love whatever music was currently popular, but it does nothing for me. I like music from my parents era so it’s not just the fact of liking only music from my preteen, teen and young adult years. And I like all types of music from heavy metal to disco to easy listening and more. I find nothing odd about liking The Bee Gees, KISS, Def Lepard, Barry Manilow, Queen and many more. Today’s music doesn’t make me smile, dance and want to sing along like these songs do.
Michael Jackson
Thank you so much for sharing this. All these songs, i remember growing up. Fabulous music then.
El mejor año de todos los tiempos....indudablemente hermosas canciones que no pasarán de moda...muchas son ícono...!!!
donna has 5 on this list, well deserved
i was the class of 79 best year of my life
THE BEE GEES got three numbers one in USA this year. "Tragedy", "too much Heaven" and "love you inside out" no other artist got that
Donna summer did.
So.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE The Bee Gees & Andy Gibb!
@@dawntaylor3140, sadly, only Barry is still with us
I was born in 1973 and remember these songs like it was yesterday
Grew up in the south bronx ny in the 70's to the music of the queen of disco Donna Summer. She was the best and the most unapreciated female singer. I love her and her music will live on forever. RIP Donna Summer you will always live in my heart 💖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Bj Martinez I also grew up in the south Bronx...soundview,castle hill area...also my last name is Martinez, A lot of this music kind of makes me sad, those were good times... Time has gone by so fast. But excellent memories.
South Bronx represent!!
@@sillyjetsfan very true compadre those were the best of times 👍
What area did you grow up around?
Donna Summer, Chic and the Bee Gees dominated the 70's. I was born in 92 and I was surprised of how many of the songs I knew.
Not really true , Elton John had a hit a year all decade .
@@fritterfoof5146 just because I didn't mention Elton John doesn't mean that the artists I mentioned wasn't true. #IJS
1979: Was A Year That Has Happened With So Much Of A “BANG” And One Major “LIFETIME” Throughout That Year. WITH: Annie’s Second Hand And Many Other Second Hand Shops Closing Down In 1980. THROUGHOUT: Santa Rosa, California. WHICH: Marked The End Of One Era For Myself.
Is it strange that I remember all these songs (minus maybe 7 songs) from when I was 5 yrs old? I had an older brother by 10 yrs and an older sister by 8 yrs. I remember and love all this music!!
聴いてました。懐かしい。😻ＵＳＡ
Music brings you back to so many memories ❤
Ha 4561z my number n hav a grandson hendrix life is sweet not mud
Ha ricky lee 4me peace friends
The 70s had the BEST MUSIC !!!
I could not disagree more. grew up in the 70s and hated every minute of it . IT was gross. but to each his own. we cant all like the same things.
I was 12 yrs in 1979 !
Ha i was 18 n still am in my head
What a great mix of all kinds of music.
Fantastic! Thank you for the video.
1979 was a disco year.Every
one lets dance.
Q tiempos, Todo era padre estaba joven cuántos recuerdos 👍👍👍
Thanks for putting this together. Great mix of music and great memories. Nicolette Larson song Lotta Love came out in fall 1978. Just saying
True, nov 78, but reached top 40 charts in feb, 1979, big fan of hers, rip sweet Nikki.
Well Donna Summer took the prize with 5 songs in this countdown. The Bee Gees, Kenny Rodgers, Michael Jackson, and a few others have 3 songs in it.
My favorite is the song she did with Barbara Streisand No More Tears, Enough Is Enough. Partly because you never hear it.
Great compilation
The music back then was great.
Two tidbits on 1979:
David Naughton's "Makin' It" was the theme song from the show of the same name in which he starred. The song spent more weeks in the Billboard Top 40 (16) than the show stayed on the air (13).
Regarding the backlash against disco, WGCL in Cleveland refused to air an American Top 40 special on the 40 greatest disco hits the weekend of July 7-8. Instead they had one of their DJs, Townsend Coleman, host a "fake" American Top 40 by pretending he was sitting in for Casey Kasem and using the July 7th. Billboard count down the Top 40 songs of the week. This was in the days before social media, so word of this did not get to Casey until years later. I heard the "fake" show and how I wish I had recorded it!
The UK and US overlap so much in music. The UK charts were also loaded with American bands at this time.
Looking back, it's hard to fathom just how many disco songs there were. Fortunately it didn't last very long.
Disco will never die.🕺
Foreigner-Head games (1980)
Robert Palmer-Bad case of loving you (1979)
The Babys-Every time I think of you (1979)
Rex Smith-You take my breath away (1979)
Nick Lowe-Cruel to be kind (1979)
Patrick Hernandez-Born to be alive (!979)
Anne Murray-Broken hearted me (1978)
Barry Manilow-Somewhere in the night (1979)
Styx-Renegade (1978)
Supertramp-Breakfast in America (1979)
GQ-Disco nights (1976)
Bob Seger-We've got tonight (1979)
Barry Manilow-Even now (1979)
Anne Murray-I just fall in love again (1979)
KISS-I was made for loving you (1979)
McFadden & Whitehead-Ain't no stoppin us now (1979)
Fleetwood Mac-Tusk (1979)
Journey-Lovin touchin squeezin (1979)
Supertramp-Take the long way home (1979)
Blondie-One way or another (1979)
England Dan & John Ford Coley-Love is the answer (1978)
Kenny Rogers-The gambler (1978)
Cheryl Lynn-Got to be real (1976)
Bobby Caldwills-What you won't do for love (1979)
Ace Frehley-New York groove (1978)
Electric Light Orchestra-Shine a little light (1979)
Bad Company-Rock N roll fantasy (1979)
Donna Summer-Take me home (1979)
Earth Wind & Fire-September (1975)
Eric Clapton-Promises (1978)
Chic-I want your love (1979)
Kenny Rogers-You decorated my life (1973)
Little River Band-Lady (1973)
Linda Rodstadt-Ooh baby baby (1978)
Sister Sledge-He's the greatest dancer (1979)
Leif Garrett-I was made for dancing (1977)
Raydio-You can't change that (1979)
Earth Wind & Fire Ft. The Emotions-Boogie wonderland (1978)
Elton John-Sorry seems to be the hardest word (1978)
Hot Chocolate-Everyone's a winner (1975)
Electric Light Orchestra-Don't bring me down (1979)
Melissa Manchester-Don't cry out loud (1979)
Andy Stewart-Gold (1976)
Rickie Lee Jones-Chuck E's in love (1979)
Dire Straits-Sultans of swing (1978)
Cheap Trick-I want you to want me (1979)
Bonnie Pointer-Heaven must have sent you (1979)
JD Southers-You're only lonely (1974)
Frank Mills-Music box dancer (1978)
The Commodores-Sail on (1977)
Kenny Rogers-She believes in me (1979)
Charlie Daniels Band-The devil went down to Georgia (1979)
Nicolette Larson-Lotta love (1979)
Paul McCartney-Goodnight tonight (1979)
Little River Band-Lonesome loser (1980)
The Village People-In the navy (1979)
Sister Sledge-We are family (1979)
Randy Vanwarmer-Just when I needed you most (1978)
The Bee Gees-Love you inside out (1979)
The Eagles-Heartache tonight (1975)
Peaches & Herb-Shake your groove thing (1978)
Donna Summer-Heaven knows (1978)
Toto-Hold the line (1978)
Supertramp-The logical song (1979)
Jackson 5-Shake your body down (1973/1979)
Barbara Streisand-I'm in love (1979)
Maxine Nightingale-Lead me on (1979)
Michael Jackson-Don't stop til you get enough (1979)
Earth Wind & Fire-After the love has gone (1979)
Ami Stewart-Knock on wood (1977)
Dr Hook-When you're in love with a beautiful woman (1979)
Dr Hook-Sharing the night together (1979)
Suzi Quatro Ft. Chris Norman-Stumblin in (1977)
David Naughton-Makin it (1979)
Blondie-Heart of glass (1978)
Donna Summer-No more tears (Enough is enough) (1979)
Donna Summer-On the radio (1979)
The Bee Gees-Tragedy (1978)
The Doobie Brothers-What a fool believes (1979)
Billy Joel-My life (1978)
Chic-Good times (1979)
The Pointer Sisters-Fire (1979)
Dionne Warwick-I'll never love this way again (1978)
Styx-Babe (1979)
Olivia Newton-John-With a little more love (1978)
The Bee Gees-Too much heaven (1979)
Herb Alpert-Rise (1971)
KC & The Sunshine Band-Please don't go (1979)
The Commodores-Still (1977)
Anita Ward-Ring my bell (1979)
M-Pop muzik (1979)
Peaches & Herb-Reunited (1978)
Robert John-Sad eyes (1979)
Donna Summer-Bad girls (1979)
Rod Stewart-Do ya think I'm sexy (1979)
Donna Summer-Hot stuff (1979)
Gloria Gaynor-I will survive (1978)
The Village People-YMCA (1979)
The Knack-My Sharona (1979)
Chic-Le freak (1978)
francis pelletier did an awesome job arranging this collection of snippets for us, Ryan. As an avid chart collector and music connoisseur, I must let you know that MANY of your chart "year corrections are incorrect, sir. Date of Peak is different than the original chart release date, which were often released many months (peak in early 79 but released in mid or late 78, for example). Appreicate you trying to correct this info, but check out Joel Whitburn's books and look at the Date of Peak, not the Date of Release. And you are so wrong in Little River Band being popular in 73. I lived during this era and remember it well. Did you, Ryan?
DJ_ G-Rod You’re right. And yes, he’s way off on some of the years (Rise, You Decorated My Life)
I was born in 79 and I have no clue how I found this. I mean I like some of the songs don't get me wrong but ummm I'm glad I graduated in 97 😆 I'm sure if I would have been born sooner I would resonate a lot more with the music from this list.
Amazing how a lot of music here already started to sound more 80s than 70s. Both decades were great musically speaking, although I feel 80s was peak perfection. :D
Jose - couldnt agree more. 80's is by far the best period of music in my opinion. I am 56, and when i constantly tell my nephews about 70s and 80s music being the best, and will never be bettered, they scoff at me. I guess you had to grow up with it to appreciate it. A lot of the songs remind me of times at various nightclubs around Sydney when i was in my late teens early 20s. I love the 80s music so much
Thanks for the memories!
Thank you for making these. The memories.....................................................
Un año bueno ya que Queen, Supertramp, Kenny Rogers, Electric Light Orchestra, Earth, wind & Fire, Michael Jackson, Kiss, Bee Gees y otros estaban en su mejor época.
Bonne continuation..
Uma mas linda que outra.antena 1 o melhor do mundo no seu rádio.
1979 looks to have a lot of great hits so far
Very, very good !! Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John - wasn't forgotten !!! :)
i always thought bobby caldwell was african-american because he had so much soul in his voice :)
Wowww😎🤩😎!!
It’s like a musical assault to the senses!! (In a GOOD way) 😃
We need Love is the Answer now more than ever
Felicidades por excelente musica siga adelsnte son buenos recuerdos
Keep going ....congrats ....amazing ....
Good songs that i clearly remember from 1979.
Ha is disco duk animal cruelty or just racist the world haz gon kin mad
7 is "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer. 1979 will always be my favorite year (I was 13). It will never be beat.
I was 6. I loved it too.
3 songs that announce the 80's sound... My Sharona, Heart Of glass, and Pop Muzik, New Wave era...
Well here's the year I got married. And I was already going back to the music of my youth.
As an Aussie still have never heard some of these songs that were popular in America!
Ah, 1979, the year disco finally relinquished its stranglehold on the charts, and just as a few acts (Donna Summer, KC, the Commodores) were beginning to do disco I could actually stand to listen to. But the day I heard "Good Girls Don't" on the radio, my immediate reaction was "thank god that's over!"
I have a soft spot for much of the music of 1979 because this was the year my sister was born. Thanks for sharing!
BTW - the song playing for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is actually Johnny Cash, not the Charlie Daniels Band.
Fantastic video loved it my era 👍❤️
You have done an awesome job on all these videos, I like how you play just enough of the song. It's perfect.
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