1979 Top Hits

 

Do You Remember...

Top Songs from 1979                         Top Movies from 1979

- My Sharona, The Knack                                                - Kramer vs. Kramer
- Bad Girls, Donna Summer                                               - The Muppet Movie
- Le Freak, Chic                                                             - The Electric Horseman
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy, Rod Stewart                              - The China Syndrome
- Reunited, Peaches and Herb                                            - Love at First Bite
- I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor                                          - The Main Event
- Hot Stuff, Donna Summer                                              - Manhattan
- Y.M.C.A., Village People                                                 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Ring My Bell, Anita Ward                                                - The Black Stallion
- Sad Eyes, Robert John                                         - The Black Hole

 Sports from 1979

  • Super Bowl XIII                         Pittsburgh d. Dallas (35-31)
  • World Series                             Pittsburgh d. Baltimore (4-3)
  • NBA Championship                     Seattle d. Washington Bullets (4-1)
  • Stanley Cup                             Montreal d. NY Rangers (4-1)
  • Kentucky Deby Championship      Spectacular Bid
  • NCAA Basketball Championship     Michigan St. d. Indiana St. (75-64)
  • NCAA Football Champions            Alabama (12-0-0)
  • Wimbledon        Women: Martina Navratilova d. C.Evert Lloyd (6-4 6-4)
  • Wimbledon         Men: Bjorn Borg d. R. Tanner (6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4)

Did you remember or even know to begin with...

  • YMCA sues the Village People for libel because of their song of the same name
  • The General Knowledge Quiz Game "Trivial Pursuit" was launched
  • Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings
  • VisiCalc becomes the first spreadsheet program (Have you heard of this program?)
  • Sony introduced the Sony Walkman costing $200
  • 13 Tornadoes ripped through Texas and Oklahoma
  • Gallon of gas was 86 cents (We want be seeing this again)