Posted September 9, 200717 yr well 1977 was a turning point in british music, gone (or going) was the remnants of glamrock, gone (or going) was philly (:puke2:), in comming was punk/new wave, disco, and a whole new vibrance to the pop charts. TW LW Wks Title Artist 1 1 5 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley 2 5 5 MAGIC FLY Space 3 2 8 FLOAT ON Floaters 4 12 3 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre 5 14 4 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer 6 3 10 ANGELO Brotherhood Of Man 7 6 8 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton 8 10 SILVER LADY David Soul 9 8 7 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Deniece Williams 10 9 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon 11 24 5 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods 12 4 8 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Showaddywaddy 13 7 10 THE CRUNCH Rah Band 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy 15 13 6 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band 16 26 3 TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson 17 28 3 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats 18 16 12 WE'RE ALL ALONE Rita Coolidge 19 27 3 GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts 20 21 6 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille 21 25 4 SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN Elkie Brooks 22 23 5 I THINK I'M GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU The Dooleys 23 29 5 I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Yvonne Elliman 24 19 12 MA BAKER Boney M 25 30 5 DREAMER Jacksons 26 11 10 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer 27 1 BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions 28 17 7 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers 29 37 3 GIMMIE DAT BANANA Black Gorilla 30 re 2 BLACK IS BLACK La Belle Epoque 31 1 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder 32 22 9 ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman 33 36 3 PIPELINE Bruce Johnston 34 38 3 LET'S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia International Allstars 35 34 4 DOWN THE HALL Four Seasons 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam 38 20 9 IT'S YOUR LIFE Smokie 39 1 THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer 40 47 3 I GOT TO SING JALN Band
September 9, 200717 yr Author my favs = MAGIC FLY Space SILVER LADY David Soul DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy TULANE Steve Gibbons Band LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman the worse track was... FLOATERS 'float on' :puke2:
September 9, 200717 yr Ones I like. 2 5 5 MAGIC FLY Space 4 12 3 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre 5 14 4 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer 11 24 5 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods 13 7 10 THE CRUNCH Rah Band 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy 15 13 6 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band 17 28 3 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats 19 27 3 GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts 20 21 6 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille 26 11 10 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer 27 1 BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions 28 17 7 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers 32 22 9 ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam Given what a seminal year this was for music I'm always disappointed at how little of it charted. The Great British Public still preferred Angelo and Gimme Dat Banana!
September 9, 200717 yr Author Ones I like. Given what a seminal year this was for music I'm always disappointed at how little of it charted. The Great British Public still preferred Angelo and Gimme Dat Banana! always the case..... pop pap has always been popular with the masses with little musical interest... i dont think todays charts are any different from retro charts in that respect.
September 15, 200717 yr Ones I liked TW LW Wks Title Artist 1 1 5 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley 2 5 5 MAGIC FLY Space 4 12 3 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre 10 9 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon 11 24 5 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods 13 7 10 THE CRUNCH Rah Band 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy 15 13 6 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band 17 28 3 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats 19 27 3 GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts 20 21 6 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille 28 17 7 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers 32 22 9 ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam
September 15, 200717 yr Ones I like 1 1 5 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley (Sad time though :( ) 4 12 3 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre 5 14 4 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer 10 9 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy 26 11 10 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam
September 16, 200717 yr OK, here are my views on that particular chart : TW LW Wks Title Artist 1 1 5 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley : Never been a fan but this still sounds OK. Wouldn't have got to No.1 if he hadn't died though. 2 5 5 MAGIC FLY Space : Good instrumental track, not to be confused with the '90s Scouse band of course. 3 2 8 FLOAT ON Floaters : Awful! The Barron Knights' parody during "Live In Trouble" was much better :lol: 4 12 3 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre : Another good instrumental. I remember it being used as the theme to "Where There's Life" with Dr Miriam Stoppard. 5 14 4 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer : Very strange track. Used as the theme to the film "The Deep". 6 3 10 ANGELO Brotherhood Of Man : Not as good as "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)". Again the Barron Knights did a better job of it. 7 6 8 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton : Not bad. She's being interviewed by David Jensen on Capital Gold as I type this! 8 10 SILVER LADY David Soul : Surprisingly good for him. Better than the dreary "Don't Give Up On Us" anyway. 9 8 7 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Deniece Williams : Not to be confused with the later song by Dionne Warwick & Friends. This was OK, but not as good as the No.1 "Free". 10 9 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon : Theme from the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me". Not the best Bond theme but certainly not the worst either. 11 24 5 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods : Absolute classic! Can never understand why they became the Rods for this one song though (their biggest hit). 12 4 8 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Showaddywaddy : Cover of the old Marv Johnson hit. Typical Showaddywaddy really. 13 7 10 THE CRUNCH Rah Band : Great instrumental. The TOTP appearance was a classic too. 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy : Not to be confused with that awful song that Toploader covered. This was recently used to advertise some brand of cider. 15 13 6 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band : Good bit of rock 'n' roll. Originally by Chuck Berry 16 26 3 TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson : Annoying! Not to be confused with Mary Wilson of the Supremes or '80s star Mari Wilson. 17 28 3 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats : My favourite band when I was very young. They improved the following year though. 18 16 12 WE'RE ALL ALONE Rita Coolidge : It may be MOR but I like it. Originally by Boz Scaggs, though I think Rita sang it better. 19 27 3 GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts : Brilliant!! Their other hit "No Time To Be 21" was even better in my opinion. 20 21 6 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille : Another classic, even though it contains the dreadful line "Brother Johnny, he caught a plane and he got on it". 21 25 4 SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN Elkie Brooks : Never been keen on this. Later a dance hit for Berri/New Atlantic. 22 23 5 I THINK I'M GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU The Dooleys : This was a bit too MOR, but I must admit I do like their hits from 1979. 23 29 5 I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Yvonne Elliman : Boring! 24 19 12 MA BAKER Boney M : Around this time we went on holiday to Blackpool and I went up to some people in the street and shouted "Freeze, I'm Ma Baker! Put your hands in the air and gimme all your money!" :lol: 25 30 5 DREAMER Jacksons : Forgettable! 26 11 10 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer : A classic, but overplayed. I'd be happy to never hear it again. 27 1 BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions : Catchy I suppose. 28 17 7 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers : Great track. Love the intro. The other A-side "Straighten Out" was good too. 29 37 3 GIMMIE DAT BANANA Black Gorilla : Novelty c**p! 30 re 2 BLACK IS BLACK La Belle Epoque : Not keen on the song in any version. 31 1 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder : I prefer his earlier stuff. 32 22 9 ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman : Great, but overplayed. His first album is worth tracking down though. 33 36 3 PIPELINE Bruce Johnston : Instrumental from Beach Boys member. Forgot what it sounds like now. 34 38 3 LET'S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia International Allstars : Forgotten this one too. 35 34 4 DOWN THE HALL Four Seasons : Pleasant but not their best. 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam : Great stuff. They hardly put a foot wrong in their five year recording career. 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam : Good rock track. Heard it too much though. 38 20 9 IT'S YOUR LIFE Smokie : One of their more listenable songs I suppose. 39 1 THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer : Underperformed at the time but more recently a No.1 in conjunction with Meck. One of Leo's better songs. 40 47 3 I GOT TO SING JALN Band : Forgettable disco. Edited September 16, 200717 yr by Neil B
September 16, 200717 yr I know & like: 1 1 5 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley 5 14 4 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer 7 6 8 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton 8 10 SILVER LADY David Soul 10 9 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon 11 24 5 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy 15 13 6 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band 17 28 3 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats 19 27 3 GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts 20 21 6 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille 21 25 4 SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN Elkie Brooks 26 11 10 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer 27 1 BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions 28 17 7 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers 31 1 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder 32 22 9 ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam 39 1 THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer
September 16, 200717 yr My God what a lot of chaff there was in that chart! Only one out and out classic in I Feel Love. Oh and Roadrunner as well. At least some evidence that the Times were changin' with the Rats, The Stranglers, The Adverts and The Jam but really an awful chart. NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts MA BAKER Boney M I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam BLACK BETTY Ram Jam
September 16, 200717 yr Author B)-->QUOTE(Neil B @ Sep 16 2007, 11:34 AM) 1439826[/snapback]OK, here are my views on that particular chart : TW LW Wks Title Artist 1 1 5 WAY DOWN Elvis Presley : Never been a fan but this still sounds OK. Wouldn't have got to No.1 if he hadn't died though. 2 5 5 MAGIC FLY Space : Good instrumental track, not to be confused with the '90s Scouse band of course. 3 2 8 FLOAT ON Floaters : Awful! The Barron Knights' parody during "Live In Trouble" was much better :lol: 4 12 3 OXYGENE IV Jean-Michel Jarre : Another good instrumental. I remember it being used as the theme to "Where There's Life" with Dr Miriam Stoppard. 5 14 4 DOWN DEEP INSIDE Donna Summer : Very strange track. Used as the theme to the film "The Deep". 6 3 10 ANGELO Brotherhood Of Man : Not as good as "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)". Again the Barron Knights did a better job of it. 7 6 8 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Candi Staton : Not bad. She's being interviewed by David Jensen on Capital Gold as I type this! 8 10 SILVER LADY David Soul : Surprisingly good for him. Better than the dreary "Don't Give Up On Us" anyway. 9 8 7 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Deniece Williams : Not to be confused with the later song by Dionne Warwick & Friends. This was OK, but not as good as the No.1 "Free". 10 9 6 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon : Theme from the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me". Not the best Bond theme but certainly not the worst either. 11 24 5 DO ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO Rods : Absolute classic! Can never understand why they became the Rods for this one song though (their biggest hit). 12 4 8 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Showaddywaddy : Cover of the old Marv Johnson hit. Typical Showaddywaddy really. 13 7 10 THE CRUNCH Rah Band : Great instrumental. The TOTP appearance was a classic too. 14 15 5 DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT Thin Lizzy : Not to be confused with that awful song that Toploader covered. This was recently used to advertise some brand of cider. 15 13 6 TULANE Steve Gibbons Band : Good bit of rock 'n' roll. Originally by Chuck Berry 16 26 3 TELEPHONE MAN Meri Wilson : Annoying! Not to be confused with Mary Wilson of the Supremes or '80s star Mari Wilson. 17 28 3 LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE Boomtown Rats : My favourite band when I was very young. They improved the following year though. 18 16 12 WE'RE ALL ALONE Rita Coolidge : It may be MOR but I like it. Originally by Boz Scaggs, though I think Rita sang it better. 19 27 3 GARY GILMORE'S EYES Adverts : Brilliant!! Their other hit "No Time To Be 21" was even better in my opinion. 20 21 6 SPANISH STROLL Mink DeVille : Another classic, even though it contains the dreadful line "Brother Johnny, he caught a plane and he got on it". 21 25 4 SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN Elkie Brooks : Never been keen on this. Later a dance hit for Berri/New Atlantic. 22 23 5 I THINK I'M GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU The Dooleys : This was a bit too MOR, but I must admit I do like their hits from 1979. 23 29 5 I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Yvonne Elliman : Boring! 24 19 12 MA BAKER Boney M : Around this time we went on holiday to Blackpool and I went up to some people in the street and shouted "Freeze, I'm Ma Baker! Put your hands in the air and gimme all your money!" :lol: 25 30 5 DREAMER Jacksons : Forgettable! 26 11 10 I FEEL LOVE Donna Summer : A classic, but overplayed. I'd be happy to never hear it again. 27 1 BEST OF MY LOVE Emotions : Catchy I suppose. 28 17 7 SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE Stranglers : Great track. Love the intro. The other A-side "Straighten Out" was good too. 29 37 3 GIMMIE DAT BANANA Black Gorilla : Novelty c**p! 30 re 2 BLACK IS BLACK La Belle Epoque : Not keen on the song in any version. 31 1 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder : I prefer his earlier stuff. 32 22 9 ROADRUNNER Jonathan Richman : Great, but overplayed. His first album is worth tracking down though. 33 36 3 PIPELINE Bruce Johnston : Instrumental from Beach Boys member. Forgot what it sounds like now. 34 38 3 LET'S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO Philadelphia International Allstars : Forgotten this one too. 35 34 4 DOWN THE HALL Four Seasons : Pleasant but not their best. 36 18 8 ALL AROUND THE WORLD The Jam : Great stuff. They hardly put a foot wrong in their five year recording career. 37 1 BLACK BETTY Ram Jam : Good rock track. Heard it too much though. 38 20 9 IT'S YOUR LIFE Smokie : One of their more listenable songs I suppose. 39 1 THUNDER IN MY HEART Leo Sayer : Underperformed at the time but more recently a No.1 in conjunction with Meck. One of Leo's better songs. 40 47 3 I GOT TO SING JALN Band : Forgettable disco. sometimes neil i think we are the same person... :lol: our tastes/views are very similar indeed.
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