It was the #1 song of 1979 on the charts, heralded as one of the best known rock/pop tunes, and had an often quoted lyrical riff. But it only got as far as #6 here. Still, it is a really good song, and I’m willing to bet that you will be singing it at some point today, whether you like it or not, lol. At #6 it’s My Sharona by The Knack.

Now we start getting into some of the late 80s hip-hop. The charts would tell you that Tone Loc’s Wild Thing was a better song, but this one is better, IMO. Funny, great lyrics and delivery, I used to rap this song a lot on my teenage years. Coming in at #7 is Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc.

Continuing our 40-year-old countdown is a song that has always been near and dear to my heart. It’s a song I tried to learn how to play when I was a kid, and is a song I still like to sing today. It doesn’t hurt that this song would go on to win the coveted Record and Song of the Year Grammys. It had to find its way into this list and managed to drop this high. Coming in at #7 is What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers.

OK, I know I’m going to get a lot of blowback with this, but there is a story with my mom behind this song, and it’s made it a special one for me. In addition, joke as you might, the production is pretty good and the emotion being conveyed is rich. I like it, it’s impacted my life, so at #8 it’s How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Michael Bolton.

Talk about a song that has never lost steam, and has always been a party hit whenever someone put it on! This song is still played massively today, whatever the occasion – wedding, sporting event, you name it. Enough said, at #8 it’s We Are Family by Sister Sledge.

Continuing on with the Jacksons spirit, this song didn’t really come into play in my life until later but it is one of my favorite funk jams from this time. This song is basically one chord progression but this great dance song starts and it doesn’t stop. Coming in at #9 it’s Shake Your Body by The Jacksons.