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1970s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 15s & 18s

 

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.15 and No.18 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).

 

Number 15s

 

Jim Reeves - But You Love Me Daddy

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours

Des O'Connor - The Tip Of My Fingers

Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted

New World - Rose Garden

Marmalade - My Little One

Deep Purple - Fireball

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - The 'Onedin Line' Theme

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind

Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Olivia Newton John - Take Me Home Country Roads

Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion

Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Do

Elvis Presley - Fool

Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)

Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn

Bad Company - Can't Get Enough

Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain

Showaddywaddy - Rock 'N' Roll Lady

Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

Slade - How Does It Feel?

Fox - Imagine Me, Imagine You

Rubettes - Foe-Dee-O-Dee

Sweet - Action

T-Rex - New York City

Linda Carr & The Love Squad - Highwire

Glitter Band - Love In The Sun

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

Lee Garrett - You're My Everything

Barry White - Baby, We Better Try And Get It Together

Cliff Richard - My Kinda Life

Liverpool Football Team - We Can Do It EP

Heatwave - Too Hot To Handle/Slip Your Disc To This

Bryan Ferry - Tokyo Joe

Nazareth - Hot Tracks EP

Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form

Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives

Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By

Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Lover

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started

Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

Mick Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie

The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight

Elton John - Part Time Love

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

The Jam - Strange Town

Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

Village People - Go West

Showaddywaddy - Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller

Johnny Mathis - Gone, Gone, Gone

Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - You Can Do It

Chic - My Forbidden Lover

 

Number 18s

 

Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle

Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag

Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me

Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

Roy Wood - Dear Elaine

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby

Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

Cozy Powell - The Man In Black

Tymes - You Little Trustmaker

Donny Osmond - Where Did All The Good Times Go

David Bowie - Young Americans

Donny & Marie Osmond - Make The World Go Away

Mac & Katie Kissoon - Like A Butterfly

Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop

Sheer Elegance - Milky Way

Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall

Blue - Gonna Capture Your Heart

Adverts - Gary Gilmour's Eyes

Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone

Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer/Glad To Be Gay

Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love

Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

The Who - Who Are You

Streetband - Toast/Hold On

Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away

Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love

Sham 69 - Questions And Answers

Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love

Iris Williams - He Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (Theme From 'The Deer Hunter')

Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel

 

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Good luck!

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Number 15s

 

+30 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

+29 Sweet - Action

+28 Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Do

+27 Chic - My Forbidden Lover

+26 Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

+25 Elton John - Part Time Love

+24 Slade - How Does It Feel?

+23 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

+22 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+21 Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

+20 Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

+19 Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain

+18 Olivia Newton John - Take Me Home Country Roads

+17 Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By

+16 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough

+15 Linda Carr & The Love Squad - Highwire

+14 Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives

+13 Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form

+12 Village People - Go West

+11 T-Rex - New York City

+10 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

+9 Fox - Imagine Me, Imagine You

+8 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

+7 Deep Purple - Fireball

+6 The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight

+5 New World - Rose Garden

+4 Glitter Band - Love In The Sun

+3 Rubettes - Foe-Dee-O-Dee

+2 Marmalade - My Little One

+1 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours

 

Number 18s

 

+30 Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

+29 Blue - Gonna Capture Your Heart

+28 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer/Glad To Be Gay

+27 Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall

+26 Tymes - You Little Trustmaker

+25 Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

+24 Adverts - Gary Gilmour's Eyes

+23 Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love

+22 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

+21 The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

+20 Bill Withers - Lean On Me

+19 Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag

+18 Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

+17 Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me

+16 David Bowie - Young Americans

+15 The Who - Who Are You

+14 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love

+13 Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love

+12 Streetband - Toast/Hold On

+11 Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away

+10 Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone

+9 Sham 69 - Questions And Answers

+8 Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel

+7 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

+6 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

+5 Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle

+4 Roy Wood - Dear Elaine

+3 Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

+2 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

+1 Cozy Powell - The Man In Black

Number 15s

+20 The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight (my absolute favourite Weller track ever)

+18 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

+16 T-Rex - New York City

+14 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours

+12 The Jam - Strange Town

+10 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+08 Village People - Go West

+06 Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives

+04 Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

+02 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

 

Number 18s

+20 The Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

+18 The Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

+16 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer/Glad To Be Gay

+14 David Bowie - Young Americans

+12 The Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop

+10 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

+08 Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

+06 Streetband - Toast/Hold On

+04 Iris Williams - He Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (Theme From 'The Deer Hunter')

+02 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

 

Much as I love Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys and would have it at no.1 out of these normally, I don't really give points to re-releases.

...and I don't have a problem with re-issues, I'm not sure we'll get round to a 60's vote (though I hope so!) B-)

 

 

Number 15s

 

 

+30 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

+29 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

+28 Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

+27 Marmalade - My Little One

+26 Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind

+25 Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

+24 Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion

+23 Lee Garrett - You're My Everything

+22 Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain

+21 Slade - How Does It Feel?

+20 Linda Carr & The Love Squad - Highwire

+19 Sweet - Action

+18 Fox - Imagine Me, Imagine You

+17 Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn

+16 Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Do

+15 The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight

+14 Deep Purple - Fireball

+13 Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives

+12 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

+11 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+10 Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

+9 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours

+8 Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By

+7 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

+6 Heatwave - Too Hot To Handle/Slip Your Disc To This

+5 T-Rex - New York City

+4 Chic - My Forbidden Lover

+3 Elton John - Part Time Love

+2 Bryan Ferry - Tokyo Joe

+1 The Jam - Strange Town

 

 

 

Number 18s

 

+30 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

+29 The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

+28 Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

+27 Bill Withers - Lean On Me

+26 Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

+25 Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

+24 Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone

+23 Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

+22 Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

+21 David Bowie - Young Americans

+20 Cozy Powell - The Man In Black

+19 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

+18 Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle

+17 Adverts - Gary Gilmour's Eyes

+16 Tymes - You Little Trustmaker

+15 Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag

+14 Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall

+13 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

+12 Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love

+11 Blue - Gonna Capture Your Heart

+10 Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me

+9 Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop

+8 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love

+7 Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love

+6 Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel

+5 Roy Wood - Dear Elaine

+4 Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away

+3 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby

+2 Donny & Marie Osmond - Make The World Go Away

+1 Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

 

Number 15s

 

+30 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+29 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

+28 Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

+27 Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - You Can Do It

+26 Chic - My Forbidden Lover

+25 The Jam - Strange Town

+24 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started

+23 Heatwave - Too Hot To Handle/Slip Your Disc To This

+22 Lee Garrett - You're My Everything

+21 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours

 

+20 Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By

+19 Johnny Mathis - Gone, Gone, Gone

+18 Village People - Go West

+17 Barry White - Baby, We Better Try And Get It Together

+16 The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight

+15 Linda Carr & The Love Squad - Highwire

+14 Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted

+13 Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion

+12 Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

+11 Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Do

 

+10 Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives

+9 Elton John - Part Time Love

+8 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

+7 Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Lover

+6 Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

+5 Marmalade - My Little One

+4 Des O'Connor - The Tip Of My Fingers

+3 Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form

+2 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

+1 Jim Reeves - But You Love Me Daddy

 

Number 18s

 

+30 Bill Withers - Lean On Me

+29 Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

+28 Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle

+27 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

+26 Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love

+25 Adverts - Gary Gilmour's Eyes

+24 Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop

+23 Tymes - You Little Trustmaker

+22 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

+21 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

 

+20 Roy Wood - Dear Elaine

+19 Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall

+18 Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love

+17 The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

+16 Sham 69 - Questions And Answers

+15 Streetband - Toast/Hold On

+14 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

+13 Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag

+12 David Bowie - Young Americans

+11 Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

 

+10 Mac & Katie Kissoon - Like A Butterfly

+9 Sheer Elegance - Milky Way

+8 Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

+7 Donny & Marie Osmond - Make The World Go Away

+6 Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

+5 Donny Osmond - Where Did All The Good Times Go

+4 Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

+3 The Who - Who Are You

+2 Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away

+1 Iris Williams - He Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (Theme From 'The Deer Hunter')

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Just a couple more days for this one if you havent voted already

 

Number 15s

 

+30 The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight

+29 The Jam - Strange Town

+28 Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives

+27 Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form

+26 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

+25 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

+24 Bryan Ferry - Tokyo Joe

+23 Deep Purple - Fireball

+22 T-Rex - New York City

+21 Nazareth - Hot Tracks EP

+20 Elton John - Part Time Love

+19 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

+18 Glitter Band - Love In The Sun

+17 Sweet - Action

+16 Slade - How Does It Feel?

+15 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough

+14 Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

+13 Olivia Newton John - Take Me Home Country Roads

+12 New World - Rose Garden

+11 Village People - Go West

+10 Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn

+9 Elvis Presley - Fool

+8 Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Do

+7 Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By

+6 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours

+5 Fox - Imagine Me, Imagine You

+4 Showaddywaddy - Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller

+3 Showaddywaddy - Rock 'N' Roll Lady

+2 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - The 'Onedin Line' Theme

+1 Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind

 

Number 18s

 

 

+30 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer/Glad To Be Gay

+29 Adverts - Gary Gilmour's Eyes

+28 Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy

+27 David Bowie - Young Americans

+26 The Who - Who Are You

+25 Sham 69 - Questions And Answers

+24 Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel

+23 Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

+22 Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

+21 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

+20 Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle

+19 Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

+18 Cozy Powell - The Man In Black

+17 Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

+16 Streetband - Toast/Hold On

+15 Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone

+14 Bill Withers - Lean On Me

+13 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

+12 Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

+11 Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love

+10 The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

+9 Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag

+8 Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me

+7 Roy Wood - Dear Elaine

+6 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby

+5 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

+4 Tymes - You Little Trustmaker

+3 Mac & Katie Kissoon - Like A Butterfly

+2 Blue - Gonna Capture Your Heart

+1 Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away

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+30 Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

+29 Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours

+28 Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

+27 Village People - Go West

+26 Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain

+25 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+24 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started

+23 Barry White - Baby, We Better Try And Get It Together

+22 Elvis Presley - Fool

+21 Olivia Newton John - Take Me Home Country Roads

+20 Linda Carr & The Love Squad - Highwire

+19 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

+18 Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion

+17 Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

+16 Elton John - Part Time Love

+15 Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - You Can Do It

+14 Chic - My Forbidden Lover

+13 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

+12 Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Lover

+11 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

+10 Lee Garrett - You're My Everything

+9 Rubettes - Foe-Dee-O-Dee

+8 Showaddywaddy - Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller

+7 Bad Company - Can't Get Enough

+6 Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn

+5 Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

+4 Mick Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie

+3 Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form

+2 Heatwave - Too Hot To Handle/Slip Your Disc To This

+1 Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

 

 

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+30 The Who - Who Are You

+29 Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

+28 The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You

+27 Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin'

+26 Mac & Katie Kissoon - Like A Butterfly

+25 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer/Glad To Be Gay

+24 Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall

+23 Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo

+22 Bill Withers - Lean On Me

+21 Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You

+20 Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby

+19 Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love

+18 Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone

+17 David Bowie - Young Americans

+16 Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag

+15 Sheer Elegance - Milky Way

+14 Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away

+13 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

+12 Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me

+11 Sham 69 - Questions And Answers

+10 Donny & Marie Osmond - Make The World Go Away

+9 Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel

+8 Blue - Gonna Capture Your Heart

+7 Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle

+6 Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love

+5 Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love

+4 Cozy Powell - The Man In Black

+3 Tymes - You Little Trustmaker

+2 Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein

+1 Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'

 

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Number 15s - The Results

 

Just three which didn't receive any votes:

 

Michael Ward - Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)

Cliff Richard - My Kinda Life

Liverpool Football Team - We Can Do It EP

 

As for the rest:

 

2. Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron 98

3. The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight 87

4. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delievered, I'm Yours 80

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell 80

6. Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard 77

7. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City 76

Village People - Go West 76

9. Elton John - Part Time Love 73

10. Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives 71

Chic - My Forbidden Lover 71

12. Linda Carr & The Love Squad - Highwire 70

13. Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You 69

14. The Jam - Strange Town 67

Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain 67

16. Sweet - Action 65

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights 65

18. Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Do 63

19. Slade - How Does It Feel? 61

20. Elton John - The Bitch Is Back 58

21. Junior Campbell - Sweet Illusion 55

Lee Garrett - You're My Everything 55

23. T-Rex - New York City 54

24. Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By 52

Olivia Newton John - Take Me Home Country Roads 52

26. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started 48

27. Boomtown Rats - Mary Of The 4th Form 46

28. Deep Purple - Fireball 44

29. Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - You Can Do It 42

30. Barry White - Baby, We Better Try And Get It Together 40

31. Bad Company - Can't Get Enough 38

32. Marmalade - My Little One 34

Gonzalez - Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet 34

34. Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn 33

35. Fox - Imagine Me, Imagine You 32

36. Elvis Presley - Fool 31

Heatwave - Too Hot To Handle/Slip Your Disc To This 31

38. Colin Blunstone - Say You Don't Mind 27

39. Bryan Ferry - Tokyo Joe 26

40. Glitter Band - Love In The Sun 22

41. Nazareth - Hot Tracks EP 21

42. Johnny Mathis - Gone, Gone, Gone 19

Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Lover 19

44. New World - Rose Garden 17

45. Ken Dodd - Broken Hearted 14

46. Rubettes - Foe-Dee-O-Dee 12

Showaddywaddy - Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller 12

48. Des O'Connor - The Tip Of My Fingers 4

Mick Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie 4

50. Showaddywaddy - Rock 'N' Roll Lady 3

51. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - The 'Onedin Line' Theme 2

52. Jim Reeves - But You Love Me Daddy 1

 

which leaves a convincing win for:

 

1. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 137

 

 

The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

 

1.

2.

3. T-Rex - 20th Century Boy

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. David Bowie - Starman

11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition

12.

13.

14.

15. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

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

17.

18.

19. Lene Lovich - Say When

20. Commodores - Machine Gun

21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

22. Boston - More Than A Feeling

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

24. David Bowie - Heroes

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

26. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End

28. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun

29. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground

30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks

32. Natalie Cole - This Will Be

33. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

34. Undertones - Here Comes The Summer

35. The Clash - Clash City Rockers

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

37. B-52s - Rock Lobster

38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

39. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame

40. The Jam - In The City

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Number 18s - The Results

 

Again, no nil points this time round, so:

 

2. Bill Withers - Lean On Me 113

3. David Bowie - Young Americans 107

4. The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You 105

5. Stranglers - Nice 'N' Sleazy 104

6. Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo 103

7. Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer/Glad To Be Gay 99

8. Adverts - Gary Gilmour's Eyes 95

9. Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You 91

10. Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 90

11. Barbara Dickson - Another Suitcase In Another Hall 84

12. The Who - Who Are You 74

13. Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love 72

Lynsey De Paul - Getting A Drag 72

Tymes - You Little Trustmaker 72

16. Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone 67

17. Chuck Berry - Reelin' And Rockin' 66

18. Real Thing - Whenever You Want My Love 63

19. Sham 69 - Questions And Answers 61

20. Four Tops - Keeper Of The Castle 58

21. Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin' 52

22. Blue - Gonna Capture Your Heart 50

23. Streetband - Toast/Hold On 49

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein 49

25. Neil Sedaka - That's When The Music Takes Me 47

Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel 47

27. Fatback Band - (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop 45

28. Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken 43

Cozy Powell - The Man In Black 43

30. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 42

31. Mac & Katie Kissoon - Like A Butterfly 39

32. Roy Wood - Dear Elaine 36

33. Darts - Don't Let It Fade Away 32

34. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Ooh Baby 29

35. Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love 27

36. Sheer Elegance - Milky Way 24

37. Donny & Marie Osmond - Make The World Go Away 19

38. Donny Osmond - Where Did All The Good Times Go 5

Iris Williams - He Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (Theme From 'The Deer Hunter') 5

 

which results in a third entry in the Ultimate 70s Top 40 for:

 

1. Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know 136

 

 

The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

 

1.

2.

3. T-Rex - 20th Century Boy

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. David Bowie - Starman

11. Stevie Wonder - Superstition

12.

13.

14.

15. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

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

17.

18. Carpenters - Superstar/For All We Know

19. Lene Lovich - Say When

20. Commodores - Machine Gun

21. Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

22. Boston - More Than A Feeling

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

24. David Bowie - Heroes

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

26. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

27. Barbra Streisand - Stoney End

28. Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun

29. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground

30. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There

31. Undertones - Teenage Kicks

32. Natalie Cole - This Will Be

33. Jackson 5 - Never Can Say Goodbye

34. Undertones - Here Comes The Summer

35. The Clash - Clash City Rockers

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

37. B-52s - Rock Lobster

38. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

39. Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Shame

40. The Jam - In The City

2 great winners, though I never would have predicted The Carpenters doing a Kate Bush and Smiths! I felt sure it would be Bowie, Blondie, Abba if anyone... :o

 

 

Wahey - two good additions to the overall 40.

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