Billboard Top Hits: 1979

Billboard Top Hits: 1979
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	April 23, 1991
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	37:15
Label	Rhino Records
Billboard Top Hits chronology
Billboard Top Hits: 1978 (1991) Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (1991) Billboard Top Hits: 1980 (1992)

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Billboard Top Hits: 1979 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1991, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1979.

The track lineup includes six songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the No. 1 song of 1979, "My Sharona" by The Knack. The remaining four songs each reached the top 5 on the Hot 100. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 16, 1996.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Heart of Glass" – Blondie
2. "My Sharona" – The Knack
3. "Just When I Needed You Most" – Randy VanWarmer
4. "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" – Rupert Holmes
5. "I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor
6. "Y.M.C.A." – Village People
7. "Sad Eyes" – Robert John
8. "Fire" – Pointer Sisters
9. "Ring My Bell" – Anita Ward
10. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" – Charlie Daniels Band

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