Top Songs of 1979 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #375] charted as Another Brick in the Wall / Run Like Hell / Don't Leave Me Now in US dance charts
[Columbia 11187]
written by Roger Waters

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #255]
[Chrysalis 2295]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

[Sire 49033]
written by Robin Scott

[Elektra 46579]
written by Freddie Mercury

[A&M 2188]
written by Dennis DeYoung

[Capitol 4731]
written by Doug Fieger & Berton Averre

[Atco 7211]
written by Gary Numan

[Jet 5060]
written by Jeff Lynne

charted as Brass in Pocket (I'm Special) / Mystery Achievement / Precious in US dance charts
[Sire 49181]
written by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott

[Infinity 50035]
written by Rupert Holmes

[Bearsville 0334]
written by Randy VanWarmer & Tony Wilson

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1980 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1980
[Warner 8778]
written by Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins

[Warner 8736]
written by Mark Knopfler

[Asylum 46545]
written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger & J.D. Souther

[A&M 2128]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson

[Island 49114]
written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn & Bruce Woolley

[Jet 5057]
written by Jeff Lynne

featuring U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band
[Warner 49077]
written by Lindsey Buckingham

[Columbia 11117]
written by Bob Geldof

[A&M 2190]
written by Gordon Sumner

[Chrysalis 2379]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

[Columbia 11050]
written by Mike Batt

[Atco 7206]
written by Gary Numan

[Warner 8825]
written by Rickie Lee Jones

written by Chris Stein

written by Sting

[Atco 7100]
written by Bryan Ferry

written by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook

as Elvis Costello & the Attactions
written by Elvis Costello

written by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook

R
[A&M 2119]
written by Sting

[Swan Song 71001]
written by Elvis Costello

[Virgin 67003]
written by Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy

written by Paul Weller

written by Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley, traditional & Steve Jones

written by Lene Lovich & Les Chappell

written by John Stimpson, Paul Young [Sad Café singer] & Vic Emerson

written by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart

[Epic 9-50850]
written by Mike Hawker & Ivor Raymonde

live
[Epic 50680]
written by Rick Nielsen

[Warner 49150]
written by Stevie Nicks

written by Rick Parfitt & Andy Bown

[Atco 7204]
written by Bryan Ferry & Andy Mackay

[Columbia 10897]
written by Richard Bennett & Neil Diamond

featuring Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
[RSO 931]
written by John Stewart

[Capitol 4748]
written by David Briggs [Australian musician]

[Big Tree 16131]
written by Todd Rundgren, Willie Wilcox & Roger Powell

[A&M 2186]
written by Joe Jackson

[Polydor 2014]
written by Russ Ballard

charted as Confusion / Last Train to London in the UK
[Jet 5064]
written by Jeff Lynne

[A&M 2132]
written by Joe Jackson

[Caribou 9030]
written by Al Jardine & Ron Altbach

charted as Confusion / Last Train to London in the UK
[Jet 5067]
written by Jeff Lynne

written by Henry Cosby, William "Smokey" Robinson, Stevie Wonder & The Beat

as Sex Pistols And Ten Pole Tudor
charted as Silly Thing/Who Killed Bambi in the UK
written by Paul Cook & Steve Jones

[Chrysalis 2374]
written by Horace Panter, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers & Terry Hall

written by Gary Numan

[Asylum 46569]
written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey

written by David Bowie & Brian Eno

written by Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy & John Jennings

[Dark Horse 8763]
written by George Harrison

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #388]
[A&M 2096]
written by Gordon Sumner

[Harvest 4667]
written by Graham Goble

live
[A&M 2292]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson

[Casablanca 983]
written by Desmond Child, Paul Stanley & Vini Poncia

[Capitol 4789]
written by Glenn Shorrock

[Columbia 11109]
written by Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald

[Warner 8828]
written by Michael McDonald & Lester Abrams

[only released in the UK]
written by Jeff Lynne

[Jet 5061]
written by Phil Lynott & Gary Moore

[Elektra 46008]
written by Freddie Mercury

[Capitol 4771]
written by Doug Fieger

[Infinity 50,006]
written by Larry Hoppen & Marilyn Manson [singer]

[A&M 2193]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson

written by Phil Lynott

instrumental
written by Stanley Myers

[Atlantic 3604]
written by Paul Roberts [singer]

[Backstreet 41138]
written by Tom Petty

as Jefferson Starship
[Grunt FB-11750]
written by David Freiberg, Jim McPherson, Paul Kantner & Craig Chaquico

[Elektra 46063]
written by Ric Ocasek

[A&M 2162]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson

[Island 49016]
written by Moon Martin

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #15] charted as London Calling / Train In Vain (Stand By Me) in US dance charts
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]

written by Richard Jobson & Stuart Adamson

featuring Rico
written by Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dandy Livingstone, Jerry Dammers & The Specials

[Swan Song 71002]
written by Hank DeVito

written by Billy Idol & Tony James

[Atlantic 3618]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm

[Chrysalis 2279]
written by Jack Conrad & Ray Kennedy [Raymond Louis Kennedy]

[MCA/Curb 41065]
written by Steve Jobe, Sam Lorber & Jeff Silbar

[Arista 0430]
written by Kerry Chater, Charles Black & Rory Michael Bourke

[Swan Song 70119]
written by Paul Rodgers

written by Jean-Marie Carroll & Nicky Tesco

written by Nigel Harrison & Debbie Harry

written by David Cairns

[Atlantic 3633]
written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones [Foreigner]

[A&M 2148]
written by Peter Frampton

[Columbia 10913]
written by Billy Joel

[Warner 8823]
written by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth