The #1 R&B song on January 1, 1979

Got to Be Real

By Cheryl Lynn

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

#1 country song

Tulsa Time

Don Williams

#1 dance track

Le Freak

Chic

#1 song in the UK

Y.M.C.A.

Village People

#1 song

Too Much Heaven

Bee Gees

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1970s

Sammie Henson

Wrestler

Christian Paradis

Politician

Joe Cannon

Soccer Player

Tank

Singer

Becky Kellar-Duke

Ice Hockey Player