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Due to the relatively obscure nature of the tracks below you can vote as follows:

+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1

If you can't pick ten songs, you can try four:

+10
+7
+4
+1

And alternatively, if you can only pick three:

+10
+5
+1

Number 24s

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow
Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Crazy Sam McGee
Elton John - Step Into Christmas
10CC - Silly Love
Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul
Al Green - L.O.V.E (Love)
Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction
David Essex - City Lights
Harpo - Movie Star
Slik - Requiem
Billy Connolly - No Chance (No Charge)
David Essex - Coming Home
Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven EP
John Christie - Here's To Love (Auld Lang Syne)
Pussycat - Smile
O' Jays - Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender Love)
Graham Parker & The Rumour - Pink Parker EP
Stylistics - $7,000 And You
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
David Bowie - Heroes
Yes - Going For The One
Rich Kids - Rich Kids
Nottingham Forest & Paper Lace - We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel
X Ray Spex - Identity
Foreigner - Cold As Ice
Crown Heights Affair - Galaxy Of Love
Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery)
Squeeze - Slap And Tickle
Thin Lizzy - Sarah

Number 29s

Leapy Lee - Good Morning
Gene Pitney - Shady Lady
Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All
Holly Sherwood - Day By Day
Chakachas - Jungle Fever
Labi Siffre - Watch Me
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love
Holland Dozier Feat. Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers
Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Ken Dodd - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
Cliff Richard - Help It Along/Tomorrow Rising
Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
Don Covay - It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)
Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer
Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners - Then Came You
Trammps - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
Doobie Brothers - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
Elvis Presley - Green Green Grass Of Home
Drifters - Every Nite's A Saturday Night With You
Detroit Spinners - Wake Up Susan
David Dundas - Another Funny Honeymoon
Jesse Green - Come With Me
Supertramp - Give A Little Bit
Black Gorilla - Gimme Dat Banana
Stevie Wonder - Another Star
Modern Lovers - The Morning Of Our Lives
Tavares - The Ghost Of Love
Donna Summer - Back In Love Again
Jonathan King - One For You, One For Me
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio Radio
Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat)
Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
George Benson - Love Ballad
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
David Bowie - D.J
Angelic Upstarts - Teenage Warning
Ruts - Something That I Said
Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights

Number 34s

Equals - Rub A Dub Dub
Peddlers - Girlie
Deep Feeling - Do You Love Me
Dave Clark Five - More Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper
Jim Reeves - I Love You Because/He'll Have To Go/Moonlight And Roses
Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
Ronnie Dyson - When You Get Right Down To It
Buffy Sainte-Marie - I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again
Potters - We'll Be With You
Dave Newman - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
Argent - Tragedy
Lindisfarne - All Fall Down
Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up
Val Doonican - Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Eve Graham & The New Seekers - Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore
Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun
Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin'
Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird
Happy Chapin - W.O.L.D
Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
Wizzard - This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby)
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love
Three Degrees - Get Your Love Back
B.T Express - Express
Pilot - Call Me Round
Diversions - Fattie Bum Bum
Ray Stevens - Indian Love Call
Showaddywaddy - Heavenly
KC & The Sunshine Band - I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
Wombles - Let's Womble To The Party Tonight
Frank Sinatra - I Believe I'm Gonna Love You
Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love
Four Seasons - We Can Work It Out
Billie Jo Spears - Sing Me An Old Fashioned Love Song
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Nobody But You
Van McCoy - Soul Cha Cha
Trinidad Oil Company - The Calendar Song (January, February, March, April, May)
Saints - This Perfect Day
Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe In Magic
Four Seasons - Down The Hall
Philadelphia International All Stars - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto
Dr Feelgood - She's A Wind Up
Adverts - No Time To Be 21
Queen - Spread Your Wings
Andrea True Connection - What's Your Name, What's Your Number
Elton John - Ego
KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
Buzzcocks - Love You More
Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That
Karen Young - Hot Shot
Patrick Juvet - Got A Feeling
Brecker Brothers - East River
Electric Light Orchestra - The ELO EP
Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
Pointer Sisters - Fire
Tubes - Prime Time
Nick Lowe - Cracking Up
Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
Telex - Rock Around The Clock
Kandidate - Girls Girls Girls
Nolans - Spirit, Body And Soul
Motorhead - Bomber

Best of luck!


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Number 24s

+10 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
+9 David Bowie - Heroes
+8 Slik - Requiem
+7 Elton John - Step Into Christmas
+6 Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul
+5 Foreigner - Cold As Ice
+4 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
+3 Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
+2 Billy Connolly - No Chance (No Charge)
+1 Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost

Number 29s

+10 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
+9 Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat)
+8 Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
+7 Chakachas - Jungle Fever
+6 Supertramp - Give A Little Bit
+5 Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer
+4 Gene Pitney - Shady Lady
+3 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio Radio
+2 Holly Sherwood - Day By Day
+1 Holland Dozier Feat. Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers

Number 34s

+10 Brecker Brothers - East River
+9 Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
+8 Andrea True Connetion - What's Your Name, What's Your Number
+7 KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
+6 Dr Feelgood - She's A Wind Up
+5 Nolans - Spirit, Body And Soul
+4 KC & The Sunshine Band - I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
+3 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
+2 Four Seasons - We Can Work It Out
+1 Tubes - Prime Time
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Number 24s
+10 David Bowie - Heroes
+09 X Ray Spex - Identity
+08 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
+07 Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery)
+06 Billy Connolly - No Chance (No Charge)
+05 Elton John - Step Into Christmas
+04 Rich Kids - Rich Kids
+03 Nottingham Forest & Paper Lace - We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands
+02 Squeeze - Slap And Tickle
+01 Foreigner - Cold As Ice

Number 29s
+10 Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
+09 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
+08 David Bowie - D.J
+07 Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer
+06 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio Radio
+05 Ruts - Something That I Said
+04 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
+03 Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat)
+02 Stevie Wonder - Another Star
+01 Angelic Upstarts - Teenage Warning

Number 34s
+10 Buzzcocks - Love You More
+07 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
+04 Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
+01 Equals - Rub A Dub Dub
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Number 24s


+10 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
+9 David Bowie - Heroes
+8 Harpo - Movie Star
+7 Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Crazy Sam McGee
+6 David Essex - City Lights
+5 Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul
+4 Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction
+3 10CC - Silly Love
+2 Al Green - L.O.V.E (Love)
+1 Slik - Requiem


Number 29s


+10 Doobie Brothers - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
+9 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love
+8 Holland Dozier Feat. Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers
+7 Stevie Wonder - Another Star
+6 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
+5 Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
+4 Trammps - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
+3 Holly Sherwood - Day By Day
+2 Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
+1 Don Covay - It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)



Number 34s


+10 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
+9 Electric Light Orchestra - The ELO EP (Can't Get It Out Of My Head - the other tracks all peaked higher in the 70's as singles)
+8 Tubes - Prime Time
+7 Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
+6 Buzzcocks - Love You More
+5 Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love
+4 Argent - Tragedy
+3 Brecker Brothers - East River
+2 Happy Chapin - W.O.L.D
+1 B.T Express - Express
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Number 24s

10 David Bowie - Heroes
07 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
04 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
01 Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow


Number 29s

10 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
07 David Bowie - D.J
04 Gene Pitney - Shady Lady
01 Stevie Wonder - Another Star


Number 34s

10 Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird
07 Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love
04 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
01 Billie Jo Spears - Sing Me An Old Fashioned Love Song
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Number 24s

+10 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
+9 Foreigner - Cold As Ice
+8 Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow
+7 AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
+6 Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul
+5 Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost
+4 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
+3 X Ray Spex - Identity
+2 Al Green - L.O.V.E (Love)
+1 Squeeze - Slap And Tickle

Number 29s

+10 Doobie Brothers - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
+9 Supertramp - Give A Little Bit
+8 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love
+7 Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights
+6 Gene Pitney - Shady Lady
+5 Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat)
+4 George Benson - Love Ballad
+3 Drifters - Every Nite's A Saturday Night With You
+2 Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners - Then Came You
+1 Angelic Upstarts - Teenage Warning

Number 34s

+10 Pointer Sisters - Fire
+9 Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird
+8 Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That
+7 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Nobody But You
+6 Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
+5 Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
+4 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
+3 Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper
+2 Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
+1 Buffy Sainte-Marie - I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again
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Number 24s

+10 David Bowie - Heroes
+9 Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery)
+8 X Ray Spex - Identity
+7 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
+6 Slik - Requiem
+5 AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
+4 Foreigner - Cold As Ice
+3 Squeeze - Slap And Tickle
+2 Rich Kids - Rich Kids
+1 Thin Lizzy - Sarah

Number 29s

+10 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
+7 Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays
+4 David Bowie - D.J
+1 Ruts - Something That I Said


Number 34s

+10 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
+9 Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing
+8 Buzzcocks - Love You More
+7 Motorhead - Bomber
+6 Saints - This Perfect Day
+5 Adverts - No Time To Be 21
+4 Queen - Spread Your Wings
+3 Tubes - Prime Time
+2 Telex - Rock Around The Clock
+1 Nick Lowe - Cracking Up

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Number 24s

+10 Al Green - L.O.V.E (Love)
+9 Stylistics - $7,000 And You
+8 O' Jays - Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender Love)
+7 Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven EP
+6 Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost
+5 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up
+4 David Bowie - Heroes
+3 Rich Kids - Rich Kids
+2 X Ray Spex - Identity
+1 Crown Heights Affair - Galaxy Of Love

Number 29s

+10 Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love
+9 Holland Dozier Feat. Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers
+8 Detroit Spinners - Wake Up Susan
+7 Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners - Then Came You
+6 Drifters - Every Nite's A Saturday Night With You
+5 Holly Sherwood - Day By Day
+4 Stevie Wonder - Another Star
+3 Trammps - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
+2 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
+1 Gene Pitney - Shady Lady

Number 34s

+10 Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore
+9 Three Degrees - Get Your Love Back
+8 Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
+7 Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up
+6 Philadelphia International All Stars - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto
+5 Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
+4 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Nobody But You
+3 Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
+2 Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love
+1 Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper


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Number 24s - The Results

And we wrap up the bottom 20 of the Top 40 with these. As ever, we start with those which got nil points, including a very rare and obscure track from someone called Elvis Presley

David Essex - Coming Home
John Christie - Here's To Love (Auld Lang Syne)
Pussycat - Smile
Graham Parker & The Rumour - Pink Parker EP
Yes - Going For The One
Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel


And the ones which did get points:

2. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 37
3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump It Up 32
4. X Ray Spex - Identity 22
5. Foreigner - Cold As Ice 19
6. Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul 17
7. Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase (Mystery) 16
8. Slik - Requiem 15
9. Al Green - L.O.V.E (Love) 14
10. Elton John - Step Into Christmas 12
AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation 12
Dooleys - Honey I'm Lost 12
13. Bob Dylan - Watching The River Flow 9
Stylistics - $7,000 And You 9
Rich Kids - Rich Kids 9
16. Billy Connolly - No Chance (No Charge) 8
Harpo - Movie Star 8
O' Jays - Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender Love) 8
19. Hollies - The Day That Curly Billy Shot Crazy Sam McGee 7
Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven EP 7
21. David Essex - City Lights 6
Squeeze - Slap And Tickle 6
23. Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction 4
24. Nottingham Forest & Paper Lace - We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands 3
Three Dog Night - Joy To The World 3
10CC - Silly Love 3
27. Thin Lizzy - Sarah 1
Crown Heights Affair - Galaxy Of Love 1

which leaves an easy win and a second entry for Bowie:

1. David Bowie - Heroes 52



The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
6. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
7.
8. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
9.
10. David Bowie - Starman
11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
17.
18.
19.
20.
21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
22. Boston - More Than A Feeling
23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo
24. David Bowie - Heroes
25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
26. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
28. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
29.
30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks
32. Natalie Cole - This Will Be
33. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
34.
35. The Clash - Clash City Rockers
36. Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War
37. B-52s - Rock Lobster
38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
39. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame
40. The Jam - In The City
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Number 29s - The Results

Those which got no votes:

Leapy Lee - Good Morning
Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All
Labi Siffre - Watch Me
Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Ken Dodd - Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
Cliff Richard - Help It Along/Tomorrow Rising
Bubblerock - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Elvis Presley - Green Green Grass Of Home
David Dundas - Another Funny Honeymoon
Jesse Green - Come With Me
Black Gorilla - Gimme Dat Banana
Modern Lovers - The Morning Of Our Lives
Tavares - The Ghost Of Love
Donna Summer - Back In Love Again
Jonathan King - One For You, One For Me


And the rest:

2. Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me 24
3. Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays 22
4. Doobie Brothers - Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) 20
5. David Bowie - D.J 19
6. Holland Dozier Feat. Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers 18
7. Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) 17
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love 17
9. Supertramp - Give A Little Bit 15
Gene Pitney - Shady Lady 15
11. Stevie Wonder - Another Star 14
12. Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer 12
13. Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music 10
Four Tops - Sweet Understanding Love 10
Holly Sherwood - Day By Day 10
16. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio Radio 9
Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners - Then Came You 9
Drifters - Every Nite's A Saturday Night With You 9
19. Detroit Spinners - Wake Up Susan 8
20. Chakachas - Jungle Fever 7
Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights 7
Trammps - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart 7
23. Ruts - Something That I Said 6
24. George Benson - Love Ballad 4
25. Angelic Upstarts - Teenage Warning 2
26. Don Covay - It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) 1

And like David Bowie and the Carpenters, someone else gets a second entry in the final Top 40:

1. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground 27



The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
6. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
7.
8. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
9.
10. David Bowie - Starman
11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
12.
13.
14.
15.
16. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
17.
18.
19.
20.
21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
22. Boston - More Than A Feeling
23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo
24. David Bowie - Heroes
25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
26. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
28. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
29. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks
32. Natalie Cole - This Will Be
33. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
34.
35. The Clash - Clash City Rockers
36. Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War
37. B-52s - Rock Lobster
38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
39. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame
40. The Jam - In The City
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Number 34s - The Results

No votes for these:

Peddlers - Girlie
Deep Feeling - Do You Love Me
Dave Clark Five - More Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
Jim Reeves - I Love You Because/He'll Have To Go/Moonlight And Roses
Ronnie Dyson - When You Get Right Down To It
Potters - We'll Be With You
Dave Newman - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)
Lindisfarne - All Fall Down
Val Doonican - Heaven Is My Woman's Love
Eve Graham & The New Seekers - Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
Strawbs - Shine On Silver Sun
Neil Sedaka - A Little Lovin'
Wizzard - This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby)
Pilot - Call Me Round
Diversions - Fattie Bum Bum
Ray Stevens - Indian Love Call
Showaddywaddy - Heavenly
Wombles - Let's Womble To The Party Tonight
Frank Sinatra - I Believe I'm Gonna Love You
Van McCoy - Soul Cha Cha
Trinidad Oil Company - The Calendar Song (January, February, March, April, May)
Bay City Rollers - You Made Me Believe In Magic
Four Seasons - Down The Hall
Elton John - Ego
Karen Young - Hot Shot
Patrick Juvet - Got A Feeling
Kandidate - Girls Girls Girls


And the rest:

2. Buzzcocks - Love You More 24
3. Carly Simon & James Taylor - Mockingbird 19
4. Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing 16
5. Brecker Brothers - East River 13
Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 13
7. Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 12
Tubes - Prime Time 12
9. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Nobody But You 11
10. Pointer Sisters - Fire 10
Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore 10
12. Donna Summer - Heaven Knows 9
Electric Light Orchestra - The ELO EP 9
Three Degrees - Get Your Love Back 9
Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) 9
Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story 9
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love 9
18. Andrea True Connetion - What's Your Name, What's Your Number 8
Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That 8
20. KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes 7
Motorhead - Bomber 7
Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up 7
23. Dr Feelgood - She's A Wind Up 6
Saints - This Perfect Day 6
Philadelphia International All Stars - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto 6
26. Nolans - Spirit, Body And Soul 5
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love 5
Adverts - No Time To Be 21 5
29. KC & The Sunshine Band - I'm So Crazy ('Bout You) 4
Argent - Tragedy 4
Queen - Spread Your Wings 4
Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper 4
33. Four Seasons - We Can Work It Out 2
Happy Chapin - W.O.L.D 2
Telex - Rock Around The Clock 2
36. Equals - Rub A Dub Dub 1
B.T Express - Express 1
Billie Jo Spears - Sing Me An Old Fashioned Love Song 1
Buffy Sainte-Marie - I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again 1
Nick Lowe - Cracking Up 1

and yet another second entry in the final 40:

1. Undertones - Here Comes The Summer 28



The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
6. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
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8. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
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10. David Bowie - Starman
11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
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16. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
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21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
22. Boston - More Than A Feeling
23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo
24. David Bowie - Heroes
25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
26. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
28. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
29. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks
32. Natalie Cole - This Will Be
33. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye
34. Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
35. The Clash - Clash City Rockers
36. Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War
37. B-52s - Rock Lobster
38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
39. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame
40. The Jam - In The City
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good results though I'd prefer Buzzcocks over Undertones get the other spot, Love You More is a minor gem. cool.gif
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good results though I'd prefer Buzzcocks over Undertones get the other spot, Love You More is a minor gem. cool.gif

So good that a band took their name from the lyrics. Anyone else remember The Razorcuts?
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So good that a band took their name from the lyrics. Anyone else remember The Razorcuts?


sadly they dont ring a bell, and google has a hairdressers or something up before the band! ohmy.gif
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sadly they dont ring a bell, and google has a hairdressers or something up before the band! ohmy.gif

Shame.

A rather underrated Indie act from the mid/late 80s: on Creation for a while. Obviously John Peel loved them.
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Heard of 'em but not sure if I've heard 'em. If they were on one of the Creation Soup compilations then I will have smile.gif
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