Posted February 10, 200916 yr well..... i chose this one as both the new sounds of punk and disco were really taking off, kicking out the old hippy/pop/rock n roll revival stuff that had been the mainstay of the charts thus far in the 70's. Top 40 Hits of Mid February 1978 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me 2 Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro 3 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keely - If I Had Words 4 Darts - Come Back My Love 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 7 Rod Stewart - Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking 8 Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 11 Odyssey - Native New Yorker 12 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen 14 Tonight - Drummer Man 15 Yellow Dog - Just One More Night 16 Heatwave - The Groove Line 17 The Stranglers - Five Minutes 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 20 Smokie - For A Few Dollars More 21 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind 22 Stargard - Theme From 'Which Way Is Up' 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 24 Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong 25 Samantha Sang - Emotions 26 War - Galaxy 27 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are 28 The Rich Kids - Rich Kids 29 Free - All Right Now 30 Rita Coolidge - Words 31 The Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me 32 Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy 33 The Jacksons -Even Though You're Gone 34 Adverts - No Time To Be 21 35 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer 36 Rush - Closer To The Heart 37 The Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile 38 Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me 39 Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain 40 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides well it didnt dissapoint! plenty of variety in there whatever your tastes were. variety was the hallmark of 'punk era' pop...
February 10, 200916 yr Author 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me ...............................standard abba classic, class pop. 2 Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro ................................and this demonstrates what was wrong with the 70's :angry: 3 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keely - If I Had Words ...... brilliant track, used speeded up on 'babe' , think it might have religious roots, not sure, but a great track! 4 Darts - Come Back My Love .............. abit of doo-whop... 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star ....... classy soul 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking ... classic one hit wonder, but a great track! 7 Rod Stewart - Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking ..... old nob - nose still around? 8 Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady ............... poor disco 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky .... perhaps their best pop song, great track! 10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day ............ more class soul.. :) 11 Odyssey - Native New Yorker ............. never liked this or these 12 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School .......... awful tripe. 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen ............ imho their best! 14 Tonight - Drummer Man ..................... silly pop song 15 Yellow Dog - Just One More Night ................ ditto! but i liked this better.... 16 Heatwave - The Groove Line 17 The Stranglers - Five Minutes .....................thumping beat, good track 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party .... bog standard reggae 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive ................. at their height of success, awful track imho 20 Smokie - For A Few Dollars More ...... about had their day, they were one of the mid 70's best though 21 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind ........ disco track... good. 22 Stargard - Theme From 'Which Way Is Up' 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights .................. possibly the most original debut hit ever? 24 Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong ....... good acoustic track, used on the tv show 'holiday 78' 25 Samantha Sang - Emotions ....... beegees cover...ok 26 War - Galaxy 27 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are ....... yyyyech... aor from noo york. 28 The Rich Kids - Rich Kids 29 Free - All Right Now ........................ another re-release for this pop classic. 30 Rita Coolidge - Words 31 The Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me 32 Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy .................... classy soul combo.. 33 The Jacksons -Even Though You're Gone 34 Adverts - No Time To Be 21 35 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer 36 Rush - Closer To The Heart 37 The Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile 38 Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me 39 Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain .................. i liked this cover. 40 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides ............... seen in another thread!
February 10, 200916 yr my thoughts... (and by the way mid February 1978 was very snowy, a trial run for the weather for a year later - but no schools closed... :( we all had to make it in... unlike today) 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me............ a decent song, didn't like it at the time though 2 Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro .................. :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: 3 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keely - If I Had Words ................... :puke2: :puke2: :puke2: 4 Darts - Come Back My Love 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star ................. :heart: I love this song, one of my favourite "soppiest" songs of all time 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 7 Rod Stewart - Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking 8 Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky ........................ good song! 10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 11 Odyssey - Native New Yorker ............................... I love this song 12 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen ....................... their final hurrah in the charts, after this they were gone from the top 30/40 forever 14 Tonight - Drummer Man 15 Yellow Dog - Just One More Night 16 Heatwave - The Groove Line 17 The Stranglers - Five Minutes ......................... a song that mentioned rape that attracted much criticism at the time because of that 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party ................... excellent 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive ......................... :unsure: never really cared much for this. Night Fever was far better. 20 Smokie - For A Few Dollars More 21 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind ................... good song 22 Stargard - Theme From 'Which Way Is Up' ................. funky! 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights ........................ :puke2: I may be alone in thinking this, but I've never liked this song, either back then or anytime since... 24 Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong 25 Samantha Sang - Emotions 26 War - Galaxy 27 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are ......................... I bought "The Stranger" album back in 1978, this was OK but there were far better songs. 28 The Rich Kids - Rich Kids 29 Free - All Right Now ...................... another visit to the charts for this song, and it still sounds brilliant. 30 Rita Coolidge - Words 31 The Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me .............................. reminds me of radio Luxembourg playing it at the time. Corny and quite naff. 32 Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy ..................... :thumbup: I LOVE this song. 33 The Jacksons -Even Though You're Gone 34 Adverts - No Time To Be 21 35 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer 36 Rush - Closer To The Heart 37 The Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile 38 Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me 39 Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain .................... :puke2: always hated this and their other top 40 song a year later, One Way Ticket. 40 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides ...... as Mushy says, see elsewhere, and John McGeoch on guitar in his first chart appearance. Excellent. Edited February 10, 200916 yr by Robbie
February 10, 200916 yr Author ! 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights ........................ :puke2: I may be alone in thinking this, but I've never liked this song, either back then or anytime since... AWAY WITH YOU! dont you know that its illegal in here to 'diss' the mighty bush? :lol:
February 10, 200916 yr I only really like from that list: Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky Bill Withers - Lovely Day The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are Free - All Right Now Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy The rest (for me) are either crap or just meh!!!! I think I'm the only person I know who absolutely hates Uptown Top Ranking! Norma
February 10, 200916 yr AWAY WITH YOU! dont you know that its illegal in here to 'diss' the mighty bush? :lol:hehe! I love the next single "The Man With The Child In His Eyes", one of my favourite songs ever but Wuthering Heights is dreadful... I could never get the appeal of it, apart from it sounded "different" (which it certainly did!). Each to their own...
February 10, 200916 yr Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate why people rate it so highly, it was different and I do love the music but I hated her voice in this song and still do, I'm sure a voice like "a strangled cat" has been said many times before. But I'm sorry she sounds like she does have one in this song...
February 10, 200916 yr My faves from the chart. 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen :dance: 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights :wub: 29 Free - All Right Now
February 11, 200916 yr 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me classic pop :wub: 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star really like this, prefer Love Don't Live Here Anymore though 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking :wub: 7 Rod Stewart - Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 11 Odyssey - Native New Yorker 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen :wub: :heart: fantastic. Easily their best track 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 21 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights :wub: :heart: still one of the best debuts ever! 25 Samantha Sang - Emotions 27 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are 29 Free - All Right Now 39 Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
February 11, 200916 yr Author Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate why people rate it so highly, it was different and I do love the music but I hated her voice in this song and still do, I'm sure a voice like "a strangled cat" has been said many times before. But I'm sorry she sounds like she does have one in this song... its cool m8... :)
February 11, 200916 yr its cool m8... :)I would agree with you that it certainly is the most original hit debut ever though! It's certainly unique! <_<
February 12, 200916 yr I like: 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky 11 Odyssey - Native New Yorker 12 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School - My favourite Wings rocker, shame about the ghastly A side. U1ZqOgtyvSM 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen 17 The Stranglers - Five Minutes 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 21 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 27 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are 32 Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy 40 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
February 14, 200916 yr 1 Abba - Take A Chance On Me-This was ok 2 Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro :puke2: 3 Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keely - If I Had Words :unsure: 4 Darts - Come Back My Love B) 5 Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star----slushy 6 Althia & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking--I hated this track :puke2: 7 Rod Stewart - Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking <_< 8 Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady <_< 9 Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky :yahoo: I liked ELO 10 Bill Withers - Lovely Day--zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbooorrrriiiinnnngggg 11 Odyssey - Native New Yorker :puke2: 12 Wings - Mull Of Kintyre / Girl's School---Girls school ok,MOK :puke2: 13 The Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen :cheer: 14 Tonight - Drummer Man :unsure: 15 Yellow Dog - Just One More Night----silly vocals 16 Heatwave - The Groove Line :unsure: 17 The Stranglers - Five Minutes 18 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming / Punky Reggae Party----Good reggae song 19 The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive---Ah Ah Ah Ah Stayin Alive :lol: 20 Smokie - For A Few Dollars More----Quite liked a bit of Smokie 21 Donna Summer - Love's Unkind---not a fan of her, but not bad 22 Stargard - Theme From 'Which Way Is Up' :unsure: 23 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights :cheer: 24 Gordon Giltrap - Heartsong---instrumental, I liked it 25 Samantha Sang - Emotions---was this a Bee Gees song? 26 War - Galaxy :unsure: 27 Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are -_- 28 The Rich Kids - Rich Kids---think I liked this 29 Free - All Right Now :thumbup: 30 Rita Coolidge - Words :unsure: 31 The Imperials - Who's Gonna Love Me :unsure: 32 Earth Wind & Fire - Fantasy---remember it, but hated it 33 The Jacksons -Even Though You're Gone---can't remember this one 34 Adverts - No Time To Be 21----not as good as Gary Gilmore's eyes 35 Tom Robinson Band - Don't Take No For An Answer----this was ok 36 Rush - Closer To The Heart--not a fan, but my brother liked them 37 The Carpenters - Sweet Sweet Smile---not one of their best 38 Peter Brown - Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me :unsure: 39 Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain---this was a cover,didn't like it 40 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides--only vaguely remember this one, but it was ok
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