Posted August 4, 20159 yr http://images.clipartpanda.com/lava-clipart-7039s-seventies-clip-art.jpg :cry: 1970s Top 40 Rate - The Impossible Part 4 :cry: Due to the relatively obscure nature of the tracks below (well, not all obscure - plenty of classics in the No.38 rate), 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 23s Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda Anne Murray - Snowbird Jonathan King - Lazy Bones Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' Move - Chinatown Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling Middle Of The Road - Sacramento (A Wonderful Town) Duncan Browne - Journey Hurricane Smith - Who Was It Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby Barry Blue - Hot Shot George McCrae - You Can Have It All Kevin Johnson - Rock And Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) John Lennon - #9 Dream Diana Ross - Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm Hamilton Bohannon - Foot Stompin' Music Eagles - One Of These Nights Eagles - Lyin' Eyes Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night Beatles - Paperback Writer Brass Construction - Movin' Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me Mistura With Lloyd Michels - The Flasher Average White Band - Queen Of My Soul David Essex - Cool Out Tonight Diana Ross - Gettin' Ready For Love X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo Rolling Stones - Respectable Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls Number 27s Rare Bird - Sympathy Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down Barbra Streisand - Stoney End Sovereign Colletion - Mozart 40 Cliff Richard - Silvery Rain Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out Donnie Elbert - A Little Piece Of Leather Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason I Love You Jeff Beck Group (Vocal Rod Stewart) - I've Been Drinking Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You Cliff Richard - Take Me High Brownsville Station - Smokin' In The Boys' Room Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely Jim Capaldi - It's All Up To You Santana - Samba Pa Ti Betty Wright - Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! Sparks - Get In The Swing L.J Johnson - Your Magic Put A Spell On Me James & Bobby Purify - Morning Glory Judge Dread - Y Viva Suspenders Donna Summer - Winter Melody Bread - Lost Without Your Love Elton John - Crazy Water Suzi Quatro - Tear Me Apart Bonnie Tyler - More Than A Lover Tina Charles - Rendezvous Frankie Miller - Be Good To Yourself Bob Marley & The Wailers - Waiting In Vain George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All Mary Mason - Angel Of The Morning-Any Way That You Want Me (Medley) John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Really Free The Jam - News Of The World Tina Charles - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me Raydio - Is This A Love Thing Number 38s Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie B.J Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head The Who - Summertime Blues Gerry Monroe - Cry Richard Barnes - Go North Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever Richard Harris - MacArthur Park Don McLean - Everyday Kenny - Give It To Me Now Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way Millican & Nesbitt - For Old Times Sake Diana Ross - Love Me George Harrison - Ding Dong Dean Parrish - I'm On My Way George McCrae - Sing A Happy Song Sylvia - Hasta La Vista Wigan's Ovation - Per-so-nal-ly Abba - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do Eric Clapton - Knockin' On Heaven's Door George Harrison - You Gary Glitter - Papa Oom Mow Mow Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Gamblin' Bar Room Blues Faith, Hope & Charity - Just One Look Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic Fatback Band - Night Fever Barry Biggs - Work All Day Dorothy Moore - Funny How Time Slips Away Guys 'N' Dolls - Stoney Ground Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way The Clash - White Riot Martyn Ford Orchestra - Let Your Body Go Downtown Lenny Williams - Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh! Commodores - Too Hot To Trot/Zoom Child - When You Walk In The Room Mick Jackson - Weekend Voyage - Let's Fly Away Leif Garrett - Feel The Need Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You Billy Connolly - In The Brownies Edited August 9, 20159 yr by AH Gold
August 4, 20159 yr Author Number 23s +10 Barry Blue - Hot Shot +7 Brass Construction - Movin' +4 George McCrae - You Can Have It All +1 X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo Number 27s +10 Barbra Streisand - Stoney End +7 Sparks - Get In The Swing +4 Mary Mason - Angel Of The Morning-Any Way That You Want Me (Medley) +1 George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All Number 38s +10 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK +9 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way +8 B.J Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head +7 Abba - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do +6 Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic +5 Billy Connolly - In The Brownies +4 The Clash - White Riot +3 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever +2 Leif Garrett - Feel The Need +1 Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You
August 5, 20159 yr Number 23s +10 X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo (GREAT RECORD!) +07 Hamilton Bohannon - Foot Stompin' Music +04 John Lennon - #9 Dream +01 Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls Number 27s +10 The Jam - News Of The World +05 Sparks - Get In The Swing +01 Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out Number 38s (ARGH! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST 'IMPOSSIBLE' LISTS YET!) +10 Richard Harris - MacArthur Park +09 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK +08 The Clash - White Riot +07 The Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie +06 B.J Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head +05 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever +04 Billy Connolly - In The Brownies +03 Fatback Band - Night Fever +02 Barry Biggs - Work All Day +01 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
August 5, 20159 yr Number 23s +10 X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo +7 Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls +4 Rolling Stones - Respectable +1 John Lennon - #9 Dream Number 27s +10 The Jam - News Of The World +7 Sparks - Get In The Swing +4 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Waiting In Vain +1 John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Really Free Number 38s +10 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK +7 The Clash - White Riot +4 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way +1 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
August 5, 20159 yr Number 23s ridiculously having to omit fab records like The Move, Be Bop Deluxe! :o I protest! +10 John Lennon - #9 Dream +9 Anne Murray - Snowbird +8 Eagles - One Of These Nights +7 Beatles - Paperback Writer +6 Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling +5 Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend +4 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby +3 Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm +2 X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo +1 Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' Number 27s doh! twice as many greats as places for this one +10 Barbra Streisand - Stoney End +9 Jim Capaldi - It's All Up To You +8 Santana - Samba Pa Ti +7 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Waiting In Vain +6 Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason I Love You +5 Rare Bird - Sympathy +4 Cliff Richard - Take Me High +3 John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Really Free +2 Elton John - Crazy Water +1 Donna Summer - Winter Melody Number 38s +10 Richard Harris - MacArthur Park +9 Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic +8 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK +7 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way +6 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever +5 B.J Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head +4 Abba - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do +3 Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You +2 Guys 'N' Dolls - Stoney Ground +1 George Harrison - Ding Dong
August 5, 20159 yr 23 +10 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby +9 Beatles - Paperback Writer +8 Eagles - One Of These Nights +7 Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover +6 Eagles - Lyin' Eyes +5 John Lennon - #9 Dream +4 Rolling Stones - Respectable +3 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) +2 Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm +1 Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie 27 +10 Donna Summer - Winter Melody +9 Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely +8 Santana - Samba Pa Ti +7 Barbra Streisand - Stoney End +6 Bread - Lost Without Your Love +5 George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All +4 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Waiting In Vain +3 Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out +2 Rare Bird - Sympathy +1 The Jam - News Of The World 38 +10 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way +9 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever +8 B.J Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head +7 Abba - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do +6 The Clash - White Riot +5 Eric Clapton - Knockin' On Heaven's Door +4 The Who - Summertime Blues +3 George Harrison - You +2 Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic +1 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK Edited August 5, 20159 yr by Leonardo
August 5, 20159 yr Number 23s +10 Brass Construction - Movin' +9 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) +8 Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me +7 Diana Ross - Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right +6 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby +5 Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls +4 Diana Ross - Gettin' Ready For Love +3 Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm +2 Mistura With Lloyd Michels - The Flasher +1 X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo Number 27s +10 Judge Dread - Y Viva Suspenders +9 Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You +8 Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely +7 Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason I Love You +6 Betty Wright - Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! +5 Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down +4 L.J Johnson - Your Magic Put A Spell On Me +3 George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All +2 Donnie Elbert - A Little Piece Of Leather +1 Donna Summer - Winter Melody Number 38s +10 Dean Parrish - I'm On My Way +9 Lenny Williams - Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh! +8 Martyn Ford Orchestra - Let Your Body Go Downtown +7 Dorothy Moore - Funny How Time Slips Away +6 Richard Harris - MacArthur Park +5 Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever +4 Barry Biggs - Work All Day +3 Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie +2 Diana Ross - Love Me +1 Don McLean - Everyday
August 8, 20159 yr Author Number 23s - The Results Right, here we go again then. No votes for these: Radha Krishna Temple - Govinda Jonathan King - Lazy Bones Move - Chinatown Middle Of The Road - Sacramento (A Wonderful Town) Duncan Browne - Journey Hurricane Smith - Who Was It Kevin Johnson - Rock And Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night Average White Band - Queen Of My Soul David Essex - Cool Out Tonight These got some votes: 2. John Lennon - #9 Dream 20 Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby 20 4. Brass Construction - Movin' 17 5. Beatles - Paperback Writer 16 Eagles - One Of These Nights 16 7. Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls 13 8. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) 12 9. Barry Blue - Hot Shot 10 10. Anne Murray - Snowbird 9 11. Rolling Stones - Respectable 8 Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me 8 Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm 8 14. Hamilton Bohannon - Foot Stompin' Music 7 Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 7 Diana Ross - Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right 7 17. Jonathan King - Hooked On A Feeling 6 Eagles - Lyin' Eyes 6 19. Hot Chocolate - You'll Always Be A Friend 5 20. George McCrae - You Can Have It All 4 Diana Ross - Gettin' Ready For Love 4 22. Mistura With Lloyd Michels - The Flasher 2 23. Elvis Presley - I'm Leavin' 1 Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie 1 which leaves the winner: 1. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo 24 xjVVhJ-INWQ 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. 9. 10. 11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 22. 23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo 24. 25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks 32. 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. 38. 39. 40. The Jam - In The City
August 8, 20159 yr Author Number 27s - The Results No votes for these: Sovereign Colletion - Mozart 40 Cliff Richard - Silvery Rain Jeff Beck Group (Vocal Rod Stewart) - I've Been Drinking Brownsville Station - Smokin' In The Boys' Room James & Bobby Purify - Morning Glory Suzi Quatro - Tear Me Apart Bonnie Tyler - More Than A Lover Tina Charles - Rendezvous Frankie Miller - Be Good To Yourself Tina Charles - I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me Raydio - Is This A Love Thing And the rest: 2. The Jam - News Of The World 21 3. Sparks - Get In The Swing 19 4. Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely 17 5. Santana - Samba Pa Ti 16 6. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Waiting In Vain 15 7. Miki Anthony - If It Wasn't For The Reason I Love You 13 8. Donna Summer - Winter Melody 12 9. Judge Dread - Y Viva Suspenders 10 10. Jim Capaldi - It's All Up To You 9 Detroit Emeralds - I Think Of You 9 George Benson - The Greatest Love Of All 9 13. Rare Bird - Sympathy 7 14. Bread - Lost Without Your Love 6 Betty Wright - Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! 6 16. Pickettywitch - Baby I Won't Let You Down 5 17. Mary Mason - Angel Of The Morning-Any Way That You Want Me (Medley) 4 Cliff Richard - Take Me High 4 John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Really Free 4 Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out 4 L.J Johnson - Your Magic Put A Spell On Me 4 22. Elton John - Crazy Water 2 Donnie Elbert - A Little Piece Of Leather 2 which results in a surprisingly, yet pleasing, victor: 1. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End 27 djTV8lsoQoY 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. 9. 10. 11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 22. 23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo 24. 25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 26. 27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End 28. 29. 30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks 32. 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. 38. 39. 40. The Jam - In The City
August 8, 20159 yr Author Number 38s - The Results Well, this one was always going to be interesting. Several all time classics here which shockingly never got higher than #38 in the 70s. But which one is the best - Fleetwood Mac, Shirley, The Clash, Pistols, Abba?...... In the meantime, nothin' for these: Gerry Monroe - Cry Richard Barnes - Go North Kenny - Give It To Me Now Charles Aznavour - The Old Fashioned Way Millican & Nesbitt - For Old Times Sake George McCrae - Sing A Happy Song Sylvia - Hasta La Vista Wigan's Ovation - Per-so-nal-ly Gary Glitter - Papa Oom Mow Mow Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Gamblin' Bar Room Blues Faith, Hope & Charity - Just One Look Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga Commodores - Too Hot To Trot/Zoom Child - When You Walk In The Room Mick Jackson - Weekend Voyage - Let's Fly Away As for the others: 2. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way 31 3. Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever 29 4. B.J Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 27 5. Richard Harris - MacArthur Park 26 6. The Clash - White Riot 25 7. Abba - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do 18 8. Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic 17 9. Dean Parrish - I'm On My Way 10 Scaffold - Gin Gan Goolie 10 11. Billy Connolly - In The Brownies 9 Lenny Williams - Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh! 9 13. Martyn Ford Orchestra - Let Your Body Go Downtown 8 14. Dorothy Moore - Funny How Time Slips Away 7 15. Barry Biggs - Work All Day 6 16. Eric Clapton - Knockin' On Heaven's Door 5 17. Art Garfunkel - Since I Don't Have You 4 The Who - Summertime Blues 4 19. Fatback Band - Night Fever 3 George Harrison - You 3 21. Leif Garrett - Feel The Need 2 Guys 'N' Dolls - Stoney Ground 2 Diana Ross - Love Me 2 24. George Harrison - Ding Dong 1 Don McLean - Everyday 1 Perhaps not a complete surprise here, and rather fittingly, it won with 38 points: 1. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 38 cBojbjoMttI 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. 9. 10. 11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 22. 23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo 24. 25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 26. 27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End 28. 29. 30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There 31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks 32. 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. 38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 39. 40. The Jam - In The City
August 9, 20159 yr mmm loving the variety here, much wider than the 80's results. I expected a lot of punk, but to see Orchestral Prog rock, soul, funk, Easy listening, MOR gospel, New wave and some 60's classics to boot gives the list more kudos i think. B-)
August 9, 20159 yr Author mmm loving the variety here, much wider than the 80's results. I expected a lot of punk, but to see Orchestral Prog rock, soul, funk, Easy listening, MOR gospel, New wave and some 60's classics to boot gives the list more kudos i think. B-) absolutely. only really glam rock and disco that are missing so far
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