HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.comBorn in 1979? The Songs of Your Life
The No. 1 song the year you were born was “My Sharona” by The Knack, the biggest hit on the year-end Top 100 of 1979.
Your life in No. 1s. Play the biggest hit of every year from 1979 to 2009 as one playlist.
▶ Play my life soundtrackThe top 10 songs of 1979
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Sharona | The Knack | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Le Freak | Chic | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy | Rod Stewart | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Reunited | Peaches and Herb | ▶♪ |
| 6 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Y.M.C.A. | Village People | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Sad Eyes | Robert John | ▶♪ |
See all 100 songs of 1979 · the top 100 of the 1970s
The No. 1 song at every milestone
- Age 5 (1984): “When Doves Cry” by Prince
- Age 13 (1992): “End Of The Road” by Boyz II Men
- Age 16 (1995): “Gangsta's Paradise” by Coolio
- Age 18 (1997): “Candle In The Wind 1997 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John
- Age 21 (2000): “Breathe” by Faith Hill
- Age 25 (2004): “Yeah!” by Usher
- Age 30 (2009): “Boom Boom Pow” by Black Eyed Peas
- Age 40 (2019): “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X
Turning 50 in 2029? Load these songs on the Hey DJ 4U decks for the party, or have the daily game guess-the-year crowd play along.
“No. 1” means the top song on that year’s year-end Top 100: the biggest hit over the whole year, not one week. Source: Billboard’s year-end singles charts, as compiled on Wikipedia.