1979

1979 in pop culture:

Music

Singles:

Albums: Films:
 * Transmission Joy Division
 * Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus
 * London Calling The Clash
 * Boys Don't Cry The Cure
 * Gangsters The Specials
 * Laugh and Walk Away The Shirts
 * My Sharona The Knack
 * Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd
 * Brass in Pocket The Pretenders
 * Message in a Bottle The Police
 * Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
 * Are 'Friends' Electric? Tubeway Army
 * Heart of Glass Blondie
 * I Want You to Want Me (live) Cheap Trick
 * Weekend Earth and Fire
 * Dancing Barefoot Patti Smith
 * Walking on the Moon The Police
 * I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats
 * Dreaming Blondie
 * Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ABBA
 * Give Up Your Guns The Buoys
 * Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang
 * On My Radio The Selecter
 * Whatever You Want Status Quo
 * Sunday Girl Blondie
 * Never Be Clever Herman Brood
 * Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
 * Electricity Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * The Pictures on My Wall Echo & the Bunnymen
 * Does Your Mother Know ABBA
 * Tusk Fleetwood Mac
 * What I Like About You The Romantics
 * Sure Know Something Kiss
 * Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney
 * Video Killed the Radio Star Buggles
 * Teenage Kicks The Undertones
 * Boys Keep Swinging David Bowie
 * Pop Muzik M
 * A Message to You, Rudy/Nite Klub The Specials featuring Rico Rodriguez
 * Making Plans for Nigel XTC
 * I Was Made for Lovin' You Kiss
 * One Step Beyond Madness
 * Ruthless Queen Kayak
 * Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen
 * Oliver's Army Elvis Costello and The Attractions
 * Jumping Someone Else's Train The Cure
 * Life During Wartime Talking Heads
 * The Devil Went Down to Georgia The Charlie Daniels Band
 * The Worker Fischer-Z
 * Opzij Herman van Veen
 * Cars Gary Numan
 * Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra
 * Weekend Love Golden Earring
 * Dream Baby Dream Suicide
 * Unbeschreiblich weiblich Nina Hagen Band
 * Nag Nag Nag Cabaret Voltaire
 * Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Neil Young
 * Don't Stop Me Now Queen
 * It's Different for Girls Joe Jackson
 * Sara Fleetwood Mac
 * Rendez-Vous 6:02 UK
 * Highway to Hell AC/DC
 * Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy David Bowie and Bing Crosby
 * The Eton Rifles The Jam
 * Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin
 * Rock 'n' Roll High School Ramones
 * Union City Blue Blondie
 * Good Times Chic
 * The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Marianne Faithfull
 * Train in Vain The Clash
 * Matador Garland Jeffreys
 * Shine Silently Nils Lofgren
 * She Is Beyond Good and Evil The Pop Group
 * Full Force Gale Van Morrison
 * Relight My Fire Dan Hartman
 * Cool for Cats Squeeze
 * California Über Alles Dead Kennedys
 * A Brand New Day The Wiz Stars featuring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
 * Getting Closer Wings
 * Breakfast in America Supertramp
 * One Way or Another Blondie
 * And the Beat Goes On The Whispers
 * Een bakske vol met stro Urbanus
 * Typical Girls/I Heard It Through the Grapevine The Slits
 * We Are All Prostitutes The Pop Group
 * Voulez-Vous/Angeleyes ABBA
 * Babylon's Burning The Ruts
 * Disco Really Made It Gruppo Sportivo
 * Girls Talk Dave Edmunds
 * Map Ref. 41°N 93°W Wire
 * Lost in Music Sister Sledge
 * I Fought the Law The Clash
 * Chiquitita ABBA
 * Then He Kissed Me The Crystals
 * Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer
 * Eenmaal in je leven Lenny Kuhr
 * Tutti Ragazzi Nits
 * My Forbidden Lover Chic
 * Bright Side of the Road Van Morrison
 * I Love You Like I Love Myself Herman Brood
 * An Englishman in New York Godley & Creme
 * Bird Song Lene Lovich
 * Colorado Xandra
 * Air Talking Heads
 * Dancin' Fool Frank Zappa
 * The Logical Song Supertramp
 * (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman The Kinks
 * At Home He's a Tourist Gang of Four
 * Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Monty Python
 * I Have a Dream ABBA
 * Tragedy Bee Gees
 * Unknown Pleasures Joy Division
 * Apocalypse Now
 * Stalker
 * Alien
 * Manhattan
 * Monty Python's Life of Brian
 * The Kids Are Alright
 * Being There
 * Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
 * The Marriage of Maria Braun
 * All That Jazz
 * The Warriors
 * The Castle of Cagliostro
 * Escape from Alcatraz
 * The Muppet Movie