Pop Culture Quiz: What Happened In 1979?79 Trivia Questions For 1979 History(answers)1. Where did America’s most serious nuclear power plant accident happen?2. A movie with a similar theme was released about the same time as the Three Mile Island accident. Name that film.3. Name the song from The Muppet Movie that peaked at #25 on […]
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1979 Music Hits: Disco, Funk, New Wave, Album Rock, Pop Rock, Dance Hits, and the End of the 1970s Sound 1979 music sounded like the 1970s throwing one last giant party while the 1980s waited outside in sunglasses. Disco was still huge, funk was powerful, album rock had plenty of muscle, New Wave was arriving
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1979 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1979 Billboard Number One Hits list captured the dramatic final peak of disco, the rise of new wave, the staying power of soft rock, and a few early hints of the 1980s just around the corner. Chic opened the year with Le Freak, Donna Summer became
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1979 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1979, the Shah of Iran fled, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile, and 52 Americans ended up spending 444 days as hostages in Tehran. The Sony Walkman arrived, putting music in everyone’s pocket. Three Mile Island came within minutes of a full meltdown. Disco was literally blown up at a baseball
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1979 Top 100 Pop Music Hits: Disco Peaks, Rock Pushes Back, New Wave Arrives, and Pop Gets Weird 1979 pop music hits captured one of the most fascinating handoff years in music history. Disco was still huge, rock was pushing back with guitars and attitude, new wave was starting to sneak into the mainstream,
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Top 25 Songs of the 1970s: Billboard Hits, Disco Anthems, Soft Rock, Soul, Singer-Songwriters, and Pop-Culture Memory The Top 25 songs of the 1970s show a decade split between soft rock, disco, soul, singer-songwriters, AM radio pop, soundtrack hits, and a few songs that became bigger than the charts themselves. The seventies were not one
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1979 Oscars 51st Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 9, 1979Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Johnny Carson (introduced as “John Carson”)Eligibility Year: 1978Intriguing Trivia and HighlightsIntroduction Curveball: Johnny Carson, a seasoned late-night host, was formally introduced as “John Carson,” which was a bit unusual for TV audiences.Dear Hunter, the Winner: The Deer Hunter swept
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1979 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 15, 1979Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: John DenverEligibility Year: October 1, 1977 – September 30, 1978Intriguing Trivia and Nuggets of KnowledgeEnd of the Disco Era: This year’s Grammy Awards coincided with the tail end of the disco craze, and the Bee Gees were the darlings of the
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