1979 Fun Facts

Fads of the 1970's

Top 10 Pop Singles of 1979

(10) "Heart of Glass" ~ Blondie

(9) "Sad Eyes" ~ Robert John

(8) "What A Fool Believes" ~Doobie Brothers

(7) "Hot Stuff" ~ Donna Summer

(6) "Reunited" ~ Peaches & Herb

(5) "I Will Survive" ~ Gloria Gaynor

(4) "Too Much Heaven" ~ Bee Gees

(3) "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" ~ Rod Stewart

(2) "Bad Girls" ~ Donna Summer

(1) "My Sharona" ~ The Knack

Top 5 Movies of 1979

(5) Star Trek & Amityville Horror

(4) Alien

(3) Rocky II

(2) Every Which Way But Loose

(1) Superman

Top 5 TV Shows of 1978~1979

(5) Angie

(4) Happy Days

(3) Mork & Mindy

(2) Three's Company

(1) Laverne & Shirley

1979 In The News

• Patty Hearst is released from a federal prison after serving only 22 months of a seven year sentence

• The most serious nuclear accident in U.S. history occurs at Three Mile Island

• 13 of the 62 American hostages in Iran are released. Most of the hostages remain captive throughout President Carter's administration

• Voyager I arrives at Jupiter and discovers a faint ring system

• The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII 35 - 31

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