Was 1979 a good year for music?

1979 was that year in question. I was only 14 years old then, but this was quite possibly the single most amazing year for music of all genres. Better still, a lot of this exciting new music was there in front of us every week on Top Of The Pops and on the radio.

What band had a hit 1979?

the Smashing Pumpkins
“1979” is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. “1979” was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs.

What was the number one top hit song in 1979?

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979

No.	Title	Artist(s)
1	“My Sharona”	The Knack
2	“Bad Girls”	Donna Summer
3	“Le Freak”	Chic
4	“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”	Rod Stewart

What was the number one hit in 1979?

Below are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1979….

Date	Song	Artist
August 11	“Bad Girls”	Donna Summer
August 18	“Good Times”	Chic
August 25	“My Sharona”	The Knack
September 1	“My Sharona”	The Knack

What was the music scene like in 1979?

But disco was only a part of the music scene in 1979. Post-punk and New Wave were in full blossom with boundary-pushing albums from Talking Heads, B-52’s, Joy Division and Gang of Four.

What was the number 1 song in the US in September 1979?

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 22nd September, 1979 TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak to Date) 1 1 MY SHARONA –•– The Knack (Capitol)-14 (5 weeks at #1) (1)