THE 200 BEST SONGS OF THE YEAR 1979 A.D. 
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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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	LONDON CALLING The Clash The signature song from the highly influential British punk group.
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	GOODBYE STRANGER Supertramp The 3rd single lifted off the group’s ‘Breakfast In America’ album. In the U.S. the song peaked at #15.
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	THE LONG RUN Eagles Title track off the 6th studio album from the American band. The single reached the U.S. Top 10.
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	MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police Lead singer Sting’s sharpened songwriting skills created this hook-laden track which became the British punk band’s first #1 in the UK.
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	GOLD John Stewart Features Fleetwood Mac members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on background vocals.
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	HOORAY! HOORAY! IT’S A HOLI- HOLIDAY Boney M Disco hit from German group that made the Top 10 in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and many European nations.
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	WE BELONG TO THE NIGHT Ellen Foley She first came to the public’s attention as the female backup singer on Meat Loaf’s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ LP. In the music videos for the album’s tracks, Karla DeVito is depicted lip-synching to Foley’s vocals.
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	THE LEDGE Fleetwood Mac A track from the ‘Tusk’ LP written by Lindsey Buckingham.
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	TAKE ME HOME Cher The disco-flavoured title track from her Casablanca Records album. The single shot to the Top 10 in America and Canada. A remake by Sophie Ellis-Bextor shot to #2 in the UK in 2001.
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	RISE Herb Alpert Trumpet player Herb Alpert scored a solo instrumental #1 with this single in America.