Mixtape: 1979

[claws]

Side A — "Neon City Warm‑Up" (Total: 29:58)

1. Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E.'s in Love — 3:31
2. Little River Band – Lonesome Loser — 3:30
3. Electric Light Orchestra – Shine a Little Love — 4:08
4. Bee Gees – Love You Inside Out — 3:48
5. GQ – Disco Nights (Rock‑Freak) — 3:58
6. Michael Jackson – Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough — 4:13
7. Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland — 4:49
8. Alicia Bridges – I Love the Nightlife — 3:10

Side B — "After‑Dark Drive" (Total: 29:54)

1. Robert Palmer – Bad Case of Loving You — 3:10
2. Cheap Trick – I Want You to Want Me — 3:07
3. Van Halen – Dance the Night Away — 3:07
4. The Pointer Sisters – Fire — 3:28
5. Blondie – Heart of Glass — 3:22
6. Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? — 4:19
7. Wings – Goodnight Tonight — 4:15
8. McFadden & Whitehead – Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now — 3:38

Create or list your favorite 1979 songs for a mixtape.

[Rev. Powell]

Using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_in_music for guidance:

Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's in Love
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy
Elvis Costello & the Attrations - Oliver's Army
Squeeze - Up the Junction
Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot
Joni Mitchell - The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
Herb Alpert - 1980
The Kinks - Low Budget
Led Zeppelin - All My Love
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Powderfinger
Bob Marley & the Wailers - So Much Trouble in the World
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger

[claws]

I used discogs. It has countless search options, like format (7"), year, genre, style, country (US, UK etc.).

[M.10rda]

Great thread! This will take me literally hours to figure out.   

[M.10rda]

Ugh, this could easily become a double-album.
But if somehow one crams seven cuts per side...

A:
GIMME GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)    ABBA
AIR    Talking Heads
THE DAY MY BABY GAVE ME A SURPRISE    Devo
DISORDER     Joy Division
RAPPER'S DELIGHT    Sugarhill Gang
TRAGEDY    The Bee Gees
THE LOGICAL SONG     Supertramp

B:
DON'T BRING ME DOWN    Electric Light Orchestra
ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC?    Tubeway Army
MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL     XTC
BOYS DON'T CRY    The Cure
MEMORIES CAN'T WAIT     Talking Heads
TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME    Supertramp
TRAIN IN VAIN      The Clash

[claws]

Cool list!

The big question is...

RAPPER'S DELIGHT    Sugarhill Gang

is it the single edit, or the 15 Minute 12" Version?

[M.10rda]

LOL, the single. Trying to be reasonable here.