Other #1 songs on August 9, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Suspicions

Eddie Rabbitt

#1 R&B song

Good Times

Chic

#1 song in the UK

I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

#1 song

Bad Girls

Donna Summer

Notable August 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Rod Brind'Amour

Ice Hockey Player & Coach

Born August 9, 1970

Ryan Bollman

Television and Film Actor

Born August 9, 1972

Gene Luen Yang

Graphic Novelist

Born August 9, 1973

Derek Fisher

Basketball Player and Coach

Born August 9, 1974

Mike Lamb

Baseball Player

Born August 9, 1975

Jessica Capshaw

Actress

Born August 9, 1976

Jason Frasor

Baseball Player

Born August 9, 1977

Kliff Kingsbury

Football Player and Coach

Born August 9, 1979

Chris Cuomo

News Broadcaster

Born August 9, 1970