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Major Events Sports Movies Books TV Academy Awards
Grammy Awards Tony Awards TOP 100 Songs of 1979 Top Nudes of 1979
NBA: Seattle Supersonics vs. Washington Bullets Score: 4-1
NCAA Football: Alabama Record: 12-0-0
Heisman Trophy: Charles White, usc, RB points: 1,695
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers Series: 4-1
Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys Score: 35-31
US Open Golf: Hale Irwin Score: 284 Course: Inverness Club Location: Denver, CO
World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles Series: 4-3
1. Superman
2. Every Which Way But Loose
3. Rocky II
4. Alien
5. The Amityville Horror
6. Star Trek
7. Moonraker
8. The Muppet Movie
9. California Suite
10. The Deer Hunter
Fiction:
1. "The Matarese Circle" by Robert Ludlum
2. "Sophie's Choice" by William Styron
3. "Overload" by Arthur Hailey
4. "Memories of Another Day" by Harold Robbins
5. "Jailbird" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Nonfiction
1. Aunt Erma's Cope Book by Erma Bombeck
2. The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet by Herman Tarnower
3. How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years by Howard Ruff
4. Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin
5. The Pritiken Program for Diet and Exercise by Nathan Pritiken
1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
2. Three's Company (ABC)
3. That's Incredible (ABC)
4. Alice (CBS)
5. M*A*S*H (CBS)
6. Dallas (CBS)
7. Flo (CBS)
8. The Jeffersons (CBS)
9. The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS)
10. One Day at a Time (CBS)
Best Picture: "Kramer vs. Kramer"
Best Director: Robert Benton ... "Kramer vs. Kramer"
Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman ... "Kramer vs. Kramer"
Best Actress: Sally Field ... "Norma Rae"
Record of the Year: "What a Fool Believes" ... The Doobie Brothers
Best Song: "What a Fool Believes" ... Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
Best Album: "52nd Street" ... Billy Joel
Male Vocalist: Billy Joel ... "52nd Street"
Female Vocalist: Dionne Warwick ... "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
Best Play: "The Elephant Man" ... Bernard Pomerance
Best Musical: "Sweeny Todd"
Best Actor: Tom Conti ... "Whose Life is It Anyway?"
Best Actress: Constance Cummings ... "Wings" & Carole Shelley ... "The
Elephant Man" Len Cariou ... "Sweeney Todd"
Angela Lansbury ... "Sweeny Todd"
1. My Sharona, Knack
2. Bad Girls, Donna Summer
3. Le Freak, Chic
4. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy, Rod Stewart
5. Reunited, Peaches and Herb
6. I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
7. Hot Stuff, Donna Summer
8. Y.M.C.A., Village People
9. Ring My Bell, Anita Ward
10. Sad Eyes, Robert John
11. Too Much Heaven, Bee Gees
12. MacArthur Park, Donna Summer
13. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, Dr. Hook
14. Makin' It, David Naughton
15. Fire, Pointer Sisters
16. Tragedy, Bee Gees
17. A Little More Love, Olivia Newton-John
18. Heart Of Glass, Blondie
19. What A Fool Believes, Doobie Brothers
20. Good Times, Chic
21. You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
22. Knock On Wood, Amii Stewart
23. Stumblin' In, Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
24. Lead Me On, Maxine Nightingale
25. Shake Your Body, Jacksons
26. Don't Cry Out Loud, Melissa Manchester
27. The Logical Song, Supertramp
28. My Life, Billy Joel
29. Just When I Needed You Most, Randy Vanwarmer
30. You Can't Change That, Raydio
31. Shake Your Groove Thing, Peaches and Herb
32. I'll Never Love This Way Again, Dionne Warwick
33. Love You Inside Out, Bee Gees
34. I Want You To Want Me, Cheap Trick
35. The Main Event (Fight), Barbra Streisand
36. Mama Can't Buy You Love, Elton John
37. I Was Made For Dancin', Leif Garrett
38. After The Love Has Gone, Earth, Wind and Fire
39. Heaven Knows, Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams
40. The Gambler, Kenny Rogers
41. Lotta Love, Nicolette Larson
42. Lady, Little River Band
43. Heaven Must Have Sent You, Bonnie Pointer
44. Hold The Line, Toto
45. He's The Greatest Dancer, Sister Sledge
46. Sharing The Night Together, Dr. Hook
47. She Believes In Me, Kenny Rogers
48. In The Navy, Village People
49. Music Box Dancer, Frank Mills
50. The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band
51. Gold, John Stewart
52. Goodnight Tonight, Wings
53. We Are Family, Sister Sledge
54. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy, Bad Company
55. Every 1's A Winner, Hot Chocolate
56. Take Me Home, Cher
57. Boogie Wonderland, Earth, Wind and Fire
58. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away, Andy Gibb
59. What You Won't Do For Love, Bobby Caldwell
60. New York Groove, Ace Frehley
61. Sultans Of Swing, Dire Straits
62. I Want Your Love, Chic
63. Chuck E's In Love, Rickie Lee Jones
64. I Love The Night Life, Alicia Bridges
65. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, McFadden and Whitehead
66. Lonesome Loser, Little River Band
67. Renegade, Styx
68. Love Is The Answer, England Dan and John Ford Coley
69. Got To Be Real, Cheryl Lynn
70. Born To Be Alive, Patrick Hernandez
71. Shine A Little Love, Electric Light Orchestra
72. I Just Fall In Love Again, Anne Murray
73. Shake It, Ian Matthews
74. I Was Made For Lovin' You, Kiss
75. I Just Wanna Stop, Gino Vannelli
76. Disco Nights, G.Q.
77. Ooh Baby Baby, Linda Ronstadt
78. September, Earth, Wind and Fire
79. Time Passages, Al Stewart
80. Rise, Herb Alpert
81. Don't Bring Me Down, Electric Light Orchestra
82. Promises, Eric Clapton
83. Get Used To It, Roger Voudouris
84. How Much I Feel, Ambrosia
85. Suspicions, Eddie Rabbitt
86. You Take My Breath Away, Rex Smith
87. How You Gonna See Me Now, Alice Cooper
88. Double Vision, Foreigner
89. Every Time I Think Of You, Babys
90. I Got My Mind Made Up, Instant Funk
91. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson
92. Bad Case Of Lovin' You, Robert Palmer
93. Somewhere In The Night, Barry Manilow
94. We've Got Tonite, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
95. Dance The Night Away, Van Halen
96. Dancing Shoes, Nigel Olsson
97. The Boss, Diana Ross
98. Sail On, Commodores
99. I Do Love You, G.Q.
100. Strange Way, Firefall
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