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The artists on the 11th January, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Rama Lama Ding Dong - Rocky Sharpe & the ReplaysMirrors - Sally OldfieldHello, this is Joannie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) - Paul Evans (video)Louisiana Rain - Bonnie TylerRaining in My Heart - Leo SayerDr. Who - MankindCar 67 - Driver 67 (part video)Desire Me - The DollI'll Put You Together Again - Hot Chocolate (video)Don't Cry for Me Argentina - The ShadowsOne Nation Under a Groove (Part 1) - Funkadelic (audio)Together We Are Beautiful - Steve AllanThe No.1 single: Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (video) (Second week at No.1)End Credits: My Life - Billy Joel (audio).
 

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The artists on the 18th January, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):Take That to the Bank - Shalamar (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Sir Dancelot - Olympic RunnersYou Needed Me - Anne Murray (video)Lay Your Love on Me - RaceyThis is It - Dan Hartman (audio)When I'm Away from You - Frankie MillerA Little More Love - Olivia Newton-JohnHit Me with Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The BlockheadsWoman in Love - The Three DegreesMy Life - Billy Joel (video)Le Freak - ChicThe No.1 single: Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (video) (Third and final week at No.1)End Credits: I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan (audio).
 

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The artists on the 1st February, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Mike Read):Contact - Edwin Starr (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)May the Sun Shine - NazarethWoman in Love - The Three DegreesThe Sound of the Suburbs - The MembersMirrors - Sally OldfieldDoctor Doctor - UFOMy Life - Billy Joel (video)Que Tal America - Two Man SoundKing Rocker - Generation XEverybody is a Star - The Pointer SistersCar 67 - Driver 67 (part video)The No.1 single: Heart of Glass - Blondie (audio) (First week at No.1)End Credits: Chiquitita - ABBA (audio).*****The artists on the 8th February, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):This is It - Dan Hartman (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Weekend - Mick JacksonAin't Love a Bitch - Rod Stewart (video)Chiquitita - ABBA (audio)Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The AttractionsDon't Cry for Me Argentina - The ShadowsMilk and Alcohol - Dr. FeelgoodI Was Made for Dancin' - Leif Garrett (video)Get It - DartsTake on the World - Judas PriestDestiny - The JacksonsThe No.1 single: Heart of Glass - Blondie (video) (Second week at No.1)End Credits: Get Down - Gene Chandler (audio).*****The artists on the 15th February, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):Tragedy - The Bee Gees (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Honey I'm Lost - The DooleysKing Rocker - Generation XContact - Edwin Starr (audio)Baby of Mine - Alan PriceShake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb (video)Stop Your Sobbing - The PretendersI Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (video)Lucky Number - Lene LovichWoman in Love - The Three DegreesInto the Valley - The SkidsThe No.1 single: Heart of Glass - Blondie (video) (Third week at No.1)End Credits: Cool Meditation - Third World (audio).
 

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The artists on the 1st March, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Mike Read):Just What I Needed - The Cars (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Into the Valley - The SkidsI Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (video)Waiting for an Alibi - Thin LizzyKeep on Dancin' - Gary's Gang (audio)Don't Stop Me Now - Queen (video)I Want Your Love - ChicClog Dance - ViolinskiLucky Number - Lene LovichPainter Man - Boney M (video)Imperial Wizard - David EssexThe No.1 single: Tragedy - The Bee Gees (audio) (First week at No.1)End Credits: Something Else - The Sex Pistols (audio).
 

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The artists on the 9th March, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):You Bet Your Love - Herbie Hancock (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Everything is Great - Inner CircleOliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The AttractionsSomething Else - The Sex Pistols (audio)Everybody's Happy Nowadays - The BuzzcocksMoney in My Pocket - Dennis BrownBristol Stomp - The Late ShowCan You Feel the Force? - The Real ThingGreen Light - Cliff RichardHoney I'm Lost - The DooleysOverkill - MotorheadSaturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees) - The Leyton BuzzardsThe No.1 single: Tragedy - The Bee Gees (audio) (Second and final week at No.1)End Credits: Keep on Dancin' - Gary's Gang (audio).
 

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The artists on the 15th March, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):Turn the Music Up - The Players Association (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Strange Town - The JamLucky Number - Lene LovichHold the Line - Toto (video)Just What I Needed - The Cars (video)I Want Your Love - Chic (audio)Waiting for an Alibi - Thin LizzyClog Dance - ViolinskiInto the Valley - The SkidsYou Bet Your Love - Herbie Hancock (video)Mary Ann - Black Lace (the UK's entry in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest)The No.1 single: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (video) (First week at No.1)End Credits: Don't Stop Me Now - Queen (audio).*****The artists on the 29th March, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Mike Read):I Want Your Love - Chic (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Some Girls - RaceyThe Runner - The Three DegreesImagination - Rocky Sharpe & The ReplaysForever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond (audio)Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - GonzalezSomething's Cookin' in the Kitchen - DanaRemember Then - ShowaddywaddyHe's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge (video)I Don't Wanna Lose You - KandidateMary Ann - Black Lace (the UK's entry in the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest)The No.1 single: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (video) (Third week at No.1)End Credits: Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) - The Jacksons (audio).
 

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The artists on the 5th April, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Tony Blackburn):Silly Thing - The Sex Pistols (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Pop Muzik - MIn the Navy - The Village People (video)Cool for Cats - SqueezeSultans of Swing - Dire Straits (audio)Valley of the Dolls - Generation XI Want Your Love - ChicOffshore Banking Business - The MembersShake Your Body (Down to the Ground) - The Jacksons (video)Hallelujah - Milk and Honey featuring Gali Atari (winners of the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest)Strange Town - The JamThe No.1 single: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (video) (Fourth and final week at No.1)End Credits: The Staircase (Mystery) - Siouxsie & The Banshees (audio).
 

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The artists on the 12th April, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):The Runner - The Three Degrees (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Swingin' - Light of the WorldWow - Kate BushRemember Then - ShowaddywaddySilly Thing - The Sex Pistols (audio)Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond (video)Some Girls - RaceyThe Logical Song - Supertramp (video)Questions and Answers - Sham 69I Don't Wanna Lose You - KandidateHe's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge (video)The No.1 single: Bright Eyes (from the film Watership Down) - Art Garfunkel (video) (First week at No.1)End Credits: Goodnight Tonight - Wings (audio).
 

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The artists on the 26th April, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Valley of the Dolls - Generation XThe Logical Song - Supertramp (video)One Way Ticket - EruptionThe Staircase (Mystery) - Siouxsie & The Banshees (video)Some Girls - RaceyKnock on Wood - Amii Stewart (video)Questions and Answers - Sham 69Hooray Hooray, It's a Holi-Holiday - Boney M (video)Nice Legs, Shame About Her Face - The MonksLove You Inside Out - The Bee Gees (audio)The No.1 single: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel (video) (Third week at No.1)End Credits: Remember Then - Showaddywaddy (audio).
 

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The artists on the 10th May, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Mike Read):Love You Inside Out - The Bee Gees (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)Love Song - The DamnedThe Runaway - Elkie BrooksHooray Hooray, It's a Holi-Holiday - Boney M (video)Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) - The ShadowsOne Way Ticket - EruptionNice Legs, Shame About Her Face - The MonksDance Away - Roxy Music (video)Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart (audio)Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore (co-vocals by Phil Lynott) (video)The Number One Song in Heaven - SparksThe No.1 single: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel (video) (Fifth week at No.1)End Credits: Boys Keep Swingin' - David Bowie (audio).
 

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The artists on the 17th May, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):


Hot Stuff - Donna Summer (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Prime Time - The Tubes

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions (video)

Sunday Girl - Blondie (audio)

Roxanne - The Police

Reunited - Peaches & Herb (video)

Life Begins at the Hop - XTC

Pop Muzik - M

Jimmy Jimmy - The Undertones

Does Your Mother Know? - ABBA (video)

Evening Star - Judas Priest

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Linda Clifford (video)

Paradise Skies - The Max Webster Band

The No.1 single: Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel (video) (Sixth and final week at No.1)

End Credits: Dance Away - Roxy Music (audio).
 

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The artists on the 24th May, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):


Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Masquerade - The Skids

Dance Away - Roxy Music (video)

Are 'Friends' Electric? - The Tubeway Army

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer (audio)

You and Me - Liner

Love Song - The Damned

Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra (video)

Who Were You With in the Moonlight? - Dollar

Boys Keep Swingin' - David Bowie (video)

Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) - The Shadows

Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

The No.1 single: Sunday Girl - Blondie (video) (First week at No.1)

End Credits: I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick (audio).
 

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The artists on the 31st May, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Paul Burnett):


Ring My Bell - Anita Ward (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump

Reunited - Peaches & Herb (video)

Gertcha - Chas & Dave

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead (audio)

The Number One Song in Heaven - Sparks

Halfway Hotel - Voyage

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions (video)

Up the Junction - Squeeze

H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr (video)

The Worker - Fischer-Z

Mindless Boogie - Hot Chocolate

The No.1 single: Sunday Girl - Blondie (video) (Second week at No.1)

End Credits: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Linda Clifford (audio).
 

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The artists on the 14th June, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Mike Read):


We Are Family - Sister Sledge (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Boogie Man - Match

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead

Say When - Lene Lovich (audio)

Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty (video)

The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump

H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr (video)

Are 'Friends' Electric? - The Tubeway Army

Silly Games - Janet Kay

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions (video)

Gertcha - Chas & Dave

Up the Junction - Squeeze

The No.1 single: Ring My Bell - Anita Ward (First week at No.1)

End Credits: Cavatina - John Williams (audio).
 

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The artists on the 28th June, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):


C'mon Everybody - The Sex Pistols (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Up the Junction - Squeeze

Say When - Lene Lovich (video)

Maybe - Thom Pace

The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump

Silly Games - Janet Kay

Do Anything You Want To - Thin Lizzy (video)

Stranglehold - UK Subs

Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty (video)

Married Men - Bonnie Tyler

Gertcha - Chas & Dave

The No.1 single: Are 'Friends' Electric? - The Tubeway Army (First week at No.1)

End Credits: Space Bass - Slick (audio).
 

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The artists on the 12th July, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Mike Read):


Space Bass - Slick (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Playground Twist - Siouxsie & The Banshees

Maybe - Thom Pace

Lady Lynda - The Beach Boys (audio)

Can't Stand Losing You - The Police

Chuck E.'s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones (video)

Oo-eeh Baby - Stonebridge McGuinness

Silly Games - Janet Kay

Death Disco - Public Image Ltd.

Breakfast in America - Supertramp (video)

Get Another Love - Chantal Curtis

Do Anything You Want To - Thin Lizzy (video)

Stay with Me Till Dawn - Judie Tzuke

The No.1 single: Are 'Friends' Electric? - The Tubeway Army (Third week at No.1)

End Credits: Bad Girls - Donna Summer (audio).
 

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The artists on the 19th July, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):


C'mon Everybody - The Sex Pistols (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Boogie Down (Get Funky Now) - The Real Thing

Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds (video)

Bad Girls - Donna Summer (audio)

Duke of Earl - Darts

Stranglehold - The U.K. Subs

Kid - The Pretenders

My Sharona - The Knack

Beat the Clock - Sparks

I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats (video)

Wanted - The Dooleys

If I Had You - The Korgis

Voulez-Vous (double-A side with Angel Eyes) - ABBA (video)

The No.1 single: Are 'Friends' Electric? - The Tubeway Army (Fourth and final week at No.1)

End Credits: Good Times - Chic (audio).
 

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The artists on the 2nd August, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by Peter Powell):


Wanted - The Dooleys (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Hersham Boys - Sham 69

The Bitch - The Olympic Runners

If I Had You - The Korgis

Voulez-Vous (double-A side with Angel Eyes) - ABBA (video)

Bang Bang - B.A. Robertson

Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds (video)

After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire (audio)

Beat the Clock - Sparks

Gangsters - Special A.K.A. (The Specials)

Duke of Earl - Darts (part video)

Ooh! What a Life - The Gibson Brothers

The No.1 single: I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats (video) (Second week at No.1)

End Credits: Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez (audio).
 

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The artists on the 30th August, 1979 edition of Top of the Pops (presented by David Jensen):


If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me? - The Bellamy Brothers (audio; played over the Top 30 music singles chart countdown)

Time for Action - Secret Affair

Love's Gotta Hold on Me - Dollar

Cruel to Be Kind - Nick Lowe

Lost in Music - Sister Sledge (audio)

Ooh! What a Life - The Gibson Brothers

Cars - Gary Numan

Bang Bang - B.A. Robertson

Sail On - The Commodores

Gangsters - Special A.K.A. (The Specials)

Gone Gone Gone - Johnny Mathis

Duchess - The Stranglers

The No.1 single: We Don't Talk Any More - Cliff Richard (Second week at No.1)

End Credits: Gotta Go Home (double-A side with El Lute) - Boney M (audio).
 

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BBC Four's repeats of Top of the Pops from 1979 resume on Thursday 25th September.

The Sex Pistols music track C'mon Everybody was a cover of the Eddie Cochran song.
 

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