Other #1 songs on July 1, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Amanda

Waylon Jennings

#1 dance track

Bad Girls (all cuts)

Donna Summer

#1 song in the UK

Are 'Friends' Electric?

Tubeway Army

#1 song

Ring My Bell

Anita Ward

Notable July 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Missy Elliott

Rapper

Born July 1, 1971

Sean Colson

Basketball Player

Born July 1, 1975

Jarome Iginla

Ice Hockey Player

Born July 1, 1977

Forrest Griffin

Mixed Martial Artist

Born July 1, 1979

Julianne Nicholson

Actress

Born July 1, 1971

Sufjan Stevens

Musician

Born July 1, 1975

Liv Tyler

Actress

Born July 1, 1977