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Experience the magic of 1979 & relive the closing days of disco & punk. Including Chic, Rose Royce, Michael Jackson, The Police & Ian Dury.

1979 was another top year in music, with pop, disco & new wave rubbing shoulders with rock, synth & 2-Tone. Simon Bates has the story - month by month.

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1979!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1978!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1977!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1976!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1975!

Once these tracks made it to the top spot there was no knocking them off! This is our countdown of the 50 longest chart toppers of the 1970s!

All day - a choice selection of the 168 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1970s!

Pat Man selects 30 chart toppers of the 70s that have probably slipped your mind! Expect lesser remembered hits from Mud, Dr Hook, David Cassidy, Lena Martell & Brotherhood of Man.

All day - a choice selection of the 168 singles that reached the top of the UK charts in the 1970s!

They came out of nowhere and conquered the UK charts. This is one hour of unexpected chart toppers, from Lee Marvin & Telly Savalas to Benny Hill & The Wurzels!

Our most complete list yet of UK number 1s of the decade! Some songs just don't have videos, but 141 chart toppers do, and here they are - in order!

Over-bearded men & leftfield ladies - all with fabulous tunes! These are alternative hits from the west coast, the underground & the counter culture of the 1970s.

From the era of glam rock, new wave and disco, it's all the hits from just one decade - the 1970s! Platform boots and flares at the ready?

Our most complete list yet of UK number 1s of the decade! Some songs just don't have videos, but 141 chart toppers do, and here they are - in order!

Over-bearded men & leftfield ladies - all with fabulous tunes! These are alternative hits from the west coast, the underground & the counter culture of the 1970s.

From the era of glam rock, new wave and disco, it's all the party hits from just one decade - the 1970s! Platform boots and flares at the ready?

From the era of glam rock, new wave and disco, it's all the hits from just one decade - the 1970s! Platform boots and flares at the ready?

25 of the campest & glitziest disco videos known to man. Sunglasses at the ready 'cause you'll be blinded by the bright lights & brilliant bling!

Can you believe none of these songs reached no.1? Enjoy 6 hours of runners-up, in order, that didn't quite have what it takes. From Elvis in 1970 to Abba in 1979.

From hippies to punk rockers, via folk, funk, soul & disco - these are the classic songs that made the 70s!

Come prepared, as those vocal chords are going to see a lot of action as we spend 3 nostalgic hours with Pat Sharp's 70s house party. All gatecrashers welcome!

From hippies to punk rockers, via folk, funk, soul & disco - these are the classic songs that made the 70s!

Fifty hit songs from famous acts of the 70s - but not a single one made the top 10! Including Bowie, Mud, Abba, Whitesnake, Prince and Bay City Rollers.

Big singalong choruses and outrageous outfits & make-up - these were the guys & gals that set the style of the 70s - and our man with the musical plan Tony Blackburn was there!

All night - rewind to a time of big hair, outrageous makeup and platform shoes. The greatest gems of glam pop & rock, including Alvin Stardust, Abba, Slade & Wizzard.

From hippies to punk rockers, via folk, funk, soul & disco - these are the classic songs that made the 70s!

From the era of glam rock, new wave and disco, it's all the hits from just one decade - the 1970s! Platform boots and flares at the ready?

The Selecter's lead singer with 25 innovators & trend-setters who made ska & reggae such an essential part of the 70s. From Desmond Dekker to Eddie Grant via Bob Marley & The Beat!

Over-bearded men & leftfield ladies - all with fabulous tunes! These are alternative hits from the west coast, the underground & the counter culture of the 1970s.

Through the 70s country music threw up regular UK chart smashes - from Anne Murray and Johnny Cash in 1970 to Dr Hook and Kenny Rogers at the end of the decade. And yes, there's Dolly!

Over-bearded men & leftfield ladies - all with fabulous tunes! These are alternative hits from the west coast, the underground & the counter culture of the 1970s.

Producer, keyboardist, presenter, prog rock god, and grumpy man extraordinaire Rick Wakeman presets the ultimate 70s Rock Down - from Free to Kiss via The Who & Fleetwood Mac.

Over-bearded men & leftfield ladies - all with fabulous tunes! These are alternative hits from the west coast, the underground & the counter culture of the 1970s.

Twenty-five laid-back songs from the first half of the decade - expect long hair, trippy vibes and a few leftover hippies from the 60s!

11 pop-rock symphonies from Birmingham's Electric Light Orchestra. Including Livin' Thing, Mr Blue Sky, Don't Bring Me Down, Xanadu & their last top 10 Hold On Tight in 1981.

It's time to shake your thang on the biggest dancefloor session ever. From Abba to the Bee Gees, Chic to The Real Thing, Dan Hartman to Donna Summer - these were made for dancing!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1978!

Another 60 minutes of hits and headlines from the penultimate year of the decade when Anna Ford became ITV's first ever female news reader and the TV licence fee climbed to £25!

Another 60 minutes of heatwave hits & headlines from a year of contrasts - Punk, Dancing Queen, the Inter-City 125, the Honey Monster & that year's top toy - Swingball!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1974!

60 minutes of hits and headlines from the year TV's Ronnie Barker started receiving Porridge in Slade Prison, and the band Slade topped the album chart - twice!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1972!

60 minutes of hits and headlines from a year of major cultural debuts - Jesus Christ Superstar, Are You Being Served? and George, Zippy & Bungle in Rainbow!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1970!

60 minutes of hits and headlines from the year of Apollo 13, the Beatles split, and more happily the launch of Skippy The Bush Kangaroo here in the UK!

Classic hits from just 1 year - 1970!

Two hours of funny videos, silly songs and novelty hits - all of them amazing and all in the best possible taste!

The pop nerds at NOW 70s have been into the archives and pulled out 2 hours of amazing no.1s that only spent a single week on top! Big names include Kenny Rogers, The Quo & 10cc.

From hippies to punk rockers, via folk, funk, soul & disco - these are the classic songs that made the 70s!

Today we'd call it cheesy pop! Back then it was bubblegum pop, and we loved it through the 70s - with David Cassidy, Mungo Jerry, Tony Orlando, Donny Osmond & Brotherhood of Man.

Incredible facts and amazing trivia about some of the decade's most famous songs and videos! This is two hours of Radio 1 legend Bruno Brookes asking 'Can You Believe It?!'

From disco to rock via Grease and Abba - these are the songs with the thirty biggest singalong hooks of the 70s!

From the era of glam rock, new wave and disco, it's all the party hits from just one decade - the 1970s! Platform boots and flares at the ready?

2 decades of movie moments and classic pop hits from the 70s & 80s. Direct from the red carpet - Limahl is ready for his close-up!

From the era of glam rock, new wave and disco, it's all the party hits from just one decade - the 1970s! Platform boots and flares at the ready?

Once these tracks made it to the top spot there was no knocking them off! This is our countdown of the 50 longest chart toppers of the 1970s!