60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 1979 (Winners). Later this week: 1980.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

BEST OF 1979

-WINNERS-

TOP VOCAL PERFORMANCE 1979

THE MAIN EVENT / FIGHT Barbra Streisand

AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind & Fire

HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John

I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor

VOULEZ-VOUS [Album] Abba

SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN) The Bee Gees

BRIGHT EYES Art Garfunkel

I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick

DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson

TOP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 1979

MY SHARONA Thew Knack

LE FREAK Chic

ARE ‘FRIENDS’ ELECTRIC Tubeway Army

WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Doobie Brothers

ONE STEP BEYOND Madness

SPIRITS (HAVING FLOWN) The Bee Gees

HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge

SULTANS OF SWING Dire Straits

TOTO [Album] Toto

GOOD TIMES Chic

TOP SONG 1979

LE FREAK Chic

I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor

HOT STUFF Donna Summer

DON’T CRY OUT LOUD Melissa Manchester

DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson

I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick

BOOGIE WONDERLAND Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions

GOOD TIMES Chic

OLIVER’S ARMY Elvis Costello

THE BOSS Diana Ross

SULTANS OF SWING Dire Straits

TOP ALBUM 1979

BAD GIRLS Donna Summer

VOULEZ –VOUS Abba

DIRE STRAITS Dire Straits

OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson

TOTO Toto

TOP GROUP 1979

MADNESS

CHIC

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

EARTH, WIND & FIRE

ABBA

SUPERTRAMP

TOTO

THE COMMODORES

THE POLICE

DIRE STRAITS

TOP MALE 1979

MICHAEL JACKSON

BILLY JOEL

KENNY ROGERS

CLIFF RICHARD

ELTON JOHN

TOP FEMALE 1979

DONNA SUMMER

DIONNE WARWICK

DIANA ROSS

BARBRA STREISAND

RICKIE LEE JONES

RECORDING OF THE YEAR 1979

MY SHARONA Thew Knack

LE FREAK Chic

I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN’ YOU Kiss

I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor

TOTO [Album] Toto

HOT STUFF Donna Summer

DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson

WE ARE FAMILY Sister Sledge

VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR The Buggles

GOOD TIMES Chic

ACT OF THE YEAR 1979

THE KNACK

DONNA SUMMER

EARTH, WIND & FIRE

MICHAEL JACKSON

CHIC

THE POLICE

MADNESS

TOTO

SUPERTRAMP

SUGARHILL GANG

BEST LYRICS OF THE YEAR 1979

HONESTY

THE LOGICAL SONG

WALKING ON THE MOON

I WILL SURVIVE

DON’T CRY OUT LOUD

RAPPERS DELIGHT

THE GAMBLER

GEORGY PORGY

I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS- Bob Geldof

ROXANNE

MOST INNOVATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR 1979

RAPPER’S DELIGHT – The Sugarhill Gang

   

INDUSTRY FIGURE OF THE YEAR 1979

SYLVIA ROBINSON