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Songs released in 1979

The year 1979 saw the release of 2085 tracks with an average tempo of 120 BPM. The dominant genre of the year was rock. Top artists included Die drei ???, Michael Jackson.

Songs
2,085
Average BPM
120

Top songs of 1979

  1. 1 Highway to Hell AC/DC · australian rock 116 · 11A
  2. 2 I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS · glam rock 128 · 12B
  3. 3 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ABBA · europop 120 · 6B
  4. 4 Rock with You - Single Version Michael Jackson · r&b 114 · 3B
  5. 5 More Than A Woman Bee Gees · disco 106 · 9B
  6. 6 Boys Don't Cry The Cure · new wave 169 · 10A
  7. 7 How Deep Is Your Love Calvin Harris · disco 105 · 4A
  8. 8 Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra · album rock 116 · 10B
  9. 9 Stayin' Alive Bee Gees · disco 104 · 3A
  10. 10 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 Pink Floyd · album rock 104 · 8B
  12. 11 Night Fever - From "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack Bee Gees · disco 109 · 12A
  13. 12 Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire · disco 132 · 7A
  14. 13 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes · yacht rock 139 · 8B
  15. 14 Message In A Bottle The Police · album rock 151 · 12A
  16. 15 Breakfast In America - 2010 Remastered Supertramp · album rock 75 · 5A
  17. 16 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson · r&b 119 · 1B
  18. 17 The Logical Song - Remastered 2010 Supertramp · album rock 120 · 4A
  19. 18 Chiquitita ABBA · europop 84 · 11B
  20. 19 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd · album rock 127 · 10A
  21. 20 My Sharona The Knack · album rock 147 · 8B
  22. 21 Last Train to London Electric Light Orchestra · album rock 121 · 9B
  23. 22 Voulez-Vous Star Academy · europop 127 · 10A
  24. 23 Angeleyes ABBA · europop 133 · 1B
  25. 24 Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 - 2011 Remastered Version __unknown__ · album rock 104 · 8B
  26. 25 London Calling - Remastered The Clash · alternative rock 134 · 8B
  27. 26 Lady Writer Dire Straits · album rock 148 · 12A
  28. 27 We Are Family - 1995 Remaster Sister Sledge · disco 119 · 6A
  29. 28 Does Your Mother Know Christine Baranski · europop 136 · 9B
  30. 29 Sailing Christopher Cross · mellow gold 150 · 10B
  31. 30 Disorder - 2007 Remaster Joy Division · alternative rock 85 · 3A
  32. 31 Refugee Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · album rock 116 · 11A
  33. 32 Tragedy Bee Gees · disco 118 · 10B
  34. 33 Hot Stuff Donna Summer · disco 120 · 8B
  35. 34 Since You Been Gone Kelly Clarkson · album rock 121 · 9B
  36. 35 Me Llamas Piso 21 · cancion melodica 125 · 10B
  37. 36 Family Tradition Hank Williams, Jr. · country 126 · 12B
  38. 37 Comfortably Numb - 2011 Remastered Version __unknown__ · album rock 127 · 10A
  39. 38 Dirty Diana Michael Jackson · r&b 131 · 5B
  40. 39 Too Much Heaven Bee Gees · disco 166 · 2B
  41. 40 Boys Don't Cry - Single Version The Cure · new wave 169 · 10A
  42. 41 Take The Long Way Home - 2010 Remastered Supertramp · album rock 77 · 7B
  43. 42 Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille · mellow gold 90 · 9B
  44. 43 Brujeria El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico · salsa 93 · 9B
  45. 44 Eres Romeo Santos · ranchera 101 · 10B
  46. 45 Hey You Pony Pony Run Run · album rock 112 · 8B
  47. 46 One Drop Bob Marley & The Wailers · reggae 121 · 8B
  48. 47 Goodbye Stranger - 2010 Remastered Supertramp · album rock 125 · 3B
  49. 48 After the Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire · disco 132 · 2B
  50. 49 Girls Got Rhythm AC/DC · australian rock 138 · 9A
  51. 50 Walking On The Moon The Police · album rock 146 · 8B
  52. 51 Sailing Christopher Cross · mellow gold 149 · 11B
  53. 52 Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers · classic country pop 91 · 9B
  54. 53 Off the Wall Michael Jackson · r&b 119 · 2A
  55. 54 Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross · mellow gold 124 · 5A
  56. 55 Africa Unite Bob Marley & The Wailers · reggae 128 · 10A
  57. 56 Gloria Gloria Gaynor · classic italian pop 132 · 12B
  58. 57 Si Me Dejas Ahora Camilo Sesto · bolero 145 · 11B
  59. 58 So Much Trouble In The World Bob Marley & The Wailers · reggae 156 · 8A
  60. 59 Heartbreaker Mariah Carey · album rock 156 · 4A
  61. 60 I Can't Tell You Why - 2013 Remaster Eagles · album rock 85 · 10A
  62. 61 Young Lust Pink Floyd · album rock 95 · 10A
  63. 62 I Have A Dream ABBA · europop 104 · 6B
  64. 63 Train in Vain (Stand by Me) - Remastered The Clash · alternative rock 123 · 10B
  65. 64 Dance the Night Away - 2015 Remaster Van Halen · album rock 130 · 4B
  66. 65 Je l'aime à mourir - Remastered Francis Cabrel · chanson 151 · 7B
  67. 66 Un Velero Llamado Libertad José Luis Perales · cancion melodica 94 · 12B
  68. 67 Please Don't Go Joel Adams · disco 96 · 2B
  69. 68 Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 Pink Floyd · album rock 100 · 8B
  70. 69 A Message to You Rudy - 2015 Remaster The Specials · britpop 103 · 8B
  71. 70 Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound Hank Williams, Jr. · country 105 · 9B
  72. 71 Good Times Chic · disco 111 · 10B
  73. 72 Black or White - Single Version Michael Jackson · r&b 115 · 11B
  74. 73 Spanish Girl Julio Iglesias · latin pop 121 · 9A
  75. 74 Touch Too Much AC/DC · australian rock 123 · 9B
  76. 75 Where Do You Think You're Going? Dire Straits · album rock 155 · 8A
  77. 76 Babe QLM Jolem Sanchez · album rock 169 · 10B
  78. 77 All My Love - Remaster Led Zeppelin · album rock 91 · 9B
  79. 78 Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer 97 · 11B
  80. 79 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky Johnny Cash · arkansas country 110 · 3A
  81. 80 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · album rock 117 · 8B
  82. 81 Hot Stuff - 12" Version Donna Summer · disco 120 · 8B
  83. 82 Ride Like the Wind Christopher Cross · mellow gold 124 · 5A
  84. 83 I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick · adult standards 132 · 10A
  85. 84 The Rose Bette Midler · adult standards 134 · 8B
  86. 85 If You Want Blood (You've Got It) AC/DC · australian rock 141 · 10B
  87. 86 You Decorated My Life Kenny Rogers · classic country pop 173 · 9B
  88. 87 All My Life Lil Durk · album rock 87 · 11B
  89. 88 You Rock My World - Radio Edit Michael Jackson · r&b 95 · 9A
  90. 89 Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert · country rock 95 · 11B
  91. 90 Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd · album rock 109 · 9B
  92. 91 He's the Greatest Dancer - 1995 Remaster Sister Sledge · disco 113 · 6A
  93. 92 Bad Girls M.I.A. · disco 121 · 7A
  94. 93 Whatever You Want Status Quo · blues rock 122 · 10B
  95. 94 Mania De Você Rita Lee · brazilian rock 125 · 9B
  96. 95 Ride Natty Ride Bob Marley & The Wailers · reggae 125 · 6B
  97. 96 Cheiro De Amor Maria Bethânia · bossa nova 128 · 7B
  98. 97 Cars The Cars · new romantic 128 · 10B
  99. 98 I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS · glam rock 128 · 12B
  100. 99 Fool in the Rain - Remaster Led Zeppelin · album rock 131 · 8B
  101. 100 I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats · new romantic 144 · 1B