HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Born To Be Alive” by Patrick Hernandez
“Born To Be Alive” by Patrick Hernandez finished No. 70 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 701979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistPatrick Hernandez1 year-end hit
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack.
Play “Born To Be Alive”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1979 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1979 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Renegade | Styx | ▶♪ |
| 68 | Love Is The Answer | England Dan and John Ford Coley | ▶♪ |
| 69 | Got To Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | ▶♪ |
| 70 | Born To Be Alive | Patrick Hernandez | ▶♪ |
| 71 | Shine A Little Love | Electric Light Orchestra | ▶♪ |
| 72 | I Just Fall In Love Again | Anne Murray | ▶♪ |
| 73 | Shake It | Ian Matthews | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.