Posted August 30, 20159 yr http://images.clipartpanda.com/lava-clipart-7039s-seventies-clip-art.jpg 1970s Top 40 Rate Number 9s Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.9 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). White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People Melanie - Ruby Tuesday Elvis Presley - I've Lost You Gerry Monroe - My Prayer Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys Dawn - Candida Fantastics - Something Old, Something New Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken Supremes - Floy Joy New World - Sister Jane Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb The Who - Join Together Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You Bee Gees - Run To Me Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture Drifters - Come On Over To My Place Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers Carpenters - Goodbye To Love Chris Montez - Let's Dance Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me By Now Partridge Family Starring David Cassidy - Looking Thru' The Eyes Of Love Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes O'Jays - Love Train Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love Nazareth - Broken Down Angel Wings - Live And Let Die Blue Mink - Randy Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning Goons - Ying Tong Song First Choice - Smarty Pants Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer Roxy Music - Street Life Diana Ross - All Of My Life Freddie Starr - It's You David Cassidy - If I Didn't Care Wombles - Banana Rock Sweet - The Six Teens Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff George McCrae - I Can't Leave You Alone Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings (Skanga) Elvis Presley - Promised Land Wigan's Chosen Few - Footsee Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar Three Degrees - Take Good Care Of Yourself Mac & Katie Kissoon - Don't Do It Baby Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down Judge Dread - Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) Hello - New York Groove Jigsaw - Sky High Small Faces - Itchycoo Park Barry White - Let The Music Play Barbara Dickson - Answer Me Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams Sheer Elegance - Life Is Too Short Girl Cliff Richard - Devil Woman Melba Moore - This Is It One Hundred Ton & A Feather - It Only Takes A Minute Elvis Presley - The Girl Of My Best Friend Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party (EP) Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life Elvis Presley - Suspicion Rose Royce - Car Wash Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria! Commodores - Easy Stranglers - Something Better Change/Straighten Out Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) Dooleys - Love Of My Life Elvis Presley - My Way Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming/Punky Reggae Party Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love Chic - Everybody Dance Raffaella Carra - Do It, Do It Again Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United Public Image Ltd - Public Image Heatwave - Always And Forever/Mind Blowing Decisions Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi Queen - Don't Stop Me Now Eruption - One Way Ticket Shadows - Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y Radio Supertramp - Breakfast In America Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night Three Degrees - My Simple Heart 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 September 6, 20159 yr by AH Gold
August 30, 20159 yr Author +30 Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen +29 Melanie - Ruby Tuesday +28 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin +27 Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys +26 Chic - Everybody Dance +25 Hello - New York Groove +24 Commodores - Easy +23 Rose Royce - Car Wash +22 Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol +21 Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) +20 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman +19 Chris Montez - Let's Dance +18 Public Image Ltd - Public Image +17 Melba Moore - This Is It +16 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again +15 Jigsaw - Sky High +14 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove +13 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love +12 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye +11 Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United +10 Wings - Live And Let Die +9 Sweet - The Six Teens +8 Eruption - One Way Ticket +7 Stranglers - Something Better Change/Straighten Out +6 Drifters - Come On Over To My Place +5 Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France +4 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming/Punky Reggae Party +3 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste +2 Heatwave - Always And Forever/Mind Blowing Decisions +1 Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night
August 31, 20159 yr +30 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again +29 Wings - Live And Let Die +28 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi +27 Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol +26 Stranglers - Something Better Change/Straighten Out +25 Public Image Ltd - Public Image +24 Roxy Music - Street Life +23 Hello - New York Groove +22 Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do +21 Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow +20 Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United +19 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove +18 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People +17 Chris Montez - Let's Dance +16 Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys +15 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel +14 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin +13 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love +12 Melanie - Ruby Tuesday +11 Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken +10 The Who - Join Together +9 Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen +8 Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France +7 Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers +6 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste +5 Supertramp - Breakfast In America +4 Drifters - Come On Over To My Place +3 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind +2 Jigsaw - Sky High +1 Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
August 31, 20159 yr The big losers are punk and new wave tracks who all just get edged out of the 30 along with some 60's goodies, love 'em but my heart is more early 70's and they get less votes. Condolences to PIL, Stranglers, Small faces, Rods, Fantastics, Marvin Gaye and loads of others that should have made the chart :cry: +30 Carpenters - Goodbye To Love +29 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin +28 O'Jays - Love Train +27 Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture +26 Roxy Music - Street Life +25 Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows +24 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer +23 Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) +22 Wings - Live And Let Die +21 Jigsaw - Sky High +20 Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) +19 Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen +18 Dawn - Candida +17 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman +16 Supremes - Floy Joy +15 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye +14 Melanie - Ruby Tuesday +13 Hello - New York Groove +12 Sweet - The Six Teens +11 Blue Mink - Randy +10 Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing +9 Barbara Dickson - Answer Me +8 Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria! +7 Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb +6 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove +5 Elvis Presley - Suspicion +4 Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings (Skanga) +3 One Hundred Ton & A Feather - It Only Takes A Minute +2 Barry White - Let The Music Play +1 Elvis Presley - The Girl Of My Best Friend Another Carpenters biggie?! Have to be honest, that guitar solo on top of Karen's plaintive vocals just outdoes major epics, including their own UFO OTT song..
August 31, 20159 yr +30 Fantastics - Something Old, Something New +29 White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' +28 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind +27 Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You +26 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John +25 Carpenters - Goodbye To Love +24 Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue +23 Drifters - Come On Over To My Place +22 Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows +21 New World - Sister Jane +20 Supremes - Floy Joy +19 Rose Royce - Car Wash +18 Elvis Presley - I've Lost You +17 Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together +16 Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night +15 Judge Dread - Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) +14 First Choice - Smarty Pants +13 Three Degrees - My Simple Heart +12 Melba Moore - This Is It +11 Barry White - Let The Music Play +10 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning +9 Three Degrees - Take Good Care Of Yourself +8 Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) +7 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People +6 Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me +5 Chic - Everybody Dance +4 O'Jays - Love Train +3 Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y Radio +2 Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys +1 Gerry Monroe - My Prayer
September 1, 20159 yr +30 Public Image Ltd - Public Image +29 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste +28 Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United +27 Eruption - One Way Ticket +26 Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) +25 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove +24 Chic - Everybody Dance +23 Rose Royce - Car Wash +22 Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers +21 The Goons - Ying Tong Song +20 The Drifters - Come On Over To My Place +19 Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings (Skanga) +18 The Wombles - Banana Rock +17 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love +16 Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol +15 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me By Now +14 Wings - Live and Let Die +13 The Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do +12 Stranglers - Something Better Change / Straighten Out +11 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming/Punky Reggae Party +10 Chris Montez - Let's Dance +09 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind +08 The Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You +07 Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y Radio +06 Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night +05 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman +04 Sweet - Love is Like Oxygen +03 The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again +02 Melanie - Ruby Tuesday +01 Thin Lizzy - Waiting for an Alibi
September 3, 20159 yr +30 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now +29 Wings - Live And Let Die +28 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning +27 Small Faces - Itchycoo Park +26 Melba Moore - This Is It +25 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman +24 Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes +23 Rose Royce - Car Wash +22 Chris Montez - Let's Dance +21 Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams +20 Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night +19 Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France +18 Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me By Now +17 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again +16 Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen +15 Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind +14 Heatwave - Always And Forever/Mind Blowing Decisions +13 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin +12 Commodores - Easy +11 Three Degrees - Take Good Care Of Yourself +10 Barbara Dickson - Answer Me +9 O'Jays - Love Train +8 White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' +7 Barry White - Let The Music Play +6 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye +5 Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) +4 Carpenters - Goodbye To Love +3 First Choice - Smarty Pants +2 Drifters - Come On Over To My Place +1 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming/Punky Reggae Party
September 6, 20159 yr Author Number 9s - The Results A lot more divided votes here, but we do have a winner. Who will it be? Not any of these: Elvis Presley - Rags To Riches Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You Bee Gees - Run To Me Partridge Family Starring David Cassidy - Looking Thru' The Eyes Of Love Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love Diana Ross - All Of My Life Freddie Starr - It's You David Cassidy - If I Didn't Care Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff George McCrae - I Can't Leave You Alone Elvis Presley - Promised Land Wigan's Chosen Few - Footsee Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar Mac & Katie Kissoon - Don't Do It Baby Status Quo - Roll Over Lay Down Sheer Elegance - Life Is Too Short Girl Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party (EP) Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life Dooleys - Love Of My Life Elvis Presley - My Way Raffaella Carra - Do It, Do It Again Shadows - Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) The classics which did get votes: 2. Rose Royce - Car Wash 88 3. Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin 84 4. Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem Of World Contact Day) 80 5. Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen 78 6. Public Image Ltd - Public Image 73 7. Chris Montez - Let's Dance 68 8. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman 67 9. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 66 10. Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol 65 11. Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove 64 12. Hello - New York Groove 61 13. Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 59 Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United 59 15. Melanie - Ruby Tuesday 57 16. Elvis Presley - Always On My Mind 55 Drifters - Come On Over To My Place 55 Melba Moore - This Is It 55 Chic - Everybody Dance 55 20. Roxy Music - Street Life 50 21. Jackson 5 - Lookin' Through The Windows 47 22. Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys 45 Stranglers - Something Better Change/Straighten Out 45 24. Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night 43 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love 43 26. O'Jays - Love Train 41 27. Jigsaw - Sky High 38 Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning 38 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste 38 30. White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' 37 31. Supremes - Floy Joy 36 Commodores - Easy 36 33. Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You 35 Eruption - One Way Ticket 35 Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do 35 36. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - If You Don't Know Me By Now 33 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 33 38. Bonnie Tyler - Lost In France 32 39. Fantastics - Something Old, Something New 30 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now 30 41. Johnny Nash - There Are More Questions Than Answers 29 Thin Lizzy - Waiting For An Alibi 29 43. Small Faces - Itchycoo Park 28 44. Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture 27 45. Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 26 46. Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People 25 47. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer 24 Severine - Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue 24 Jackson 5 - Doctor My Eyes 24 50. Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) 23 Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings (Skanga) 23 52. Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow 21 Sweet - The Six Teens 21 New World - Sister Jane 21 Goons - Ying Tong Song 21 Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams 21 57. Barry White - Let The Music Play 20 Three Degrees - Take Good Care Of Yourself 20 59. Barbara Dickson - Answer Me 19 60. Dawn - Candida 18 Elvis Presley - I've Lost You 18 Wombles - Banana Rock 18 63. Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together 17 First Choice - Smarty Pants 17 65. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming/Punky Reggae Party 16 Heatwave - Always And Forever/Mind Blowing Decisions 16 67. Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 15 Judge Dread - Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) 15 69. Three Degrees - My Simple Heart 13 70. Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken 11 Blue Mink - Randy 11 72. The Who - Join Together 10 Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing 10 Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y Radio 10 75. Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria! 8 76. Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb 7 77. Elvis Presley - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 6 78. Supertramp - Breakfast In America 5 Elvis Presley - Suspicion 5 80. One Hundred Ton & A Feather - It Only Takes A Minute 3 81. Elvis Presley - The Girl Of My Best Friend 1 Gerry Monroe - My Prayer 1 which leaves: 1. Wings - Live And Let Die 104 swVoXHVW-jI 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. Wings - Live And Let Die 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
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