Bob was the first male hurricane. The newest video game was Space Invaders. Everyone was playing with the Rubik's Cube. I even had (and still have!) a solution book but couldn't solve it. Music became portable with the introduction of the Sony Walkman. (I still have my first Walkman too...there is no radio, just a tape player, but despite being dropped 100 times, it still works!) 11 fans were trampled to death as a crowd rushed in for nonassigned seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati.
| Rock/Pop | Country |
| Sultans Of Swing-Dire Straits | Tulsa Time-Don Williams |
| Heart Of Glass-Blondie | Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For-Crystal Gayle |
| Roxanne-The Police | Every Which Way But Loose-Eddie Rabbitt |
| Big Shot-Billy Joel | I Just Fall In Love Again-Anne Murray |
| What A Fool Belives-Doobie Brothers | If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right)-Barbara Mandrell |
| Tragedy-The Bee Gees | Backside Of Thirty-John Conlee |
| Old Time Rock & Roll-Bob Seger | She Believes In Me-Kenny Rogers |
| We Are Family-Sister Sledge | Coca Cola Cowboy-Mel Tillis |
| My Sharona-The Knack | The Devil Went Down To Georgia-The Charlie Daniels Band |
| Let's Go-The Cars | It Must Be Love-Don Williams |
| Lonesome Loser-Little River Band | Happy Birthday Darlin'-Conway Twitty |
| Don't Bring Me Down-The Electric Light Orchestra | Come With Me-Waylon Jennings |
| Heartache Tonight-The Eagles | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky-Johnny Cash |
| Babe-Styx | Sail Away-Oak Ridge Boys |
| Do Ya Think I'm Sexy-Rod Stewart | All The Gold In California-Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers |
Order Billboard Top Hits: 1979
| The Dukes Of Hazzard |
| That's Incredible |
| Dalls |
| One Day At A Time |
| M*A*S*H |
Hair
The Rose
Rocky II
Kramer vs. Kramer
The Muppet Movie
The Amityville Horror
"10"
*Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania began emitting radiation when
problems with the cooling system exposed part of the core.
*Pope John Paul II came to the United States. It was the first time a Pope set foot
on American soil
*The United States Embassy in Tehran was seized and 54 Americans were taken hostage.
Two were soon released but the rest were held for 444 days.
*Former Governor Ronald Reagan, Senator Edward Kennedy and President Carter were the
leading names for their parties' presidential nominations.
*In baseball the Pittsburgh Pirates beat
the Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 3.
*In the NBA the Seattle Supersonics beat the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1.
*In hockey it was the Montreal Canadiens over the New York Rangers 4 games to 1.
*The 1979-80 football season ended with the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Los Angeles
Rams 31-19.
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