See 1979 Part 1 at ua-cam.com/video/JBwB61sM8Xw/v-deo.htmlsi=isL-NIGTVJRw7ewZ 1. The Knack - Good Girls Don't #11 in September 1979 on the Capitol label. 2. Night - Hot Summer Nights #18 in August 1979 on the Planet label. 3. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive #16 in June 1979 on the Columbia label. 4. The Cars - It's All I Can Do released in September 1979 and peaked at #41 on the Electra label. 5. Foreigner - Head Games #14 in November 1979 on the Atlantic label. 6. Billy Joel - Big Shot #14 in March 1979 on the Columbia label. 7. Abba - Chiquitita #29 in December 1979 on the Atlantic Label. 8. Blondie - One Way Or Another #24 in June 1979 on the Chrysalis label. 9. Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman #6 in June 1979 on the Capitol label. 10. Little River Band - Lady #10 in January 1979 on the Harvest label. 11. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind #12 in August 1979 on the Columbia label. 12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That #10 in December 1979 on the Backstreet label. 13. Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans #20 in February 1979 on the Columbia label. 14. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? #21 in July 1979 on the A&M label.
I was 13 in the summer of '79... anything that was good was hitting me pretty hard back then, but personal memories aside - The stretch of 1978. '79 and '80 was really a golden era. The diversity of music on the average top 40 AM stations was so varied. Rap and New Wave and even the occasional "punk" single would chart right beside STYX and Mickey Gilley. Just a word about Billy Joel... I think people underestimate what a force he was in that era. They get hung up on Piano Man and New York State of Mind and forget big hits like "Big Shot" and "Allentown" As a bit of trivia, his piano teacher was Morton Estrin, a professor at Hofstra University who also taught Debbie Gibson... And let me say for the record - Debbie Gibson is a FANTASTIC piano player and it's worth looking up some of her stuff when she's playing. Thanks Sonny!
Great list Sonny. Moved to San Francisco in 79. It was the year that Disco was overshadowed by the sound of the New Wave. Love Disco and New Wave. My favorite in this collection was hands down Blondie "One way or another " still makes me dance!
Love Little River Band. Saw them live in concert and they sounded great a few years ago at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank Ca. ❤ Blondie was a treat to hear in this musical mix of hits.
One of my earliest memories of MTV was seeing the video for Born to Be Alive. Hearing Cruel to Be Kind always reminds me of listening to the Rock and Roll Alternative in the late 1970's and early 1980's. It was a nationally syndicated radio show mostly in college radio stations that would play some of the more talented but obscure at the time artists like Nick Lowe. I was saddened when the R&RA ended in 1992. From that program is where the term alternative music came.
Great Surprise!! I love all of these songs Sonny, thank you for posting today and making my afternoon a whole lot sweeter. ❤😉Have an awesome rest of your day. My Fav's are 1, 9,10,12 and 14! Great Mix..
Mostly from CDs with an occasional digital download if I didn't have it on CD...I do try to get the best versions I can find for my collection. Thanks for commenting.
Not in the U.S. on the Billboard charts...unless you can show me where you found this info. UK shows a October 1978 release but didn't chart until 1979.
Excellent!!!!!
Love this!!!!!
Ahh, to be a teen when "Good Girls Don't came out. It don't get no better than that, lol.
I especially like 1979...My daughter was born in this year... BUT THE SONGS AREN'T BAD EITHER... Thanks Sonny's Oldies... (HU)❤
See 1979 Part 1 at ua-cam.com/video/JBwB61sM8Xw/v-deo.htmlsi=isL-NIGTVJRw7ewZ
1. The Knack - Good Girls Don't #11 in September 1979 on the Capitol label.
2. Night - Hot Summer Nights #18 in August 1979 on the Planet label.
3. Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive #16 in June 1979 on the Columbia label.
4. The Cars - It's All I Can Do released in September 1979 and peaked at #41 on the Electra label.
5. Foreigner - Head Games #14 in November 1979 on the Atlantic label.
6. Billy Joel - Big Shot #14 in March 1979 on the Columbia label.
7. Abba - Chiquitita #29 in December 1979 on the Atlantic Label.
8. Blondie - One Way Or Another #24 in June 1979 on the Chrysalis label.
9. Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman #6 in June 1979 on the Capitol label.
10. Little River Band - Lady #10 in January 1979 on the Harvest label.
11. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind #12 in August 1979 on the Columbia label.
12. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That #10 in December 1979 on the Backstreet label.
13. Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans #20 in February 1979 on the Columbia label.
14. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? #21 in July 1979 on the A&M label.
I was 13 in the summer of '79... anything that was good was hitting me pretty hard back then, but personal memories aside - The stretch of 1978. '79 and '80 was really a golden era. The diversity of music on the average top 40 AM stations was so varied. Rap and New Wave and even the occasional "punk" single would chart right beside STYX and Mickey Gilley.
Just a word about Billy Joel... I think people underestimate what a force he was in that era. They get hung up on Piano Man and New York State of Mind and forget big hits like "Big Shot" and "Allentown" As a bit of trivia, his piano teacher was Morton Estrin, a professor at Hofstra University who also taught Debbie Gibson... And let me say for the record - Debbie Gibson is a FANTASTIC piano player and it's worth looking up some of her stuff when she's playing.
Thanks Sonny!
Great list Sonny. Moved to San Francisco in 79. It was the year that Disco was overshadowed by the sound of the New Wave. Love Disco and New Wave. My favorite in this collection was hands down Blondie "One way or another " still makes me dance!
Love Little River Band. Saw them live in concert and they sounded great a few years ago at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank Ca. ❤ Blondie was a treat to hear in this musical mix of hits.
One of my earliest memories of MTV was seeing the video for Born to Be Alive. Hearing Cruel to Be Kind always reminds me of listening to the Rock and Roll Alternative in the late 1970's and early 1980's. It was a nationally syndicated radio show mostly in college radio stations that would play some of the more talented but obscure at the time artists like Nick Lowe. I was saddened when the R&RA ended in 1992. From that program is where the term alternative music came.
Yay! The 70’s are Back! Thanks Sonny! 👍👏👏
Great songs!
Spectacular playlist.
Great Choice of Songs 🎶 👍🏻
Hi Sonny thank you again for the time and research you put in to putting together these compilations it's much appreciated 😊
You're comment is much appreciated also...thank you.
Great Surprise!! I love all of these songs Sonny, thank you for posting today and making my afternoon a whole lot sweeter. ❤😉Have an awesome rest of your day. My Fav's are 1, 9,10,12 and 14! Great Mix..
Thanks for being the first to comment...love your comments.
The uncensored version of Good Girls Don’t 👍🏻
Merci
Are these tracks off an album or a CD?
They somehow sound a bit different. A little more detail.
Mostly from CDs with an occasional digital download if I didn't have it on CD...I do try to get the best versions I can find for my collection. Thanks for commenting.
The song by Joe Jackson came out in 1978 during the summer
Not in the U.S. on the Billboard charts...unless you can show me where you found this info. UK shows a October 1978 release but didn't chart until 1979.
It was a bigger hit in Canada in the summer of '79. #9.