THE 200 BEST SONGS OF THE YEAR 1979 A.D. 
This post: #170-161. Continues: tomorrow.

Caffé Latté presents: 200 GREATEST SONGS from 1979 As the 1970s drew to a close, pop music offered up some of the best tracks that showcased an array of genres. Here are 200 examples of the great music released during the final 12 months of the Seventies…
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	UP ON THE ROOF James Taylor After scorung a US #1 with “You’ve Got A Friend”, James Taylor returned to the Carole King & Gerry Goffin songbook for a new hit.
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	GETTING CLOSER Wings American Top 20 single for the former Beatle’s group.
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	SHAPE I’M IN Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons The 2nd single lifted off the group’s ‘Screaming Targets’ album.
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	GET USED TO IT Roger Voudouris One-hit wonder co-written by the singer and its producer Michael Omartian.
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	CHOIR GIRL Cold Chisel Issued in November 1979, the single preceded the Australian group’s ‘East’ LP which followed in 1980. Written by Don Walker, keyboardist for the band.
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	RIDE LIKE THE WIND Christopher Cross Debut hit for the singer. The track features background vocals by Michael McDonald.
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	BROKEN HEARTED ME Anne Murray This ballad topped the US Country and Adult Contemporary charts as well as reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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	THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A YOU Donna Summer Although she had been proclaimed the ‘Queen of Disco’, Donna Summer recorded many other styles of music. This tender love song was written by the singer about Bruce Sudano, her widower.
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	COMPUTER GAMES Misex In 1979, the group from New Zealand broke through in its new base: Australia. This futuristic track topped the domestic charts. The disc even reached #2 in Canada.
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	I KNOW I’M NOT WRONG Fleetwood Mac 1979 saw the group unleash its follow-up to the universally lauded ‘Rumours’ LP: ‘Tusk’. This track from the double album was penned and sung by Lindsey Buckingham.