Each year of the 1970s debuted incredible artists and bands, and also yielded countless hits that are still loved today. A handful of still-loved hits came out in the year 1979. And despite closing ...

The 1970s were a great time for country music. The early part of the decade saw some of the biggest names in the genre finding their footing and taking control of their careers. With the mid-‘70s came ...

To say 1979 was Cheap Trick's finest year would be something of an understatement. The band was a genre-flexing mash of power pop, new wave, and glam rock, with some spiky punk-lite edges that poked ...

Dire Straits, the iconic British rock band fronted by Mark Knopfler, delivered the 1979 hit “Sultans of Swing,” which not only became their defining anthem but also earned a place among the “100 ...