The #1 song in the UK on August 2, 1979

I Don't Like Mondays By The Boomtown Rats

Other #1 songs on August 2, 1979

#1 Hit Song

Bad Girls
Donna Summer

#1 R&B Song

Good Times
Chic

#1 Country Song

You're the Only One
Dolly Parton

#1 Dance Track

I've Got the Next Dance
Deniece Williams

Notable August 2 birthdays in the 1970s

Matt Guerrier

Born August 02, 1978
Edward Furlong

Born August 02, 1977
Jay Heaps

Born August 02, 1976
Muriel Bowser

Born August 02, 1972
Tony Amonte

Born August 02, 1970