Thursday, July 10, 2014

1977


The Top 150 Hits of… 1977

Been jumping around a bit, haven’t I?

My happiest discovery in doing the research for this list was finding out that #146 existed. I mean, come on. Disco Lucy!

The number one song of 1977 is also the number one song of the decade. “You Light Up My Life” spent 10 weeks at #1, which no song had done since 1956, 2 years before the Hot 100 came into being. If you lived through 1977 you probably heard it enough to last the rest of your life. It was one of those tunes that was so overplayed it became a punch line. But coming back to it now, hearing the arrangement and performance with fresh ears, I get it. Sugary but sincere.

  1. You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone 460.5
  2. I Just Want to Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb 439.5
  3. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) – Rod Stewart 357
  4. Best of My Love – Emotions 350.5
  5. Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) – Barbra Streisand 340
  6. Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle 306.5
  7. Boogie Nights – Heatwave 297.5
  8. You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. 296
  9. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston 286
  10. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer 285
  11. I Like Dreamin’ – Kenny Nolan 280.5
  12. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher – Rita Coolidge 279.5
  13. The Rubberband Man – The Spinners 278
  14. Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon 272.5
  15. Undercover Angel – Alan O’Day 270
  16. Torn Between Two Lovers – Mary MacGregor 269
  17. Car Wash – Rose Royce 265.5
  18. Angel in Your Arms – Hot 262
  19. Got to Give It Up (Pt. 1) – Marvin Gaye 260
  20. Dancing Queen – ABBA 257
  21. Hotel California – The Eagles 256
  22. Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti 250
  23. That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll – Shaun Cassidy 250
  24. Southern Nights – Glen Campbell 248.5
  25. I Wish – Stevie Wonder 247
  26. Dazz – Brick 246
  27. Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller Band 245.5
  28. I’m Your Boogie Man – KC & the Sunshine Band 245
  29. Blinded by the Light – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 237.5
  30. Keep It Comin’ Love – KC & the Sunshine Band 236.5
  31. Hot Line – The Sylvers 236
  32. When I Need You – Leo Sayer 233.5
  33. I’m in You – Peter Frampton 231.5
  34. New Kid in Town – Eagles 231
  35. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder 229
  36. Don’t Give Up on Us – David Soul 228
  37. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac 224.5
  38. Heaven on the 7th Floor – Paul Nicholas 222.5
  39. Da Doo Ron Ron – Shaun Cassidy 222
  40. Rich Girl – Daryl Hall & John Oates 220.5
  41. Do You Wanna Make Love – Peter McCann 218.5
  42. Looks Like We Made It – Barry Manilow 218
  43. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band – Meco 216.5
  44. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac 212.5
  45. Easy – Commodores 210
  46. More Than a Feeling – Boston 210
  47. Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band 209.5
  48. Telephone Line – Electric Light Orchestra 208.5
  49. I Feel Love – Donna Summer 208.5
  50. I’ve Got Love on My Mind – Natalie Cole 207.5
  51. Cold as Ice – Foreigner 207.5
  52. Whatcha Gonna Do? – Pablo Cruise 204.5
  53. The Things We Do for Love – 10cc 202.5
  54. So In to You – Atlanta Rhythm Section 202
  55. Lucille – Kenny Rogers 202
  56. My Heart Belongs to Me – Barbra Streisand 202
  57. Feels Like the First Time – Foreigner 201.5
  58. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett 201
  59. It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me – Barry White 198.5
  60. Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons 197.5
  61. Handy Man – James Taylor 197.5
  62. Night Moves – Bob Seger 196.5
  63. Baby What a Big Surprise – Chicago 195
  64. We’re All Alone – Rita Coolidge 194.5
  65. Right Time of the Night – Jennifer Warnes 193.5
  66. After the Lovin’ – Englebert Humperdinck 192
  67. Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold 188.5
  68. Strawberry Letter 23 – The Brothers Johnson 187.5
  69. Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancin’) – Johnny Rivers 186
  70. On and On – Stephen Bishop 183.5
  71. Stand Tall – Burton Cummings 178
  72. Float On – The Floaters 177
  73. Just a Song Before I Go – Crosby, Stills & Nash 175.5
  74. I Never Cry – Alice Cooper 175
  75. Jet Airliner – The Steve Miller Band 170.5
  76. You and Me – Alice Cooper 169
  77. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word – Elton John 169
  78. Brick House – Commodores 166.5
  79. Lost Without Your Love – Bread 159
  80. Weekend in New England – Barry Manilow 155.5
  81. Barracuda – Heart 154.5
  82. Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas 153
  83. Smoke from a Distant Fire – Sanford/Townsend Band 144
  84. Heard It in a Love Song – Marshall Tucker Band 142.5
  85. You Made Me Believe in Magic – Bay City Rollers 142
  86. Livin’ Thing – Electric Light Orchestra 141
  87. Nights Are Forever Without You – England Dan & John Ford Coley 141
  88. Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs 138.5
  89. Jeans On – David Dundas 138
  90. Just Remember I Love You – Firefall 135.5
  91. Love Me – Yvonne Elliman 135.5
  92. Walk This Way – Aerosmith 135
  93. You’re My World – Helen Reddy 132.5
  94. I Wanna Get Next to You – Rose Royce 131.5
  95. Year of the Cat – Al Stewart 131.5
  96. Way Down – Elvis Presley 129.5
  97. Somebody to Love – Queen 129
  98. Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac 128.5
  99. Help Is on Its Way – Little River Band 127.5
  100. It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap 124.5
  101. Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) – Joe Tex 123
  102. You Make Loving Fun – Fleetwood Mac 123
  103. Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney & Wings 122.5
  104. We Just Disagree – Dave Mason 121.5
  105. Isn’t It Time – The Babys 119
  106. Give a Little Bit – Supertramp 117.5
  107. High School Dance – The Sylvers 115
  108. Star Wars (Main Title) – London Symphony Orchestra 111
  109. Ariel – Dean Friedman 110.5
  110. Boogie Child – Bee Gees 110.5
  111. Love’s Grown Deep – Kenny Nolan 110
  112. Life in the Fast Lane – The Eagles 108.5
  113. Knowing Me, Knowing You – ABBA 108
  114. How Much Love – Leo Sayer 106
  115. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Peter Frampton 105.5
  116. Dusic – Brick 104
  117. Saturday Nite – Earth, Wind & Fire 104
  118. Say You’ll Stay Until Tomorrow – Tom Jones 103.5
  119. Whispering/Cherchez la Femme/Se Si Bon – Dr. Buzzard’sOriginal “Savannah” Band 103.5
  120. Tryin’ to Love Two – William Bell 103
  121. Don’t Worry Baby – B.J. Thomas 101.5
  122. Telephone Man – Meri Wilson 101.5
  123. Hello Stranger – Yvonne Elliman 100.5
  124. Living Next Door to Alice – Smokie 98.5
  125. The King Is Gone – Ronnie McDowell 96
  126. Devil’s Gun – C.J. & Company 95.5
  127. Black Betty – Ram Jam 95.5
  128. Can’t Stop Dancin’ – Captain & Tennille 95
  129. Hard Luck Woman – KISS 95
  130. Free – Deniece Williams 94
  131. Calling Dr. Love – KISS 93
  132. Uptown Festival (Part 1) – Shalamar 92
  133. Send in the Clowns – Judy Collins 91.5
  134. Slow Dancin’ Don’t Turn Me On – Addrisi Bros. 91
  135. Swingtown – Steve Miller Band 90.5
  136. Shake Your Rump to the Funk – The Bar-Kays 90
  137. Your Smiling Face – James Taylor 89
  138. It’s Sad to Belong – England Dan & John Ford Coley 87
  139. Surfin’ USA – Leif Garrett 86.5
  140. She Did It – Eric Carmen 86.5
  141. Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me – Peter Brown 85.5
  142. The First Cut Is the Deepest – Rod Stewart 83
  143. Sam – Olivia Newton-John 82.5
  144. Save It for a Rainy Day – Stephen Bishop 82
  145. Whodunit – Tavares 82
  146. Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme) – Wilton Place Street Band 80.5
  147. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Waylon Jennings 80.5
  148. Your Love – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. 79
  149. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Donny & Marie Osmond 79
  150. Jungle Love – Steve Miller Band 77.5
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