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The Best Of 1979

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The Rest Of 1979
The Playlist

51 AIN’T NO STOPPING US NOW McFadden & Whitehead

52 I’M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING The Nolans

53 DREAMING Blondie

54 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers

55 SHINE A LITTLE LOVE ELO

56 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain & Tennille

57 (BOOGIE WOOGIE) DANCIN’ SHOES Claudja Barry

58 HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez

59 99 Toto

60 WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN Billy Preston & Syreeta

61 IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM Joe Jackson

62 DREAM POLICE Cheap Trick

63 DON’T STOP ME NOW Queen

64 HONESTY Billy Joel

65 ANGELEYES / VOULEZ VOUS ABBA

66 BAD GIRLS Donna Summer

67 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU The Tourists

68 LONESOME LOSER Little River Band

69 I’LL SUPPLY THE LOVE Toto

70 DRIVER’S SEAT Sniff ‘n’ The Tears

71 SHAPE I’M IN Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons

72 HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Night

73 SOMETHING’S MISSING IN MY LIFE Marcia Hines

74 I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick

75 LOVE BALLAD George Benson

76 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind & Fire

77 TRAGEDY Bee Gees

78 PLEASE DON’T GO KC & The Sunshine Band

79 MY SHARONA The Knack

80 MY FORBIDDEN LOVER Chic

81 DANCE AWAY Roxy Music

82 GEORGY PORGY Toto

83 ANGEL EYES Roxy Music

84 CAN’T STAND LOSING YOU The Police

85 CARS Gary Numan

86 COOL FOR CATS Squeeze

87 I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince

88 LAST TRAIN TO LONDON ELO

89 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW Viola Wills

90 LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) Gloria Gaynor

91 HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU Bonnie Pointer

92 ROXANNE The Police

93 IS IT LOVE YOU’RE AFTER Rose Royce

94 I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) Bonnie Pointer

95 MAMA CAN’T BUY YOU LOVE Elton John

96 TAKE THAT TO THE BANK Shalamar

97 YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson & The Partners

98 I WANT YOUR LOVE Chic

99 SUNDAY GIRL Blondie

100 OLIVER’S ARMY Elvis Costello & The Attractions

101 GIRLS TALK Dave Edmunds

102 BRASS IN POCKET The Pretenders

103 FLY TOO HIGH Janis Ian

104 DESTINY The Jacksons

105 YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT Raydio

106 I’M CAUGHT UP (IN A ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR) Inner Life

107 TURN THE MUSIC UP Players Association

108 ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE? Elton John

109 H.A.P.P.Y. RADIO Edwin Starr

110 UNION CITY BLUE Blondie

111 I DON’T WANT TO BE A FREAK Dynasty

112 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe

113 THIS IS IT Dan Hartman

114 DUCHESS The Stranglers

115 ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC Tubeway Army

116 BOYS DON’T CRY The Cure

117 BLUE MORNING, BLUE DAY Foreigner

118 BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) Robert Palmer

119 I NEED A LOVER John Cougar

120 WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD Prince

121 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER Blondie

122 THE NIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER Mental As Anything

123 HIT AND RUN Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons

124 LOCOMOTION Ritz

125 IN THE NAVY Village People

126 CONTACT Edwin Starr

127 RING MY BELL Anita Ward

128 GROOVE ME Fern Kinney

129 JUDAS Voyager

130 LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Racey

131 WALKING ON THE MOON The Police

132 GOTTA GO HOME Boney M

133 GOOD TIMES ROLL The Cars

134 IT’S MY HOUSE Diana Ross

135 THIS IS IT Kenny Loggins

136 SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN) Bee Gees

137 MY SIMPLE HEART The Three Degrees

138 GET USED TO IT Roger Voudouris

139 LOST IN LOVE Air Supply

140 LOTTA LOVE Nicolette Larson

141 WAIT FOR ME Hall & Oates

142 SONG FOR GUY Elton John

143 CHIQUITITA ABBA

144 CHUCK E’S IN LOVE Rickie Lee Jones

145 CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson

146 REUNITED Peaches & Herb

147 ALL THIS LOVE THAT I’M GIVING Gwen McCrae

148 ISLAND NIGHTS Marc Hunter

149 STREET LIFE Crusaders

150 I SEE RED Split Enz

151 THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp

152 MONEY The Flying Lizards

153 DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes

154 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK Ian Dury & The Blockheads

155 WHO WERE YOU WITH IN THE MOONLIGHT Dollar

156 THE COST OF LIVING (EP) The Clash

157 I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats

158 A WOMAN IN LOVE The Three Degrees

159 FIRE The Pointer Sisters

160 LUCKY NUMBER Lene Lovich

161 I HAVE A DREAM ABBA

162 MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL XTC

163 LONDON CALLING The Clash

164 ROCK LOBSTER The B-52s

165 ONE STEP BEYOND Madness

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