Posted August 13, 20159 yr http://images.clipartpanda.com/lava-clipart-7039s-seventies-clip-art.jpg 1970s Top 40 Rate Number 8s Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.8 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). Arrival - Friends Chicago - I'm A Man Shocking Blue - Venus Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore Jackson 5 - ABC Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville Jimmy Cliff - Wild World Rattles - The Witch White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love) Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra - Sleepy Shores Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding Judge Dread - Big Seven Status Quo - Paper Plane Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse Shirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) Clifford T. Ward - Gaye Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces Ringo Starr - Photograph Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone Faces - Pool Hall Richard/I Wish It Would Rain Roy Wood - Forever Status Quo - Break The Rules Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Before You Break My Heart) Mouth & McNeal - I See A Star Arrows - A Touch Too Much Terry Jacks - If You Go Away Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe Glitter Band - Let's Get Together Again Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancing Wizzard - Are You Ready To Rock Dana - Please Tell Him That I Said Hello Glitter Band - The Tears I Cried Carl Malcolm - Fattie Bum Bum Band Of The Black Watch - Scotch On The Rocks Smokey - Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Guitar Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From Mud - Show Me You're A Woman David Bowie - Golden Years Beatles - Yesterday Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town 5000 Volts - Dr Kiss Kiss Paul Nicholas - Dancing With The Captain Brothers - Sing Me Brotherhood Of Man - Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer Eagles - Hotel California Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na, Mah-Na Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line Stranglers - Peaches/Go Buddy Go Alessi - Oh, Lori Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For Stranglers - No More Heroes Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun Boney M - Belfast David Soul - Let's Have A Quiet Night In Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady Yellow Dog - Just One More Night Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi City Boy - 5.7.0.5 Cerrone - Supernature Hi Tension - British Hustle/Peace On Earth Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie Dan Hartman - Instant Replay Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin' Players Association - Turn The Music Up! Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways Sister Sledge - We Are Family Electric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of Horace Wimp Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You Most Commodores - Sail On Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now Selecter - On My Radio B.A Robertson - Knocked It Off Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion/Last Train To London you can use the standard +30 rate: +30 +29 +28 +27 +26 +25 +24 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or you can do a +20 rate: +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or: +20 +18 +16 +14 +12 +10 +8 +6 +4 +2 Good luck! Edited August 19, 20159 yr by AH Gold
August 13, 20159 yr Author +30 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone +29 Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From +28 Boney M - Belfast +27 Stranglers - No More Heroes +26 Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now +25 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) +24 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi +23 Stranglers - Peaches/Go Buddy Go +22 Beatles - Yesterday +21 Rattles - The Witch +20 Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant +19 Hi Tension - British Hustle/Peace On Earth +18 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You +17 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy +16 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town +15 Sister Sledge - We Are Family +14 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing +13 Shocking Blue - Venus +12 Dan Hartman - Instant Replay +11 David Bowie - Golden Years +10 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed +9 Jackson 5 - ABC +8 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World +7 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline +6 Brotherhood Of Man - Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) +5 Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe +4 Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie +3 Eagles - Hotel California +2 Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) +1 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You
August 13, 20159 yr +20 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi +18 Shocking Blue - Venus +16 Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun +14 Jackson 5 - ABC +12 Stranglers - No More Heroes +10 Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na, Mah-Na +08 Stranglers - Peaches/Go Buddy Go +06 Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie +04 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town +02 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
August 13, 20159 yr 15 of these were number ones in my chart so that's half done, the rest will be those peaking at 2, 3 or 4 probably... :lol:
August 13, 20159 yr +30 Stranglers - No More Heroes +29 Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun +28 David Bowie - Golden Years +27 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band +26 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi +25 Stranglers - Peaches/Go Buddy Go +24 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town +23 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World +22 Shocking Blue - Venus +21 Arrows - A Touch Too Much +20 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You +19 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman +18 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy +17 Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways +16 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing +15 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone +14 Selecter - On My Radio +13 Eagles - Hotel California +12 Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na, Mah-Na +11 B.A Robertson - Knocked It Off +10 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline +9 Beatles - Yesterday +8 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed +7 Arrows - A Touch Too Much +6 Ringo Starr - Photograph +5 Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft +4 City Boy - 5.7.0.5 +3 Status Quo - Paper Plane +2 Electric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of Horace Wimp +1 Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion/Last Train To London
August 13, 20159 yr Can't believe Ive had to omit Hotel California, The Witch, Peaches, and oodles of others for lack of room... :( +30 Ringo Starr - Photograph +29 Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine +28 Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion/Last Train To London +27 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You +26 Beatles - Yesterday +25 Electric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of Horace Wimp +24 Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love) +23 Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville +22 Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go +21 Roy Wood - Forever +20 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone +19 Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces +18 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You +17 Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From +16 Cerrone - Supernature +15 David Bowie - Golden Years +14 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You +13 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline +12 Clifford T. Ward - Gaye +11 Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Before You Break My Heart) +10 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi +9 Commodores - Sail On +8 Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Guitar +7 Stranglers - No More Heroes +6 Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) +5 Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancing +4 George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) +3 Brotherhood Of Man - Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) +2 Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line +1 Shocking Blue - Venus
August 13, 20159 yr +21 Arrows - A Touch Too Much +7 Arrows - A Touch Too Much It's a good record, but voting twice? :lol:
August 13, 20159 yr +30 Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound +29 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline +28 Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) +27 Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go +26 Mouth & McNeal - I See A Star +25 Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From +24 Jackson 5 - ABC +23 Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie +22 White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me +21 Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady +20 Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi +19 Judge Dread - Big Seven +18 Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For +17 Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun +16 Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding +15 Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse +14 Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine +13 Hi Tension - British Hustle/Peace On Earth +12 Shirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) +11 Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe +10 Players Association - Turn The Music Up! +9 Arrival - Friends +8 5000 Volts - Dr Kiss Kiss +7 Sister Sledge - We Are Family +6 Cerrone - Supernature +5 Ringo Starr - Photograph +4 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) +3 Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na, Mah-Na +2 Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancing +1 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You
August 14, 20159 yr It's a good record, but voting twice? :lol: Whoops! Dunno how that happened. The 7 points should be for the Faces - Pool Hall Richard. Everything else remains the same
August 16, 20159 yr Author Results so far are very very surprising to say the least! Especially the track currently in first place! :o While a few others which I thought would predictably do very very well are underperforming quite spectacularly. Voting for this rate will close on Wednesday.
August 17, 20159 yr +30 Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe +29 Jackson 5 - ABC +28 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You +27 Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now +26 Sister Sledge - We Are Family +25 Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound +24 Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie +23 Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine +22 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town +21 Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer +20 Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From +19 Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For +18 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) +17 Beatles - Yesterday +16 Eagles - Hotel California +15 Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady +14 Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline +13 Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line +12 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band +11 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman +10 Mouth & McNeal - I See A Star +9 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You +8 David Bowie - Golden Years +7 Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft +6 Chicago - I'm A Man +5 Shocking Blue - Venus +4 Shirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) +3 Smokey - Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me +2 Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) +1 Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love)
August 19, 20159 yr Author Number 8s - The Results Earlier, I said there was an unexpected winner in this rate. Has that track held on?......Well, yes. In fact, it's joined in the top 2 by another track I also didn't expect to do so well! But before all that, these got nothing: Elvis Presley - Don't Cry Daddy Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Something's Burning Roger Whittaker - I Don't Believe In If Anymore Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra - Sleepy Shores Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day Status Quo - Break The Rules Terry Jacks - If You Go Away Glitter Band - Let's Get Together Again Wizzard - Are You Ready To Rock Dana - Please Tell Him That I Said Hello Glitter Band - The Tears I Cried Carl Malcolm - Fattie Bum Bum Band Of The Black Watch - Scotch On The Rocks Mud - Show Me You're A Woman Paul Nicholas - Dancing With The Captain Brothers - Sing Me Alessi - Oh, Lori David Soul - Let's Have A Quiet Night In Yellow Dog - Just One More Night Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin' Randy Vanwarmer - Just When I Needed You Most And the rest: 2. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From 91 3. Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 84 4. Stranglers - No More Heroes 76 Jackson 5 - ABC 76 6. Beatles - Yesterday 74 7. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline 73 8. Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine 66 Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town 66 10. Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone 65 11. Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun 62 David Bowie - Golden Years 62 13. Shocking Blue - Venus 59 14. Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie 57 15. Stranglers - Peaches/Go Buddy Go 56 16. Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound 55 17. Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now 53 18. Donnie Elbert - Where Did Our Love Go 49 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 49 20. Sister Sledge - We Are Family 48 21. Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe 46 22. Ringo Starr - Photograph 41 23. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band 39 24. Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 38 25. Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For 37 Sonny & Cher - All I Ever Need Is You 37 27. Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady 36 Mouth & McNeal - I See A Star 36 29. Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 35 30. Hi Tension - British Hustle/Peace On Earth 32 Eagles - Hotel California 32 32. Jimmy Cliff - Wild World 31 33. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing 30 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman 30 35. Electric Light Orchestra - Confusion/Last Train To London 29 36. Boney M - Belfast 28 37. Electric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of Horace Wimp 27 38. Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na, Mah-Na 25 Hot Chocolate - I Believe (In Love) 25 40. Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville 23 41. White Plains - Julie Do Ya Love Me 22 Cerrone - Supernature 22 43. Rattles - The Witch 21 Arrows - A Touch Too Much 21 Roy Wood - Forever 21 Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer 21 47. Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant 20 48. Hudson Ford - Pick Up The Pieces 19 Judge Dread - Big Seven 19 50. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed 18 51. Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways 17 52. Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding 16 Shirley Bassey - Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) 16 54. Jimmy Helms - Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse 15 Dave Edmunds - Baby I Love You 15 Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line 15 57. Selecter - On My Radio 14 58. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay 12 Clifford T. Ward - Gaye 12 Cockney Rebel - Mr Soft 12 61. B.A Robertson - Knocked It Off 11 Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Before You Break My Heart) 11 63. Players Association - Turn The Music Up! 10 64. Commodores - Sail On 9 Brotherhood Of Man - Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) 9 Arrival - Friends 9 67. Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Guitar 8 5000 Volts - Dr Kiss Kiss 8 69. Faces - Pool Hall Richard/I Wish It Would Rain 7 Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes - Get Dancing 7 71. Chicago - I'm A Man 6 72. City Boy - 5.7.0.5 4 George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) 4 74. Status Quo - Paper Plane 3 Smokey - Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me 3 The likes of Milli Vanilli, Boney M (at least not yet) etc have not topped a rate, although Black Box came very close. But at last, we have a mimer which slays all competition: 1. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi 100 xTo79sPCVXA 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. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi 9. 10. 11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 22. Boston - More Than A Feeling 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. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun 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. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame 40. The Jam - In The City
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