Other #1 songs on December 24, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 dance track

Deputy of Love

Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band

#1 R&B song

Do You Love What You Feel

Rufus and Chaka

#1 song in the UK

Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)

Pink Floyd

#1 song

Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes

Notable December 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Adam Haslett

Writer and Journalist

Born December 24, 1970

Stephenie Meyer

Novelist

Born December 24, 1973

Ryan Seacrest

Television and Radio Host

Born December 24, 1974

Michael Raymond-James

Actor

Born December 24, 1977

J.D. Walsh

Screen Actor, Writer and Producer

Born December 24, 1974