1979
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Art and culture
- July 12, 1979, disco sucks
- The 'Disco Sucks' campaign was a white, macho reaction against gay liberation and black pride more than a musical reaction against drum machines. In England, in the same year as the 'Disco Sucks' demo in America, The Young Nationalist - a British National Party publication - told its readers: 'Disco and its melting pot pseudo-philosophy must be fought or Britain's streets will be full of black-worshipping soul boys.' [...]
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Literature
- Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige
- The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge by Lyotard
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Film
- Alien (1979)
- Caligula (1979)
- Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
- Hardcore (1979)
- Mad Max (1979)
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
- The Brood (1979)
- Buffet Froid
- Head Over Heels (aka Chilly Scenes of Winter) (1979) - Joan Micklin Silver
- Being There (1979) - Hal Ashby
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - Werner Herzog
- Quadrophenia (1979) - Franc Roddam
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) - Joe Dante, Allan Arkush
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Music
- "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow
- Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
- 'Disco Sucks'
- Lee Perry burns the Black Ark Studios
- dancehall reggae (start)
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Albums
- The Clash - London Calling
- Serge Gainsbourg - Aux Armes et Cetaera
- Risque (1979) - Chic
- Sting Like a Bee - Bumblebee Unlimited
- Y (1979) - The Pop Group
- The B-52's (1979) - B-52's
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Singles
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Mainstream
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Dance
- "Nag Nag Nag" by Cabaret Voltaire
- "There but for the Grace of God" by Machine
- Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
- Atmosfear - Dancing In Outer Space
- Chicago - Street Player
- Risco Connection - Ain't no Stoppin' Us Now
- Dee Dee Bridgewater - Bad For Me
- First Choice - Double Cross
- Taana Gardner - When You Touch Me
- Jean Carn - Was That All It Was
- Harvey Mason - Groovin' You
- Candido - Thousand Fingerman
- Candido - Dancin' & Prancin'
- Candido - Jingo
- Inner Life - I'm Caught Up
- Tamiko Jones - Can't Live Without Your Love
- Patti Labelle - Music Is My Way Of Life
- Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
- Sergio Mendes - I'll Tell You
- Eddy Grant - Walking On Sunshine
- Chantal Curtis - Get Another Love
- Martin Circus - Disco Circus
- Giorgio Moroder - I Wanna Rock You
- Positive Force - We Got The Funk
- Donna McGhee - It Ain't No Big Thing
- Salsoul Orchestra - How High
- Roy Ayers - Don't Stop The Feeling
- George Duke - I Want You For Myself
- Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up
- Skyy - First Time Around
- Loleatta Holloway - Greatest Performance Of My Life
- Billy Nichols - Give Your Body Up To The Music
- Brides of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy
- Five Special - Why Leave Us Alone
- Bruce Johnson - Pipeline
- Jackie Moore - How's Your Love Life Baby
- Double Exposure - I Got The Hots For You
- Alfredo de la Fe - Hot to Trot
- Black Ivory - Mainline
- Dinosaur 'Kiss Me Again' (1979) [Arthur Russell]
- Azymuth - Jazz Carnival
- Roy Ayers - Love Will Bring us Back Together
- Herb Alpert - Rotation
- Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You
- Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
- Stephanie Mills - Put Your Body in it
- Chic - Good Times
- Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
- PiL - Death Disco
- Two Man Sound - Que Tal America
- Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
- Baise Moi (Kiss Me) - Pam Todd and Gold Bullion Band
- Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You
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Births
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Deaths
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