CBS-FM 1979 Countdown

[oldies76]

Ok Ok..enough bashing of the 1980 thread..How about the 1979 August Top 20!!

"You Can't Change That" by Raydio / Ray Parker Jr. is a great one!

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" Son of a gun....an extra!

"Gold"....John Stewart....How great can it get!

And lots of other awesome music memories in 1979!!

Keep it up WCBS!! Keep lovin' it....

 

[RADIO TRUTH]

On a scale of 1 to 10, if 1980 is a -10, then 1979 is a -9.

 

[RADIO TRUTH]

With the exception of 2 hits by the Knack and Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.

 

[oldies76]

Geez, Radio Truth..have a little fun here, what's a little disco, mixed with some rock and A/C..even a touch of country? How diverse could Top 40 be in 1979?? Your grading scale is off the realm here. Ok, here's the Knack..great stuff RT.

 

[RADIO TRUTH]

I will look at the charts for 79 and see if I can find some more good stuff. I like the energy of disco even though the emotional connection is not as strong as stuff from the mid 60s. By 1979, disco was beginning to die. 75 to 78 were better years for disco.

 

[scooty430]

I think being a certain age helps.

From an objective standpoint, I would probably say the music of 1979 is pretty poor. But since I was a kid at the time, roller-skating with my first girlfriend to the tune of "Sad Eyes," hearing "My Sharona" at the beach all summer, and memorizing all the words to "Rapper's Delight" (which was to the tune of Good Times)....these 1979 songs have tons of nostalgia.

I also think their syrupy nature appeals more to a young person, just like young kids today like Hannah Montana and, a few years ago, Spice Girls and Hanson.

But can they compare to Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, The Beach Boys, and The Beatles? No way.

 

[RADIO TRUTH]

To be fair, upon further review, 1979 was a much better year for music than 1980, even though it pales by comparison to any year from 1971 on back. Positives for 79 were the disco hits of which I have boxes of the 12" singles as we speak and some decent rock by the like of Robert Palmer, the Cars and others of the same ilk and remember, you never out grow your need for ilk.

 

[oldies76]

Scooty, did you notice (off the subject here) that CBS-FM played 1951's "How High the Moon" by Les Paul & Mary Ford around 730pm?? That would be rarer than rare!! It's on the Mediabase list, before the Top 20 started today.

Yeah 1979 has it's memories for sure!! Rollerskating was big indeed in the late 70's to about 1981.

You mentioned kids liking Hanson..etc.. I know kids (11 & 12 yrs) that absolutely love some classic rock songs today. Just amazing that CBS-FM will do these wonderful countdowns today, bucking the trend of most stations like these.

 

[oldies76]

To be fair, upon further review, 1979 was a much better year for music than 1980, even though it pales by comparison to any year from 1971 on back. Positives for 79 were the disco hits of which I have boxes of the 12" singles as we speak and some decent rock by the like of Robert Palmer, the Cars and others of the same ilk and remember, you never out grow your need for ilk.

How about Dire Straits "Lady Writer" and "Sultans of Swing"? Great '79 classics too!

 

[kevinsealy]

Listening to WNEW-AM 1130 this time in 1979, the station was spinning (I mean this literally because they used 45 rpms as opposed to 4 track carts),
Elton John's "Mamma Can't Buy You Love", "Lead Me On" Maxine Nightengale, "Shadows In The Moonlight" Anne Murray, "Sad Eyes" Robert John and other MOR/AC hits.

WNEW was not that much different from WABC,but WNEW didn't play the Knack.

The Top 40 sound got a little harder in the late 70's, where in the early part of the decade we've heard the Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Helen Reddy and Roberta Flack.

Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy