HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Dance The Night Away” by Van Halen
“Dance The Night Away” by Van Halen finished No. 95 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 951979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistVan Halen6 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. Van Halen had 6 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Dance The Night Away”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Bad Case Of Lovin' You | Robert Palmer | ▶♪ |
| 93 | Somewhere In The Night | Barry Manilow | ▶♪ |
| 94 | We've Got Tonight | Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band | ▶♪ |
| 95 | Dance The Night Away | Van Halen | ▶♪ |
| 96 | Dancing Shoes | Nigel Olsson | ▶♪ |
| 97 | The Boss | Diana Ross | ▶♪ |
| 98 | Sail On | Commodores | ▶♪ |
More hits by Van Halen
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jump | Van Halen | 1984 #6 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Why Can't This Be Love | Van Halen | 1986 #69 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | When It's Love | Van Halen | 1988 #82 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | (Oh) Pretty Woman | Van Halen | 1982 #88 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Can't Stop Lovin' You | Van Halen | 1995 #100 | ▶♪ |
Born in 1979? See the songs of your life. Class of 1979? Here’s your reunion playlist.
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.