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OK I don’t know how many of these I’m going to do but thiey are quite fun (if a lot of work.) This year struck me as particularly interesting. It doesn’t have the sheer number of incredible output as 1971 (no other does) but because popular music was going through so many changes, 1979 has incredible diversity.
A few rules before I start: the recording has to have originated in 1979. For example, “Heart of Glass” by Blondie was released as a single in 1979, but it first appeared on the album Parallel Lines in 1978. Therefore it is not eligible. Similarly, songs that appear in albums in 1979 but were released as singles in 1978 are not eligible. One change I am making: live versions of songs released in 1979 are eligible. I do this because there are a few famous songs that were either only recorded live or are more famous for their live version than their studio.
Just as with my 1971 thread: this is an objective list of the greatest songs of the year. It is not a list of my personal favorites. If you disagree with me keep In mind that I am smarter than you and know more than you do about everything. Are you listening, @squistion?
Hope you guys enjoy this.
100. “My Way” Sid Vicious
99. “Pop Muzik” M
98. “Ring My Bell” Anita Ward
97. “In the Navy” The Village People
96. “One Step Beyond” Madness
95. “Beautiful Girls” Van Halen
94. “Cars” Gary Numan
93. “Sunday Papers” Joe Jackson
92. “Jimmy Jimmy” The Undertones
91. “Fins” Jimmy Buffett
90. “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor,Doctor)” Robert Palmer
89. “Overkill” Motörhead
88. “Heartache Tonight” Eagles
87. “Discovering Japan” Graham Parker morning
86. “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” Bauhaus
85. “Babe” Styx
84. “Dreaming” Blondie
83. “The Guns of Brixton” The Clash
82. “Dirty White Boy” Foreigner
81. “California Uber Alles” Dead Kennedys
80. “Prime Time” The Tubes
79. “Even the Losers” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
78. “Walking on the Moon” The Police
77. “Rock and Roll Fantasy” Bad Company
76. “Longer” Dan Fogelberg
75. “10:15 Saturday Night” The Cure
74. “Sara” Fleetwood Mac
73. “Heartbreaker” Pat Benatar
72. “Girls Got Rhythm” AC/DC
71. “Precious Angel” Bob Dylan
70. “I Can’t Tell You Why” Eagles
69. “No Class” Motörhead
68. “Double Life” The Cars
67. “The Rose” Bette Midler
66. “Planet Claire” The B-52s
65. “Goodbye Stranger” Supertramp
64. “Los Angeles” X
63. “We Are Family” Sister Sledge
62. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” The Charlie Daniels Band
61. “After The Love Has Gone” Earth, Wind & Fire
60. “Young Lust” Pink Floyd
59. “What I Like About You” The Romantics
58. “Making Plans for Nigel” XTC
57. “Breakfast in America” Supertramp
56. “Sad Eyes” Robert Eyes
55. “Fool in the Rain” Led Zeppelin
54. “Accidents Will Happen” Elvis Costello & The Attractions
53. “Boogie Wonderland” Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions
52. “Rock Lobster” The B-52’s
51. “Jumping Someone Else Train” The Cure
50. “Hey You” Pink Floyd
49. “Bad Girls” Donna Summer
48. “A Message to You, Rudy” The Specials
47. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” Prince
46. “Cruel to Be Kind” Nick Lowe
45. “Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl” The Spinners
44. “Don’t Do Me Like That” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
43. “Hey Hey My My (Into the Black” Neil Young & Crazy Horse
42. “Run Like Hell” Pink Floyd
41. “Local Girls” Graham Parker
40. “Off the Wall” Michael Jackson
39. “Dream Police” Cheap Trick
38. “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” Pink Floyd
37. “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” Journey
36. “Good Times” Chic
35. “Oliver’s Army” Elvis Costello & the Attractions
34. “Here Comes My Girl” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
33. “Rock N’ Roll High School” The Ramones
32. “Tusk” Fleetwood Mac
31. “Why Can’t I Touch It” The Buzzcocks
30. “Rock With You” Michael Jackson
29. “Ladies Night” Kool & the Gang
28. “Lost in the Supermarket” The Clash
27. “Blow Away” George Harrison
26. “Rappers Delight” The Sugarhill Gang
25: “Chuck E’s In Love” Rickie Lee Jones
24. “I Don’t Like Mondays” The Boomtown Rats
23. “Message in a Bottle” The Police
22. “I Got You” Split Enz
21. “The Logical Song” Supertramp
20. “Let’s Go” The Cars
19. “Funkytown” Lipps, Inc.
18. “I Want You to Want Me” Cheap Trick
17. “My Sharona” The Knack
16. “All My Love” Led Zeppelin
15. “Refugee” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
14. “Brass in Pocket” Pretenders
13. “London Calling” The Clash
12. “Mother” Pink Floyd
11. “Boys Don’t Cry” The Cure
10. “Take the Long Way Home” Supertramp
9. “Dance the Night Away” Van Halen
8. “Video Killed the Radio Star” The Buggles
7. “Highway to Hell” AC/DC
6. “Life During Wartime” Talking Heads
5. “Hot Stuff” Donna Summer
4. “Sail On” The Commodores
3. “Train in Vain” The Clash
2. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” Michael Jackson
1. “Comfortably Numb” Pink Floyd
A few rules before I start: the recording has to have originated in 1979. For example, “Heart of Glass” by Blondie was released as a single in 1979, but it first appeared on the album Parallel Lines in 1978. Therefore it is not eligible. Similarly, songs that appear in albums in 1979 but were released as singles in 1978 are not eligible. One change I am making: live versions of songs released in 1979 are eligible. I do this because there are a few famous songs that were either only recorded live or are more famous for their live version than their studio.
Just as with my 1971 thread: this is an objective list of the greatest songs of the year. It is not a list of my personal favorites. If you disagree with me keep In mind that I am smarter than you and know more than you do about everything. Are you listening, @squistion?
Hope you guys enjoy this.
100. “My Way” Sid Vicious
99. “Pop Muzik” M
98. “Ring My Bell” Anita Ward
97. “In the Navy” The Village People
96. “One Step Beyond” Madness
95. “Beautiful Girls” Van Halen
94. “Cars” Gary Numan
93. “Sunday Papers” Joe Jackson
92. “Jimmy Jimmy” The Undertones
91. “Fins” Jimmy Buffett
90. “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor,Doctor)” Robert Palmer
89. “Overkill” Motörhead
88. “Heartache Tonight” Eagles
87. “Discovering Japan” Graham Parker morning
86. “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” Bauhaus
85. “Babe” Styx
84. “Dreaming” Blondie
83. “The Guns of Brixton” The Clash
82. “Dirty White Boy” Foreigner
81. “California Uber Alles” Dead Kennedys
80. “Prime Time” The Tubes
79. “Even the Losers” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
78. “Walking on the Moon” The Police
77. “Rock and Roll Fantasy” Bad Company
76. “Longer” Dan Fogelberg
75. “10:15 Saturday Night” The Cure
74. “Sara” Fleetwood Mac
73. “Heartbreaker” Pat Benatar
72. “Girls Got Rhythm” AC/DC
71. “Precious Angel” Bob Dylan
70. “I Can’t Tell You Why” Eagles
69. “No Class” Motörhead
68. “Double Life” The Cars
67. “The Rose” Bette Midler
66. “Planet Claire” The B-52s
65. “Goodbye Stranger” Supertramp
64. “Los Angeles” X
63. “We Are Family” Sister Sledge
62. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” The Charlie Daniels Band
61. “After The Love Has Gone” Earth, Wind & Fire
60. “Young Lust” Pink Floyd
59. “What I Like About You” The Romantics
58. “Making Plans for Nigel” XTC
57. “Breakfast in America” Supertramp
56. “Sad Eyes” Robert Eyes
55. “Fool in the Rain” Led Zeppelin
54. “Accidents Will Happen” Elvis Costello & The Attractions
53. “Boogie Wonderland” Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions
52. “Rock Lobster” The B-52’s
51. “Jumping Someone Else Train” The Cure
50. “Hey You” Pink Floyd
49. “Bad Girls” Donna Summer
48. “A Message to You, Rudy” The Specials
47. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” Prince
46. “Cruel to Be Kind” Nick Lowe
45. “Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl” The Spinners
44. “Don’t Do Me Like That” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
43. “Hey Hey My My (Into the Black” Neil Young & Crazy Horse
42. “Run Like Hell” Pink Floyd
41. “Local Girls” Graham Parker
40. “Off the Wall” Michael Jackson
39. “Dream Police” Cheap Trick
38. “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” Pink Floyd
37. “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” Journey
36. “Good Times” Chic
35. “Oliver’s Army” Elvis Costello & the Attractions
34. “Here Comes My Girl” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
33. “Rock N’ Roll High School” The Ramones
32. “Tusk” Fleetwood Mac
31. “Why Can’t I Touch It” The Buzzcocks
30. “Rock With You” Michael Jackson
29. “Ladies Night” Kool & the Gang
28. “Lost in the Supermarket” The Clash
27. “Blow Away” George Harrison
26. “Rappers Delight” The Sugarhill Gang
25: “Chuck E’s In Love” Rickie Lee Jones
24. “I Don’t Like Mondays” The Boomtown Rats
23. “Message in a Bottle” The Police
22. “I Got You” Split Enz
21. “The Logical Song” Supertramp
20. “Let’s Go” The Cars
19. “Funkytown” Lipps, Inc.
18. “I Want You to Want Me” Cheap Trick
17. “My Sharona” The Knack
16. “All My Love” Led Zeppelin
15. “Refugee” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
14. “Brass in Pocket” Pretenders
13. “London Calling” The Clash
12. “Mother” Pink Floyd
11. “Boys Don’t Cry” The Cure
10. “Take the Long Way Home” Supertramp
9. “Dance the Night Away” Van Halen
8. “Video Killed the Radio Star” The Buggles
7. “Highway to Hell” AC/DC
6. “Life During Wartime” Talking Heads
5. “Hot Stuff” Donna Summer
4. “Sail On” The Commodores
3. “Train in Vain” The Clash
2. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” Michael Jackson
1. “Comfortably Numb” Pink Floyd
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