HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Sail On” by Commodores
“Sail On” by Commodores finished No. 98 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 981979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistCommodores8 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. Commodores had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Sail On”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Dance The Night Away | Van Halen | ▶♪ |
| 96 | Dancing Shoes | Nigel Olsson | ▶♪ |
| 97 | The Boss | Diana Ross | ▶♪ |
| 98 | Sail On | Commodores | ▶♪ |
| 99 | I Do Love You | G.Q. | ▶♪ |
| 100 | Strange Way | Firefall | ▶♪ |
More hits by Commodores
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Times A Lady | Commodores | 1978 #10 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Still | Commodores | 1980 #23 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Sweet Love | Commodores | 1976 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Easy | Commodores | 1977 #33 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Lady (You Bring Me Up) | Commodores | 1981 #39 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Nightshift | Commodores | 1985 #40 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Oh No | Commodores | 1982 #69 | ▶♪ |
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.