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1 1 Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring BONEY M

2 2 Night Fever BEE GEES

3 10 The Boy From New York City DARTS

4 3 Too Much Too Little Too Late JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS

5 4 Automatic Lover DEE D JACKSON

6 7 Because The Night PATTI SMITH GROUP

7 5 Never Let Her Slip Away ANDREW GOLD

8 23 Love Is In The Air JOHN PAUL YOUNG

9 8 Let's All Chant MICHAEL ZAGER BAND

10 21 If I Can't Have You YVONNE ELLIMAN

11 13 Jack & Jill RAYDIO

12 17 Do It Do It Again RAFFAELLA CARRA

13 28 More Than A Woman TAVARES

14 12 She's So Modern BOOMTOWN RATS

15 32 Come To Me RUBY WINTERS

16 37 It Makes You Feel Like Dancin' ROSE ROYCE

17 6 Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs BRIAN AND MICHAEL

18 29 Nice'n'Sleazy STRANGLERS

19 9 Everybody Dance CHIC

20 19 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear BLONDIE

21 14 Bad Old Days CO-CO

22 33 Hi Tension HI TENSION

23 26 The Day The World Turned Day-Glo X-RAY SPEX

24 11 If You Can't Give Me Love SUZI QUATRO

25 16 Singin' In The Rain SHEILA B DEVOTION

26 27 A Ba Ni Bi IZHAR COHEN AND ALPHABETA

27 24 Take Me I'm Yours SQUEEZE

28 35 What A Waste IAN DURY

29 15 I Wonder Why SHOWADDYWADDY

30 22 With A Little Luck WINGS

31 34 Back In Love Again DONNA SUMMER

32 18 Follow You Follow Me GENESIS

33 58 Ca plane pour moi PLASTIC BERTRAND

34 42 Boogie Shoes KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND

35 20 More Like The Movies DR. HOOK

36 36 Up Against The Wall TOM ROBINSON BAND

37 46 Pump It Up ELVIS COSTELLO

38 - On A Little Street In Singapore MANHATTAN TRANSFER

39 53 Angels With Dirty Faces SHAM 69

40 45 Rosalie THIN LIZZY

 

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thank god for punk! otherwise this chart would be pretty pants.

 

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3 10 The Boy From New York City DARTS .......... :thumbup: a great bit of doo wop

6 7 Because The Night PATTI SMITH GROUP

10 21 If I Can't Have You YVONNE ELLIMAN .... a decent cover

14 12 She's So Modern BOOMTOWN RATS

18 29 Nice'n'Sleazy STRANGLERS

19 9 Everybody Dance CHIC

20 19 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear BLONDIE :thumbup: a forgotten gem i think.

23 26 The Day The World Turned Day-Glo X-RAY SPEX ...:thumbup: great group

24 11 If You Can't Give Me Love SUZI QUATRO .... quite a nice ditty

27 24 Take Me I'm Yours SQUEEZE .....:thumbup: utter class!

28 35 What A Waste IAN DURY ...... :thumbup:

33 58 Ca plane pour moi PLASTIC BERTRAND ...:lol:

39 53 Angels With Dirty Faces SHAM 69

40 45 Rosalie THIN LIZZY

 

That is a crappy top ten!

 

1 1 Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring BONEY M Maybe the ultimate cheese anthem. I don't like much.

2 2 Night Fever BEE GEES Hideous teeth and medallions.

3 10 The Boy From New York City DARTS Very very forgettable

4 3 Too Much Too Little Too Late JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS Hmmmm... not great

5 4 Automatic Lover DEE D JACKSON ?

6 7 Because The Night PATTI SMITH GROUP Absolute classic from an under-rated album

7 5 Never Let Her Slip Away ANDREW GOLD Crap

8 23 Love Is In The Air JOHN PAUL YOUNG French crap

9 8 Let's All Chant MICHAEL ZAGER BAND Hideous disco rubbish

10 21 If I Can't Have You YVONNE ELLIMAN who knows?

 

And the ones I like...

 

14 12 She's So Modern BOOMTOWN RATS

18 29 Nice'n'Sleazy STRANGLERS

19 9 Everybody Dance CHIC

20 19 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear BLONDIE

23 26 The Day The World Turned Day-Glo X-RAY SPEX

27 24 Take Me I'm Yours SQUEEZE

28 35 What A Waste IAN DURY

33 58 Ca plane pour moi PLASTIC BERTRAND

37 46 Pump It Up ELVIS COSTELLO

thank god for punk! otherwise this chart would be pretty pants.

 

my likes

 

3 10 The Boy From New York City DARTS .......... :thumbup: a great bit of doo wop

 

 

I thought that this would have been the kind of record that people would have not have liked on here, though my opinion is actually based upon the Allison Jordan version [she was the girl who won a That’s Life ‘Search For A Star’ competition in about 1992, though rather than being the new Sheena Easton, she actually became the lead singer of Cappella]. I am not too familiar with Darts but I think they would be similar to Showaddywaddy. There seemed to be a lot of acts that were 1950s ‘throwbacks’ around that time [late 1970s, early 1980s] and I think this was mainly due to “Grease”, but I just missed out on Darts and got Shakin’ Stevens instead [who I liked at the time].

 

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I thought that this would have been the kind of record that people would have not have liked on here, though my opinion is actually based upon the Allison Jordan version [she was the girl who won a That’s Life ‘Search For A Star’ competition in about 1992, though rather than being the new Sheena Easton, she actually became the lead singer of Cappella]. I am not too familiar with Darts but I think they would be similar to Showaddywaddy. There seemed to be a lot of acts that were 1950s ‘throwbacks’ around that time [late 1970s, early 1980s] and I think this was mainly due to “Grease”, but I just missed out on Darts and got Shakin’ Stevens instead [who I liked at the time].

 

Loz

 

the '50's revival' started in 72 with the move 'california man', woody and lynne disagreeing on the way foreward lead to the mve splitting and becoming eol, and wizzard. roy woods wizzard openly courted the commercial charts and produced a string of decent hits, all 50's style. gary glitter, alvin stardust , showaddywaddy, rubettes, mud, etc all followed through the 'glam era'. original teddyboys hated the new glammed up version of rock n roll... that though tended to die out in the mid 70's, i think punk had more to do with its second incarnation then grease tbh... with rockabilly being big late 70's early 80's with matchbox, stray cats, etc.

1 1 Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring BONEY M....absolute garbage, song & act :puke2:

2 2 Night Fever BEE GEES.....Sung in very high falsetto voices

3 10 The Boy From New York City DARTS....I just didn't get them

4 3 Too Much Too Little Too Late JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS :puke2:

5 4 Automatic Lover DEE D JACKSON....robotic disco song, a bit repetitive, sounds like Metal Mickey :lol:

6 7 Because The Night PATTI SMITH GROUP....Probably the best song in the chart :thumbup:

7 5 Never Let Her Slip Away ANDREW GOLD....nah

8 23 Love Is In The Air JOHN PAUL YOUNG.....not for me

9 8 Let's All Chant MICHAEL ZAGER BAND....Lets not :lol:

10 21 If I Can't Have You YVONNE ELLIMAN.....Bee Gees song from Saturday Night Fever, me thinks

11 13 Jack & Jill RAYDIO

12 17 Do It Do It Again RAFFAELLA CARRA

13 28 More Than A Woman TAVARES.....Another song from Saturday Night Fever

14 12 She's So Modern BOOMTOWN RATS.....This is ok

15 32 Come To Me RUBY WINTERS

16 37 It Makes You Feel Like Dancin' ROSE ROYCE

17 6 Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs BRIAN AND MICHAEL....Utter Utter Utter crap

18 29 Nice'n'Sleazy STRANGLERS....Liked this one :thumbup:

19 9 Everybody Dance CHIC...Can't beat a bit of Chic :cheer:

20 19 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear BLONDIE....Excellent :cheer:

21 14 Bad Old Days CO-CO........Bad old song (Euro $h!t) :puke2:

22 33 Hi Tension HI TENSION

23 26 The Day The World Turned Day-Glo X-RAY SPEX :thumbup:

24 11 If You Can't Give Me Love SUZI QUATRO....surprisingly good

25 16 Singin' In The Rain SHEILA B DEVOTION

26 27 A Ba Ni Bi IZHAR COHEN AND ALPHABETA

27 24 Take Me I'm Yours SQUEEZE....Great track :thumbup:

28 35 What A Waste IAN DURY.....Really good song :cheer:

29 15 I Wonder Why SHOWADDYWADDY

30 22 With A Little Luck WINGS....Never really liked this track much

31 34 Back In Love Again DONNA SUMMER

32 18 Follow You Follow Me GENESIS....This was ok

33 58 Ca plane pour moi PLASTIC BERTRAND :w00t: The only punk from Belgium :lol:

34 42 Boogie Shoes KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND

35 20 More Like The Movies DR. HOOK

36 36 Up Against The Wall TOM ROBINSON BAND

37 46 Pump It Up ELVIS COSTELLO :thumbup:

38 - On A Little Street In Singapore MANHATTAN TRANSFER

39 53 Angels With Dirty Faces SHAM 69 :thumbup:

40 45 Rosalie THIN LIZZY :thumbup:

 

Rita Ray and Darts were fab! This is a pretty dismal chart, though. Thank God for Blondie, Boomtown Rats, Chic, Plastic Bertrand, Squeeze, Ian Dury and Sham 69.... oh, and 'Do It Do It Again'.... terrible... but great.
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