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Posted by: AH Gold 1st October 2015, 03:28 PM

The Ultimate 1970s Top 40 Reshuffle

After two months of going through every top 40 hit of the 70s and deciding what is the best No.1, No.2, No.3 etc, we're down to the final 41. But in what order? That's what we've been deciding.

Here's a reminder of the tracks you've been voting for:

1. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
2. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
3. T-Rex - 20th Century Boy
4. Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
5. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
6. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
7. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
8. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
9. Wings - Live And Let Die
10. David Bowie - Starman
11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
12. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
13. Blondie - Union City Blue
14. Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
15. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
16. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
17. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
18. Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know
19. Lene Lovich - Say When
20. Commodores - Machine Gun
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
41-75. Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

A great diverse decade represented by glam rock, disco, punk, new wave, soul, r 'n' b, motown, funk, easy listening, rock and pop.

So who just misses out on a place in the final Top 40? Let's find out...

Posted by: AH Gold 1st October 2015, 03:36 PM

41 35 The Clash - Clash City Rockers 72



1970s Chart Run: (4/3/1978-25/3/1978)

35-37-38-48

Posted by: richie 2nd October 2015, 07:32 AM

Boo, not the best Clash song by any means but definitely not the worst song in the 41!

Posted by: popchartfreak 2nd October 2015, 10:28 AM

By far the most obscure though. No airplay at the time or since and I wasn't impressed much on the one listen I gave it the other week. Maybe it's a grower

Posted by: AH Gold 2nd October 2015, 11:18 AM

40 20 Commodores - Machine Gun 81



1970s Chart Run: (24/08/1974-2/11/1974)

48-42-32-29-26-25-20-20-20-29-43

Posted by: AH Gold 2nd October 2015, 11:28 AM

39 27 Barbra Streisand - Stoney End 84



1970s Chart Run: (30/1/1971-14/4/1971)


46-x-40-37-33-33-31-37-27-33-41-50

Posted by: AH Gold 2nd October 2015, 11:34 AM

38 40 The Jam - In The City 86



1970s Chart Run: (7/5/1977-11/6/1977)

50-45-41-47-40-48

Posted by: AH Gold 2nd October 2015, 11:40 AM

37 39 Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame 91



1970s Chart Run: (13/5/1978-14/10/1978)

72-54-63-51-55-57-59-50-42-50-39-49-43-44-60-59-56-53-49-53-48-57-60

Posted by: AH Gold 2nd October 2015, 11:46 AM

36 29 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground 92



1970s Chart Run: (13/10/1973-10/11/1973)

43-33-29-34-45

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 09:56 AM

35 19 Lene Lovich - Say When 92 (Highest Vote: +28)



1970s Chart Run: (12/5/1979-14/7/1979)


74-37-32-31-37-24-19-19-23-27

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:03 AM

34 23 X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo 97



1970s Chart Run: (29/4/1978-17/6/1978)

49-26-26-23-26-25-62-69

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:09 AM

33 33 Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye 102



1970s Chart Run: (17/7/1971-28/8/1971)

43-41-34-33-33-33-49

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:16 AM

32 34 Undertones - Here Comes The Summer 103



1970s Chart Run: (21/7/1979-25/8/1979)

63-39-34-45-58-71

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:21 AM

31 48 Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan 113



1970s Chart Run: (24/11/1979-29/12/1979)

55-50-48-55-65-65

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:29 AM

30 36 Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War 117



1970s Chart Run: (9/9/1978-28/10/1978)

69-53-42-36-44-40-48-71

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:33 AM

29 37 B-52s - Rock Lobster 117 (Highest Vote - +31)



1970s Chart Run: (11/8/1979-8/9/1979)

55-37-37-43-49

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:41 AM

28 26 Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 123



1970s Chart Run: (16/2/1974-6/4/1974)

48-40-32-29-26-27-31-46

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:47 AM

27 32 Natalie Cole - This Will Be 134



1970s Chart Run: (11/10/1975-8/11/1975)

46-35-32-32-37

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:51 AM

26 30 Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 136



1970s Chart Run: (10/6/1972-29/7/1972)

32-33-35-30-32-33-32-47

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 10:59 AM

25 14 Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 137



1970s Chart Run: (13/1/1973-3/3/1973)

37-18-14-18-15-25-33-48

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 11:06 AM

24 8 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi 143



1970s Chart Run: (13/5/1978-29/7/1978)

58-33-19-10-10-9-8-14-20-33-47-70

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 11:13 AM

23 4 Roxy Music - Virginia Plain 145



1970s Chart Run: (19/8/1972-4/11/1972)

46-26-18-8-4-7-10-15-24-28-36-50

(22/10/1977-26/11/1977)

29-20-15-11-13-19

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 11:20 AM

22 28 Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun 147



1970s Chart Run: (9/1/1971-20/2/1971)

45-37-36-29-28-28-39

Posted by: AH Gold 3rd October 2015, 11:25 AM

21 16 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper 147 (Highest Vote: +37)



1970s Chart Run: (20/5/1978-19/8/1978)

64-37-34-33-29-28-18-19-16-18-20-33-56-75

Posted by: dandystar 4th October 2015, 10:37 AM

Virginia Plain out already?

Also, surprised at the climb for Natalie Cole... and yay for the Staple Singers climb, even if it's nowhere near far enough!

Posted by: popchartfreak 4th October 2015, 11:19 AM

Yes some surprises here. Virginia plain has a very unusual structure whih i guess doesnt appeal to everyone. I love it and i csn sing along ferry style to every single word. When i get forced to do public karaoke one day that will be my song. Or american pie or tie a yellow ribbon as they are not challenging in range

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:08 PM

20 13 Blondie - Union City Blue 149



1970s Chart Run: (24/11/1979-26/1/1980)

35-21-16-13-14-14-16-23-35-59

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:14 PM

19 22 Boston - More Than A Feeling 150



1970s Chart Run: (29/1/1977-19/3/1977)

37-30-23-24-22-27-25-49

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:17 PM

18 15 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 152



1970s Chart Run: (8/1/1972-26/2/1972)

39-30-22-23-15-19-18-31

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:24 PM

17 9 Wings - Live And Let Die 168



1970s Chart Run: (9/6/1973-15/9/1973)

37-15-14-9-11-11-16-20-29-35-40-48-47-x-49

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:29 PM

16 38 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 171



1970s Chart Run: (11/12/1976-1/1/1977)

43-38-38-38

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:36 PM

15 18 Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know 177





1970s Chart Run: (18/9/1971-11/12/1971)

47-44-31-28-26-21-22-20-18-19-24-36-42

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:40 PM

14 24 David Bowie - Heroes 177 (Highest Vote: +40)



1970s Chart Run: (15/10/1977-3/12/1977)

27-26-25-24-25-25-34-39

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 12:57 PM

13 21 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 179



1970s Chart Run: (29/8/1970-14/11/1970)

41-27-23-22-24-21-22-32-26-29-36-47

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:03 PM

12 3 T-Rex - 20th Century Boy 181



1970s Chart Run: (10/3/1973-5/5/1973)

3-3-3-5-15-17-26-35-39

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:08 PM

11 17 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music 184



1970s Chart Run: (11/8/1979-13/10/1979)

58-32-30-24-24-17-20-27-31-53

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:18 PM

And our 70s Top Ten looks like this:

10 25 Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher/I Get The Sweetest Feeling 187



1970s Chart Run: (3/5/1975-21/6/1975)

44-33-29-25-26-28-37-50

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:25 PM

9 11 Stevie Wonder - Superstition 202



1970s Chart Run: (3/2/1973-31/3/1973)

24-17-11-11-14-18-25-34-42

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:31 PM

8 10 David Bowie - Starman 205



1970s Chart Run: (24/6/1972-2/9/1972)

49-41-29-20-18-10-12-11-18-35-43

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:35 PM

7 6 Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You 206



1970s Chart Run: (5/9/1970-2/1/1971)

43-38-31-15-14-6-8-6-11-14-20-29-35-33-45-49-49-43

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:46 PM

6 5 Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone 207



1970s Chart Run: (11/11/1978-21/1/1979)

27-18-9-5-7-10-17-17-22-43-60-71

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:50 PM

5 7 Al Green - Let's Stay Together 207 (Highest Vote: +40)



1970s Chart Run: (8/1/1972-25/3/1972)

41-29-17-10-9-7-10-12-20-26-31-41

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:55 PM

4 12 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 207 (Highest Vote: 1 +40, 1 +39)



1970s Chart Run: (23/9/1978-2/12/1978)

49-33-30-24-16-14-12-19-20-43-69

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 01:59 PM

3 2 Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us 216



1970s Chart Run: (4/5/1974-6/7/1974)

48-27-9-3-2-2-4-9-30-39

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 02:04 PM

2 31 Undertones - Teenage Kicks 228



1970s Chart Run: (21/10/1978-25/11/1978)

75-38-31-38-57-55

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 02:09 PM

and our ultimate victor and joining A-ha's Take On Me in The Buzzjack Retro Top 40 Hall Of Fame is:

1 1 Donna Summer - I Feel Love 248



1970s Chart Run: (9/7/1977-17/9/1977)

15-3-1-1-1-1-3-5-11-26-33

Posted by: AH Gold 4th October 2015, 02:12 PM

Right, that's all done and dusted. Thanks again to everyone who voted in this, and in all the other rates over the past few months.

So, goodbye to the 1970s and hello to the 1990s! See you in a week's time...

Posted by: dandystar 4th October 2015, 06:08 PM

Hurrah! The 90s will be much more my thing!

Good results on the whole I think for this one, very little here that I don't like.

Posted by: popchartfreak 4th October 2015, 06:30 PM

Thanks AH, appreciated and a fab chart all round really, collectively fantastic tastes I thought, and the order was pretty fair on the whole.

(PS I see you've also converted to the Royksopp cause, chart comments to follow any day now)

Posted by: richie 5th October 2015, 08:05 AM

Wahey, thought I was going to be disappointed by the reshuffle, but the top 3 is fabulous and - wow! - a 29 place climb for Feargal and the boys.

Thanks loads for running this AHGold - the 90s will be good for me too. Looking forward to some interesting indie acts in the 31-40 range. Here's an early plea for everyone to vote for Glasgow's finest Urusei Yatsura at #40 with Hello Tiger!

Posted by: popchartfreak 5th October 2015, 11:51 AM

QUOTE(richie @ Oct 5 2015, 09:05 AM)

Posted by: richie 5th October 2015, 12:22 PM

Heh heh, that's exactly it. Urusuei Yatsura were my favourite band when I was a student in Glasgow. I remember they sneaked into the chart at no.40 in 1997 (I think) which really wasn't expected!

Posted by: darkstar79 5th October 2015, 10:38 PM

Thanks for hosting, AH.