Billboard Top Hits: 1979

Billboard Top Hits (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2011)
• Original Release Date: April 23, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino Billboard
• ASIN: B0000032KA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,646 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heart of Glass

2. My Sharona

3. Just When I Needed You Most

4. Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

5. I Will Survive

6. Y.M.C.A.

7. Sad Eyes

8. Fire

9. Ring My Bell

10. The Devil Went Down to Georgia

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DISCO, COUNTRY AND BEAUTIFUL BALLADS, September 6, 2003

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Audio CD)

This excellent compilation contains four massive disco smashes, one stunning piece of power pop, three soulful ballads and one great country story song. The heavy presence of disco is to be expected since this dance style still rules the charts in 1979. I Will Survive and Y.M.C.A. became ageless club anthems, Ring My Bell is famous for its atmospheric syndrum effects and Heart Of Glass crossed the boundaries between new wave and disco in a big way. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) was a novelty hit and it still irritates me, but Just When I Needed You Most, Sad Eyes and Fire are great emotional ballads that have stood the test of time very well. The Devil Went Down To Georgia is still an amusing country song with some superb instrumental breaks. Nine great songs out of ten tracks make this one of the better Billboard compilations, reflecting all of the relevant styles that made 1979 such a great year for music.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those Were The Days!!, February 2, 2004

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D. Hawkins (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Audio CD)

Ah, 1979. It was the last year that disco ruled the pop charts, new wave began its rise, rap had its first Top 40 hit ("Rapper's Delight"), and every newscast began with a countdown of the number of days hostages had been held in Iran. As a 9 year old, I heard these songs everywhere, from "My Sharona" played round the clock on the radio, to "Sad Eyes" and "Just When I Needed You Most" played during slow skate at the local roller rink. I saw most of these songs lip synced to on "Solid Gold" (remember that show?), where Dionne Warwick's hair got shorter every week. I thought Charlie Daniels was one bad dude when he was talking about the Devil coming down south, where I lived at the time! Who knew then that "Y.M.C.A." would become the most played song in the history of the universe? And though I've listened to it for 25 years without tiring of it, I still don't have the foggiest clue what Debbie Harry is singing on "Heart of Glass?!" Needless to say, this CD sums up one year better than just about any other Billboard collection to date. Memories usually don't come this cheap!!! As we said in 1979, "Na Noo, Na Noo."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Billboard Top Hits: 1979, October 5, 2007

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Robert Styger "Nevada Smith" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Audio CD)

I bought the cd just for that one song you cannot find anywhere else. Randy VanWarmer, Just When I Needed You Most. You cannot find this one anywhere, unless you have it on an old record.