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"Winning" is a pop rock single originally written and recorded by Russ Ballard on his 1976 album of the same name. It was subsequently recorded by Latin rock band Santana for the 1981 album, Zebop! The lead vocal on the Santana version was performed by Alex Ligertwood .
My Sharona" by The Knack (singer Doug Fieger pictured) was the number-one song of 1979. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1979 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979.
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1979 which peaked in 1980 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten November 10 "Please Don't Go" KC and the Sunshine Band: 1 January 5 11 December 8 "Do That to Me One More Time" Captain & Tennille: 1 February 16 14 December 22 "Ladies' Night" Kool & the Gang: 8 January 12 5
The winning song is "Hallelujah" sung by the group Milk and Honey, including Gali Atari. A few months after winning the song had been translated into more than 82 languages, and broke a new record by entering the Guinness Book of Records as the most translated song in the world. April 2 – Kate Bush begins her first, and for 35 years, only tour.
Gloria Gaynor scored a #1 hit with "I Will Survive" in 1979. Here are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1979. That year, 10 acts earned their first number one song: Gloria Gaynor, Amii Stewart, Blondie, Peaches & Herb, Anita Ward, The Knack, Robert John, M, Styx, and Rupert Holmes; only Blondie would ever have another number one hit.
Record of the Year. Phil Ramone (producer) & Billy Joel for "Just the Way You Are"; Album of the Year. Broadway Eddie, Richard Finch, Albhy Galuten, K.G. Productions, Ron Kersey, Arif Mardin, Bobby Martin, Bill Oakes, Freddie Perren, Karl Richardson, William Salter, Thomas J. Valentino (producers), Bee Gees, Ralph MacDonald, David Shire (producers and artists), Don Renaldo (conductor), Yvonne ...
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They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1979. This year was notable for being the first year to have a designated category for Rock music. [1] [2] Album of the Year went to Phil Ramone and Billy Joel for 52nd Street, and Song of the Year went to Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald for "What a Fool Believes".