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AH Gold View member profile	Sep 16 2020, 04:56 PM Post #221
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 8,261 User: 3,410	And wrapping up the 1970s with arguably the best two years for Top 40 hits within the decade (narrowing these lists down to just 40 was incredibly hard. I genuinely adore every track here.) 1978 1. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) 2. Clout – Substitute 3. Sweet – Love Is Like Oxygen 4. Yvonne Elliman – If I Can’t Have You 5. Donna Summer – MacArthur Park 6. Undertones – Teenage Kicks 7. Electric Light Orchestra – Sweet Talkin’ Woman 8. Crystal Gayle – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 9. Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone 10. Kate Bush – The Man With The Child In His Eyes 11. Abba – Take A Chance On Me 12. Blondie – Denis 13. Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights 14. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden 15. Abba – Summer Night City 16. Jilted John – Jilted John 17. Samantha Sang – Emotions 18. Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive 19. Olivia Newton John – Hopelessly Devoted To You 20. Rose Royce – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore 21. Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy 22. Donna Summer – Love’s Unkind 23. Marshall Hain – Dancing In The City 24. Justin Hayward – Forever Autumn 25. Althia & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking 26. Chic – Le Freak 27. Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street 28. A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie 29. Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper 30. Andrew Gold – Never Let Her Slip Away 31. Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap 32. Boney M – Rasputin 33. Odyssey – Native New Yorker 34. Suzi Quatro – If You Can’t Give Me Love 35. Eruption Feat. Precious Wilson – I Can’t Stand The Rain 36. Rose Royce – Wishing On A Star 37. Plastic Bertrand – Ca Plane Pour Moi 38. Brecker Brothers – East River 39. Sheila B Devotion – Singin’ In The Rain Pt. 1 40. Boney M – Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring 1979 1. Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Till Dawn 2. Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer 3. Blondie – Heart Of Glass 4. XTC – Making Plans For Nigel 5. Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood 6. Three Degrees – The Runner 7. Rainbow – Since You’ve Been Gone 8. Sparks – The Number One Song In Heaven 9. Squeeze – Cool For Cats 10. Abba – Angeleyes/Voulez Vous 11. Flying Lizards – Money 12. Abba – Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) 13. Lene Lovich – Lucky Number 14. Dr Hook – When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman 15. David Bowie – Boys Keep Swinging 16. Tubeway Army – Are Friends Electric? 17. Dooleys – The Chosen Few 18. Racey – Lay Your Love On Me 19. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive 20. Dollar – Who Were You With In The Moonlight 21. Amii Stewart – Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven (Medley) 22. Gibson Brothers – Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) 23. Lene Lovich – Say When 24. Voyager – Halfway Hotel 25. Fleetwood Mac – Tusk 26. Paul Evans – Hello, This Is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) 27. Patrick Hernandez – Born To Be Alive 28. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Oliver’s Army 29. Viola Wills – Gonna Get Along Without You Now 30. Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 31. Jam – Eton Rifles 32. Edwin Starr – Contact 33. Dooleys – Wanted 34. Electric Light Orchestra – Shine A Little Love 35. Frantique – Strut Your Funky Stuff 36. Abba – Chiquitita 37. Donna Summer – Heaven Knows 38. Chic – My Forbidden Lover 39. M – Pop Muzik 40. Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)


AH Gold View member profile	Sep 16 2020, 05:08 PM Post #222
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 8,261 User: 3,410	And finally, the last year before I was expelled from my mother's womb and into this miserable word. Yep, 1980. 1980 1. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 2. Sheila & B. Devotion – Spacer 3. Blondie – Call Me 4. Roxy Music – The Same Old Scene 5. Diana Ross – My Old Piano 6. Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before 7. Specials – Too Much Too Young 8. David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes 9. Spandau Ballet – To Cut A Long Story Short 10. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay 11. Abba – Super Trouper 12. Blondie – The Tide Is High 13. Teena Marie – I Need Your Lovin’ 14. Change – The Glow Of Love/A Lover’s Holiday 15. Blondie – Atomic 16. Barbara Dickson – January February 17. Diana Ross – Upside Down 18. Queen – Another One Bites The Dust 19. Madness – My Girl 20. Dooleys – Love Patrol 21. Kate Bush – Breathing 22. Olivia Newton John & Electric Light Orchestra – Xanadu 23. David Bowie – Fashion 24. Stacy Lattisaw – Jump To The Beat 25. Crown Heights Affair – You Gave Me Love 26. Jam – Going Underground/Dreams Of Children 27. Abba – The Winner Takes It All 28. Grace Jones – Private Life 29. Whispers – And The Beat Goes On 30. Brothers Johnson – Stomp! 31. George Benson – Give Me The Night 32. Sue Wilkinson – You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On 33. Jona Lewie – You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchemm At Parties 34. Pretenders – Brass In Pocket 35. Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful 36. Nolans – I’m In The Mood For Dancing 37. Kelly Marie – Feels Like I’m In Love 38. Vapors – Turning Japanese 39. Randy Crawford – One Day I’ll Fly Away 40. Black Slate – Amigo


AH Gold View member profile	Sep 16 2020, 05:34 PM Post #223
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 8,261 User: 3,410	Before we head to the 21st Century (does that have to go to a different forum?}, here's a recap of my favourite Top 40 hit of each year so far: 1960 Percy Faith – Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ 1961 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 1962 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 1963 Ronettes – Be My Baby 1964 Dusty Springfield – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself 1965 Walker Brothers – Make It Easy On Yourself 1966 Beach Boys – God Only Knows 1967 Martha & The Vandellas – Jimmy Mack 1968 Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine 1969 Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman 1970 Freda Payne – Band Of Gold 1971 Barbra Streisand – Stoney End 1972 T. Rex – Metal Guru 1973 Suzi Quatro – 48 Crash 1974 Sparks – This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us 1975 5000 Volts – I’m On Fire 1976 Fox – S-S-S-Single Bed 1977 Donna Summer – I Feel Love 1978 Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) 1979 Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Till Dawn 1980 Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 1981 Human League - Don't You Want Me 1982 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 1983 Blancmange - Blind Vision 1984 Malcolm McLaren – Madam Butterfly 1985 Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 1986 Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On 1987 M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume 1988 Adventures – Broken Land 1989 Donna Summer – This Time I Know It’s For Real 1990 Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence 1991 Enigma – Sadness Part 1 1992 Felix – Don’t You Want Me 1993 Sybil – When I’m Good And Ready 1994 Sophie B Hawkins – Right Beside You 1995 Sparks – When Do I Get To Sing ‘My Way’ 1996 E’voke – Arms Of Loren 1997 White Town – Your Woman 1998 Karen Ramirez – Looking For Love 1999 Chicane Feat. Maire Brennan Of Clannad - Saltwater


Popchartfreak View member profile	Sep 17 2020, 09:16 AM Post #224
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,798 User: 17,376	12 chart-toppers in your 1976 list - I generally agree it wasn't a great year, remove Abba and big american hits and the UK music scene is pretty lacking, but there's still some gems in your list. Linda & The Funky Boys is an interesting choice, one I liked but which I havent heard in decades. Other tracks which could or should have topped my charts: Diana Ross, Tavares, Harpo, Dolly Parton, Joan Armatrading, Real Thing, earthband, Bee Gees.... 10 chart-toppers in 1977, but others that could or should: Ram jam, Fleetwood Mac, Al Stewart, Carpenters, Julie Covington, Gladys Knight. 13 chart-toppers for 1978 and a leap in quality in the music scene, loads of tracks denied a top slot due to sheer competition: Sweet, Undertones, Donna Summer, Kate Bush x2, Marshall hain, Althia & Donna, Olivia, Jilted John, Samantha Sang, Odyssey, Blue Oyster Cult, Suzi Quatro, Boney M x2, Rose Royce. Only 8 chart-toppers for 1979, arguably the greatest year for pop music of that era, but then so much choice! Tracks that missed my top slot but deserved to top: XTC, Three Degrees, Sparks, Bowie, Gibson Brothers. More noticeable here is the missing Tragedy, Sunday Girl, my fave Lene Lovich Bird Song, several Police, Cars, Cliff's Talk Anymore, Boomtown Rats, Get It Right Next Time, Don't Bring Me Down, Confusion and many many more 1980: 7 chart-toppers, and a host that should have topped: Spacer, Upside Down, Queen, Crwon heights Affair,... but no John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Messages, Hot Choc, Crying, Night Boat To Cairo Top tracks over the years: certainly good cases for agreeing with: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1994, Phew! Well done, a marathon review!


AH Gold View member profile	Sep 21 2020, 04:59 PM Post #225
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 8,261 User: 3,410	QUOTE(Popchartfreak @ Sep 17 2020, 10:16 AM) 12 chart-toppers in your 1976 list - I generally agree it wasn't a great year, remove Abba and big american hits and the UK music scene is pretty lacking, but there's still some gems in your list. Linda & The Funky Boys is an interesting choice, one I liked but which I havent heard in decades. Other tracks which could or should have topped my charts: Diana Ross, Tavares, Harpo, Dolly Parton, Joan Armatrading, Real Thing, earthband, Bee Gees.... 10 chart-toppers in 1977, but others that could or should: Ram jam, Fleetwood Mac, Al Stewart, Carpenters, Julie Covington, Gladys Knight. 13 chart-toppers for 1978 and a leap in quality in the music scene, loads of tracks denied a top slot due to sheer competition: Sweet, Undertones, Donna Summer, Kate Bush x2, Marshall hain, Althia & Donna, Olivia, Jilted John, Samantha Sang, Odyssey, Blue Oyster Cult, Suzi Quatro, Boney M x2, Rose Royce. Only 8 chart-toppers for 1979, arguably the greatest year for pop music of that era, but then so much choice! Tracks that missed my top slot but deserved to top: XTC, Three Degrees, Sparks, Bowie, Gibson Brothers. More noticeable here is the missing Tragedy, Sunday Girl, my fave Lene Lovich Bird Song, several Police, Cars, Cliff's Talk Anymore, Boomtown Rats, Get It Right Next Time, Don't Bring Me Down, Confusion and many many more 1980: 7 chart-toppers, and a host that should have topped: Spacer, Upside Down, Queen, Crwon heights Affair,... but no John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Messages, Hot Choc, Crying, Night Boat To Cairo Top tracks over the years: certainly good cases for agreeing with: 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1994, Phew! Well done, a marathon review! There was a lot to get through! With '79 and '80 there was always going to be some glaring omissions, although some of the ones you mentioned I never really took to such as Tragedy and the Lennon singles. All the others however were on my initial longlist though. Thanks John