HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Mama Can't Buy You Love” by Elton John
“Mama Can't Buy You Love” by Elton John finished No. 36 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 361979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistElton John27 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. Elton John had 27 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Mama Can't Buy You Love”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1979 chart.
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| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Love You Inside Out | Bee Gees | ▶♪ |
| 34 | I Want You To Want Me | Cheap Trick | ▶♪ |
| 35 | The Main Event (Fight) | Barbra Streisand | ▶♪ |
| 36 | Mama Can't Buy You Love | Elton John | ▶♪ |
| 37 | I Was Made For Dancin' | Leif Garrett | ▶♪ |
| 38 | After The Love Has Gone | Earth, Wind and Fire | ▶♪ |
| 39 | Heaven Knows | Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams | ▶♪ |
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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.