Editing 1979 in music (section)

==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Song title 
! Artist(s) 
! Release date(s) 
! [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! Highest chart position
! Other Chart Performance(s)
|-
|| "[[99 (song)|99]]" || [[Toto (band)|Toto]] || {{Date table sorting|121979}}|December 1979 || 26 || n/a || 26 (US) || 17 (Canada) - 97 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Accidents Will Happen]]" || [[Elvis Costello]] and the Attractions || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 101 || 28 || 28 (UK) || n/a
|-
|| "[[After the Love Has Gone]]" || [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || 2 || 4 || 2 (US) || [[After the Love Has Gone#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now]]" || [[McFadden & Whitehead]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 13 || 5 || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B) || [[Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Angel Eyes (Roxy Music song)|Angel Eyes]]" || [[Roxy Music]] || {{Date table sorting|081979}}|August 1979 || n/a || 4 || 4 (UK, Belgium) || [[Angel Eyes (Roxy Music song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Angeleyes]]" || [[ABBA]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || 64 || 3 || 3 (UK) || 37 (US Adult Contemporary [Billboard]) - 76 (US Cashbox Top 100 Singles) 
|-
|| "[[Baby I'm Burning]]" || [[Dolly Parton]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 25 || n/a || 1 (Canada Country Singles) || [[Baby I'm Burnin'#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "Baby It's You" || [[Promises (group)|Promises]] || {{Date table sorting|021979}}|February 1979 || n/a || n/a || 1 (New Zealand) || 2 (Australia) - 4 (West Germany) - 12 (Belgium)
|-
|| "[[Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)]]" || [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || 14 || 61 || 1 (Canada) || [[Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[The Ballad of Lucy Jordan]]" || [[Marianne Faithfull]] || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || n/a || 48 || 2 (Austria) || [[The Ballad of Lucy Jordan#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Better Love Next Time]]" || [[Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show|Dr. Hook]] || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || 12 || 8 || 7 (Ireland) || [[Better Love Next Time#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Big Shot (song)|Big Shot]]" || [[Billy Joel]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 14 || n/a || 13 (Canada) || 13 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 36 (New Zealand) - 91 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Boogie Wonderland]]" || [[Earth, Wind & Fire]] with [[the Emotions]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 6 || 4 || 2 (France, Norway, US Hot Soul Singles) || [[Boogie Wonderland#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Born to Be Alive (album)|Born to Be Alive]]" || [[Patrick Hernandez]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 16 || 10 || 1 [[Born to Be Alive (song)#Weekly charts|(13 Countries)]] || [[Born to Be Alive (song)#Weekly charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Boys Keep Swinging]]" || [[David Bowie]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || n/a || 7 || 7 (UK) || 16 (Netherlands) - 18 (Belgium) - 19 (Ireland) - 51 (Spain) - 85 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Breakfast in America (song)|Breakfast in America]]" || [[Supertramp]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 62 || 9 || 6 (Ireland) || [[Breakfast in America (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Broken Hearted Me]]" || [[Anne Murray]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 12 || n/a || 15 (Canada) || 1 (Canada Country Tracks) - 1 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 1 (US Hot Country Singles [Billboard]) - 1 (US Adult Contemporary [Billboard])
|-
|| "[[Can't Stand Losing You]]" || [[The Police]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || [[Can't Stand Losing You#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Casanova (Luv' song)|Casanova]]" || [[Luv']] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || n/a || n/a || 2 (Austria, Denmark, Europe, Netherlands) || [[Casanova (Luv' song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Chuck E.'s In Love]]" || [[Rickie Lee Jones]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 4 || 18 || 4 (United States) || [[Chuck E.'s in Love#Chart history|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Computer Games (song)|Computer Games]]" || [[Mi-Sex]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || n/a || n/a || 1 (Australia) || 2 (Canada) - 5 (New Zealand) - 16 (Austria) - 44 (Netherlands) - 61 (US Hot Dance Club Songs)
|-
|| "[[Cool for Cats (song)|Cool For Cats]]" || [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || 5 (Australia) - 11 (New Zealand) - 33 (Netherlands (Single Top 100)) - 39 (Netherlands (Dutch Top 40))
|-
|| "[[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]]" || [[Queen (band)|Queen]] || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || 1 || 2 || 1 [[Crazy Little Thing Called Love#Charts|(4 countries)]] || [[Crazy Little Thing Called Love#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Chiquitita]]" || [[ABBA]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 29 || 2 || 1 [[Chiquitita#Charts|(5 countries)]] || [[Chiquitita#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[The Cost of Living (EP)|The Cost of Living]]" || [[The Clash]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || n/a || 22 || 22 (United Kingdom) || 24 (Ireland)
|-
|| "[[Crazy Love (Poco song)|Crazy Love]]" || [[Poco (band)|Poco]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 ||  17 || n/a || 17 (United States) || 1 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 7 (US Radio & Records chart) - 15 (Canada RPM Top Singles) - 73 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Cruel to Be Kind]]" || [[Nick Lowe]] || {{Date table sorting|081979}}|August 1979 ||  12 || 12 || 12 (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) || 12 (Canada RPM Top Singles, U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 34 (New Zealand)
|-
||  "[[Dance Away]]" || [[Roxy Music]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 44 || 2 || 1 (Ireland) || 8 (Netherlands) - 10 (New Zealand) - 12 (Belgium) - 20 (Sweden) - 30 (West Germany) - 75 (Canada) - 92 (Australia)
|-
| "[[Dance the Night Away (Van Halen song)|Dance the Night Away]]" || [[Van Halen]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 15 || n/a || 15 (United States) || 28 (Canada)
|-
|| "[[Dancin' Shoes]]" || [[Nigel Olsson]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 18 || n/a || 18 (United States) || 62 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]" || [[Charlie Daniels]] Band || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 3 || 14 || 3 (United States) || 1 (Canada Country Tracks, US Billboard Hot Country Songs) - 4 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 5 (Canada) - 13 (New Zealand) - 14 (Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom) - 25 (Netherlands Dutch Top 20) - 30 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) 
|-
|| "[[The Diary of Horace Wimp]]" || [[Electric Light Orchestra]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || n/a || 8 || 8 (United Kingdom)  || 10 (Ireland) - 48 (Australia) - 52 (West Germany) 
|-
|| "[[Dim All the Lights]]" || [[Donna Summer]] || {{Date table sorting|081979}}|August 1979 || 2 || 29 || 2 (United States) || [[Dim All the Lights#Charts|See chart entry performance]]
|-
|| "[[Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)]]" || [[GQ (band)|GQ]] || {{Date table sorting|021979}}|February 1979 || 12 || 42 || 12 (United States) || 1 (US Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 3 (US Billboard Dance Club Songs) - 97 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Do Anything You Want To]]" || [[Thin Lizzy]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 81 || 14 || 14 (United Kingdom) || 25 (Ireland)
|-
|| "[[Do That to Me One More Time]]" || [[Captain & Tennille]]  || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || 1 || 7 || 1 (Belgium, Netherlands, South Africa, United States) || [[Do That to Me One More Time#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Does Your Mother Know]]" || [[ABBA]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 19 || 4 || 1 (Belgium, Europe) || [[Does Your Mother Know#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Don't Bring Me Down]]" || [[Electric Light Orchestra]] || {{Date table sorting|081979}}|August 1979 || 4 || 3 || 1 (Canada) || [[Don't Bring Me Down#Chart and sales|See chart entry performance]]
|-
|| "[[Don't Cry Out Loud (song)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]" || [[Melissa Manchester]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 10 || n/a || 9 (Canada) || 2 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 9 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 10 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 57 (Australia) ''[Released in October 1978 and continued charting in 1979]''
|-
|| "[[Don't Do Me Like That]]" || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] || {{Date table sorting|111979}}|November 1979 || 10 || n/a || 3 (Canada) || 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 17 (New Zealand)
|-
|| "[[Don't Stop Til You Get Enough]]" || [[Michael Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || 1 || 3 || 1 [[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough#Charts|(8 countries)]] || [[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Dream Police (song)|Dream Police]]" || [[Cheap Trick]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 26 || n/a || 5 (Australia) || 7 (New Zealand) - 9 (Canada) - 37 (Netherlands Dutch Top 40) - 79 (Japan)
|-
|| "[[Dreaming (Blondie song)|Dreaming]]" || [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 27 || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || [[Dreaming (Blondie song)#Charts|See chart entry performance]] 
|-
|| [[Driver's Seat]]" || [[Sniff 'n' the Tears]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 15 || 42 || 1 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]/[Single Top 100] || [[Driver's Seat#Chart performance|See chart entry performance]] 
|-
|| "[[Dschinghis Khan (song)|Dschinghis Khan]]" || [[Dschinghis Khan]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || n/a || n/a ||  1 (West Germany) || 3 (Norway, Switzerland) - 5 (Finland) - 8 (Austria) - 20 (Belgium)
|-
|| "[[Every Day Hurts]]" || [[Sad Café (band)|Sad Café]] || {{Date table sorting|081979}}|August 1979 || n/a || 3 || 3 (United Kingdom) || 78 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)|Fire]]" || [[The Pointer Sisters]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || 2* || 34 || 1 [[Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)|(4 countries)]] ||  [[Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)|See chart entry performance]] *1978 in US
|-
|| "[[Get Used to It (song)|Get Used to It]]" || [[Roger Voudouris]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || 22 || n/a || 4 (Australia) || 18 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 22 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 20 (New Zealand) - 45 (Canada)
|-
|| "[[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]]" || [[ABBA]] || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || n/a || 3 || 1 [[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)|(6 countries)]] || [[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)|See chart entry performances]]
|-
|| "[[Girls Talk (Elvis Costello song)|Girls Talk]]" || [[Dave Edmunds]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 65 || 4 || 4 (United Kingdom) || 9 (Australia) - 11 (Ireland) - 18 (Canada) - 65 (US Cash Box Top 100)
|-
|| "[[Go West (song)|Go West]]" || [[Village People]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 45 || 15 || 12 (Belgium) || 13 (Canada) - 14 (US Billboard Dance Club Songs) - 15 (Ireland, United Kingdom) - 29 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 31 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40)] - 41 (Canada)
|-
|| "[[Gold (John Stewart song)|Gold]]" || [[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 5 || 43 || 4 (Canada) || 5 (Australia) - 6 (US Cash Box Top 100) - 13 (New Zealand) - 42 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary)
|-
|| "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" || [[Chic (band)|Chic]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 1 || 5 || 1 (Canada, United States) || [[Good Times (Chic song)#Charts|See chart entry performance]] 
|-
|| "[[Goodbye Stranger]]" || [[Supertramp]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || 15 || 57 || 6 (Canada) || [[Goodbye Stranger#Charts and certifications|See chart entry performance]]
|-
|| "[[Goodnight Tonight]]" || [[Wings (band)|Wings]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 5 || 5 || 1 (Canada) || [[Goodnight Tonight#Chart performance|See chart entry]]
|-
|| "[[Half The Way]]" || [[Crystal Gayle]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 15 || n/a || 1 (Canada) || 2 (Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks) - 2 (US Billboard Hot Country Songs) - 4 (South Africa) - 9 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 56 (Canada)
|-
|| "Halfway Hotel" || [[Voyager (English band)|Voyager]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || n/a || 33 || 33 (United Kingdom) || 15 (Australia)
|-
|| "[[Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)|Hallelujah]]" || [[Milk and Honey (Israeli group)|Milk and Honey]], including [[Gali Atari]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || n/a || 5 || 1 (Finland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Sweden) || [[Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" || [[Sister Sledge]] || {{Date table sorting|021979}}|February 1979 || 9 || 6 || 6 (Canada, United Kingdom) || [[He's the Greatest Dancer#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Heaven Knows (Donna Summer song)|Heaven Knows]]" || [[Donna Summer]] w/Brooklyn Dreams || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 4 || 34 || 3 (Canada) || [[Heaven Knows (Donna Summer song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway to Hell]]" || [[AC/DC]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || 47 || 56 || 14 (Belgian) || [[Highway to Hell (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Honesty (Billy Joel song)|Honesty]]" || [[Billy Joel]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 24 || n/a || 1 (France) || [[Honesty (Billy Joel song)#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[I Have a Dream (song)|I Have a Dream]]" || [[ABBA]] || {{Date table sorting|121979}}|December 1979 || n/a || 2 || 1 (Austria, Belgium, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40)/[Single Top 100), Switzerland) || 2 (Ireland) - 3 (South Africa) - 64 (Australia)
|-
| "[[I Know a Heartache When I See One]]" || [[Jennifer Warnes]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 19 || n/a || 19 (United States) || 10 (U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs) - 12 (Canada RPM Country) - 14 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 21 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 46 (Canada RPM Top Singles)   
|-
| "[[I Just Fall in Love Again]]" || [[Anne Murray]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || 12 || 58 || 1 (Canada) || 1 (Canadian RPM Country Tracks, Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary, U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs, U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) - 46 (Australia)  
|-
| "[[I Want You to Want Me|I Want You To Want Me (live)]]" || [[Cheap Trick]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 7 || 29 || 1 (Belgium, Japan, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) || 2 (Canada) - 3 (U.S. Cash Box top 100) - 15 (Austria) - 18 (West Germany) - 23 (New Zealand)
|-
| "[[I Was Made For Lovin' You]]" || [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] || {{Date table sorting|051979}}|May 1979 || 11 || 50 || 1 (Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]/[Single Top 100], New Zealand) || [[I Was Made for Lovin' You#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[I Will Survive]]" || [[Gloria Gaynor]] || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || 1 || 1 || 1 (Ireland, United Kingdom, United States) || [[I Will Survive#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me]]" || [[The Bellamy Brothers]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || 39 || 3 || 3 (United Kingdom) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs) - 11 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 17 (New Zealand) - 24 (Canadian RPM Country Tracks)
|-
| "[[(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right]]" || [[Barbara Mandrell]] || {{Date table sorting|021979}}|February 1979 || 31 || n/a || 31 (United States) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs) - 6 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary)
|-
| "[[In the Navy]]" || [[Village People]] || {{Date table sorting|031979}}|March 1979 || 3 || n/a || 1 (Belgium, Canada, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]/[Single Top 100]) || [[In the Navy#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Is She Really Going Out with Him?]]" || [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|041979}}|April 1979 || 21 || 13 || 8 (Ireland) || 9 (Canada) - 15 (Australia) - 18 (New Zealand) - 46 (Netherlands [Single Top 100)]
|-
| "[[Lucky Number (song)|Lucky Number]]" || [[Lene Lovich]] || {{Date table sorting|011979}}|January 1979 || n/a || 3 || 2 (Australia) || [[Lucky Number (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[This Is It (Kenny Loggins song)|This Is It]]" || [[Kenny Loggins]] || {{Date table sorting|101979}}|October 1979 || 11 || n/a || 9 (Canada) || [[This Is It (Kenny Loggins song)|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Tusk (song)|Tusk]]" || [[Fleetwood Mac]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 8 || 6 || 3 (Australia) || [[Tusk (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]" || [[The Buggles]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 40 || 1 || 1 [[Video Killed the Radio Star#Charts|(11 countries)]] || [[Video Killed the Radio Star#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)|We Don't Talk Anymore]]" || [[Cliff Richard]] || {{Date table sorting|071979}}|July 1979 || 7 || 1 || 1 [[We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)#Charts and certifications|(11 countries)]] || [[We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Weekend (Earth and Fire song)|Weekend]]" || [[Earth and Fire]] || {{Date table sorting|111979}}|November 1979  || n/a || n/a || 1 [[Weekend (Earth and Fire song)#Chart performance|(7 countries)]] || [[Weekend (Earth and Fire song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]] 
|-
| "[[Who Listens to the Radio]]" || [[The Sports]] || {{Date table sorting|111979}}|November 1979 || 45 || n/a || 35 (Australia) || ''An original 45 version charted in Australia in November 1978.  The Album version charted in the US a year later''
|-
| "[[You Decorated My Life]]" || [[Kenny Rogers]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 7 || n/a || 7 (United Kingdom) || [[You Decorated My Life|See chart performance entry]]
|-
| "[[You're Only Lonely (song)|You're Only Lonely]]" || [[JD Souther]] || {{Date table sorting|091979}}|September 1979 || 7 || n/a || 7 (United States) || 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 2 (Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary) - 12 (Canadian RPM Country Tracks) - 17 (Australia) - 18 (Canadian RPM Top Singles) - 60 (U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles)
|-
| "[[You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'#Long John Baldry version|You've Lost That Loving Feeling]]" || [[Long John Baldry]] and [[Kathi McDonald]] || {{Date table sorting|061979}}|June 1979 || 89 || n/a || 2 (Australia) || 37 (New Zealand) - 45 (Canada)
|}

===Other Chart hit singles===
{{columns-list|

*"[[Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)]]" – [[The Dickies]] (# 7 UK)
*"[[Bat Out of Hell (song)|Bat Out of Hell]]" – [[Meat Loaf]] ''(# 8 UK)''
*"[[Beautiful People (Australian Crawl song)|Beautiful People]]" – [[Australian Crawl]] ''(# 22 Australia)''
* "[[Bright Side of the Road]]" – [[Van Morrison]] ''(# 63 UK, # 48 Netherlands)'' 
* "[[C'mon Aussie C'mon]]" – [[Mojo (advertising)|The Mojo Singers]] ''(# 1 Australia - originally released in 1978)''
* "[[Choirgirl (song)|Choirgirl]]" – [[Cold Chisel]] ''(# 14 Australia)''
* "[[Dancing Barefoot]]" – [[Patti Smith|Patti Smith Group]] ''(# 39 Netherlands)''
* "[[Death Disco]]" – [[Public Image Ltd.]] ''(# 20 United Kingdom)''
* "[[The Eton Rifles]]" – [[The Jam]] ''(# 3 United Kingdom, # 50 Australia)''
* "[[Freedom's Prisoner]]" – [[Steve Harley]] ''(# 58 UK)''
* "[[Good Times Roll]]" - [[The Cars]] ''(# 41 United States, # 60 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles, # 74 Canada)''
* "[[Here Comes the Summer]]" – [[The Undertones]] ''(# 34 UK)''
* "[[Hersham Boys]]" – [[Sham 69]] ''(# 6 UK)''
* "[[Hit and Run (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons song)|Hit and Run]]" – [[Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons]] (# 12 Australia)
* "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" - [[Jimmy and the Boys]] ''(# 57 Australia)''
* "[[I Do Love You (Billy Stewart song)|I Do Love You]]" – [[GQ (band)|GQ]] ''(# 20 US, # 5 US R&B charts)''
* "[[I Just Can't Be Happy Today]]" – [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]] (# 46 UK)
* "[[I Wanna Be Sedated]]" – [[Ramones]]
* "[[Into the Valley]]" – [[The Skids]] (# 10 UK)
* "[[Jezebel (Jon Stevens song)|Jezebel]] – [[Jon Stevens]] (# 1 New Zealand)
* "[[Jimmy Jimmy (song)|Jimmy Jimmy]]" – [[The Undertones]] (# 16 UK)
* "[[Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)|Just the Way You Are]]" – [[Barry White]]
* "[[Just What I Needed]]" – [[The Cars]]
* "[[Just When I Needed You Most]]" – [[Randy VanWarmer]]
* "[[Lay Your Love on Me]]" – [[Racey]]
* "[[Lead Me On (Maxine Nightingale song)|Lead Me On]]" – [[Maxine Nightingale]]
* "[[Let's Go (The Cars song)|Let's Go]]" – [[The Cars]]
* "[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]" – [[Talking Heads]]
* "[[A Little Bit of Soap|Little Bit of Soap]]" – [[Nigel Olsson]]
* "[[The Logical Song]]" – [[Supertramp]]
* "[[London Calling (song)|London Calling]]" – [[The Clash]]
* "[[Lonesome Loser]]" – [[Little River Band]]
* "[[The Long Run (song)|The Long Run]]" – [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
* "[[Lotta Love]]" – [[Nicolette Larson]]
* "[[Love Song (The Damned song)|Love Song]]" – [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]
* "[[Lucky Number (song)|Lucky Number]]" – [[Lene Lovich]]
* "[[The Main Event/Fight]]" – [[Barbra Streisand]]
* "[[Make My Dreams a Reality]]" – [[GQ (band)|GQ]]
* "[[Making Plans for Nigel]]" – [[XTC]]
* "[[Mama Can't Buy You Love]]" – [[Elton John]]
* "[[A Message to You, Rudy]]/Nite Klub" – [[The Specials]]
* "[[Message in a Bottle (The Police song)|Message in a Bottle]]" – [[The Police]]
* "[[Milk and Alcohol]]" – [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]]
* "[[Morning Dance (song)|Morning Dance]]" – [[Spyro Gyra]]
* "[[Moskau (song)|Moskau]]" – [[Dschinghis Khan]]
* "[[Music Box Dancer]]" – [[Frank Mills]]
* "[[My Forbidden Lover]]" – [[Chic (band)|Chic]]
* "[[My Girl (Madness song)|My Girl]]" – [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
* "[[My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" – [[Billy Joel]]
* "[[Nami Nori Pirates]]"  – [[Pink Lady (band)]]
* "[[Old Time Rock and Roll]]" – [[Bob Seger]]
* "[[Oliver's Army]]" – [[Elvis Costello and the Attractions]]
* "[[On My Radio (song)|On My Radio]]" – [[The Selecter]]
* "[[One Step Beyond (song)|One Step Beyond]]" – [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
* "[[One Way or Another]]" – [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]
* "[[One Way Ticket (Neil Sedaka song)|One Way Ticket]]" – [[Eruption (British band)|Eruption]]
* "[[Ooh Baby Baby]]" – [[Linda Ronstadt]]
* "[[Ooh, Yes I Do]]" – [[Luv']]
* "[[Parisienne Walkways (song)|Parisienne Walkways]]" – [[Gary Moore]]
* "[[Playground Twist]]" – [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]
* "[[Please Don't Go (KC and the Sunshine Band song)|Please Don't Go]]" – [[KC & The Sunshine Band]]
* "[[The Prince (song)|The Prince]]" – [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
* "[[Queen of Hearts (Hank DeVito song)|Queen of Hearts]]"  – [[Dave Edmunds]]
* "[[Questions and Answers (Sham 69 song)|Questions and Answers]]" – [[Sham 69]]
* "[[Rapper's Delight]]" – [[The Sugarhill Gang]] (#36 US: first rap song to hit Billboard's Top 40)
* "[[Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3)]]" – [[Ian Dury|Ian Dury & the Blockheads]]
* "[[Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Refugee]]" – [[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]
* "[[Rock with You]]" – [[Michael Jackson]]
* "[[Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto]]" – [[The Shadows]]
* "[[Roxanne (The Police song)|Roxanne]]" – [[The Police]] ''(released in 1978)''
* "[[Run Like Hell]]" – [[Pink Floyd]]
* "[[Sad Eyes (Robert John song)|Sad Eyes]]" – [[Robert John]]
* "[[Sail On (song)|Sail On]]" – [[Commodores]]
* "[[Shadows in the Moonlight (song)|Shadows in the Moonlight]]" – [[Anne Murray]]
* "[[Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)]]" – [[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]]
* "[[Shape I'm In (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons song)|Shape I'm In]]" – [[Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons]] 
* "[[She Believes In Me]]" – [[Kenny Rogers]]
* "[[Shine a Little Love]]" – [[Electric Light Orchestra]]
* "[[Ships]]" – [[Barry Manilow]]
* "[[Shivers (The Boys Next Door song)|Shivers]]" - [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Boys Next Door]]
* "[[Since You Been Gone]]" – [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]]
* "[[Slap and Tickle]]" – [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]]
* "[[Smash It Up]]" – [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]
* "[[Some Girls (Racey song)|Some Girls]]" – [[Racey]]
* "[[Somethin' Else (Eddie Cochran song)|Somethin' Else]]"/"Friggin' in the Riggin'" – [[Sex Pistols]]
* "[[Somewhere in the Night (Helen Reddy song)|Somewhere in the Night]]" – [[Barry Manilow]]
* "[[Song on the Radio]]" – [[Al Stewart]]
* "[[Spiral Scratch]]" – [[Buzzcocks]]
* "[[The Staircase (Mystery)]]" – [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]
* "[[Strange Town]]" – [[The Jam]]
* "[[Street Life (The Crusaders album)|Street Life]]" – [[The Crusaders (Houston group)|The Crusaders]] w/[[Randy Crawford]]
* "[[Stumblin' In]]" – [[Suzi Quatro]] & [[Chris Norman]]
* "[[Sultans of Swing]]" – [[Dire Straits]] (released in 1978)
* "[[Take Me Home (Cher song)|Take Me Home]] – [[Cher]]
* "[[Take On the World (Judas Priest song)|Take On The World]]" – [[Judas Priest]]
* "[[Take the Long Way Home (Supertramp song)|Take The Long Way Home]] – [[Supertramp]]
* "[[Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song)|Talking In Your Sleep]]" – [[Crystal Gayle]]
* "[[The Tears of a Clown#The Beat version|Tears of a Clown]]"/"Ranking Full Stop" – [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]]
* "[[Cavatina (Myers)|Theme from the Deerhunter (Cavatina)]]" – [[The Shadows]]
* "[[Transmission (song)|Transmission]]" – [[Joy Division]]
* "[[Union City Blue]]" – [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]
* "[[Up the Junction (song)|Up the Junction]]" – [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]]
* "[[Up There Cazaly]]" – [[Mike Brady (musician)|The Two Man Band]]
* "[[Video Killed The Radio Star]]" – [[The Buggles]]
* "[[Voulez-Vous (song)|Voulez-Vous]]" – [[ABBA]]
* "[[Waiting for an Alibi]]" – [[Thin Lizzy]]
* "[[We Are Family (Sister Sledge song)|We Are Family]]" – [[Sister Sledge]]
* "[[We Don't Talk Anymore (Cliff Richard song)|We Don't Talk Anymore]]" – [[Cliff Richard]]
* "[[What I Like About You (The Romantics song)|What I Like About You]]" - [[The Romantics]] ''(Began charting in 1980)'' 
* "[[Whatever You Want (Status Quo song)|Whatever You Want]]" – [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]
* "[[When I Think of You (Leif Garrett song)|When I Think of You]]" – [[Leif Garrett]]
* "[[When You're Young (The Jam song)|When You're Young]]" – [[The Jam]]
* "[[Who Listens to the Radio]]" (Album version) - [[The Sports]] ''(# 35 Australia- original 45) - (# 45 United States - Album version)''
* "[[Wonderful Christmastime]]" – [[Paul McCartney]]
* "[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A]]" – [[Village People]]
* "[[You Decorated My Life]]" – [[Kenny Rogers]]
* "[[You Needed Me]]" – [[Anne Murray]] ''(in the UK; hit #1 in the US in 1978)''
* "[[You Take My Breath Away (Rex Smith song)|You Take My Breath Away]]" – [[Rex Smith (entertainer)|Rex Smith]]
* "[[You're a Better Man Than I]]" – [[Sham 69]]
* "[[You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)]]" – [[The Undertones]]
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