Year:1979

Bands Formed

 * Beastie Boys
 * Wall Of Voodoo

Singles Released
Are 'Friends' Electric? Tubeway Army

Bela Lugosi's Dead Bauhaus

Boys Don't Cry Cure

Can't Let Go Earth Wind and Fire

Confusion/Last Train to London Electric Light Orchestra

Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen

Electricity Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Heart of Glass Blondie

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Neil Young and Crazy Horse

I Have a Dream ABBA

I Only Want to Be With You Tourists

I'm Born Again/Bahama Mama Boney M

Is It Love You're After Rose Royce

The Clash "London Calling"

My Feet Keep Dancing Chic

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand

Off the Wall Michael Jackson

Out of Luck Pointed Sticks

Outdoor Miner Wire

Rappers Delight Sugarhill Gang

Rockabilly Rebel Matchbox

Spacer Sheila B. Devotion

The Second Time Around Shalamar

Joy Division "Transmission"

Visage "Tar"

Deviation/Suburban Berlin Japan

My Simple Heart Three Degrees

Albums Released

 * June 14 : Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
 * July 1: The B-52s - The B-52's
 * August 17: XTC - Drums &amp; Wires