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1970s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 13s & 17s

 

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.13 and No.17 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 13s

 

Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together

Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You

Andy Williams - It's So Easy

Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song

Horace Faith - Black Pearl

CCS - Whole Lotta Love

Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara

Tom Jones - She's A Lady

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need

Sweet - Funny Funny

Gerry Monroe - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

White Plains - When You Are A King

Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War

Engelbert Humperdinck - Another Time, Another Place

Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom

John Barry & His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Persuaders'

Johnny Nash - Stir It Up

Temptations - Take A Look Round

Moody Blues - Isn't Life Strange

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Chicory Tip - What's Your Name

Free - Little Bit Of Love

Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow

Family - Burlesque

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Little Drummer Boy

Cat Stevens - Can't Keep It In

Stuart Gillies - Amanda

Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream

Geordie - Can You Do It

Roger Daltrey, LSO & English Chamber Orchestra & Choir - I'm Free

Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards

Kiki Dee - Amoureuse

Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream

Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black

Three Degrees - Year Of Decision

Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd

Cliff Richard - (You Keep Me) Hanging On

Roy Wood - Going Down The Road (A Scottish Reggae Song)

First Class - Beach Baby

Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

Showaddywaddy - Hey Mister Christmas

Supertramp - Dreamer

Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong

Roy Wood - Oh What A Shame

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)

David Essex - If I Could

Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood

O'Jays - I Love Music

Archie Bell & The Drells - The Soul City Walk

T-Rex - I Love To Boogie

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party

Don Williams - I Recall A Gypsy Woman

Kiki Dee - Loving And Free

Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

Dana - Fairy Tale

Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle

The Jam - All Around The World

Dooleys - Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You

Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch

Co-Co - Bad Old Days

Hi-Tension - Hi-Tension

Voyage - From East To West/Scots Machine

Bob Dylan - Baby Stop Crying

Motors - Forgot About You

Status Quo - Again And Again

Father Abraham & The Smurfs - Dippety Day

Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again

Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out

John Williams - Cavatina

Korgis - If I Had You

Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

Secret Affair - Time For Action

Herb Alpert - Rise

Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles

Blondie - Union City Blue

 

Number 17s

 

Joe Dolan - You're Such A Good Looking Woman

White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind

Butterscotch - Don't You Know (She Said Hello)

Blue Mink - Our World

Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning

Daniel Boone - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

New World - Kara, Kara

Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away

Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan

'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos

Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina

Drupi - Vado Via

Peters & Lee - Rainbow

Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Splinter - Costafine Town

KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn

Wayne Gibson - Under Your Thumb

Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything

Labelle - Lady Marmalade

Stephanie De Sykes - We'll Find Our Day

David Bowie - Fame

John Miles - Highfly

Osibisa - Sunshine Day

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue

Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be

Jesse Green - Nice And Slow

Cliff Richard - I Can't Ask For Anything More Than You Babe

Twiggy - Here I Go Again

Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long

Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce

Liverpool Express - Every Man Must Have A Dream

Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite

Queen - Queen's First EP

Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Outa My Mind

Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me

Smokie - For A Few Dollars More

Richard Myhill - It Takes Two To Tango

Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong

Third World - Cold Meditation

Dan Hartman - This Is It

Violinski - Clog Dance

Cars - Just What I Needed

Showaddywaddy - Remember Then

Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance

The Jam - When You're Young

Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

Jags - Back Of My Hand

XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

 

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Good luck!

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Number 13s

 

+30 Blondie - Union City Blue

+29 Tom Jones - She's A Lady

+28 Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream

+27 CCS - Whole Lotta Love

+26 First Class - Beach Baby

+25 Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong

+24 Three Degrees - Year Of Decision

+23 Sweet - Funny Funny

+22 Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles

+21 Moody Blues - Isn't Life Strange

+20 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

+19 Secret Affair - Time For Action

+18 Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song

+17 Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

+16 T-Rex - I Love To Boogie

+15 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

+14 Dana - Fairy Tale

+13 Herb Alpert - Rise

+12 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You

+11 Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black

+10 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party

+9 Showaddywaddy - Hey Mister Christmas

+8 Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd

+7 Co-Co - Bad Old Days

+6 Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out

+5 Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

+4 Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again

+3 Dooleys - Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You

+2 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

+1 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow

 

Number 17s

 

just the 20 from me here. ADORE the top two, really like the third, everything else - meh

 

+20 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

+19 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

+18 David Bowie - Fame

+17 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

+16 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind

+15 Wayne Gibson - Under Your Thumb

+14 Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be

+13 Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

+12 Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything

+11 Queen - Queen's First EP

+10 KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn

+9 Twiggy - Here I Go Again

+8 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong

+7 The Jam - When You're Young

+6 Labelle - Lady Marmalade

+5 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

+4 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away

+3 Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

+2 Third World - Cold Meditation

+1 Cars - Just What I Needed

Number 13s

 

+30 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow

+29 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You

+28 O'Jays - I Love Music

+27 Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song

+26 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together

+25 Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

+24 Horace Faith - Black Pearl

+23 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need

+22 Temptations - Take A Look Round

+21 Andy Williams - It's So Easy

 

+20 Tom Jones - She's A Lady

+19 Gerry Monroe - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

+18 White Plains - When You Are A King

+17 Three Degrees - Year Of Decision

+16 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

+15 Hi-Tension - Hi-Tension

+14 Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle

+13 The Jam - All Around The World

+12 Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles

+11 Voyage - From East To West/Scots Machine

 

+10 Johnny Nash - Stir It Up

+9 Archie Bell & The Drells - The Soul City Walk

+8 John Barry & His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Persuaders'

+7 Co-Co - Bad Old Days

+6 Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch

+5 Father Abraham & The Smurfs - Dippety Day

+4 Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood

+3 Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

+2 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party

+1 Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara

 

Number 17s

 

+30 Joe Dolan - You're Such A Good Looking Woman

+29 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away

+28 Wayne Gibson - Under Your Thumb

+27 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

+26 Labelle - Lady Marmalade

+25 Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

+24 Osibisa - Sunshine Day

+23 Butterscotch - Don't You Know (She Said Hello)

+22 Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite

+21 Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me

 

+20 White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind

+19 Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long

+18 Jesse Green - Nice And Slow

+17 Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

+16 Splinter - Costafine Town

+15 The Jam - When You're Young

+14 Third World - Cold Meditation

+13 KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn

+12 Twiggy - Here I Go Again

+11 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong

 

+10 Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything

+9 Jags - Back Of My Hand

+8 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

+7 David Bowie - Fame

+6 Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Outa My Mind

+5 Daniel Boone - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

+4 Richard Myhill - It Takes Two To Tango

+3 Showaddywaddy - Remember Then

+2 Cars - Just What I Needed

+1 Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be

Number 13s

+30 First Class - Beach Baby

+29 Roger Daltrey, LSO & English Chamber Orchestra & Choir - I'm Free

+28 Korgis - If I Had You

+27 Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd

+26 Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You

+25 John Barry & His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Persuaders'

+24 Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream

+23 Supertramp - Dreamer

+22 Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream

+21 Kiki Dee - Amoureuse

+20 Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again

+19 CCS - Whole Lotta Love

+18 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow

+17 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

+16 Three Degrees - Year Of Decision

+15 Temptations - Take A Look Round

+14 Dooleys - Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You

+13 Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood

+12 Dana - Fairy Tale

+11 Moody Blues - Isn't Life Strange

+10 Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out

+9 Free - Little Bit Of Love

+8 Herb Alpert - Rise

+7 Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong

+6 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together

+5 Archie Bell & The Drells - The Soul City Walk

+4 Showaddywaddy - Hey Mister Christmas

+3 Blondie - Union City Blue

+2 Johnny Nash - Stir It Up

+1 Andy Williams - It's So Easy

 

 

Number 17s

+30 John Miles - Highfly

+29 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

+28 Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce

+27 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

+26 Blue Mink - Our World

+25 Labelle - Lady Marmalade

+24 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away

+23 David Bowie - Fame

+22 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

+21 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

+20 Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina

+19 KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn

+18 Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything

+17 Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan

+16 Cars - Just What I Needed

+15 Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Outa My Mind

+14 Butterscotch - Don't You Know (She Said Hello)

+13 Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite

+12 New World - Kara, Kara

+11 Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me

+10 Joe Dolan - You're Such A Good Looking Woman

+9 Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning

+8 Osibisa - Sunshine Day

+7 'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos

+6 Queen - Queen's First EP

+5 Jesse Green - Nice And Slow

+4 Liverpool Express - Every Man Must Have A Dream

+3 Jags - Back Of My Hand

+2 Cliff Richard - I Can't Ask For Anything More Than You Babe

+1 Drupi - Vado Via

Number 13

 

+20 CCS - Whole Lotta Love

+19 Blondie - Union City Blue

+18 Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream

+17 The Jam - All Around The World

+16 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party

+15 Herb Alpert - Rise

+14 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

+13 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

+12 T-Rex - I Love To Boogie

+11 Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

+10 Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood

+09 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

+08 John Williams - Cavatina

+07 Sweet - Funny Funny

+06 Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War

+05 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow

+04 Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black

+03 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

+02 Tom Jones - She's a Lady

+01 David Essex - If I Could

 

Number 17s

+20 Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

+19 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away

+18 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

+17 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

+16 'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos

+15 David Bowie - Fame

+14 Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan

+13 Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything

+12 The Jam - When You're Young

+11 Labelle - Lady Marmalade

+10 Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be

+09 Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce

+08 KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn

+07 Wayne Gibson - Under Your Thumb

+06 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong

+05 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

+04 Jags - Back Of My Hand

+03 Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite

+02 Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina

+01 Smokie - For a Few Dollars More

 

 

 

Number 13s

 

 

+30 Blondie - Union City Blue

+29 Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles

+28 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

+27 Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

+26 The Jam - All Around The World

+25 Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle

+24 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

+23 Secret Affair - Time For Action

+22 Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream

+21 Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth

+20 Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd

+19 T-Rex - I Love To Boogie

+18 Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

+17 Supertramp - Dreamer

+16 Bob Dylan - Baby Stop Crying

+15 Motors - Forgot About You

+14 Sweet - Funny Funny

+13 CCS - Whole Lotta Love

+12 John Barry & His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Persuaders'

+11 Geordie - Can You Do It

+10 Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party

+9 Tom Jones - She's A Lady

+8 Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards

+7 Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black

+6 Moody Blues - Isn't Life Strange

+5 Free - Little Bit Of Love

+4 Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War

+3 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)

+2 Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood

+1 Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong

 

 

 

Number 17s

 

 

+30 XTC - Making Plans For Nigel

+29 Cars - Just What I Needed

+28 David Bowie - Fame

+27 Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

+26 Jags - Back Of My Hand

+25 The Jam - When You're Young

+24 Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong

+23 Showaddywaddy - Remember Then

+22 Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything

+21 Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

+20 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

+19 'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos

+18 Twiggy - Here I Go Again

+17 Queen - Queen's First EP

+16 Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me

+15 Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina

+14 Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan

+13 Blue Mink - Our World

+12 Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be

+11 Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce

+10 Dan Hartman - This Is It

+9 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

+8 Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away

+7 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

+6 Osibisa - Sunshine Day

+5 Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long

+4 Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Outa My Mind

+3 Third World - Cold Meditation

+2 Smokie - For A Few Dollars More

+1 Richard Myhill - It Takes Two To Tango

13s

 

+20 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way

+18 Tom Jones - She's A Lady

+16 Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch

+14 Blondie - Union City Blue

+12 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

+10 T-Rex - I Love To Boogie

+8 Free - Little Bit Of Love

+6 Korgis - If I Had You

+4 Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise

+2 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?

 

 

 

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+20 Labelle - Lady Marmalade

+18 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

+16 'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos

+14 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

+12 Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Outa My Mind

+10 Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

+8 KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn

+6 Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan

+4 Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do

+2 Rezillos - Top Of The Pops

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Number 13s - The Results

 

Ah, not long to go now. Just another three positions in the top ten, a wildcard and the final reshuffle to go. But before all that, spare a thought for these #13s which got zero points:

 

Engelbert Humperdinck - Another Time, Another Place

Cliff Richard - Sing A Song Of Freedom

Chicory Tip - What's Your Name

Family - Burlesque

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Little Drummer Boy

Cat Stevens - Can't Keep It In

Stuart Gillies - Amanda

Cliff Richard - (You Keep Me) Hanging On

Roy Wood - Going Down The Road (A Scottish Reggae Song)

Roy Wood - Oh What A Shame

Don Williams - I Recall A Gypsy Woman

Kiki Dee - Loving And Free

Status Quo - Again And Again

 

So who claims the #13 spot in our Ultimate 70s Top 40? Not any of these:

 

2. Marc Bolan & T-Rex - Teenage Dream 90

3. CCS - Whole Lotta Love 79

4. Tom Jones - She's A Lady 78

5. Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way 70

6. Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You 67

7. Three Degrees - Year Of Decision 66

8. Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles 63

9. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? 58

10. T-Rex - I Love To Boogie 57

 

11. First Class - Beach Baby 56

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale 56

The Jam - All Around The World 56

14. Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd 55

15. Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow 54

16. Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 52

Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise 52

18. Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song 45

John Barry & His Orchestra - Theme From 'The Persuaders' 45

20. Sweet - Funny Funny 44

21. Secret Affair - Time For Action 42

22. Supertramp - Dreamer 40

23. Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle 39

24. Moody Blues - Isn't Life Strange 38

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Boston Tea Party 38

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 38

27. Temptations - Take A Look Round 37

28. Herb Alpert - Rise 36

29. Korgis - If I Had You 34

30. Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong 33

31. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together 32

32. Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade/Little Brown Jug/In The Mood 29

Roger Daltrey, LSO & English Chamber Orchestra & Choir - I'm Free 29

34. O'Jays - I Love Music 28

35. Dana - Fairy Tale 26

36. Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again 24

Horace Faith - Black Pearl 24

Anne-Marie David - Wonderful Dream 24

39. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need 23

40. Mungo Jerry - Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black 22

Andy Williams - It's So Easy 22

Free - Little Bit Of Love 22

Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch 22

44. Kiki Dee - Amoureuse 21

45. Gerry Monroe - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 19

46. White Plains - When You Are A King 18

47. Dooleys - Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You 17

48. Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out 16

Bob Dylan - Baby Stop Crying 16

50. Motors - Forgot About You 15

Hi-Tension - Hi-Tension 15

52. Co-Co - Bad Old Days 14

Archie Bell & The Drells - The Soul City Walk 14

54. Showaddywaddy - Hey Mister Christmas 13

55. Johnny Nash - Stir It Up 12

56. Geordie - Can You Do It 11

Voyage - From East To West/Scots Machine 11

58. Mungo Jerry - You Don't Have To Be In The Army To Fight In The War 10

59. Max Bygraves - Deck Of Cards 8

John Williams - Cavatina 8

61. Father Abraham & The Smurfs - Dippety Day 5

62. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean) 3

63. David Essex - If I Could 1

Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits - Lady Barbara 1

 

which leaves:

 

1. Blondie - Union City Blue 96

 

 

The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

 

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2. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

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. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

13. Blondie - Union City Blue

14. Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

15. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

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

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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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Number 17s - The Results

 

Again, feel sorry for these which got no points:

 

Peters & Lee - Rainbow

Stephanie De Sykes - We'll Find Our Day

Smokie - Something's Been Making Me Blue

Violinski - Clog Dance

Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance

 

As for the rest:

 

2. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel 103

3. Labelle - Lady Marmalade 88

4. Rezillos - Top Of The Pops 87

5. Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away 84

6. David Bowie - Fame 81

7. Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining 78

8. Sparks - Something For The Girl With Everything 75

9. The Jam - When You're Young 59

10. KC & The Sunshine Band - Sound Your Funky Horn 58

'Deliverance' Soundtrack - Duelling Banjos 58

12. Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 51

Lieutenant Pigeon - Desperate Dan 51

14. Wayne Gibson - Under Your Thumb 50

15. Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rama Lama Ding Dong 49

16. Cars - Just What I Needed 48

Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me 48

18. Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce 44

19. Jags - Back Of My Hand 42

20. Joe Dolan - You're Such A Good Looking Woman 40

21. Twiggy - Here I Go Again 39

Blue Mink - Our World 39

23. Earth Wind & Fire - Saturday Nite 38

Osibisa - Sunshine Day 38

25. Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Outa My Mind 37

Paul Nicholas - Reggae Like It Used To Be 37

Carly Simon - The Right Thing To Do 37

Butterscotch - Don't You Know (She Said Hello) 37

Chicory Tip - Good Grief Christina 37

30. White Plains - I've Got You On My Mind 36

31. Queen - Queen's First EP 34

32. John Miles - Highfly 30

33. Showaddywaddy - Remember Then 26

34. Barry White - Don't Make Me Wait Too Long 24

35. Jesse Green - Nice And Slow 23

36. Third World - Cold Meditation 19

37. Splinter - Costafine Town 16

38. New World - Kara, Kara 12

39. Dan Hartman - This Is It 10

40. Roger Whittaker - New World In The Morning 9

41. Daniel Boone - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast 8

42. Richard Myhill - It Takes Two To Tango 5

43. Liverpool Express - Every Man Must Have A Dream 4

44. Smokie - For A Few Dollars More 3

45. Cliff Richard - I Can't Ask For Anything More Than You Babe 2

46. Drupi - Vado Via 1

 

and that leaves:

 

1. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music 119

 

 

The Ultimate 1970s Top 40:

 

1.

2. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

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. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

13. Blondie - Union City Blue

14. Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

15. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

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

17. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

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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