Class of 1979

  • The Sony Walkman is launched
  • John Wayne dies
  • First offical British nudist beach is opened in Brighton
  • Margaret Thatcher becomes Britian's first female prime minister
  • Punk rocker Sid Vicious found dead in New York
  • Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace Prize
  • Y.M.C.A. is the top selling hit of the year in the UK

 

Bilboard top 20
  Song/Artist
High Chart
# 1
My Sharona - The Knack
# 1
# 2
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
# 1
# 3
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
# 1
# 4
Reunited - Peaches & Herb
# 1
# 5
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
# 1
# 6
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
# 1
# 7
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
# 1
# 8
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
# 1
# 9
Babe - Styx
# 1
# 10
Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
# 1
# 11
Rise - Herb Alpert
# 1
# 12
Tragedy - Bee Gees
# 1
# 13
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
# 1
# 14
Still - Commodores
# 1
# 15
Pop Music - M
# 1
# 16
Sad Eyes - Robert John
# 1
# 17
What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
# 1
# 18
Good Times - Chic
# 1
# 19
Heartache Tonight - Eagles
# 1
# 20
Heart Of Glass - Blondie
# 1

 

   

 

 Darla (McClenning) Clanton

Occupation: RN (Correctional Nurse II)

Live in Hillview, IL