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Transatlantic Double Top 20: 1979

The best adult-oriented rock and a comparison of the American and British top 20 from this week in 1979.

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Sat 23 Sep 202322:00
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Music Played

  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    Every Little Kiss

    • Bruce Hornsby & The Range -The Way It Is.
    • RCA Records.
    • 01.

  • Hugo Montenegro

    The Good The Bad & The Ugly

    • Premier Coll'n Of Instrumental Hits V.
    • KENWEST.
    • 01.

  • Roxy Music

    Angel Eyes

    • STREETLIFE: 20 GREAT HITS.
    • EG.
    • 12.

  • GQ

    I Do Love You (7" Version)

    • Disco Nights (Expanded Edition).
    • Arista/Legacy.
    • 12.

  • B.A. Robertson

    Bang Bang

    • VIRGIN.

  • Barbra Streisand

    The Main Event / Fight

    • The Essential Barbra Streisand.
    • Columbia.
    • 21.

  • Johnny Mathis

    Gone, Gone, Gone

    • The Best Days of My Life.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 4.

  • Patrick Hernandez

    Born To Be Alive

    • 100% Hits: Disco.
    • CHERRY RED RECORDS.
    • 01.

  • Randy VanWarmer

    Just When I Needed You Most

    • Classic Love Songs Part 1.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 01.

  • M

    Pop Muzik

    • GREATEST EVER NEW WAVE HITS - DISC TWO.
    • UNION SQUARE.
    • 05.

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    • Michael Jackson - Number Ones.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • Sniff ’n’ the Tears

    Driver's Seat

    • CHISWICK RECORDS.

  • Robert Palmer

    Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • Mercury Records Limited.

  • Bill Lovelady

    Reggae for It Now

    • Cheer Up.
    • Low Music.
    • 2.

  • Nick Lowe

    Cruel To Be Kind

    • SONY.

  • Bonnie Pointer

    Heaven Must Have Sent You

    • Women Of Motown.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 19.

  • Secret Affair

    Time for Action

    • Glory Boys.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 4.

  • Status Quo

    Whatever You Want

    • Status Quo - Xs All Areas, Greatest Hits.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 11.

  • Rainbow

    Since You Been Gone

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 14.

  • Chic

    Good Times

    • Oh What A Night - 70s Classics (2021 Remaster).
    • WM UK.
    • 01.

  • Frantique

    Strut Your Funky Stuff

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics.
    • Now! Music.
    • 9.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Don't Bring Me Down

    • The Essential Electric Light Orchestra.
    • Epic.
    • 07.

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 13.

  • The Commodores

    Sail On

    • HITSVILLE.

  • Dionne Warwick

    I'll Never Love This Way Again

    • The Essential Dionne Warwick.
    • Arista/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Blondie

    Dreaming

    • Greatest Hits (Remastered).
    • Chrysalis/EMI Records.
    • 01.

  • Little River Band

    Lonesome Loser

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • EMI Music Australia.
    • 11.

  • Cliff Richard

    We Don't Talk Anymore

    • Cliff Richard: The Singles Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 09.

  • Robert John

    Sad Eyes

    • Classic Masters.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Maxine Nightingale

    Lead Me On

    • Lead Me On.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • Dollar

    Love's Gotta Hold On Me

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 01.

  • Herb Alpert

    Rise

    • The Very Best Of Herb Alpert.
    • PolyGram.
    • 11.

  • The Bellamy Brothers

    If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body

    • Classic Love Songs, Part 1.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 16.

  • The Charlie Daniels Band

    The Devil Went Down To Georgia

    • COLUMBIA.

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Electric Dreams.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 18.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    After the Love Has Gone

    • Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • Every Breath You Take - The Singles.
    • A&M.
    • 15.

  • The Knack

    My Sharona

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1979.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 05.

  • Paul Simon

    50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

    • Negotiations & Love Songs.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 03.

  • Marshall Hain

    Dancing In The City

    • The Rock Collection Volume 3.
    • BOOTS.
    • 01.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    You Make My Dreams

    • Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
    • 05.

  • Charlie Dore

    Pilot Of The Airwaves

    • And Then She Kissed Me, Vol.1.
    • DEBUTANTE.
    • 08.

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Sep 202322:00
    BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Surrey, BBC Radio Sussex & 1 more