The #1 R&B song on August 24, 1979

Good Times By Chic

Other #1 songs on August 24, 1979

#1 Hit Song

My Sharona
The Knack

UK #1 Song

We Don't Talk Anymore
Cliff Richard

#1 Country Song

The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Charlie Daniels Band

#1 Dance Track

The Boss (all cuts)
Diana Ross

Notable August 24 birthdays in the 1970s

Erin Cottrell
TV Actress
Born August 24, 1975

Derek Morris
Hockey Player
Born August 24, 1978

Zach Lowe
Journalist
Born August 24, 1977

Dimas Djayadiningrat
Director
Born August 24, 1973

Nathan Wolfe
Virologist
Born August 24, 1970