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1970s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 16s

 

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.16 in the UK during the 1970s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.2 etc).

 

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home

Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride

5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues

Band - Rag Mama Rag

Arrival - I Will Survive

Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie

Miguel Rios - Song Of Joy

Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing)

Frank Sinatra - I Will Drink The Wine

Arsenal First Team Squad - Good Old Arsenal

Slade - Get Down And Get With It

Gilbert O'Sullivan - We Will

The Who - Let's See Action

Bee Gees - My World

Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Olivia Newton John - What Is Life

Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship

Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night

Bread - The Guitar Man

Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready

New Seekers - Pinball Wizard-See Me Feel Me (Medley)

First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous

Mud - Hypnosis

Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll

Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors

Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

David Cassidy - Please Please Me

Wombles - Minuetto Allegretto

Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm

Alvin Stardust - Tell Me Why

Al Matthews - Fool

Procol Harum - Pandora's Box

Desmond Dekker - Sing A Little Song

Dee Clark - Ride A White Horse

David Cassidy - Darlin'

Stretch - Why Did You Do It

Impressions - First Impressions

M & O Band - Let's Do The Latin Hustle

Peters & Lee - Hey Mr Music Man

Dion - The Wanderer

Maureen McGovern - The Continental

Detroit Spinners - The Rubberband Man

Real Thing - You'll Never Know What You're Missing

Bay City Rollers - It's A Game

Trammps - Disco Inferno

Tavares - One Step Away

Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

T-Connection - On Fire

Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

Rose Royce - It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance, Dance

Musique - In The Bush

Neil Diamonds - Forever In Blue Jeans

Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

Slick - Space Bass

Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn

Madness - The Prince

Earth Wind & Fire - Star

Status Quo - Living On An Island

 

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Good luck!

Edited August 13, 20159 yr by AH Gold

I got stuck here. There's only 15 here I really like. The bottom five get default points just because I know them.

 

+20 Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn Absolute beauty of a song! THIS MUST WIN! (It probably won't) :no:

+19 Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

+18 Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride

+17 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

+16 Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll

+15 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues

+14 Trammps - Disco Inferno

+13 Dion - The Wanderer

+12 First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous

+11 Madness - The Prince

+10 Slade - Get Down And Get With It

+9 Status Quo - Living On An Island

+8 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

+7 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

+6 Neil Diamonds - Forever In Blue Jeans

+5 New Seekers - Pinball Wizard-See Me Feel Me (Medley)

+4 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

+3 Musique - In The Bush

+2 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

+1 Slick - Space Bass

+20 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

+18 Madness - The Prince

+16 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

+14 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

+12 Neil Diamonds - Forever In Blue Jeans

+10 Slade - Get Down And Get With It

+8 The Who - Let's See Action

+6 Band - Rag Mama Rag

+4 Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride

+2 Trammps - Disco Inferno

+1 Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

18 Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine

16 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

14 Madness - The Prince

12 Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

10 Rose Royce - It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'

08 The Who - Let's See Action

06 Trammps - Disco Inferno

04 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

02 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

+30 Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready

+29 Bread - The Guitar Man

+28 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

+27 Mud - Hypnosis

+26 First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous

+25 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues

+24 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

+23 Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night

+22 Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn

+21 Stretch - Why Did You Do It

+20 Wombles - Minuetto Allegretto

+19 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

+18 Al Matthews - Fool

+17 Dion - The Wanderer

+16 New Seekers - Pinball Wizard-See Me Feel Me (Medley)

+15 Procol Harum - Pandora's Box

+14 Maureen McGovern - The Continental

+13 Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride

+12 Bee Gees - My World

+11 Detroit Spinners - The Rubberband Man

+10 Slick - Space Bass

+9 David Cassidy - Darlin'

+8 Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship

+7 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

+6 Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine

+5 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

+4 Earth Wind & Fire - Star

+3 Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm

+2 Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

+1 Olivia Newton John - What Is Life

+30 Detroit Spinners - The Rubberband Man

+29 Impressions - First Impressions

+28 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

+27 Trammps - Disco Inferno

+26 Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing)

+25 Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie

+24 First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous

+23 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues

+22 Arrival - I Will Survive

+21 Rose Royce - It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'

 

+20 Al Matthews - Fool

+19 Maureen McGovern - The Continental

+18 Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance, Dance

+17 Musique - In The Bush

+16 Frank Sinatra - I Will Drink The Wine

+15 Tavares - One Step Away

+14 T-Connection - On Fire

+13 Earth Wind & Fire - Star

+12 Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship

+11 Slick - Space Bass

 

+10 Neil Diamonds - Forever In Blue Jeans

+9 Madness - The Prince

+8 Real Thing - You'll Never Know What You're Missing

+7 Dion - The Wanderer

+6 Desmond Dekker - Sing A Little Song

+5 Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

+4 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

+3 Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready

+2 Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn

+1 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

+30 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

+29 Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing)

+28 Trammps - Disco Inferno

+27 Tavares - One Step Away

+26 First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous

+25 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

+24 Bay City Rollers - It's A Game

+23 Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie

+22 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues

+21 T-Connection - On Fire

+20 Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn

+19 Al Matthews - Fool

+18 Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine

+17 Slade - Get Down And Get With It

+16 Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready

+15 Status Quo - Living On An Island

+14 Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home

+13 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

+12 Desmond Dekker - Sing A Little Song

+11 Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride

+10 Detroit Spinners - The Rubberband Man

+9 Dion - The Wanderer

+8 Earth Wind & Fire - Star

+7 Olivia Newton John - What Is Life

+6 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

+5 Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

+4 Bee Gees - My World

+3 Maureen McGovern - The Continental

+2 Rose Royce - It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'

+1 Gilbert O'Sullivan - We Will

 

+20 Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy

+18 Madness - The Prince

+16 Slade - Get Down And Get With It

+14 Wombles - Minuetto Allegretto

+12 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

+10 Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity

+08 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

+06 Desmond Dekker - Sing A Little Song

+04 Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

+02 Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

Number 16s - The Results

 

Results time again. And a very clear winner in this one. But before that reveal, these got nothing at all:

 

Miguel Rios - Song Of Joy

Arsenal First Team Squad - Good Old Arsenal

Wings - Give Ireland Back To The Irish

Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors

David Cassidy - Please Please Me

Alvin Stardust - Tell Me Why

Dee Clark - Ride A White Horse

M & O Band - Let's Do The Latin Hustle

Peters & Lee - Hey Mr Music Man

 

As for the others:

 

2. Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze 94

3. First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous 88

4. 5th Dimension - Wedding Bell Blues 85

5. Trammps - Disco Inferno 77

6. Madness - The Prince 70

7. Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn 64

8. Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy 58

9. Al Matthews - Fool 57

10. Tom Jones - I (Who Have Nothing) 55

 

11. Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity 53

Slade - Get Down And Get With It 53

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 53

14. Detroit Spinners - The Rubberband Man 51

15. Junior Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready 49

16. Pickettywitch - (It's Like A) Sad Old Kinda Movie 48

17. Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride 46

Dion - The Wanderer 46

19. Tavares - One Step Away 42

Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine 42

21. Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 38

22. Maureen McGovern - The Continental 36

23. T-Connection - On Fire 35

24. Wombles - Minuetto Allegretto 34

25. Rose Royce - It Makes You Feel Like Dancin' 33

26. Bread - The Guitar Man 29

Impressions - First Impressions 29

28. Neil Diamonds - Forever In Blue Jeans 28

29. Mud - Hypnosis 27

30. Earth Wind & Fire - Star 25

31. Bay City Rollers - It's A Game 24

Status Quo - Living On An Island 24

Desmond Dekker - Sing A Little Song 24

34. Junior Walker & The All Stars - Walk In The Night 23

35. Arrival - I Will Survive 22

Slick - Space Bass 22

37. Stretch - Why Did You Do It 21

New Seekers - Pinball Wizard-See Me Feel Me (Medley) 21

Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship 21

40. Musique - In The Bush 20

41. Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance, Dance 18

42. Mott The Hoople - The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll 16

The Who - Let's See Action 16

Frank Sinatra - I Will Drink The Wine 16

45. Bee Gees - My World 16

46. Procol Harum - Pandora's Box 15

47. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Comin' Home 14

48. David Cassidy - Darlin' 9

49. Real Thing - You'll Never Know What You're Missing 8

Olivia Newton John - What Is Life 8

51. Band - Rag Mama Rag 6

52. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm 3

53. Gilbert O'Sullivan - We Will 1

 

Oh well, at least Judie made the top ten. Should have been much higher though. But the winner of this round is:

 

1. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper 123

 

 

The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

 

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5. Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

6. Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You

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11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition

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16. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

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21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

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23. X Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo

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25. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher

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27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End

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30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks

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33. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

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35. The Clash - Clash City Rockers

36. Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - Eve Of The War

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38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

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40. The Jam - In The City