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February 11, 1979

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 7, 1979, covering February 11, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack) by Blues Brothers

    Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)

    Blues Brothers

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Neil Diamond

    You Don't Bring Me Flowers

    Neil Diamond

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand

    Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Brandy Norwood

1979Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress[†]

Brandy Rayana Norwood is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress. Born into a musical family in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood gained fame by starring in the UPN sitcom Moesha, and further recognition for her role in the television film Cinderella (1997) and the slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Her 1998 duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, "The Boy Is Mine", won a Grammy Award and became one of the best-selling female duets of all time.

Historical Events

Iranian Revolution

1979The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.[†]

The Iranian Revolution, also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the monarchical government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by the theocratic Ruhollah Khomeini, a religious cleric who had headed one of the rebel factions. The ousting of Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, formally marked the end of Iran's historical monarchy.

Historical Context for February 11, 1979

In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]