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Zoneboy · 03-13-2007, 05:42 AM

For reasons unknown to me, Someone at Billboard got the idiotic idea to rank just the top 50 songs for 1979 and combine those with a special edition of the top 50 Christmas songs of all time.

For the first time since 1970 when these year end countdowns began, Instrumentals were not eligible which meant that "Rise" by Herb Alpert wasn't included even though it spent at least 2 weeks at #1. When the 1979 countdown aired, Casey Kasem explained the no instrumental rule for that year but evidently neither he nor anyone at Billboard noticed that somehow "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills managed to sneak into the countdown.

50: THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
49: MUSIC BOX DANCER - FRANK MILLS
48: IN THE NAVY - THE VILLAGE PEOPLE
47: SHE BELIEVES IN ME - KENNY ROGERS
46: SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER - DR. HOOK
45: HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER - SISTER SLEDGE
44: HOLD THE LINE - TOTO
43: HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - BONNIE POINTER
42: LADY - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
41: LOTTA LOVE - NICOLETTE LARSON
40: THE GAMBLER - KENNY ROGERS
39: HEAVEN KNOWS - DONNA SUMMER
38: AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
37: I WAS MADE FOR DANCING - LEIF GARRETT
36: MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN
35: FIGHT (THEME FROM "THE MAIN EVENT") - BARBRA STREISAND
34: I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - CHEAP TRICK
33: LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT - BEE GEES
32: I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN - DIONNE WARWICK
31: SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING - PEACHES & HERB
30: YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO
29: JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - RANDY VAN WARMER
28: MY LIFE - BILLY JOEL
27: THE LOGICAL SONG - SUPERTRAMP
26: DON'T CRY OUT LOUD - MELISSA MANCHESTER
25: SHAKE YOUR BODY - THE JACKSONS
24: LEAD ME ON - MAXINE NIGHTENGALE
23: STUMBLIN' IN - SUZIE QUATRO AND CHRIS NORMAN
22: KNOCK ON WOOD - AMI STEWART
21: YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS ANYMORE - BARBRA STREISAND AND NEIL DIAMOND
20: GOOD TIMES - CHIC
19: WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
18: HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE
17: A LITTLE MORE LOVE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
16: TRAGEDY - THE BEE GEES
15: FIRE - THE POINTER SISTERS
14: MAKIN' IT - DAVID NAUGHTON
13: WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR HOOK
12: MACARTHUR PARK - DONNA SUMMER
11: TOO MUCH HEAVEN - BEE GEES
10: SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN
9: RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD
8: Y.M.C.A. - VILLAGE PEOPLE
7: HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER
6: I WILL SURVIVE - GLORIA GAYNOR
5: REUNITED - PEACHES & HERB
4: DO 'YA THINK I'M SEXY - ROD STEWART
3: LE FREAK - CHIC
2: BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER
1: MY SHARONA - THE KNACK

03-13-2007, 05:42 AM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,406	Billboard's Top 50 Songs of 1979 For reasons unknown to me, Someone at Billboard got the idiotic idea to rank just the top 50 songs for 1979 and combine those with a special edition of the top 50 Christmas songs of all time. For the first time since 1970 when these year end countdowns began, Instrumentals were not eligible which meant that "Rise" by Herb Alpert wasn't included even though it spent at least 2 weeks at #1. When the 1979 countdown aired, Casey Kasem explained the no instrumental rule for that year but evidently neither he nor anyone at Billboard noticed that somehow "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills managed to sneak into the countdown. 50: THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND 49: MUSIC BOX DANCER - FRANK MILLS 48: IN THE NAVY - THE VILLAGE PEOPLE 47: SHE BELIEVES IN ME - KENNY ROGERS 46: SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER - DR. HOOK 45: HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER - SISTER SLEDGE 44: HOLD THE LINE - TOTO 43: HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - BONNIE POINTER 42: LADY - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND 41: LOTTA LOVE - NICOLETTE LARSON 40: THE GAMBLER - KENNY ROGERS 39: HEAVEN KNOWS - DONNA SUMMER 38: AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE - EARTH, WIND AND FIRE 37: I WAS MADE FOR DANCING - LEIF GARRETT 36: MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE - ELTON JOHN 35: FIGHT (THEME FROM "THE MAIN EVENT") - BARBRA STREISAND 34: I WANT YOU TO WANT ME - CHEAP TRICK 33: LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT - BEE GEES 32: I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN - DIONNE WARWICK 31: SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING - PEACHES & HERB 30: YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT - RAYDIO 29: JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - RANDY VAN WARMER 28: MY LIFE - BILLY JOEL 27: THE LOGICAL SONG - SUPERTRAMP 26: DON'T CRY OUT LOUD - MELISSA MANCHESTER 25: SHAKE YOUR BODY - THE JACKSONS 24: LEAD ME ON - MAXINE NIGHTENGALE 23: STUMBLIN' IN - SUZIE QUATRO AND CHRIS NORMAN 22: KNOCK ON WOOD - AMI STEWART 21: YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS ANYMORE - BARBRA STREISAND AND NEIL DIAMOND 20: GOOD TIMES - CHIC 19: WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES - THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 18: HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE 17: A LITTLE MORE LOVE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 16: TRAGEDY - THE BEE GEES 15: FIRE - THE POINTER SISTERS 14: MAKIN' IT - DAVID NAUGHTON 13: WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN - DR HOOK 12: MACARTHUR PARK - DONNA SUMMER 11: TOO MUCH HEAVEN - BEE GEES 10: SAD EYES - ROBERT JOHN 9: RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD 8: Y.M.C.A. - VILLAGE PEOPLE 7: HOT STUFF - DONNA SUMMER 6: I WILL SURVIVE - GLORIA GAYNOR 5: REUNITED - PEACHES & HERB 4: DO 'YA THINK I'M SEXY - ROD STEWART 3: LE FREAK - CHIC 2: BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER 1: MY SHARONA - THE KNACK
	__________________ 'Twas The Night Before Christmas And All Through The Full House Not A Creature Was Stirring, Not Even Mighty Mouse. All My Children We're Nestled All Snug In Their Beds While Visions Of Sugarbakers Danced In Their Heads. Last edited by Zoneboy; 03-13-2007 at 07:12 AM.