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1976 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR

 

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Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1976.

 

Your First choice (Favourite) song will score 20 pts, 2nd = 19 Pts....down to 20th = 1 point. Please state in your list if you are scoring by position or Points.

 

I am playing this game across both BuzzJack & UKMix. Therefore if you vote please can you only vote in one of the sites threads especially if you have a different name on each site (like me).

 

For each year 1964 to 1997 inclusive & games (*) for the years 1960-1; 1962-3 & two alphabetically track name split lists for the 1950s. There are 50 tracks that I feel best represent the year* in popular music. This certainly does not always mean the biggest hits of the year, but tracks (including album tracks) that over time have come to best represent the year.

 

Please note songs will only feature once for the most well-known or definitive version of a song (example “Without You” will only appear in 1972 for Nilsson, but will be absent in 1994 for Mariah Carey).

 

Also please don’t mention that I have put the song in the wrong year as the year the track was recorded, released (on an album), a hit (peaked) in the UK, a hit (peaked) in the USA can result in three of four different answers, and there will be literally hundreds of songs that fall into that category.

 

For each game you will have four weeks to get your votes in (two weeks for the vote from the shortlist of 50 songs, then two weeks to vote from the "Missing" songs that you have nominated). I will be posting two of these Games a Week at the weekend.

 

(VOTING RULES FOR SPECIFIC GAME 1950s: Top25 make the Record of The Decade Final; 1960s & 1990s: Top 4 From Each Game make the Final, 5th to 10th make the Play-offs; 1970s & 1980s: Top 3 each year make the Final, 4th to 8th make the Play-Offs. PLUS: Your choices of missing songs being included in the relevant Play-offs)

 

Phase 2: The Record Of The Decades Finals will result in the following numbers making the Final 200 (1950s: Top20; 1960s: Top50, 1970s Top45; 1980s Top45; 1990s Top40), where they will be split into 4 Quarter Finals, leading to the Final 50 Songs of the Retro Record Game

 

 

A: Vote for your favourite 20 (minimum 10 out of the following:)

 

Abba - Dancing Queen

Abba - Fernando

Abba - Mamma Mia

Aerosmith - Dream On

Andrea True Conection - More More More

Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Boston - More Than A Feeling

Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me

Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

Chicago - If You Leave Me Now

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

Cliff Richard - Devil Woman

Damned - New Rose

David Bowie - Golden Years

Diana Ross - Love Hangover

Diana Ross - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)

Dolly Parton - Jolene

Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby

Dr. Hook - A Little Bit More

ELO - Livin' Thing

Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Eric Carmen - All By Myself

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

Hall & Oates - She's Gone

Isley Brothers - Harvest To The World

Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light

Miracles - Love Machine

Paul McCartney & Wings - Silly Love Songs

Paul Simon - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way

Queen - Somebody To Love

Queen - Your My Best Friend

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything

Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love

Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

T Rex - I Love To Boogie

Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town

Tina Charles - I Love To Love

Walker Brothers - No Regrets

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

 

B: Nominate Two songs from 1976 MISSING from this 50 track shortlist.

 

The Top 3 Songs from each year (1970-1979) will go through to the Record Of The Decade Final. The songs finishing 4th - 8th position will go into a Play-off, where the Top20 Songs will join the other 30 in the Final.

 

While your selection of missing songs will be put to a vote with the winning track (or tracks in event of a tie) joining the Record of The Decade Play-Off.

 

You have until Saturday 29th December to vote for your favourite Top 20 (minimum Top 10) songs of the Year.

 

I will then reveal the results of the vote along with your selections of the "missing songs" from the original list for you to vote for an extra song for a place in the Record of The Decade (1970s) play-offs :thumbup:

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1st Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK (20 Pts)

2. Aerosmith - Dream On

3. Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

4. Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town

5. ELO - Livin' Thing

6. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

7. Abba - Mamma Mia

8. David Bowie - Golden Years

9. Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

10. Walker Brothers - No Regrets

11. Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing

12. Diana Ross - Love Hangover

13. T Rex - I Love To Boogie

14. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman

15. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

16. Paul Simon - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

17. Paul McCartney & Wings - Silly Love Songs

18. Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

19. Abba - Dancing Queen

20. Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

 

MISSING:

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper........ this was a hit in 78 though.. 20pts

Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

Walker Brothers - No Regrets

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

Andrea True Conection - More More More

Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight

Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

 

no nominations... awful year.

 

 

 

ELO - Livin' Thing....20pts

David Bowie - Golden Years

Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town

Queen - Your My Best Friend

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way

Walker Brothers - No Regrets

Four Seasons - December 63 ( Oh what a night)

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

Abba - Mamma Mia

Boston - More Than A Feeling

Paul McCartney & Wings - Silly Love Songs

Paul Simon - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

Queen - Somebody To Love

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Abba - Dancing Queen

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

 

 

nominate

10CC - I'm mandy fly me

ELO - Evil woman

 

20 points Andrea True Conection - More More More (because of Len!!!)

19 Diana Ross - Love Hangover

18 Walker Brothers - No Regrets

17 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby

16 Isley Brothers - Harvest To The World

15 Paul Simon - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

14 Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

13 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

12 T Rex - I Love To Boogie

11 Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

10 Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

1. Abba - Dancing Queen

2. Dolly Parton - Jolene

3. Abba - Mamma Mia

4. Abba - Fernando

5. Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

6. Queen - Somebody To Love

7. Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby

8. Eric Carmen - All By Myself

9. Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me

10. Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

11. Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You

12. Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing

13. Andrea True Conection - More More More

14. Boston - More Than A Feeling

15. Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

16. Aerosmith - Dream On

17. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

18. Tina Charles - I Love To Love

19. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now

20. Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night

 

Nominate:

Lost in France - Bonnie Tyler

Money, Money, Money - ABBA

 

 

1 Diana Ross - Do You Know Where You're Going To?

2 Elton John - Sorry seems to be the hardest word

3 Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK

4 Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby

5 Bowie - Golden Years

6 Elton / Kiki - Don't go breaking my heart

7 Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection

8 Bryan Ferry - Let's stick together

9 Tina Charles - I Love to Love

10 Walker Brothers - No Regrets

11 Wings - Silly Love Songs

12 Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your lover

13 Eric Carmen - All by myself

14 Diana Ross - Love Hangover

15 Candi Staton - Young hearts run free

16 Dolly Parton - Jolene

17 ABBA - Mama Mia

18 ABBA - Fernando

19 Andrea True Connection - More More More

20 The Damned - New Rose

 

missing 2:

Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry

Boney M - Daddy Cool

1 Queen - Somebody To Love (20pts)

2 Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights

3 Chicago - If You Leave Me Now

4 Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night

5 Cliff Richard - Devil Woman

6 ABBA - Mamma Mia

7 Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

8 Boston - More Than A Feeling

9 Queen - You're My Best Friend

10 ELO - Livin' Thing

11 Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love

12 ABBA - Dancing Queen

13 Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything

14 Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

15 Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

16 ABBA - Fernando

17 David Bowie - Golden Years

18 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

19 Hall & Oates - She's Gone

20 Dolly Parton - Jolene

 

Add:

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

Rod Stewart - Sailing

 

 

 

Queen - Somebody To Love (20Pts)

Walker Brothers - No Regrets

Isley Brothers - Harvest To The World

Queen – You’re My Best Friend

David Bowie - Golden Years

Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town

Chicago - If You Leave Me

ELO - Livin' Thing

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light

Boston - More Than A Feeling

Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

Dr. Hook - A Little Bit More

Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Paul Simon - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover

Diana Ross - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)

Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby

Abba - Dancing Queen

Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

 

Nominate

 

Rod Stewart – The Killing Of Georgie

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – Arms Of Mary

 

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Many Thanks to the 25 of you who voted :thumbup:

 

The 1976 Record Of The Year Results are:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points

 

50th Miracles - Love Machine 8

49th Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love 17

48th Hall & Oates - She's Gone 18

46th Dr. Hook - A Little Bit More 21

46th Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything 21

45th Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 24

44th Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free 28

43rd Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You 32

42nd Damned - New Rose 33

41st Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night 35

 

39th Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way 37

39th Isley Brothers - Harvest To The World 37

38th Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me 45

37th Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music 46

36th Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 54

35th T Rex - I Love To Boogie 60

33rd Eric Carmen - All By Myself 64

33rd Tina Charles - I Love To Love 64

31st Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop 73

31st Cliff Richard - Devil Woman 73

 

29th Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing 77

26th Diana Ross - Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) 80

26th Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) 80

26th Cliff Richard - Miss You Nights 80

26th Paul Simon - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover 80

25th Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection 84

24th Andrea True Conection - More More More 86

22nd Paul McCartney & Wings - Silly Love Songs 88

22nd Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together 88

21st Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby 90

 

20th Walker Brothers - No Regrets 91

19th Dolly Parton - Jolene 94

18th Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light 96

16th Diana Ross - Love Hangover 110

16th ELO - Livin' Thing 110

15th Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 119

14th David Bowie - Golden Years 128

13th Chicago - If You Leave Me Now 134

12th Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart 173

11th Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon 177

10th Queen - You're My Best Friend 181

9th Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK 192

 

The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1970s) play-offs

 

8th Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back In Town 193

7th Aerosmith - Dream On 196

6th Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper 203

5th Abba - Fernando 204

4th Boston - More Than A Feeling 227

 

While the Top 3 Songs of 1976 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1970s) Final

 

3rd Queen - Somebody To Love 228

2nd Abba - Mamma Mia 276

1st Abba - Dancing Queen 278

 

 

The mid 1970s domination by the Swedish pop phenonemum continues....

 

I will reveal the Missing 1976 Nominations for you to vote on next.....

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1976 Missing Nominations are:

 

10CC - I'm mandy fly me

Abba - Money Money Money

AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

AC/DC - Jailbreak

AC/DC - Ride On

Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel

Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You

Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night

Boney M - Daddy Cool

Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France

David Bowie - Station To Station

David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind

ELO - Do Ya

ELO - Evil woman

Harpo - Movie Star

Heart - Crazy On You

Heart - Magic Man

John Miles - Music

Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born

Judas Priest - The Ripper

Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite

Kiss- Detroit Rock City

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

Marylin McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You don't have to be a star (to be in my show)

Pavlov's dog - Julia

Rainbow - Stargazer

Rick Dees - Disco Duck

Rod Stewart – The Killing Of Georgie

Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry

Sherbet - Howzat

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – Arms Of Mary

Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance

Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around

 

(Ineligible nominated songs: Rod Stewart - Sailing was in the 1975 ROTY game.)

 

 

Please vote for your five favourites in order (1st, 2nd, etc) from that list of nominations within the next two weeks.

 

The winning song will qualify for the Plays offs of the Record Of Decade (1970s)

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1st David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind 5 Pts

2nd Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

3rd David Bowie - Station To Station

4th Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – Arms Of Mary

5th 10CC - I'm mandy fly me

 

 

1. Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France

2. Boney M - Daddy Cool

3. Abba - Money Money Money

4. Harpo - Movie Star

5. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rod Stewart – The Killing Of Georgie (5 Pts)

John Miles – Music

Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – Arms Of Mary

10CC - I'm Mandy Fly Me

 

1 ELO - Evil woman

2 Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night

3 10CC - I'm mandy fly me

4 David Bowie - Station To Station

5 Harpo - Movie Star

 

erm..... sorry only 3 i rate enough to award points too.... if this aint good enough thats ok.

 

 

Rod Stewart – The Killing Of Georgie

Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry

Sherbet - Howzat

 

erm..... sorry only 3 i rate enough to award points too.... if this aint good enough thats ok.

 

yeah might have to do the same as the only ones i really know are a bit dodgy but Bowie's cool so he'll get my vote whatever

 

1. David Bowie - Station To Station

2. David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind

3. Boney M - Daddy Cool

4. Rick Dees - Disco Duck

5. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around

1 Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – Arms Of Mary

2 Heart - Magic Man

3 ELO - Evil woman

4 Sherbet - Howzat

5 Kiss- Detroit Rock City

 

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1976 Missing Songs Vote: Results

 

Thanks to the 21 of you who voted on the missing Songs from 1976:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points Scored

 

32nd Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel 0

32nd ELO - Do Ya 0

30th AC/DC - Ride On 2

30th Kiss- Detroit Rock City 2

29th Judas Priest - The Ripper 3

25th Bay City Rollers - I Only Wanna Be With You 4

25th Pavlov's dog - Julia 4

25th Rick Dees - Disco Duck 4

25th Rolling Stones - Fool to Cry 4

20th 10CC - I'm mandy fly me 5

20th Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born 5

20th Marylin McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You don't have to be a star (to be in my show) 5

20th Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance 5

20th Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around 5

19th Heart - Magic Man 7

16th Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France 8

16th Heart - Crazy On You 8

16th Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand 8

15th Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night 9

14th Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite 10

13th Rod Stewart – The Killing Of Georgie 11

11th Harpo - Movie Star 12

11th Sherbet - Howzat 12

 

9th ELO - Evil woman 13

9th Sutherland Brothers and Quiver – Arms Of Mary 13

7th AC/DC - Jailbreak 14

7th John Miles - Music 14

5th AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 15

5th Rainbow - Stargazer 15

4th David Bowie - Station To Station 18

3rd David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind 21

2nd Boney M - Daddy Cool 24

 

So going through to the 1970s Record of The Decade Play-offs is:

 

1st Abba - Money Money Money 35

 

 

Oh what a surprise :rolleyes:

shocked that the best Rolling Stones single (by a country mile) only gathered 4 points total... WTF?!

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