HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Shake Your Body” by The Jacksons
“Shake Your Body” by The Jacksons finished No. 25 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 251979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistThe Jacksons3 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. The Jacksons had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Shake Your Body”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Knock On Wood | Amii Stewart | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Stumblin' In | Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Lead Me On | Maxine Nightingale | ▶♪ |
| 25 | Shake Your Body | The Jacksons | ▶♪ |
| 26 | Don't Cry Out Loud | Melissa Manchester | ▶♪ |
| 27 | The Logical Song | Supertramp | ▶♪ |
| 28 | My Life | Billy Joel | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Jacksons
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enjoy Yourself | The Jacksons | 1977 #40 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | State Of Shock | The Jacksons | 1984 #61 | ▶♪ |
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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.