Other #1 songs on August 2, 1979
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

You're the Only One

Dolly Parton

#1 dance track

I've Got the Next Dance

Deniece Williams

#1 R&B song

Good Times

Chic

#1 song in the UK

I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

Notable August 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Tony Amonte

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 2, 1970

Jay Heaps

Soccer Player

Born August 2, 1976

Edward Furlong

Actor

Born August 2, 1977

Matt Guerrier

Baseball Player

Born August 2, 1978

Kevin Smith

Filmmaker and Actor

Born August 2, 1970

Michael Weiss

Figure Skater

Born August 2, 1976