1970s Top 40 Rate - The Impossible Part 2
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 21s
Nancy Sinatra - The Highway Song
Johnny Cash - What Is Truth?
Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain
Cliff Richard - I Ain't Got Time Anymore
Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
Status Quo - In My Chair
Tony Christie - Las Vegas
Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday
Mungo Jerry - Open Up
Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James
The Who - Relay
White Plains - Step Into A Dream
Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love
Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
Prelude - After The Goldrush
Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are
Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis
KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
Goodies - Nappy Love/Wild Thing
Chequers - Rock On Brother
Ken Dodd - (Think Of Me) Wherever You Are
Crispy & Company - Get It Together
Keith Emerson - Honky Tonk Train Blues
War - Me And Baby Brother
J.A.L.N Band - Disco Music-I Like It
Hank C. Burnette - Spinning Rock Boogie
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Tony Etoria - I Can Prove It
Terry Wogan - The Floral Dance
Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul
New Seekers - Anthem (One Day In Every Week)
Stranglers - Walk On By
O'Jays - Brandy
Leo Sayer - Raining In My Heart
Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle/Rock Around The Clock
Number 31s
Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations - Why (Must We Fall In Love)
Engelbert Humperdinck - My Marie
Ides Of March - Vehicle
Bobby Bloom - Heavy Makes You Happy
Roger Whittaker - Mammy Blue
Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black
Pagliaro - Loving You Ain't Easy
Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water
Pearls - Third Finger, Left Hand
Elton John - Honky Cat
Parchment - Light Up The Fire
Colin Blunstone - I Don't Believe In Miracles
Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Limme & The Family Cookin' - Dreamboat
London String Chorale - Galloping Home
Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau
Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
Ragtimers - The Sting
Perry Como - I Want To Give
William DeVaughan - Be Thankful For What You've Got
Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
Hot Chocolate - Cheri Babe
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus
Suzi Quatro - Your Mamma Won't Like Me
Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad
Average White Band - Cut The Cake
West Ham United Cup Squad - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Elvis Presley - T.R.O.U.B.L.E
Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God
Pilot - Just A Smile
Exciters - Reaching For The Best
St Andrews Chorale - Cloud 99 (Soleado)
Dana - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again
Tina Charles - Love Me Like A Lover
Osibisa - Dance The Body Music
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama/Double Trouble
Cliff Richard - Hey Mr Dream Maker
KC & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love
Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
Ray Stevens - In The Mood
Cerrone - Love In 'C' Minor
Fatback Band - Double Dutch
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
Judge Dread - 5th Anniversary EP
Fat Larry's Band - Center City
Gary Glitter - A Little Boogie Woogie In The Back Of My Mind
Pratt & McLain With Brotherlove - Happy Days
Deep Purple - New Live And Rare EP
Noosha Fox - Georgina Bailey
Carvells - L.A Run
El Coco - Cocomotion
Jacksons - Even Though You're Gone
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Dean Friedman - Lydia
Luisa Fernandez - Lay Love On You
Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
Members - Offshore Banking Business
Angelic Upstarts - I'm An Upstart
Kevin Keegan - Head Over Heels In Love
Me And You - You Never Know What You've Got
Buzzcocks - Spiral Scratch EP
Skids - Charade
Robert John - Sad Eyes
Number 40s
Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Underneath The Blanket Go
Peter Straker & The Hands Of Doctor Teleny - The Spirit Is Willing
Osmonds - Down By The Lazy River
Jeff Collins - Only You
Vicky Leandros - The Love In Your Eyes
Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams
Bloodstone - Natural High
Act One - Tom The Peeper
Elvis Presley - If You Talk In Your Sleep
Trammps - Sixty Minute Man
Lynsey De Paul - My Man And Me
Three Degrees - Long Lost Lover
Fatback Band - Yum Yum (Gimme Some)
T-Rex - London Boys
Gary Glitter - You Belong To Me
Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic
Rubettes - Under One Roof
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me
Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
The Jam - In The City
Liverpool Express - Dreamin'
Paul Nicholas - Heaven On The 7th Floor
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl
J.A.L.N Band - I Got To Sing
Peter Blake - Lipsmackin' Rock 'N' Rollin'
Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
Rokotto - Boogie On Up
Emotions - I Don't Want To Lose Your Love
People's Choice - Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long)
Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile
War - Hey Senorita
Real Thing - Rainin' Through My Sunshine
Manhattan Transfer - Where Did Our Love Go/Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'Attends)
Rainbow - L.A Connection
999 - Homicide
Roxy Music - Trash
Late Show - Bristol Stomp
Dr Feelgood - As Long As The Price Is Right
Linda Lewis - I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
Carrie Lucas - Dance With Me
After The Fire - One Rule For You
Diana Ross - The Boss
Merton Parkas - You Need Wheels
Eagles - Heartache Tonight
Best of luck!
Number 21s
+10 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
+9 Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are
+8 KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
+7 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
+6 Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis
+5 Tony Etoria - I Can Prove It
+4 Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
+3 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
+2 Stranglers - Walk On By
+1 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Number 31s
+10 KC & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love
+9 Undertones - Teenage Kicks
+8 Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
+7 Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
+6 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
+5 Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
+4 Ragtimers - The Sting
+3 Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together
+2 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama/Double Trouble
+1 Skids - Charade
Number 40s
+10 Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic
+7 Diana Ross - The Boss
+4 The Jam - In The City
+1 Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Number 21s
+10 The Goodies - Nappy Love/Wild Thing (for the AA side!)
+09 Terry Wogan - The Floral Dance
+08 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
+07 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
+06 KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
+05 The Stranglers - Walk On By
+04 Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
+03 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
+02 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul
+01 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Number 31s (1 and 2 were so good that the theme from Black Beauty could only make number 3!)
+10 Buzzcocks - Spiral Scratch EP
+09 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
+08 London String Chorale - Galloping Home
+07 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus
+06 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
+05 The Skids - Charade
+04 Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water
+03 Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
+02 Fatback Band - Double Dutch
+01 Kevin Keegan - Head Over Heels In Love
Number 40s
+10 T-Rex - London Boys
+07 The Jam - In The City
+04 Fatback Band - Yum Yum (Gimme Some)
+01 Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
number 31's are chock full of well-known and obscure greats. There are loads of forgotten gems, and I was expecting some heavy points for The Goodies version of Wild Thing. Hold me....tight! Not....quite...that...tight. Perfect.
Number 21s
+10 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
+9 KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
+8 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
+7 Leo Sayer - Raining In My Heart
+6 Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
+5 Tony Christie - Las Vegas
+4 The Who - Relay
+3 Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
+2 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love
+1 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Number 31s
+10 Undertones - Teenage Kicks
+9 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
+8 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama/Double Trouble
+7 Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
+6 Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
+5 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus
+4 Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations - Why (Must We Fall In Love)
+3 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
+2 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
+1 Engelbert Humperdinck - My Marie
Number 40s
+10 Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic
+9 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl
+8 Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
+7 Diana Ross - The Boss
+6 The Jam - In The City
+5 Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me
+4 Emotions - I Don't Want To Lose Your Love
+3 Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
+2 Eagles - Heartache Tonight
+1 Three Degrees - Long Lost Lover
Number 21s
+10 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
+9 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
+8 Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
+7 Stranglers - Walk On By
+6 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul
+5 Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle/Rock Around The Clock
+4 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
+3 Prelude - After The Goldrush
+2 Goodies - Nappy Love/Wild Thing
+1 Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are
Number 31s
+10 Undertones - Teenage Kicks
+9 Buzzcocks - Spiral Scratch EP
+8 Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
+7 Skids - Charade
+6 Members - Offshore Banking Business
+5 Angelic Upstarts - I'm An Upstart
+4Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
+3 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama/Double Trouble
+2 Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
+1 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus
Number 40s
+10 The Jam - In The City
+7 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl
+4 999 - Homicide
+1 Roxy Music - Trash
Number 21s
+10 KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
+9 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
+8 Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis
+7 Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
+6 Prelude - After The Goldrush
+5 Stranglers - Walk On By
+4 Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
+3 Tony Etoria - I Can Prove It
+2 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love
+1 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
Number 31s
This one was impossible for me! Needed at least 20. I even nearly had to omit the funniest novelty record of all time: Ray Stevens' In The Mood. Nothing funnier than chickens singing harmony. Nothing! (if you don't know it, youtube and wait for 1:40 seconds in patiently)
+10 Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat
+9 Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)
+8 Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water
+7 Undertones - Teenage Kicks
+6 William DeVaughan - Be Thankful For What You've Got
+5 Pilot - Just A Smile
+4 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus
+3 Ray Stevens - In The Mood
+2 Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
+1 Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God
Number 40s
+10 Bloodstone - Natural High
+9 Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
+8 Linda Lewis - I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
+7 Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic
+6 Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me
+5 Late Show - Bristol Stomp
+4 Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile
+3 After The Fire - One Rule For You
+2 Rubettes - Under One Roof
+1 Liverpool Express - Dreamin'
Just to show how varied the 70's genres were - the 40 in order: gorgeous laid-back soul/haunting Canadian folk tale/ showtune fabness/ disco-classical crossover/ west coast rock/ 50's revival rock n roll/ MOR countrypop/ Christian synthpop/ pro-gay ballad/ scouse pop
and that's just the ones I liked best...!
Number 21s
+10 Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love
+9 Tony Christie - Las Vegas
+8 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost
+7 O'Jays - Brandy
+6 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
+5 Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis
+4 Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James
+3 Crispy & Company - Get It Together
+2 Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers
+1 War - Me And Baby Brother
Number 31s
+10 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
+9 Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations - Why (Must We Fall In Love)
+8 Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding
+7 William DeVaughan - Be Thankful For What You've Got
+6 Pearls - Third Finger, Left Hand
+5 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
+4 Jacksons - Even Though You're Gone
+3 Exciters - Reaching For The Best
+2 Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille
+1 Osibisa - Dance The Body Music
Number 40s
+10 Bloodstone - Natural High
+9 Three Degrees - Long Lost Lover
+8 Trammps - Sixty Minute Man
+7 Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile
+6 Diana Ross - The Boss
+5 Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
+4 People's Choice - Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long)
+3 Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
+2 Act One - Tom The Peeper
+1 Rokotto - Boogie On Up
Number 21s
10 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
05 Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
01 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Number 31s
10 Undertones - Teenage Kicks
05 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama/Double Trouble
01 William DeVaughan - Be Thankful For What You've Got
Number 40s
10 Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
05 Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me
01 The Jam - In The City
Number 21s - The Results
So far we have the Carpenters, Jackson 5 and Jeff Wayne in our final 70s Top 40. Who joins them? Not any of these:
Nancy Sinatra - The Highway Song
Johnny Cash - What Is Truth?
Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain
Cliff Richard - I Ain't Got Time Anymore
Status Quo - In My Chair
Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday
Mungo Jerry - Open Up
White Plains - Step Into A Dream
Chequers - Rock On Brother
Ken Dodd - (Think Of Me) Wherever You Are
Keith Emerson - Honky Tonk Train Blues
J.A.L.N Band - Disco Music-I Like It
Hank C. Burnette - Spinning Rock Boogie
Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong
New Seekers - Anthem (One Day In Every Week)
or these:
2. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 35
3. KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight 33
4. Stranglers - Walk On By 19
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - The Love I Lost 19
Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis 19
7. Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man 15
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water 15
9. Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Look Of Love 14
Tony Christie - Las Vegas 14
11. Goodies - Nappy Love/Wild Thing 12
12. Black Sabbath - Never Say Die 10
Candlewick Green - Who Do You Think You Are 10
14. Terry Wogan - The Floral Dance 9
Prelude - After The Goldrush 9
Genesis - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 9
Chairmen Of The Board - Finders Keepers 9
18. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul 8
Tony Etoria - I Can Prove It 8
20. Leo Sayer - Raining In My Heart 7
O'Jays - Brandy 7
22. Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle/Rock Around The Clock 5
23. The Who - Relay 4
Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James 4
25. Crispy & Company - Get It Together 3
26. War - Me And Baby Brother 1
And it's back to the 60s for our winner:
1. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 48
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Number 31s - The Results
No love for any of these:
Ides Of March - Vehicle
Bobby Bloom - Heavy Makes You Happy
Roger Whittaker - Mammy Blue
Burundi Steiphenson Black - Burundi Black
Pagliaro - Loving You Ain't Easy
Elton John - Honky Cat
Parchment - Light Up The Fire
Colin Blunstone - I Don't Believe In Miracles
Limme & The Family Cookin' - Dreamboat
Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau
Perry Como - I Want To Give
Hot Chocolate - Cheri Babe
Suzi Quatro - Your Mamma Won't Like Me
Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad
Average White Band - Cut The Cake
West Ham United Cup Squad - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Elvis Presley - T.R.O.U.B.L.E
St Andrews Chorale - Cloud 99 (Soleado)
Dana - Never Gonna Fall In Love Again
Tina Charles - Love Me Like A Lover
Cliff Richard - Hey Mr Dream Maker
Cerrone - Love In 'C' Minor
Judge Dread - 5th Anniversary EP
Fat Larry's Band - Center City
Gary Glitter - A Little Boogie Woogie In The Back Of My Mind
Pratt & McLain With Brotherlove - Happy Days
Deep Purple - New Live And Rare EP
Noosha Fox - Georgina Bailey
Carvells - L.A Run
El Coco - Cocomotion
Dean Friedman - Lydia
Luisa Fernandez - Lay Love On You
Me And You - You Never Know What You've Got
Robert John - Sad Eyes
And these:
2. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 31
3. Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells) 26
4. Buzzcocks - Spiral Scratch EP 19
5. Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama/Double Trouble 18
7. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus 17
8. William DeVaughan - Be Thankful For What You've Got 14
9. Skids - Charade 13
Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations - Why (Must We Fall In Love) 13
11. Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water 12
12. Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were 11
13. KC & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love 10
14. London String Chorale - Galloping Home 8
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down 8
Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding 8
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner 7
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) 7
19. Members - Offshore Banking Business 6
Pearls - Third Finger, Left Hand 6
21. Angelic Upstarts - I'm An Upstart 5
Pilot - Just A Smile 5
23. Ragtimers - The Sting 4
Jacksons - Even Though You're Gone 4
25. Neil Sedaka - Our Last Song Together 3
Ray Stevens - In The Mood 3
Exciters - Reaching For The Best 3
28. Fatback Band - Double Dutch 2
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 2
Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes 2
Tom Jones - Letter To Lucille 2
32. Kevin Keegan - Head Over Heels In Love 1
Engelbert Humperdinck - My Marie 1
Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God 1
Osibisa - Dance The Body Music 1
And the obvious winner:
1. Undertones - Teenage Kicks 55
The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:
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Number 40s - The Results
Nothing for these:
Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Underneath The Blanket Go
Peter Straker & The Hands Of Doctor Teleny - The Spirit Is Willing
Osmonds - Down By The Lazy River
Jeff Collins - Only You
Vicky Leandros - The Love In Your Eyes
Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams
Elvis Presley - If You Talk In Your Sleep
Lynsey De Paul - My Man And Me
Gary Glitter - You Belong To Me
Paul Nicholas - Heaven On The 7th Floor
J.A.L.N Band - I Got To Sing
Peter Blake - Lipsmackin' Rock 'N' Rollin'
War - Hey Senorita
Real Thing - Rainin' Through My Sunshine
Manhattan Transfer - Where Did Our Love Go/Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'Attends)
Rainbow - L.A Connection
Dr Feelgood - As Long As The Price Is Right
Carrie Lucas - Dance With Me
Merton Parkas - You Need Wheels
These got some recognition:
2. Donna Summer - Could It Be Magic 27
3. Bloodstone - Natural High 20
Diana Ross - The Boss 20
Bobbie Gentry - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 20
6. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl 16
7. Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile 11
8. T-Rex - London Boys 10
Three Degrees - Long Lost Lover 10
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me 10
11. Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 9
12. Linda Lewis - I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You 8
Trammps - Sixty Minute Man 8
14. Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me 6
15. Late Show - Bristol Stomp 5
Tom Jones - Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow 5
17. Fatback Band - Yum Yum (Gimme Some) 4
Emotions - I Don't Want To Lose Your Love 4
999 - Homicide 4
People's Choice - Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long) 4
21. After The Fire - One Rule For You 3
22. Eagles - Heartache Tonight 2
Rubettes - Under One Roof 2
Act One - Tom The Peeper 2
25. Roxy Music - Trash 1
Liverpool Express - Dreamin' 1
Rokotto - Boogie On Up 1
and winning by just one point:
1. The Jam - In The City 28
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36. Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War
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40. The Jam - In The City
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