[Music] The Greatest Singles of 1979

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Did a mix of songs from 1979 a few years ago, can be listened to here if anyone feels nostalgic:

https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Airing_Cupboard/1979/

Track List
1. Where's Captain Kirk? - Spizz Energi
2. 10:15 Saturday Night - The Cure
3. White Mice - Mo-Dettes
4. Map Reference 41 Degrees North, 93 Degrees West - Wire
5. Money - Flying Lizards
6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Slits
7. Memphis Tennesee - Silicon Teens
8. Touch - Lori & the Chameleons
9. Electricity - OMD
10. Almost Medieval - Human League
11. Down In The Park - Tubeway Army
12. Number One Song In Heaven - Sparks
13. Space Bass - Slick
14. Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5
15. They Don't Know - Kirsty MacColl
16. Human Fly - The Cramps
17. California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys
18. Spanish Bombs - The Clash
19. You - Kleenex
20. New Dawn Fades - Joy Division

That is pure class.

But they aren't all singles are they?

Edit: almost certainly as you were

 

[darkwolf666]

Tusk
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)

Good shout...

 

[studio150]

But didn't reach number 1 until 1979.

Which is immaterial otherwise something like The Dark Side of The Moon, would be one of he greatest albums of 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978...................

Anything which is greatest or best of a year rather than being based on sales for that year, must be purely based on the release year

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaHeuA-ptE&list=RD6UaHeuA-ptE&start_radio=1

 

[darkwolf666]

Did a mix of songs from 1979 a few years ago, can be listened to here if anyone feels nostalgic:

https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Airing_Cupboard/1979/

Track List
1. Where's Captain Kirk? - Spizz Energi
2. 10:15 Saturday Night - The Cure
3. White Mice - Mo-Dettes
4. Map Reference 41 Degrees North, 93 Degrees West - Wire
5. Money - Flying Lizards
6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Slits
7. Memphis Tennesee - Silicon Teens
8. Touch - Lori & the Chameleons
9. Electricity - OMD
10. Almost Medieval - Human League
11. Down In The Park - Tubeway Army
12. Number One Song In Heaven - Sparks
13. Space Bass - Slick
14. Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5
15. They Don't Know - Kirsty MacColl
16. Human Fly - The Cramps
17. California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys
18. Spanish Bombs - The Clash
19. You - Kleenex
20. New Dawn Fades - Joy Division

No 10 should be Human League’s Empire State Human, other than that decent list.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ2RvSHK_B8

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogzjk7UIJs

 

[Weststander]

Did a mix of songs from 1979 a few years ago, can be listened to here if anyone feels nostalgic:

https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Airing_Cupboard/1979/

Track List
1. Where's Captain Kirk? - Spizz Energi
2. 10:15 Saturday Night - The Cure
3. White Mice - Mo-Dettes
4. Map Reference 41 Degrees North, 93 Degrees West - Wire
5. Money - Flying Lizards
6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Slits
7. Memphis Tennesee - Silicon Teens
8. Touch - Lori & the Chameleons
9. Electricity - OMD
10. Almost Medieval - Human League
11. Down In The Park - Tubeway Army
12. Number One Song In Heaven - Sparks
13. Space Bass - Slick
14. Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5
15. They Don't Know - Kirsty MacColl
16. Human Fly - The Cramps
17. California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys
18. Spanish Bombs - The Clash
19. You - Kleenex
20. New Dawn Fades - Joy Division

Some great tracks there.

Not a single, but New Dawn Fades should be in the top 3.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJG9I-EnHk

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

if I remember right I had this on red vinyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW5LEne0kP8

 

[Deleted member 2719]

I'd swap out XTC for this

Good choice, but not for XTC, swap it for Chic instead please!

 

[Questions]

The drums you say? Nothing else??

I can remember whacking one off to Debbie Harry when she appeared on Top of the Pops. It used to piss my mother if if we had guests in the lounge.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

if I remember right I had this on red vinyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW5LEne0kP8

I have Generation X king rocker in Orange vinyl, my brother has ELO Mr Blue Sky in blue vinyl.

Really can't remember how long coloured vinyls lasted.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

I have Generation X king rocker in Orange vinyl, my brother has ELO Mr Blue Sky in blue vinyl.

Really can't remember how long coloured vinyls lasted.

I had king rocker on coloured vinyl too,think it was a horrible brown

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

played this one to death back in the day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbVMGWMXpF8

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

and this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RD8sIreqe4

 

[El Presidente]

In a Rut

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

https://youtu.be/rKTUAESacQM
regards
DR

 

[BN9 BHA]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkNu9OxThc

This.
One of my favourite bands, I would say this single is better than many on the list in the opening post.
IMO of course.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

https://youtu.be/cmTssM-tAuw
regards
DR