1979 was een bijzonder goed jaar. Abba rules the world.
Heel wat reggae en skainvloeden die zich mengen met disco.
Groepen als Madness, Specials en The Police breken door.
Sommige (hard)rock acts wagen zich aan een discohit.

BE

ABBA chiquitita
POINTER SISTERS fire
PATRICK HERNANDEZ born to be alive
VILLAGE PEOPLE in the navy
BONEY M hooray hooray it's a holi-holiday
CHEAP TRICK i want you to want me (live version)
ABBA does your mother know
ART GARFUNKEL bright eyes
PEACHES & HERB reunited
SHADOWS theme from the deerhunter (cavatina)
ABBA voulez-vous
JULIO IGLESIAS quiereme mucho
CLIFF RICHARD we don't talk anymore
WIZ STARS a brand new day
ELLEN FOLEY we belong to the night
ABBA gimme gimme gimme
EARTH & FIRE weekend

UK

IAN DURY & BLOCKHEADS hit me with your rhythm stick
BLONDIE heart of glass
BEE GEES tragedy
GLORIA GAYNOR i will survive
BLONDIE sunday girl
ANITA WARD ring my bell
TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric
BOOMTOWN RATS i don't like mondays
GARY NUMAN cars
POLICE message in a bottle
BUGGLES video killed the radio star
LENA MARTELL one day at a time
DR HOOK when you're in love with a beautiful woman
POLICE walkin' on the moon
PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall

NL

PETER TOSH (& MICK JAGGER) don't look back
RACEY lay your love on me
KISS i was made for loving you
QUEEN crazy little thing called love

DE

DSCHINGHIS KHAN dschinghis khan
M pop muzik
PETER MAFFAY so bist du
BONEY M el lute / gotta go home
THOM PACE maybe

US

BEE GEES too much heaven
DOOBIE BROTHERS what a fool believes
AMII STEWART knock on wood
DONNA SUMMER hot stuff
BEE GEES love you inside out
DONNA SUMMER bad girls
CHIC good times
KNACK my sharona
ROBERT JOHN sad eyes
MICHAEL JACKSON don't stop 'til you get enough
HERB ALPERT rise
EAGLES heartache tonight
COMMODORES still
BARBRA STREISAND & DONNA SUMMER no more tears
STYX babe
RUPERT HOLMES escape

Wel heel wat lekkere liedjes, vind ik.

18 onvergetelijke nummer 1 hits.

POINTER SISTERS fire
PATRICK HERNANDEZ born to be alive
BONEY M hooray hooray it's a holi-holiday
CHEAP TRICK i want you to want me (live version)
ART GARFUNKEL bright eyes
PEACHES & HERB reunited
ABBA gimme gimme gimme
EARTH & FIRE weekend
BLONDIE heart of glass
GLORIA GAYNOR i will survive
TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric
BOOMTOWN RATS i don't like mondays
POLICE message in a bottle
BUGGLES video killed the radio star
DR HOOK when you're in love with a beautiful woman
PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall
PETER TOSH (& MICK JAGGER) don't look back
KISS i was made for loving you
QUEEN crazy little thing called love
M pop muzik

Dit zijn er nog steeds 20. Maar ik kan niet schrappen.

1979 vind ik ook een bijzonder goed jaar zowel op het vlak van de hits als albums, dankzij o.a. ABBA, THE POLICE en BLONDIE. De dance/disco stond dit jaar op zijn hoogtepunt (MICHAEL JACKSON, DONNA SUMMER, CHIC), new wave, ska, rock en reggae waren ook van de partij. Ik heb veel mooie nummers moeten schrappen om tot deze 18 te komen.

POINTER SISTERS fire
CHEAP TRICK i want you to want me (live version)
ART GARFUNKEL bright eyes
PEACHES & HERB reunited
SHADOWS theme from the deerhunter (cavatina)
ABBA voulez-vous
ELLEN FOLEY we belong to the night
EARTH & FIRE weekend
BLONDIE heart of glass
BEE GEES tragedy
TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric
DR HOOK when you're in love with a beautiful woman
POLICE message in a bottle
PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall
RACEY lay your love on me
KISS i was made for loving you
QUEEN crazy little thing called love
MICHAEL JACKSON don't stop 'til you get enough

Helaas waren de mooiste ABBA-hits al geweest, maar de mooiste 10 van 1979 voor mij :

01.Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
02. M - Popmuzik
03. Michael Jackson - Don't stop till you get enough
04. Police - Message in a bottle
05. Patrick Hernandez - Born to be alive
06. Shadows - Theme from The Deer Hunter
07. Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood
08. Chic - Good Times
09. Blondie - Heart of Glass
10. Rupert Holmes - Escape ( The Pinacolada Song )

1979 was mijn favoriete muziekjaar, dat wordt moeilijk om te kiezen. Toch proberen maar:

PATRICK HERNANDEZ born to be alive
CHEAP TRICK i want you to want me (live version)
ART GARFUNKEL bright eyes
CLIFF RICHARD we don't talk anymore
ELLEN FOLEY we belong to the night
IAN DURY & BLOCKHEADS hit me with your rhythm stick
BEE GEES tragedy
TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric (Mijn absolute absolute favoriet!!!!)
BOOMTOWN RATS i don't like mondays
GARY NUMAN cars
RACEY lay your love on me
KISS i was made for loving you
M pop muzik
BEE GEES too much heaven
DOOBIE BROTHERS what a fool believes
AMII STEWART knock on wood
KNACK my sharona
RUPERT HOLMES escape

PATRICK HERNANDEZ born to be alive
CHEAP TRICK i want you to want me (live version)
BEE GEES tragedy
GLORIA GAYNOR i will survive
ANITA WARD ring my bell
POLICE walkin' on the moon
PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall
PETER TOSH (& MICK JAGGER) don't look back
DOOBIE BROTHERS what a fool believes
AMII STEWART knock on wood
DONNA SUMMER hot stuff
DONNA SUMMER bad girls
CHIC good times
KNACK my sharona
MICHAEL JACKSON don't stop 'til you get enough
COMMODORES still

1. TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric
2. PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall
3. BLONDIE heart of glass
4. POLICE message in a bottle
5. GARY NUMAN cars
6. MICHAEL JACKSON don't stop 'til you get enough
7. CHIC good times
8. BUGGLES video killed the radio star
9.RACEY lay your love on me
10. ABBA does your mother know
11.M pop muzik
12. DONNA SUMMER hot stuff
13.PATRICK HERNANDEZ born to be alive
14. POLICE walkin' on the moon
15. IAN DURY & BLOCKHEADS hit me with your rhythm stick
16.BLONDIE sunday girl
17.AMII STEWART knock on wood
18. EARTH & FIRE weekend

favoriete tiental

Abba - Voulez Vous
Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood
Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Blondie - Sunday Girl
Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me
Chic - Good Times
Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric

Eindelijk eens een lastige keuze:

PATRICK HERNANDEZ born to be alive
CHEAP TRICK i want you to want me (live version)
ART GARFUNKEL bright eyes
ABBA voulez-vous
WIZ STARS a brand new day
ABBA gimme gimme gimme
IAN DURY & BLOCKHEADS hit me with your rhythm stick
BLONDIE heart of glass
BEE GEES tragedy
ANITA WARD ring my bell
BOOMTOWN RATS i don't like mondays
POLICE walkin' on the moon
KISS i was made for loving you
QUEEN crazy little thing called love
PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall
PETER TOSH (& MICK JAGGER) don't look back
AMII STEWART knock on wood
DONNA SUMMER hot stuff

1 GARY NUMAN cars
2 PINK FLOYD another brick in the wall (part II)
3 TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric
4 BLONDIE heart of glass
5 BLONDIE sunday girl
6 POLICE message in a bottle
7 BOOMTOWN RATS i don't like mondays
8 POLICE walkin' on the moon
9 BUGGLES video killed the radio star
10 QUEEN crazy little thing called love

1. ART GARFUNKEL bright eyes
2. GARY NUMAN cars
3. MICHAEL JACKSON don't stop 'til you get enough
4. KISS i was made for loving you (nog meer jeugdsentiment)
5. TUBEWAY ARMY are friends electric
6. BLONDIE heart of glass
7. DONNA SUMMER hot stuff
8. CHIC good times
9. CLIFF RICHARD we don't talk anymore
10. POLICE message in a bottle