1976

The Top 150 Hits of… 1976

The only real surprise in researching this year was how two of the songs that spent the longest at #1 (“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” and “Disco Lady” with 4 weeks each) didn’t linger in the top 10 or top 40 long enough to get very high on the year-end list (#’s 20 and 24).

This is an interesting year in that most of the bigger names have more notable songs in other years while the one (or few) hit wonders, and those artists that were only popular during this period, did a number of iconic tunes. It’s a 70’s pop culture nostalgia-fest and one of my favorites.

Note: There was a 3-way tie for #150, hence 2 additional songs.

1. A Fifth of Beethoven – Walter Murphy 340.5
2. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry 313
3. Silly Love Songs – Wings 312.5
4. Disco Duck – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots 299
5. I Write the Songs – Barry Manilow 294
6. I’d Really Love to See You Tonight – England Dan & John Ford Coley 283.5
7. Kiss and Say Goodbye – The Manhattans 282.5
8. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band 280.5
9. Love Is Alive – Gary Wright 277
10. Love Machine (Part 1) – The Miracles 275
11. If You Leave Me Now – Chicago 269
12. Misty Blue – Dorothy Moore 263.5
13. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) – The Four Seasons 262
14. Get Up and Boogie (That’s Right) – Silver Convention 262
15. Love Rollercoaster – Ohio Players 262
16. Love So Right – Bee Gees 260
17. Sara Smile – Daryl Hall & John Oates 257
18. Right Back Where We Started From – Maxine Nightingale 251.5
19. Boogie Fever – The Sylvers 250.5
20. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee 249.5
21. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate 248
22. Muskrat Love – Captain & Tennille 247.5
23. Lowdown – Boz Scaggs 247
24. Disco Lady – Johnnie Taylor 243.5
25. That’s the Way (I Like It) – KC & the Sunshine Band 243
26. Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band 242.5
27. Lonely Night (Angel Face) – Captain & Tennille 242.5
28. Dream Weaver – Gary Wright 241.5
29. Love Hangover – Diana Ross 240.5
30. You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Lou Rawls 240.5
31. Love to Love You Baby – Donna Summer 237.5
32. You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees 236.5
33. More, More, More Pt. 1 – Andrea True Connection 231
34. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot 225.5
35. All By Myself – Eric Carmen 223
36. Theme From “Mahogany” (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) – Diana Ross 221
37. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon 220
38. Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention 220
39. Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers 218
40. Get Closer – Seals and Crofts 214.5
41. Take It to the Limit – The Eagles 213.5
42. Theme from S.W.A.T. – Rhythm Heritage 210
43. I Love Music – The O’Jays 207
44. Rock’n Me – Steve Miller 207
45. Moonlight Feels Right – Starbuck 206
46. Welcome Back – John Sebastian 206
47. Let’s Do It Again – The Staples Singers 205
48. Nadia’s Theme (The Young & the Restless) – Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. 205
49. Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers 204
50. Let ‘Em In – Wings 202.5
51. Fooled Around and Fell in Love – Elvin Bishop 202
52. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen 201.5
53. Shannon – Henry Gross 199.5
54. I’ll Be Good to You – The Brothers Johnson 197
55. Convoy – C.W. McCall 196.5
56. Devil Woman – Cliff Richard 196
57. Shop Around – Captain & Tennille 196
58. Sweet Love – The Commodores 195.5
59. Show Me the Way – Peter Frampton 193
60. Beth – KISS 193
61. Love Hurts – Nazareth 192.5
62. She’s Gone – Daryl Hall & John Oates 192.5
63. Only Sixteen – Dr. Hook 192
64. Sweet Thing – Rufus feat. Chaka Khan 187.5
65. You Are the Woman – Firefall 185
66. Rock and Roll Music – The Beach Boys 182.5
67. Times of Your Life – Paul Anka 178.5
68. Golden Years – David Bowie 178
69. Sing a Song – Earth, Wind & Fire 175
70. Fox on the Run – Sweet 174.5
71. Dream On – Aerosmith 169.5
72. Still the One – Orleans 169.5
73. A Little Bit More – Dr. Hook 166
74. Got to Get You Into My Life – The Beatles 164.5
75. Magic Man – Heart 163.5
76. Say You Love Me – Fleetwood Mac 162.5
77. Summer – War 162
78. Turn the Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson 160
79. Happy Days – Pratt & McClain 154
80. Deep Purple – Donny & Marie Osmond 150.5
81. Just to Be Close to You – Commodores 148
82. This Masquerade – George Benson 146.5
83. Evil Woman – Electric Light Orchestra 146
84. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Öyster Cult 145
85. Walk Away from Love – David Ruffin 140
86. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – Neil Sedaka 138
87. Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) – Fleetwood Mac 136.5
88. Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 134
89. Getaway – Earth, Wind & Fire 133.5
90. That’ll Be the Day – Linda Ronstadt 132.5
91. Let Her In – John Travolta 131.5
92. Fanny (Be Tender with My Love) – Bee Gees 131
93. Heaven Must De Missing an Angel (Part 1) – Tavares 130.5
94. Money Honey – Bay City Rollers 130.5
95. Do You Feel Like We Do – Peter Frampton 130
96. With Your Love – Jefferson Starship 129.5
97. Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again – Barry Manilow 129.5
98. Baby Face – The Wing and a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps 129
99. I Only Want to Be with You – Bay City Rollers 126.5
100. Junk Food Junkie – Larry Groce 124
101. Wham Bam (Shang-a-Lang) – Silver 123.5
102. I’m Easy – Keith Carradine 122
103. Country Boy (Got Your Feet in LA) – Glen Campbell 122
104. Baby, I Love your Way – Peter Frampton 121
105. My Little Town – Simon & Garfunkle 121
106. Fernando – ABBA 120.5
107. The Best Disco in Town – The Ritchie Family 120.5
108. Rock and Roll All Night (live) – Kiss 118
109. The Boys Are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy 117.5
110. Take the Money and Run – Steve Miller Band 117.5
111. Never Gonna Fall in Love Again – Eric Carmen 117.5
112. You’re My Best Friend – Queen 117
113. Slow Ride – Foghat 111*
114. If You Know What I Mean – Neil Diamond 110
115. Who’d She Coo? – Ohio Players 109
116. Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) – Parliament 108.5
117. Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton 108
118. Strange Magic – Electric Light Orchestra 107
119. Fool to Cry – The Rolling Stones 104.5
120. Squeeze Box – The Who 103
121. Movin’ – Brass Construction 102.5
122. Love Ballad – L.T.D. 99.5
123. Our Day Will Come – Frankie Valli 99
124. Fly Away – John Denver 99
125. Last Child – Aerosmith 97
126. Takin’ It to the Streets – The Doobie Brothers 95
127. Somewhere in the Night – Helen Reddy 95
128. There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) – Carpenters 94.5
129. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – Abba 94
130. I Want You – Marvin Gaye 93
131. The White Knight – Cledus Maggard 93
132. Shower the People – James Taylor 91
133. Tangerine – The Salsoul Orchestra 90
134. Winners and Losers – Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds 89
135. Union Man – Cate Bros. 88
136. You Are My Starship – Norman Connors 85.5
137. Sophisticated Lady (She’s a Different Lady) – Natalie Cole 83.5
138. For the Love of You (Parts 1 & 2) – The Isley Brothers 83
139. Over My Head – Fleetwood Mac 80.5
140. Action – Sweet 80.5
141. Young Blood – Bad Company 80
142. One Love in My Lifetime – Diana Ross 79
143. Baretta’s Theme (“Keep You Eye on the Sparrow”) – Rhythm Heritage 77.5
144. Paloma Blanca – George Baker Selection 75
145. Inseparable – Natalie Cole 75
146. Hello Old Friend – Eric Clapton 73.5
147. Love in the Shadows – Neil Sedaka 73
148. Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) – Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids 72
149. Get the Funk Out Ma Face – The Brothers Johnson 71.5
150. Happy Music – The Blackbyrds 70.5
151. Livin’ for the Weekend – The O’Jays 70.5
152. Grow Some Funk of Your Own – Elton John 70.5

1994

The Top 150 Hits of… 1994

People sometimes talk about how music used to be better back in (insert favorite year or range of years here). I always say that each era has its share of crap and classics. For example, 1968 may have boasted top tens by Aretha Franklin, the Beatles, James Brown, etc., but it also saw the career peaks of Bobby Goldsboro and Gary Pucket.

1994 is a prime example of these extremes. On one end, Modern Rock hit a commercial peak, and this list contains a bunch of Alternative songs that define the 90’s for a lot of people, recorded by a bunch of future (or likely future) Rock and Roll Hall of Famers including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Soundgarden, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, and Smashing Pumpkins.

On the other end, the top of the list seems a bit more densely packed than usual with the kind of stately, over-produced, Hallmark ready power ballads that no one but country artists make anymore, with Boyz II Men, All-4-One, Bryan Adams and others competing hard for most generic, and therefore successful. Boyz II Men (written and produced by Babyface) won.

Come to think of it, if there was a year out of the decade that was the most “90’s”, I think this might be it. You’ve got 13 of the 12 biggest hitmakers of the decade represented (from 1 to 13, minus #8 TLC who were between albums in ’94, they are: Mariah, Janet, Madonna, Boyz II Men, Whitney, Celine, R. Kelly, Elton John [yes, really], Michael Bolton, Bryan Adams, Prince, and Toni Braxton. Heck, you get 10 of them in the top 25!), along with only-in-the-90’s artists like Ace of Base, Gin Blossoms, and Coolio.

Everything I said in the 1993 entry regarding chart following in the 90’s goes here, only more so. The highest ranking radio-only song is “Mr. Jones” at #10. The most complicated chart history goes to “Again” at #4, which racked up more than 100 points on the airplay chart before being released as a single and entering the Hot 100.

Side note: I’m hoping to get the lists for 1976 and 2014 posted before the year’s out.

1. I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men
2. The Sign – Ace of Base
3. I Swear – All-4-One
4. Again – Janet Jackson
5. Breathe Again – Toni Braxton
6. All That She Wants – Ace of Base
7. The Power of Love – Celine Dion
8. Hero – Mariah Carey
9. Stay (I Missed You) – Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
10. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows
11. Wild Night – John Mellencamp with Me’Shell Ndegeocello
12. Don’t Turn Around – Ace of Base
13. All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
14. Bump n’ Grind – R. Kelly
15. When Can I See You – Babyface
16. All for Love – Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting
17. Without You – Mariah Carey
18. Whatta Man – Salt-n-Pepa feat. En Vogue
19. 100% Pure Love – Crystal Waters
20. I’ll Remember – Madonna
21. Tootsee Roll – 69 Boyz
22. You Mean the World to Me – Toni Braxton
23. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
24. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Prince
25. Fantastic Voyage – Coolio
26. Baby I Love Your Way – Big Mountain
27. Shoop – Salt-n-Pepa
28. Please Forgive Me – Bryan Adams
29. Regulate – Warren G & Nate Dogg
30. If You Go – Jon Secada
31. Back & Forth – Aaliyah
32. Now and Forever – Richard Marx
33. Secret – Madonna
34. Any Time, Any Place – Janet Jackson
35. So Much in Love – All-4-One
36. Never Lie – Immature
37. Shine – Collective Soul
38. Said I Loved You… But I Lied – Michael Bolton
39. Return to Innocence – Enigma
40. Can We Talk – Tevin Campbell
41. Gangsta Lean – DRS
42. Stroke You Up – Changing Faces
43. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm – Crash Test Dummies
44. Funkdafied – Da Brat
45. Because the Night – 10,000 Maniacs
46. Come to My Window – Melissa Etheridge
47. Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) – US3
48. Endless Love – Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
49. I’ll Stand by You – Pretenders
50. Understanding – Xscape
51. I’m Ready – Tevin Campbell
52. Because of Love – Janet Jackson
53. Flava in Ya Ear – Craig Mack
54. Linger – The Cranberries
55. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) – Four Seasons
56. At Your Best (You Are Love) – Aaliyah
57. Anytime You Need a Friend – Mariah Carey
58. Found Out About You – Gin Blossoms
59. Loser – Beck
60. Gin and Juice – Snoop Doggy Dogg
61. This D.J. – Warren G
62. Until I Fall Away – Gin Blossoms
63. Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen
64. Getto Jam – Domino
65. Your Body’s Callin’ – R. Kelly
66. Far Behind – Candlebox
67. I Miss You – Aaron Hall
68. What’s My Name? – Snoop Doggy Dogg
69. Daughter – Pearl Jam
70. Keep Ya Head Up – 2Pac
71. Cry for You – Jodeci
72. Basket Case – Green Day
73. I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
74. Never Keeping Secrets – Babyface
75. Crazy – Aerosmith
76. Always – Erasure
77. Dreams – Gabrielle
78. What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? – R.E.M.
79. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through – Meat Loaf
80. Amazing – Aerosmith
81. Groove Thang – Zhane
82. Mr. Vain – Culture Beat
83. Anything – SWV
84. Beautiful in My Eyes – Joshua Kadison
85. Prayer for the Dying – Seal
86. Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
87. Circle of Life – Elton John
88. Thuggish Ruggish Bone – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
89. Everyday – Phil Collins
90. Stay – Eternal
91. Don’t Take the Girl – Tim McGraw
92. Got Me Waiting – Heavy D & the Boyz
93. I’ll Take You There – General Public
94. The Lucky One – Amy Grant
95. U.N.I.T.Y. – Queen Latifah
96. Back in the Day – Ahmad
97. Love Sneakin’ Up on You – Bonnie Raitt
98. Always in My Heart – Tevin Campbell
99. Bop Gun (One Nation) – Ice Cube feat. George Clinton
100. Choose – Color Me Badd
101. Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
102. And Our Feelings – Babyface
103. Indian Outlaw – Tim McGraw
104. The Way She Loves Me – Richard Marx
105. Sex Me – R. Kelly
106. Juicy – Notorious B.I.G.
107. Jessie – Joshua Kadison
108. About a Girl – Nirvana
109. All About Soul – Billy Joel
110. Playaz Club – Rappin’ 4-Tay
111. Never Should’ve Let You Go – Hi-Five
112. Dunkie Butt (Please Please Please) – 12 Gauge
113. None of Your Business – Salt-n-Pepa
114. Wild World – Mr. Big
115. Born to Roll – Masta Ace Incorporated
116. Pumps and a Bump – Hammer
117. Misled – Celine Dion
118. U Will Know – BMU (Black Men United)
119. You Know How We Do It – Ice Cube
120. Willing to Forgive – Aretha Franklin
121. Time and Chance – Color Me Badd
122. Round Here – Counting Crows
123. (I Know I Got) Skillz – Shaquille O’Neal
124. Sweet Potatoe Pie – Domino
125. I’d Give Anything – Gerald Levert
126. I’m in the Mood – Ce Ce Peniston
127. Lucas with the Lid Off – Lucas
128. Queen of the Night – Whitney Houston
129. Feenin’ – Jodeci
130. Self Esteem – Offspring
131. Do you Wanna Get Funky – C+C Music Factory
132. All Apologies – Nirvana
133. Come Out and Play – Offspring
134. Slow and Easy – Zapp & Roger
135. Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Don Henley
136. Having a Party – Rod Stewart
137. Player’s Ball – Outkast
138. Action – Terror Fabulous with Nadine Sutherland
139. Closer – Nine Inch Nails
140. Love Is All Around – Wet Wet Wet
141. Something’s Always Wrong – Toad the Wet Sprocket
142. Body & Soul – Anita Baker
143. Disarm – Smashing Pumpkins
144. Dreams – Cranberries
145. Longview – Green Day
146. Einstein on the Beach – Counting Crows
147. Nuttin’ but Love – Heavy D & the Boyz
148. Both Sides of the Story – Phil Collins
149. Fa All Y'all – Da Brat 
150. Fade into You – Mazzy Star

2013

The Top 150 Hits of… 2013

Let’s Talk About “Harlem Shake.”

According to Billboard, “Harlem Shake” was the #4 song of the year, primarily on the strength of its Youtube views. I have a problem with this.

Streaming data from a number of online sites and services was added to the Hot 100 the week of Mar. 2, 2013. Now there were 3 ways a song could accumulate points, from airplay, sales, and streaming. Since streaming is essentially an on-demand radio service, its inclusion makes sense. “Harlem Shake” exploded on Youtube that very week. Sort of. If you don’t know what a Harlem Shake video is, go to Youtube and do a search, it’s a little hard to explain. There were thousands upon thousands of them, many of them getting millions of hits, and all of those hits added to the song’s streaming points. It was #1 for five weeks. Its point total on the scale I use puts it about 300 points further down the year-end list from where Billboard puts it, so during those 5 weeks at #1, it’s weekly point total must have been astronomically higher than that of every other song. The problem I have is that all of those Youtube views have little to do with anyone wanting to hear the song and everything to do with the crazy videos, which only use the first 30 seconds of the song. However, the sales points of the complete song, in its first week, would have put it at #15 in the March 2 issue. Clearly it belongs here somewhere. If the year-end list read “(The first 30 seconds of) Harlem Shake,” I wouldn’t have as much of an issue with it being #4. But since we’re talking about the whole song, I put it where its point total indicated it should be at #40. Although I’ve yet to meet anyone other than myself who likes listening to all 3½ minutes.

I’m a little unsure about the placement of #’s 1 & 2. “Blurred Lines” was #1 for 12 weeks and was on the chart a total of 48 weeks. You wouldn’t think any other song would have a chance at #1, until you learn that “Radioactive” set a record for most weeks on the chart at 87! That’s a difference of 39 weeks between the two songs. The latter also got 89 more points on my scale. But how far ahead was the former during those 12 weeks at #1, enough to bridge the gaps in points and time? Maybe, maybe not, so if you feel the need to switch the top 2 for yourself, feel free.

1. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell
2. Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
3. Royals – Lorde
4. Thrift Shop – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
5. Wake Me Up – Avicii
6. Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
7. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
8. Roar – Katy Perry
9. Can’t Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
10. Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
11. Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
12. Just Give Me a Reason – Pink feat. Nate Ruess
13. When I Was Your Man – Bruno Mars
14. I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
15. Diamonds – Rihanna
16. Stay – Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
17. Get Lucky – Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
18. Home – Phillip Phillips
19. Sail – AWOLNATION
20. Hold On, We’re Going Home – Drake
21. Holy Grail – Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake
22. We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus
23. Cruise – Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly
24. Safe and Sound – Capital Cities
25. Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z
26. Cups (Pitch Perfect’s When I’m Gone) – Anna Kendrick
27. Scream & Shout – will.i.am feat. Britney Spears
28. Die Young – Ke$ha
29. Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin
30. Applause – Lady Gaga
31. It’s Time – Imagine Dragons
32. Clarity – Zedd feat. Foxes
33. I Love It – Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX
34. Treasure – Bruno Mars
35. Beauty and a Beat – Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj
36. The Way – Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller
37. Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj
38. Started from the Bottom – Drake feat. Majid Jordan
39. Come & Get It – Selena Gomez
40. Harlem Shake – Baauer
41. I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
42. I Cry – Flo Rida
43. Daylight – Maroon 5
44. Feel This Moment – Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera
45. Summertime Sadness – Lana del Rey & Cedric Gervais
46. Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men
47. Adorn – Miguel
48. Love Me – Lil Wayne feat. Drake & Future
49. F***in Problems – A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chains & Kendrick Lamar
50. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) – Fall Out Boy
51. Same Love – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
52. Sweet Nothing – Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch
53. Power Trip – J. Cole feat. Miguel
54. Try – Pink
55. The A Team – Ed Sheeran
56. Heart Attack – Demi Lovato
57. Love Somebody – Maroon 5
58. Swimming Pools (Drank) – Kendrick Lamar
59. Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker
60. I Need Your Love – Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
61. Berzerk – Eminem
62. Bad – Wale feat. Tiara Thomas or Rihanna
63. Boys ‘Round Here – Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & Friends
64. Gone, Gone, Gone – Phillip Phillips
65. That’s My Kind of Night – Luke Bryan
66. Love More – Chris Brown feat. Nicki Minaj
67. Catch My Breath – Kelly Clarkson
68. The Other Side – Jason Derulo
69. Hall of Fame – The Script feat. will.i.am
70. Gas Pedal – Sage the Gemini feat. Iamsu!
71. The Fox – Ylvis
72. Crash My Party – Luke Bryan
73. 22 – Taylor Swift
74. Best Song Ever – One Direction
75. Pour It Up – Rihanna
76. I Want Crazy – Hunter Hayes
77. Carry On – fun.
78. Highway Don’t Care – Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift
79. Body Party – Ciara
80. Still Into You – Paramore
81. Sure Be Cool If You Did – Blake Shelton
82. #Beautiful – Mariah Carey feat. Miguel
83. It Goes Like This – Thomas Rhett
84. Troublemaker – Olly Murs
85. U.O.E.N.O. – Rocko feat. Future & Rick Ross
86. Better Dig Two – The Band Perry
87. Don’t Stop the Party – Pitbull feat. TJR
88. Bandz a Make Her Dance – Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chains
89. Crooked Smile – J. Cole feat. TLC
90. Round Here – Florida Georgia Line
91. Madness – Muse
92. Runnin’ Outta Moonlight – Randy Houser
93. I’m Different – 2 Chains
94. Next to Me – Emeli Sande
95. Mama’s Broken Heart – Miranda Lambert
96. Bugatti – Ace Hood feat. Future & Rick Ross
97. Downtown – Lady Antebellum
98. Get Your Shine On – Florida Georgia Line
99. Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake
100. Slow Down – Selena Gomez
101. #Thatpower – will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber
102. Redneck Crazy – Tyler Farr
103. Night Train – Jason Aldean
104. No Worries – Lil Wayne feat. Detail
105. Rich as F**K – Lil Wayne feat. 2 Chains
106. Va Va Voom – Nicki Minaj
107. Mine Would Be You – Blake Shelton
108. Everything Has Changed – Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran
109. Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) – Gary Allan
110. Don’t Ya – Brett Eldredge
111. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe – Kendrick Lamar
112. Beware – Big Sean feat. Lil Wayne & Jhene Aiko
113. We Were Us – Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert
114. Alive – Krewella
115. Red – Taylor Swift
116. All Gold Everything – Trinidad James
117. Hey Girl – Billy Currington
118. DONE. – The Band Perry
119. See You Again – Carrie Underwood
120. Little Bit of Everything – Keith Urban
121. Here’s to Never Growing Up – Avril Lavigne
122. Two Black Cadillacs – Carrie Underwood
123. Southern Girl – Tim McGraw
124. Gorilla – Bruno Mars
125. No New Friends (SFTB remix) – DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
126. Somebody's Heartbreak – Hunter Hayes
127. Gentleman – Psy
128. Red Nose – Sage the Gemini
129. One of Those Nights – Tim McGraw
130. Tapout – Rich Gang feat. Lil Wayne, Birdman, Future, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj
131. Replay – Zendaya
132. The Only Way I Know – Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan & Eric Church
133. Tom Ford – Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake
134. Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding
135. I Luv This Sh*t – August Alsina feat. Trinidad James
136. Type of Way – Rich Homie Quan
137. Tornado – Little Big Town
138. Aw Naw – Chris Young
139. C’mon – Ke$ha
140. Headband – B.o.B. feat. 2 Chains
141. Wicked Games – The Weeknd
142. TKO – Justin Timberlake
143. How Country Feels – Randy Houser
144. Little Things – One Direction
145. Sunny and 75 – Joe Nichols
146. Goodbye in Her Eyes – Zac Brown Band
147. All Over the Road – Easton Corbin
148. I Drive Your Truck – Lee Brice
149. Beat This Summer – Brad Paisley
150. Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey

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 7^th 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