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Top Rock Songs of 1979

1978 <-1979-> 1980

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1.
08/1979
269

4
US






3
UK
[Jet 5060]
written by Jeff Lynne
2.
11/1979
254

14
US


28
dance


✫1
UK
charted as Brass in Pocket (I'm Special) / Mystery Achievement / Precious in US dance charts
written by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott
3.
01/1979
231

✫1
US
22
AC
40
dance
72
R&B
31
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1980]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1980]
[Warner 8778]
written by Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins
4.
03/1979
206

6
US






7
UK
[A&M 2128]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson
5.
09/1979
206

40
US






✫1
UK
[Warner 49114 (Island)]
written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn & Bruce Woolley
6.
05/1979
199

8
US
40
AC




6
UK
[Jet 5057]
written by Jeff Lynne
7.
10/1979

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

from Tusk   Tusk
198

8
US






6
UK
featuring U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band
[Warner 49077]
written by Lindsey Buckingham
8.
07/1979
196

73
US






✫1
UK
[Columbia 11117]
written by Bob Geldof
9.
09/1979
196

74
US






✫1
UK
written by Sting (as Gordon Sumner)
10.
12/1979
186









✫1
UK
written by Sting
11.
02/1979
161









2
UK
as Elvis Costello & the Attactions
written by Elvis Costello
12.
07/1979
161









2
UK
[R]
[A&M 2119]
written by Sting
13.
11/1979
136









3
UK
written by Paul Weller
14.
12/1979

Sara by Fleetwood Mac

from Tusk   Tusk
131

7
US
13
AC




37
UK
[Warner 49150]
written by Stevie Nicks
15.
05/1979
124

5
US
42
AC






featuring Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
[RSO 931]
written by John Stewart
16.
10/1979
110

37
US
41
AC




8
UK
charted as Confusion / Last Train to London in the UK
[Jet 5064]
written by Jeff Lynne
17.
11/1979
106

39
US






8
UK
charted as Confusion / Last Train to London in the UK
[Jet 5067]
written by Jeff Lynne
18.
02/1979
92

32
US






12
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #388]
written by Sting (as Gordon Sumner)
19.
06/1979
91

62
US






9
UK
20.
05/1979
87

14
US
13
AC


74
R&B
47
UK
[Warner 8828]
written by Michael McDonald & Lester Abrams
21.
10/1979
84

10
US
28
AC






[A&M 2193]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson
22.
06/1979
76

14
US






51
UK
written by Ric Ocasek
23.
07/1979
76

15
US
32
AC




57
UK
[A&M 2162]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson
24.
07/1979
74

14
US






61
UK
[Island 49016]
written by Moon Martin
25.
09/1979
70

12
US








[Atlantic 3618]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm
26.
11/1979
63

14
US








[Atlantic 3633]
written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones [Foreigner]
27.
07/1979
58

16
US








[Columbia 11036]
written by Steve Perry
28.
12/1979

99 by Toto

from Hydra   Hydra
43

26
US
19
AC






[Columbia 11173]
written by David Paich
29.
08/1979
41

25
US
37
AC






[Warner 49029]
written by Patrick Simmons & Michael McDonald
30.
09/1979
40

24
US








[Columbia 11072]
written by Bob Dylan
31.
09/1979
35

27
US








[Arista 0454]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson
32.
08/1979
35

28
US
49
AC






featuring Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
[RSO 1000]
written by John Stewart
33.
04/1979
34

101
US






28
UK
as Elvis Costello & the Attactions
[Columbia 10919]
written by Elvis Costello
34.
02/1979
33

65
US






34
UK
written by Ray Davies
35.
12/1979
32

34
US
18
AC






[RSO 1016]
written by John Stewart
36.
02/1979
28

34
US
33
AC






[Portrait 70025]
written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson [rock musician] & Sue Ennis
37.
07/1979
24









33
UK
written by Chrissie Hynde
38.
04/1979
23









34
UK
39.
04/1979
19

41
US








[Arista 0409]
written by Ray Davies
40.
03/1979
19

41
US








US B side to All Mixed Up
[Elektra 46014]
written by Ric Ocasek
41.
02/1979
17

45
US








[Columbia 10898]
written by David Paich
42.
12/1979
14

52
US








[Island 7-49137]
written by Todd Rundgren
43.
04/1979
12

58
US








[Columbia 10928]
written by Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon & Ross Valory
44.
01/1979
3

110
US








[Chrysalis 2238]
written by Jim Dewar (as James Dewar) & Robin Trower
45.
1





70
dance




charted as Boys Don't Cry/Jumping Someone Else's Train in US dance charts
written by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey & Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst)

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