Posted August 19, 200717 yr I thought it would be interesting to see the chart at the time of Elvis's (and Marc's) death. 01. (04) The Floaters - Float On 02. (01) Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo 03. (02) Showaddywaddy - You Got What It Takes 04. (42) Elvis Presley - Way Down 05. (03) Donna Summer - I Feel Love 06. (06) Rah Band - The Crunch 07. (07) Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone 08. (10) Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For 09. (15) Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway 10. (14) Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better 11. (07) Boney M - Ma Baker 12. (09) The Stranglers - Something Better Change 13. (05) Smokie - It's Your Life 14. (12) Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner 15. (11) The Commodores - Easy 16. (27) Space - Magic Fly 17. (22) Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane 18. (13) The Jam - All Around The World 19. (29) Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do 20. (18) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need 21. (50) Donna Summer - Down Deep Inside 22. (**) Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Part IV 23. (23) Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight 24. (25) Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll 25. (26) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 26. (16) Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again 27. (**) Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes 28. (28) The Dooleys - I Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You 29. (45) Elkie Brooks - Sunshine After The Rain 30. (**) David Soul - Silver Lady 31. (33) The Jacksons - Dreamer 32. (30) Danny Williams - Dancin' Easy 33. (31) Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind 34. (19) Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man 35. (21) The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant 36. (37) De Etta Little And Nelson Pigford - You Take My Heart Away 37. (41) Philadelphia International All Stars - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto 38. (24) Barry Biggs - Three Ring Circus 39. (36) Jigsaw - If I Have To Go Away 40. (47) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl 41. (38) Billy Paul - Your Song 42. (48) The Four Seasons - Down The Hall 43. (46) Nilsson - All I Think About Is You 44. (43) Real Thing - Love's Such A Wonderful Thing 45. (**) Bruce Johnston - Pipeline 46. (**) Meri Wilson - Telephone Man 47. (**) The Boomtown Rats - Looking After Number One 48. (**) La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black 49. (**) JALN Band - I Got To Sing 50. (**) Black Gorilla - Gimme Dat Banana "Way down" had gone 46 to 42 and probably wouldn't have progressed any further but for the tragic news. It was the second single from the "Moody blue" album. The title track had reached number 6 in April. Fortuitously for RCA they had reissued 16 singles in picture sleeves in June - no less than eight of them would re-chart at once at the beginning of September. The chart is also notable for the number of punk and new wave hits in the summer of punk. Some would establish themselves with a string of hits, for others this was their peak. The Rods (alias Eddie and the Hot Rods), Mink De Ville, The Adverts were having their finest hour while The Boomtown Rats, The Stranglers, The Jam and The Sex Pistols would go on to greater things. Interesting that at the same time as punk the first stirrings of electro-pop were evident with Moroder's "I feel love", Space and Jean-Michel Jarre all charting.
August 19, 200717 yr I know & like: 04. (42) Elvis Presley - Way Down 05. (03) Donna Summer - I Feel Love 07. (07) Rita Coolidge - We're All Alone 09. (15) Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway 10. (14) Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better 12. (09) The Stranglers - Something Better Change 14. (12) Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner 15. (11) The Commodores - Easy 17. (22) Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane 18. (13) The Jam - All Around The World 19. (29) Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do 21. (50) Donna Summer - Down Deep Inside 23. (23) Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight 24. (25) Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll 25. (26) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 26. (16) Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again 27. (**) Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes 29. (45) Elkie Brooks - Sunshine After The Rain 30. (**) David Soul - Silver Lady 35. (21) The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant 40. (47) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl 47. (**) The Boomtown Rats - Looking After Number One Re: Elvis - Way Down. It is a bit like the death of John Lennon took (Just Like) Starting Over back up the charts after it had peaked at UK#8 in November 1980.
August 19, 200717 yr good idea! i liked 05. (03) Donna Summer - I Feel Love 06. (06) Rah Band - The Crunch 12. (09) The Stranglers - Something Better Change 13. (05) Smokie - It's Your Life 14. (12) Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner 15. (11) The Commodores - Easy 16. (27) Space - Magic Fly 17. (22) Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane 18. (13) The Jam - All Around The World 19. (29) Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do 20. (18) Detroit Emeralds - Feel The Need 22. (**) Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Part IV 23. (23) Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight 24. (25) Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll 27. (**) Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes 30. (**) David Soul - Silver Lady 35. (21) The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant 47. (**) The Boomtown Rats - Looking After Number One 50. (**) Black Gorilla - Gimme Dat Banana i DETESTED the top 3.... floaters? flippin FLOATERS? wtf is a floater?..oh i get it, appropriately named huh.. :lol:
August 19, 200717 yr I liked, 04. (42) Elvis Presley - Way Down 05. (03) Donna Summer - I Feel Love 09. (15) Candi Staton - Nights On Broadway 10. (14) Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better 12. (09) The Stranglers - Something Better Change 14. (12) Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner 16. (27) Space - Magic Fly 17. (22) Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane 18. (13) The Jam - All Around The World 19. (29) Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do 22. (**) Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Part IV 23. (23) Thin Lizzy - Dancin' In The Moonlight 24. (25) Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll 25. (26) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams 26. (16) Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again 27. (**) Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes 35. (21) The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant 36. (37) De Etta Little And Nelson Pigford - You Take My Heart Away (theme from Rocky movie) 40. (47) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl 47. (**) The Boomtown Rats - Looking After Number One
August 19, 200717 yr Interesting that at the same time as punk the first stirrings of electro-pop were evident with Moroder's "I feel love", Space and Jean-Michel Jarre all charting. not the female of the species dudes obv :lol:
August 20, 200717 yr Author not the female of the species dudes obv :lol: Well, you've gotta let the male nerds with the synthesisers figure out how to use 'em first!
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