HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Shake It” by Ian Matthews
“Shake It” by Ian Matthews finished No. 73 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 731979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistIan Matthews1 year-end hit
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack.
Play “Shake It”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ▶♪ |
| 74 | I Was Made For Lovin' You | Kiss | ▶♪ |
| 75 | I Just Wanna Stop | Gino Vannelli | ▶♪ |
| 76 | Disco Nights | G.Q. | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Shake It” by Metro Station (2008)
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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.