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1979 singles

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original song written and composed by John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison

Johnny B. Goode

1958 song by Chuck Berry

Another Brick in the Wall

1979 song by Pink Floyd

Don't Stop Me Now

1979 original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury; first recorded by Queen

Rock Around the Clock

1950s pioneering rock 'n' roll song

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury; first recorded by Queen

original song written and composed by Rod Temperton; first recorded by Michael Jackson

California Dreamin'

original song written and composed by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips; first recorded by The Mamas & the Papas and released in 1965

Love of My Life

original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury, first recorded by Queen 1975

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

original song written, composed, and performed by Michael Jackson

Bridge over Troubled Water

original song written and composed by Paul Simon, originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1969 and released in 1970

song written and composed by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis and Henri Belolo, originally recorded by Village People and released in 1978

Sultans of Swing

original song written and composed by Mark Knopfler; performed by Dire Straits

original song written and composed by Rod Temperton; first recorded by Michael Jackson

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1979

Highway to Hell

song written and composed by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young, originally recorded by AC/DC in 1979

1979 song by Blondie

1979 single by the Clash

I Was Made for Lovin' You

song written and composed by Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia and Desmond Child, originally recorded by Kiss and released in 1979

"Chiquitita" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA, recorded for their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous (1979). Agnetha Fältskog performs the lead vocals. The song had multiple working titles, and was one of the last tracks to be recorded for the album. It was released on 16 January 1979 via Polar Music, as the lead single to Voulez-Vous. The group debuted the single for the first time in the Music for UNICEF Concert. Originally, "If It Wasn't for the Nights" was planned as the lead single, but once "Chiquitita" was completed, it was scrapped a single altogether and remained an album

Nights in White Satin

original song written and composed by Justin Hayward; recorded by The Moody Blues

1958 song by Neil Sedaka

original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1979

original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury

song written and composed by Ralph Siegel; originally recorded by the pop group Dschinghis Khan and released in 1979

Does Your Mother Know

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, recorded by ABBA and released in 1979

original song written and composed by Sting; recorded 1978 by The Police

1979 song by Donna Summer

Money (That’s What I Want)

original song written and composed by Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford

The Logical Song

song by Supertramp (1979)

original song written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers; first recorded by Chic

You've Really Got a Hold on Me

original song written and composed by Smokey Robinson; first recorded by The Miracles

I Don't Like Mondays

song written and composed by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers; originally recorded by Boomtown Rats and released in 1979

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1979

Dancing in the Street

song written and composed by Marvin Gaye, William StevensonIvy and Jo Hunter, originally recorded by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and released in 1964

I Fought the Law

original song written and composed by Sonny Curtis

1979 hit song by the Bee Gees

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

comedy song by Eric Idle of Monty Python

1979 single by Billy Joel

Message in a Bottle

1979 single by The Police

"Angeleyes" (also known as "Angel Eyes") is a song by the Swedish group ABBA. The lyrics and music were composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, while Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad share lead vocals. It was recorded for their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous (1979), and was released on 6 July 1979, as a double a-side single with "Voulez-Vous" in the United Kingdom. In North America, it was released as an individual single by Atlantic Records.

song first performed by Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro

song written and composed by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and Victor Willis, originally recorded by Village People in 1978 and released in 1979

Too Much Heaven

1978 single by Bee Gees

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

song co-written and performed by Rod Stewart

Breakfast in America

1979 single by Supertramp

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

song of Neil Young

One Way or Another

original song written and composed by Debbie Harry, Clem Burke, and Nigel Harrison; recorded 1978 by Blondie

Shake Your Body

1979 single by The Jacksons

song written and composed by Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts, recorded by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer and released in 1979

Wonderful Christmastime

Christmas song written and composed by Paul McCartney, originally recorded by Paul McCartney and released in 1979

Daydream Believer

original song written and composed by John Stewart; first recorded by The Monkees in 1967

Can't Stand Losing You

1978 single by The Police

Dire Straits single

1979 single by The Cure

Take the Long Way Home

single by Supertramp

1979 song by Bob Dylan