1979

1979 in pop culture:

Music

Singles:

Albums: Films: Literature:
 * Transmission Joy Division
 * London Calling The Clash
 * Outdoor Miner Wire
 * Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus
 * Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Neil Young & Crazy Horse
 * Heart of Glass Blondie
 * Are 'Friends' Electric? Tubeway Army
 * Electricity Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * Boys Don't Cry The Cure
 * Everybody's Happy Nowadays Buzzcocks
 * Map Ref. 41°N 93°W Wire
 * California Über Alles Dead Kennedys
 * Train in Vain The Clash
 * Making Plans for Nigel XTC
 * Gangsters The Specials
 * Cars Gary Numan
 * Oliver's Army Elvis Costello
 * Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
 * Breakfast in America Supertramp
 * One Step Beyond... Madness
 * Manhattan
 * Autumn Marathon
 * Amor de Perdição

Books published:
 * The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams