NOW Yearbook 1979
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Release Date: 09/09/2022
Since June 2021 we have presented five editions of the 'NOW - Yearbook' series that span the first half of the 1980s. NOW Music is proud to present the another edition to our 'Yearbook' family: 'NOW - Yearbook 1979'. With a re-imagined look that reflects the era, 85 tracks over 4-CDs celebrate a truly spectacular year of chart magic. Kicking off with one of Queen's most popular songs 'Don't Stop Me Now', Disc 1 includes #1's from The Police, The Boomtown Rats and Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Disc 2 opens with three Ska/Pop crossover hits from Madness, The Selecter and The Specials, before taking in some Classic Rock including Meat Loaf, Electric Light Orchestra and the collaboration between Gary Moore and Phil Lynott. Next up is an astonishing run of New Wave and Post-Punk hits including Squeeze, The Jam, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Cure and Siouxsie And The Banshees. Four of 1979s most beautiful songs open Disc 3 from ABBA with 'Chiquitita', 'Every Day Hurts' from Sad Café, Elton John's 'Song For Guy', and the best-selling single of the year: 'Bright Eyes' by Art Garfunkel, and finishes with one of the most influential singles of all time: 'Rapper's Delight' from The Sugarhill Gang. The final disc in this collection features four more of the year's #1s and opens with one of them - Cliff Richard's 'We Don't Talk Anymore', before further pop brilliance from Wings, Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond, Suzi Quatro and Boney M. Smooth Soul ballads from Commodores, Peaches & Herb and The Three Degrees follow, as does a Country Pop #1 from Dr. Hook. The disc concludes with three Synth-Pop smashes that pointed the way to the upcoming decade - 'Pop Muzik' from M, and the two final #1s featured: 'Are Friends Electric?' and closing with 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by The Buggles. 'NOW - Yearbook 1979' - A celebration of the diversity of the charts, and the creative brilliance of the year in pop.
Disc 1
1: Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
2: Walking On the Moon - The Police
3: I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats
4: Wow - Kate Bush
5: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury and The Blockheads
6: Heart of Glass - Blondie
7: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA
8: Good Times - Chic
9: We Are Family - Sister Sledge
10: September - Earth, Wind & Fire
11: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
12: YMCA - The Village People
13: Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
14: Beat the Clock - Sparks
15: Cars - Gary Numan
16: Money - The Flying Lizards
17: Stop Your Sobbing - The Pretenders
18: Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds
19: Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty
20: My Life - Billy Joel
21: Dance Away - Roxy Music
Disc 2
1: One Step Beyond - Madness
2: On My Radio - The Selecter
3: Gangsters - The Specials
4: Silly Games - Janet Kay
5: Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
6: Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
7: Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
8: Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow
9: The Devil Went Down to Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
10: My Sharona - The Knack
11: I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
12: Cool for Cats - Squeeze
13: Into the Valley - Skids
14: Something Else - Sex Pistols
15: I Fought the Law - The Clash
16: The Eton Rifles - The Jam
17: Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
18: Making Plans for Nigel - XTC
19: Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson
20: Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
21: The Staircase (Mystery) - Siouxsie & The Banshees
22: Lucky Number - Lene Lovich
23: Rock Lobster - The B-52's
Disc 3
1: Chiquitita - ABBA
2: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel
3: Song for Guy - Elton John
4: Every Day Hurts - Sad Café
5: One Way Ticket - Eruption
6: Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
7: I Want Your Love - Chic
8: He's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
9: Bad Girls - Donna Summer
10: Street Life - The Crusaders
11: Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions
12: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead
13: Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
14: Can You Feel the Force - The Real Thing
15: Contact - Edwin Star
16: I Was Made for Dancin' - Leif Garrett
17: Wanted - The Dooleys
18: Strut Your Funky Stuff - Frantique
19: I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself) - Dynasty
20: Rappers Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
Disc 4
1: We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
2: Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
3: Goodnight Tonight - Wings
4: Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
5: A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
6: Dreaming - Blondie
7: She's in Love With You - Suzi Quatro
8: When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook
9: If I Had You - The Korgis
10: Love's Gotta Hold On Me - Dollar
11: Hellelujah - Milk & Honey
12: Woman in Love - The Three Degrees
13: Reunited - Peaches & Herb
14: Still - Commodores
15: Lay Your Love On Me - Racey
16: Bang Bang - BA Robertson
17: In the Navy - The Village People
18: Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-holiday - Boney M.
19: Pop Muzik - M
20: Are 'Friends' Electric? - Tubeway Army
21: Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles