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

Suspicions by Eddie Rabbitt

#1 country song

Suspicions

Eddie Rabbitt

Good Times by Chic

#1 R&B song

Good Times

Chic

I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats

#1 song in the UK

I Don't Like Mondays

The Boomtown Rats

Bad Girls by Donna Summer

#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

Chris Cuomo

News Broadcaster

Born August 9, 1970

Thomas Lennon

Comedian, Actor, and Screenwriter

Born August 9, 1970

Matt Morris

Baseball Player

Born August 9, 1974

Kirill Reznik

Politician

Born August 9, 1974