Here we are at 1979 already... the decade has flown by! We'll continue with our countdown of the 50 best selling UK singles of the year, with the stories behind the songs and the artists who made them unforgettable.

Post-Punk and New Wave have arrived, with chart entries from Blondie, Squeeze, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Police, The Boomtown Rats...

And the synths have landed with Gary Numan and Tubeway Army!

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ALSO PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS:

UK NUMBER 1 SINGLES
1970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc9gWBllOfU
1971 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vRm7U-zT-E

ANNUAL UK BEST SELLING SINGLES
1970 https://youtu.be/CtpBZuSsysA
1971 https://youtu.be/WV9MmOoa-NQ
1972 https://youtu.be/6XhJtQTAD40
1973 https://youtu.be/WsHHzjsfCnM
1974 https://youtu.be/keEAwQn4fGo
1975 https://youtu.be/WsY5-ZSGQuE
1976 https://youtu.be/ZQTgn5c--B8
1977 https://youtu.be/AVAnEUNF6qU
1978 https://youtu.be/GaAiga8f_h4
1979 https://youtu.be/Oj6TCZYVSu0
1980 https://youtu.be/UoMAeT8XQ0g
1981 https://youtu.be/G7d0GbHXqKI
1982 https://youtu.be/O2hhz_pPRII
1983 https://youtu.be/ShZr5OXe4Hs
1984 https://youtu.be/rn2d38XEWf8
1985 https://youtu.be/RCnk47qpK9Y
1986 https://youtu.be/k1Gqe7g9_6g
1987 https://youtu.be/G1SrQxviWJ0
1988 https://youtu.be/8R0bEI3I0gs
1989 https://youtu.be/vhPDED2k_bI

THE ALBUMS OF EACH YEAR AND HOW MANY THEY HAVE SOLD GLOBALLY
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