13.01.1979 : Doll - Desire Me (2 weeks # 1)

 

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The Doll were a punk rock/new wave band from London, England, who had a top-thirty hit in 1978 with "Desire Me".

 

The Doll formed in October 1977 with a line-up of Marion Valentine (vocals, guitar), Adonis Yianni (keyboards), Christos Yianni (bass guitar), and Mario Watts (drums). They were signed by Beggars Banquet Records, who included their track "Trash" on the Streets compilation and issued their debut single, "Don't Tango on my Heart", in January 1978. They hit the UK Singles Chart with their second single, "Desire Me", which spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 28 in January 1979, and led to the band appearing on Top of the Pops. Female singer Valentine became the unintended focus of attention from the press as a result, making her a 'punk sex symbol', leading to a split in the band.

 

Valentine and Christos Yianni recruited a new line-up including Dennis Haines (keyboards), Jamie West-Oram (lead guitar), and Paul Turner (drums). The new line-up recorded an album titled Listen to the Silence, and a handful of other singles, but failed to repeat their earlier success and split up in spring 1980.

 

Ye Gods! That really is terrible opportunist rubbish.

 

10.03.1979 : Donny & Marie Osmond - On The Shelf (3 weeks # 1)

 

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31.03.1979 : Dana - Something's Cookin' In The Kitchen (5 weeks # 1)

 

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1979 saw the release of Dana's fifth album "The Girl is Back". The Barry Blue production gave her a contemporary sound and a Top 50 single, "Something's Cookin' in the Kitchen", which peaked at #44 in the UK. A new phase in her career began after Pope John Paul II came to Ireland in September 1979, inspiring her to write with her husband the Irish chart-topper "Totus Tuus".

 

Outside her chart career, Dana had remained a popular personality since her 1970 Eurovision win. She had played the part of a tinker girl in Flight of the Doves (1971), a children's adventure film starring Ron Moody and Jack Wild and directed by Ralph Nelson. She was also an in-demand headliner for summer seasons at resorts and seasonal pantomimes as well as performing at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and a week of sell-out shows at the London Palladium. Dana also performed extensively in cabaret venues and was voted Top Female Vocalist at the National Club Acts Awards in 1979. BBC Television gave her two shows of her own: a series of A Day with Dana in 1974 and four series of Wake Up Sunday in 1979. For BBC Radio she presented a series of I Believe in Music in 1977.

Edited March 27, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

05.05.1979 : Dusty Springfield - I'm Coming Home Again (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual sound, she was an important blue-eyed soul singer, and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the United Kingdom Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of both the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame. International polls have named Springfield among the best female rock artists of all time. Her image, supported by a peroxide blonde beehive hairstyle, evening gowns, and heavy make-up, made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.

 

In the late 1970s Springfield released two albums on United Artists Records. The first was 1978's It Begins Again, produced by Roy Thomas Baker. The album peaked in the UK top 50 and was well received by critics. Her 1979 album, Living Without Your Love, did not reach the top 50. In early 1979, Springfield played club dates in New York City. In London, she recorded two singles with David Mackay for her UK label, Mercury Records (formerly Philips Records). The first was the disco-influenced "Baby Blue", which reached No. 61 in the UK. The second, "Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees", released in January 1980, was Springfield's final single for Mercury Records; she had been with them for nearly 20 years. On 3 December 1979, she performed a charity concert for a full house at the Royal Albert Hall, in the presence of Princess Margaret. In 1980 Springfield sang "Bits and Pieces", the theme song from the movie The Stunt Man. She signed a US deal with 20th Century Records, which resulted in the single "It Goes Like It Goes", a cover of the Oscar-winning song from the film, Norma Rae.

 

None of Springfield's recordings from 1971 to 1986 charted on the UK Top 40 or Billboard Hot 100.

 

19.05.1979 : Blondie - Sunday Girl (9 weeks # 1)

 

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"Sunday Girl" is a 1978 song written and recorded by American group, Blondie. Though never released as a single in United States, the track was a #1 hit in the United Kingdom for three weeks in May 1979 as well as a #1 hit in Australia.

 

The song was written by Chris Stein and was the fourth single to be taken from the album, Parallel Lines, in the UK and most other parts of the world. The French language version of the track was first released in the UK on the "Sunday Girl" 12" single; in France and the Netherlands, it was the B-side of the 7". For Blondie's first greatest hits album The Best of Blondie in 1981, producer Mike Chapman created a special mix which incorporated one verse sung in French.

 

The single had an unusual release in Australia, with some dispute among fans as to whether it reached #1 there or failed to chart. This is because of its initial release as the lead single from "Parallel Lines", due to its being reminiscent of "In The Flesh", Blondie's first hit in Australia. "Sunday Girl" failed to chart, however, and was later re-released as a double A-Side with "Heart of Glass", on the back of its UK success. As a result, it was eclipsed by the disco track, and is rarely recognised as having charted in its own right.

Edited August 28, 201411 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

14.07.1979 : ABBA - Angeleyes (7 weeks # 1)

 

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"Angeleyes" is a song written and recorded in 1979 by Swedish pop group ABBA. The lyrics and music were composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with the lyrics sung by both Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, typical of most ABBA compositions. The working title for the song was "Katakusom".

 

In United Kingdom, "Angeleyes" was released as a double A-side with "Voulez-Vous". Epic, ABBA's British record label, believed that with its classic ABBA arrangement, "Angeleyes" would be more popular with the record buying public. "Angeleyes" was included in the official ABBA compilations More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993) and The Definitive Collection (2001), as well as the 1994 four-CD boxed set "Thank You for the Music". It also appeared on the group's 1979 'Greatest Hits Volume 2' album. No promotional video for the track was made. As ABBA had filmed one for "Voulez-Vous", it was this that was used to promote the AA side single.

 

"Angeleyes"/"Voulez-Vous" single was the first ABBA single in the UK to feature a picture sleeve, although ABBA had previously issued picture sleeves in other countries. All of Epic's previous ABBA UK single releases were issued in plain company sleeves, which were yellow until 1976 when they changed to orange during a revision of Epic's label design. The single was also issued in several different colours of vinyl, and marked a change in Epic's presentation of their then most profitable act.

Edited August 28, 201411 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

08.09.1979 : Pretenders - Kid (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band comprised initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion).

 

Pretenders formed in 1978 after Dave Hill at Anchor Records heard some demos of Hynde's music. He arranged a rehearsal studio in Denmark Street, where a 3-piece band consisting of Hynde, Mal Hart on bass (he had played with Hynde and Steve Strange in The Moors Murderers), and Phil Taylor of Motorhead on drums played a selection of Hynde's original songs. Dave Hill was impressed and arranged a day at Studio 51 to record another demo. Although it was rough, he felt he had seen and heard enough "star potential" to suggest that Hynde form a more permanent band to record for his new label, Real Records. Hynde then formed a band composed of Pete Farndon (who was later associated romantically with Hynde) on bass, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar, and Gerry Mcilduff on drums. This band, then without a name, recorded five tracks at Regents Park Studio in July 1978, including "Stop Your Sobbing." Shortly thereafter, Gerry Mcilduff was replaced on drums by Martin Chambers, and Hynde named the band "Pretenders" after Platters song "The Great Pretender."

 

The band's first single, a cover of The Kinks song "Stop Your Sobbing" was released in January 1979 and gained critical attention. It was followed in June with "Kid," and then in January 1980 the band got to No. 1 in the UK with "Brass in Pocket," which was also successful in the US, reaching No. 14 on Billboard Hot 100.

 

Their self-titled debut album was released at the end of December 1979 and was a success in the United Kingdom and United States both critically and commercially. (Pretenders was subsequently named one of the best albums of all time by VH1 (No. 52) and Rolling Stone (No. 155).

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

22.09.1979 : Dooleys - Chosen Few (1 week # 1)

 

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The Dooleys were a United Kingdom male–female pop group comprising eight members - six of them family members - at their peak.

 

The group began in the late 1960s as "The Dooley Family", composed of brothers Jim (vocals), John (guitar and vocals) and Frank (guitar and vocals) with sisters Marie, Anne & Kathy (all vocals). Based in Ilford, Essex, the group's work was mostly limited to theatres and hotels because the three youngest members were still at school and therefore not allowed to perform in pubs. They gained their first recording contract with John Schroeder who signed them to his Alaska Records company in 1974, and released two singles. The first of these was "Hands Across the Sea" (although its release was delayed due to the song being entered into the Song for Europe contest, to be sung by Olivia Newton-John).

 

In 1975 they were invited to tour in Eastern Europe. During the tour they recorded a live album at the Rossia Hall in Moscow (The Dooley Family in Moscow, Live Concert at Rossia Hall, October 29th 1975). The album was very successful and sold many copies in Soviet Union. This was a couple of years before they had a chart hit in their homeland, and some three years before Elton John's concerts in Russia.

 

In the summer of 1977 (a decade after they were formed) The Dooleys had their first hit with "Think I'm Gonna Fall in Love With You". The existing members of the family were joined in early 1979 by the youngest member of the group Helen . Subsequent UK hits gave them the record of being the largest family act ever featured on a hit single. A string of hits followed with varying degrees of success, and they travelled around Europe and the Far East as one of the busiest live acts around. Their chart run came to a peak in 1979 when they scored their two biggest hits: "Wanted" (UK #3) and "The Chosen Few" (UK #7). "Wanted" was also a hit in Japan, where it reached #1 for ten weeks and led to them being entered into the Tokyo Music Festival in 1980. They won the "Gold Award" (second place) with the song "Body Language", which also went to #1 (for seven weeks).

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

29.09.1979 : Blondie - Dreaming (7 weeks # 1)

 

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"Dreaming" is a song by the American punk/New Wave band Blondie. Released in 1979, it was the lead single from their fourth album Eat to the Beat. It peaked at #2 in the British singles chart and at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. It was also extremely popular on AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio stations.

 

"Dreaming" was written by the group's principal songwriting partnership, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein. The power pop sound of the record is one of its trademarks as is the opening line "When I met you in the restaurant, you could tell I was no debutante". The song is also influenced by the popular Phil Spector phenomenon, the wall of sound, which utilizes multiple layers of instrumentation to create a full and voluminous sound.

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

06.10.1979 : Cats U.K - Luton Airport (4 weeks # 1)

 

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Cats U.K. were a British four-piece all-girl band who had a hit with the single "Luton Airport" in October 1979.

 

The record, which reached No. 22 in the UK Singles Chart, was inspired by the 1977 Campari television commercial in which cockney model and actress Lorraine Chase responds to Jeremy Clyde's romantic line "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?" with the reply, "Nahh, Luton Airport!".

 

The band featured Deena Payne, who coincidentally went on to appear with Chase in the long-running soap opera "Emmerdale". The lead singer was Bea Rowley as Lorraine Chase did not want to sing the song. The track was written by Paul Curtis, known amongst UK Eurovision Song Contest fans due to his many and varied attempts at writing the UK entry each year, and John Worsley. The writers approached Jill Shirley about finding suitable singers for the group. Shirley had been involved with the UK heats for Eurovision for a number of years and would go on to form Bucks Fizz, Gem and Bardo.

 

The group had to rename itself to Cats U.K. because of the existence of the Dutch band The Cats. The group went on to record their second single "Holiday Camp" in 1980 with a third single "16, Looking for Love" ending their singing career.

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

15.12.1979 : Blondie - Union City Blue (1 week # 1)

 

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"Union City Blue" is a song by the US rock band Blondie. It was written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, and was featured on their fourth studio album "Eat to the Beat" from 1979. The tune was inspired by the movie Union City, which Debbie Harry appeared in - she wrote it one evening during a break in the shooting.

 

The song was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom, where it reached no. 13 in UK Singles Chart in late 1979, but was never released as a single in United States.

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

22.12.1979 : Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s. They are mainly known for their hit single, "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)" (1979), although the sound of this record was not representative of the acoustic songs and tunes they had been performing for several years at folk clubs and festivals.

 

The full-time members of the band were drawn from a group of musicians at the University of Kent at Canterbury and members of Duke's Folk Club in Whitstable. Jamming sessions in a Canterbury squat often took place with additional club members given the opportunity to take part in these sessions and sometimes at local performances. The band had an enthusiastic local following and played regularly at local clubs and bars in and around the Canterbury area, with the open nature of the bands ever changing part-time line-up contributing to the bands popularity. With other various club members, including John Jones and Ian Kearey, the full-time members of the band formed the Oyster Ceilidh Band c.1976, with Cathy Lesurf singing and later assuming the role of caller at dances.

 

The first Fiddler's Dram album To See the Play was released on the Dingles label in 1978. It featured acoustic arrangements of mainly British traditional songs and tunes, but also included live favourite "Day Trip to Bangor", written by Whitstable Folk Club regular Debbie Cook. Dingles' David Foister suggested that this track be released as a single. It was re-recorded at a faster tempo than on the original LP, and with the acoustic instruments augmented by other instruments including bass guitar, synthesiser and drums.

 

It has been claimed that "Day Trip To Bangor" was actually inspired after a day trip to Rhyl (a seaside resort 35 miles east of Bangor, North Wales), but because Bangor had an extra syllable and slipped off the tongue easier it was used ahead of Rhyl. This caused an outcry from councillors and businesses in Rhyl who complained that the publicity would have boosted the resort's tourist economy. However, the author of the song has denied this, unconditionally.

 

Debbie Cook, though, when interviewed for the BBC Radio 4 documentary Lyrical Journey, which aired on 29 September 2011, the song was "absolutely yes" about Bangor, Wales. She said, "I was so ignorant at the time that I didn't know that any other Bangor existed, so it was categorically this Bangor, and it was Bangor because it scanned and for no other reason than that. And it was the only place I knew along the north Wales coast." In the documentary, when interviewer Jonathan Maitland reminds Cook that there was a furore about the song really being about Rhyl, Cook laughs and calls it, "a great piece of nonsense".

 

The single reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1980, having been released the previous year, and is now available via iTunes. The song's author, Debbie Cook, subsequently went on to write scripts for The Archers and EastEnders.

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

29.12.1979 : ABBA - I Have A Dream (4 weeks # 1)

 

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I Have a Dream" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song was written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and was taken from the group's 1979 album, Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang the lead vocals. It was released as a single in December 1979 with a live version of "Take a Chance on Me" as the B-side. The recording is notable for being the only ABBA song to include vocalists other than the four band members; the final chorus features a children's choir from Stockholm. "I Have a Dream" is included on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits album, as well as in the Mamma Mia! musical.

 

There is some speculation that "I Have a Dream" was never originally intended to be a single. There had already been three releases from the Voulez-Vous album and the only other album to have four singles released from it was ABBA in 1975. Including B-sides, "I Have a Dream" was in fact the seventh of the 10 tracks from Voulez-Vous to be issued on single in the UK, and was released eight months after the Voulez-Vous album. Also, the track was not included on "Greatest Hits" Vol. 2 released just weeks before. It is therefore speculated that this single was an extra release to cash in on both the Christmas sales and the 1979 tour. Furthermore, ABBA did not film a promotional video for the track, even though they had done for the Spanish version, Estoy Soñando. It was rare for ABBA not to film a video for an official single. The Spanish version was filmed in the Polar Music Studios on the same day as the "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" video (and even featured ABBA wearing the same clothes). If "I Have a Dream" had been intended as a single at that point, then presumably they would have filmed that as well. As it stood, a live performance from the tour was used to promote the single, causing some confusion to record buyers who may have been disappointed to discover the studio-recorded version on the record itself.

 

Westlife released a cover of "I Have a Dream" in December 1999, twenty years after ABBA's original release. The song became the group's fourth UK No. 1 single. The release was a double-A-side, also featuring "Seasons in the Sun". The release became the UK's Christmas number-one single of 1999, extending its peak into January 2000 and spending seventeen weeks in the UK chart.

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

All my personal # 1 singles (1979) :

01. Doll - Desire Me (2 weeks)

02. Blondie - Heart Of Glass (6 weeks)

03. Donny & Marie Osmond - On The Shelf (3 weeks)

04. Dana - Something's Cookin' In The Кitchen (5 weeks)

05. Dusty Springfield - I'm Coming Home Again (2 weeks)

06. Blondie - Sunday Girl (9 weeks)

07. ABBA - Angeleyes (7 weeks)

08. Pretenders - Kid (2 weeks)

09. Dooleys - Chosen Few (1 week)

10. Blondie - Dreaming (7 weeks)

11. Cats U.K - Luton Airport (4 weeks)

12. Blondie - Union City Blue (1 week)

13. Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor (3 weeks)

14. ABBA - I Have A Dream (4 weeks)

 

Personal Awards:

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Linda Ronstadt - Alison

Most # 1 singles : Blondie (4)

Most # 1 weeks : Blondie (23)

Singer of the Year : Dana

Group of the Year : Blondie

Favourite Eurovision song : Anita Skorgan - Oliver (Norway)

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Blondie - Sunday Girl

Song of the Year : Blondie - Sunday Girl

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

09.02.1980 : Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Martian Hop (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Very unsuccessful (only # 55 in UK), but my favourite single from Rocky Sharpe & The Replays.

 

Rocky Sharpe is the pseudonym of an English rock/pop singer who, with Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, first found fame in the late 1970s. The usual line-up of the group was Rocky (real name Robert Podsiadly), Helen Highwater (real name Helen Blizard), Johnny Stud (Rocky's brother Jan) and Eric Rondo (Mike Vernon). An earlier incarnation of the group, Rocky Sharpe and the Razors, featured Den Hegarty and Rita Ray who later formed Darts.

 

It was in 1978 that the group enjoyed their first commercial success with "Rama Lama Ding Dong", covered from The Edsels original hit, which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. More chart success quickly followed with another single, "Imagination", which reached number 39 in 1979. But after this, success was more difficult to find, and Sharpe was to find greater success on the touring circuit than in the best-sellers charts.

 

It was not until 1982 that Sharpe would find himself with another major hit. "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" proved to be a success with music fans and reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. Although he never had another hit as big again, Sharpe retained a fan following and his music remained widely available. The group's last chart single was "If You Wanna Be Happy", which reached UK chart position 46 in 1983.

Edited July 13, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

01.03.1980 : Captain And Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"Do That to Me One More Time" is a song performed by American pop duo Captain & Tennille. It was their second chart-topping hit in the U.S., following "Love Will Keep Us Together" from 1975. The song was included on the duo's 1979 album, Make Your Move. The song was written by Toni Tennille.

 

After a decline in popularity from the height of their success in the mid-1970s, the Captain and Tennille signed with Casablanca Records under the guidance of Neil Bogart. "Do That to Me One More Time" was a comeback for the duo, but they failed to achieve further success on Casablanca and their contract was not renewed. Vocalist and songwriter Toni Tennille played the song for Bogart at her house with husband Daryl Dragon in Pacific Palisades, California on an electric piano. Bogart reacted enthusiastically, saying: "That's a smash! There's no doubt in my mind that's going to be your first single.

 

"Do That to Me One More Time" became Captain & Tennille's second and final number-one hit when it reached the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week ending February 16, 1980. The song had logged four consecutive weeks in the runner-up position on this chart behind Michael Jackson's hit "Rock with You" before ascending to the top of the chart. The song also achieved some crossover success on the Billboard adult contemporary and R&B charts. It was their highest-charting hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached #7 in March 1980.

Edited March 29, 201312 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1979) :

01. Doll - Desire Me (2 weeks # 1)

02. Blondie - Heart Of Glass (6 weeks # 1)

03. Donny & Marie Osmond - On The Shelf (3 weeks # 1)

04. Dana - Something's Cookin' In The Kitchen (5 weeks # 1)

05. Dusty Springfield - I'm Coming Home Again (2 weeks # 1)

06. Blondie - Sunday Girl (8 weeks # 1)

07. ABBA - Angeleyes (5 weeks # 1)

08. Dollar - Love's Got A Hold On Me (3 weeks # 1)

09. Pretenders - Kid (2 weeks # 1)

10. Dooleys - Chosen Few (1 week # 1)

11. Blondie - Dreaming (7 weeks # 1)

12. Cats U.K - Luton Airport (4 weeks # 1)

13. ABBA - I Have A Dream (5 weeks # 1)

14. Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor (3 weeks # 1)

 

Personal Awards:

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Linda Ronstadt - Alison

Most # 1 singles : Blondie (3)

Most # 1 weeks : Blondie (21)

Singer of the Year : Dana

Group of the Year : Blondie

Favourite Eurovision song : Anita Skorgan - Oliver (Norway)

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Blondie - Sunday Girl

Song of the Year : Blondie - Sunday Girl

 

 

Some unusual choices here alex! Great to see Pretenders, Blondie, Abba, Doll, and there are 2 I dont know, shockingly one of them is Dusty Springfield who I adore!

 

I must check that one out so thanks for the link:)

 

cheers

john

 

15.03.1980 : Blondie - Atomic (1 week # 1)

 

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"Atomic" is a hit song by the American new wave band Blondie, written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman. It was released as the third single from the band's Platinum-selling 1979 album "Eat to the Beat".

 

Atomic was composed by Jimmy Destri and Debbie Harry, who (in the book "1000 UK #1 Hits" by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh) stated "He was trying to do something like "Heart of Glass", and then somehow or another we gave it the spaghetti western treatment. Before that it was just lying there like a lox. The lyrics, well, a lot of the time I would write while the band were just playing the song and trying to figure it out. I would just be scatting along with them and I would just start going, 'Ooooooh, your hair is beautiful.'"

 

The song was produced as a mixture of new wave, rock and disco which had proven to be so successful in their No.1 hit from earlier in 1979, "Heart of Glass".

The song became the band's third number one in the UK Singles Chart, where it held the top spot for two weeks and was # 3 in Ireland, but reached only # 39 in United States.

 

 

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

22.03.1980 : Barbara Dickson - January February (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"January February" is a song by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson released in January 1980. It reached #11 in April 1980, spending 10 weeks in the charts and became one of Dickson's biggest hits. It also made the Top 20 in the German and South African charts.

 

The song signalled a new direction in her career, moving into the mainstream pop genre. It was written and produced by Alan Tarney who had recently resurrected Cliff Richard's career with his 1979 no.1 hit "We Don't Talk Anymore".

 

Mary Roos recorded a German version of the single entitled 'Wenn Ich Dich Nicht Halten Kann' (If I Cannot Hold You).

Edited September 10, 201410 yr by R.I.P. Alex

 

12.04.1980 : Blondie - Call Me (5 weeks # 1)

 

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"Call Me" is a song by the American New Wave band Blondie. Released in 1980, "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the US (where it became the band's biggest selling single and second #1) and the UK (where it became their fourth no.1 hit). It was Billboard's #1 hit of the year for 1980.

 

The single was released in the United States in February 1980. It peaked at #1 for 6 consecutive weeks, and was certified Gold (for one million copies sold) by the RIAA. It also spent four weeks at number two on the U.S. dance chart. The single was also #1 on Billboard magazine's 1980 year-end chart. It was released in the UK two months later, where it became Blondie's fourth UK no.1 single in little over a year. The song was also played on a British Telecom advert from the 1980s.

Edited March 30, 201312 yr by AlexRange