2019-10-17
1979
After dropping the 1982 playlist, my cousin Gabriel, with whom I DJ occasionally, argued that the "best" year for music is always the one we came alive musically. Since he is a few years older, 1979 is his year. I think there is some truth to that, though I could think of ways to test if all years are equal---number of cover songs in latter years, sales of albums from each year in subsequent decades, genesis of new genres, etc... Be it as it may, 1979 was a fantastic year. I was little, but remember its hits at the time from my older brother Jorge and Gabriel himself, and many others I learned later via my wife who loves 70s music and gave me the best book about it (Love comes to Buildings on Fire)---"we are family" came out in 1979, after all. So Gabriel (DJ Gabe) and I (E-Trash) had a great time curating this new playlist for your enjoyment, even if very hard to select only 100 tracks! Enjoy the 1979 good times!
* Yes, a couple of the tracks are from albums that came out in 1978, but were really hits in 1982.
* Yes, a couple of the tracks are from albums that came out in 1978, but were really hits in 1982.
