CHS '77 - Sounds Of The Times

1977

US Top Singles for 1977 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) --
          Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#1, Nov 1976)
*2 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING -- Andy Gibb (RSO) (#1, July)
*3 BEST OF MY LOVE -- The Emotions (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
*4 LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (Evergreen) --
          Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#1, March)
 5 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS -- Hot (Big Tree) (#6, July)
 6 I LIKE DREAMIN' -- Kenny Nolan (20th Century) (#3, March)
*7 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY -- Thelma Houston (Tamla) (#1, April)
 8 (Your Love Has Lifted Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER -- Rita Coolidge (A&M) (#2, Sept)
*9 UNDERCOVER ANGEL -- Alan O'Day (Pacific) (#1, July)
*10 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS -- Mary MacGregor (Ariola America) (#1, Feb)
*11 I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME --
          K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#1, June)
*12 DANCING QUEEN -- Abba (Atlantic) (#1, April)
*13 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING -- Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) (#1, Jan)
 14 MARGARITAVILLE -- Jimmy Buffett (ABC) (#8, July)
 15 TELEPHONE LINE -- The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists/Jet) (#7, Sept)
 16 WHATCHA GONNA DO -- Pablo Cruise (A&M) (#6, Aug)
 17 DO YOU WANNA MAKE LOVE -- Peter McCann (20th Century) (#5, Aug)
*18 SIR DUKE -- Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, May)
*19 HOTEL CALIFORNIA -- The Eagles (Asylum) (#1, May)
*20 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) -- Marvin Gaye (Tamla) (#1, June)
*21 GONNA FLY NOW (Theme From "Rocky") -- Bill Conti (United Artists) (#1, July)
*22 SOUTHERN NIGHTS -- Glen Campbell (Capitol) (#1, April)
*23 RICH GIRL -- Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, March)
*24 WHEN I NEED YOU -- Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers) (#1, May)
 25 HOT LINE -- The Sylvers (Capitol) (#5, Jan)
*26 CAR WASH -- Rose Royce (MCA) (#1, Jan)
*27 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) --
          Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. (ABC) (#1, Jan)
 28 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE -- The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#2, March)
*29 DON'T GIVE UP ON US -- David Soul (Private Stock) (#1, April)
 30 ON AND ON -- Stephen Bishop (ABC) (#11, Oct)
 31 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME -- Foreigner (Atlantic) (#4, June)
 32 COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT -- The Climax Blues Band (Sire) (#3, May)
 33 EASY -- The Commodores (Motown) (#4, Aug)
 34 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT -- Jennifer Warnes (Arista) (#6, May)
 35 I'VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND -- Natalie Cole (Capitol) (#5, April)
*36 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT -- Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
*37 LOOKS LIKE WE MADE IT -- Barry Manilow (Arista) (#1, July)
 38 SO IN TO YOU -- The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor) (#7, April)
*39 DREAMS -- Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#1, June)
 40 ENJOY YOURSELF -- The Jacksons (Epic) (#6, Feb)
 41 DAZZ -- Brick (Bang) (#3, Jan)
 42 I'M IN YOU -- Peter Frampton (A&M) (#2, July)
 43 LUCILLE -- Kenny Rogers (United Artists) (#5, June)
 44 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE -- 10cc (Mercury) (#5, April)
*45 DA DOO RON RON -- Shaun Cassidy (Wanrer Brothers/Curb) (#1, July)
 46 HANDY MAN/ BARTENDER'S BLUES -- James Taylor (Columbia) (#4, Sept)
 47 JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO -- Corsby, Stills, and Nash (Atlantic) (#7, Aug)
 48 YOU AND ME -- Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers) (#9, Aug)
 49 SWAYIN' TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancin') -- Johnny Rivers (Big Tree) (#10, Oct)
 50 LONELY BOY -- Andrew Gold (Asylum) (#7, June)
*51 I WISH -- Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Jan)
 52 DON'T STOP -- Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#3, Sept)
 53 BARRACUDA -- Heart (Portrait) (#11, Sept)
 54 STRAWBERRY LETTER 23 -- The Brothers Johnson (A&M) (#5, Sept)
 55 NIGHT MOVES -- Bob Seger (Capitol) (#4, March)
 56 YOU'RE MY WORLD -- Helen Reddy (Capitol) (#18, July)
 57 HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG -- The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn) (#14, June)
 58 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON -- Kansas (Kirshner) (#11, April)
*59 NEW KID IN TOWN/VICTIM OF LOVE -- The Eagles (Asylum) (#1, Feb)
 60 MY HEART BELONGS TO ME -- Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#4, July)
 61 AFTER THE LOVIN' -- Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic) (#8, Jan)
 62 JET AIRLINER -- The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#8, July)
 63 STAND TALL -- Burton Cummings (Portrait) (#10, Jan)
 64 WAY DOWN/PLEDGING MY LOVE -- Elvis Presley (RCA) (#18, Sept)
 65 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND -- Barry Manilow (Airsta) (#10, Feb)
 66 IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG -- Ronnie Milsap (RCA) (#16, Oct)
 67 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE --
           The Sanford/Townsend Band (Warner Brothers) (#9, Sept)
 68 COLD AS ICE -- Foreigner (Atlantic) (#6, Oct)
 69 ARIEL -- Dean Friedman (Lifesong) (#26, June)
 70 LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE -- Bread (Elektra) (#9, Feb)
*71 THEME FROM "STAR WARS"/CANTINA BAND (Medley) --
          Meco (Millennium) (#1, Oct)
 72 FLOAT ON -- The Floaters (ABC) (#2, Sept)
 73 JEANS ON -- David Dundas (Chrysalis) (#17, Jan)
 74 LIDO SHUFFLE -- Boz Scaggs (Columbia) (#11, May)
 75 KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE -- K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.) (#2, Oct)
 76 YOU MADE ME BELEIVE IN MAGIC -- The Bay City Rollers (Arista) (#10, Aug)
 77 LIVIN' THING -- The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) (#13, Jan)
 78 GIVE A LITTLE BIT -- Supertramp (A&M) (#15, Aug)
 79 THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL -- Shaun Cassidy (Warner/Curb) (#3, Oct)
 80 LOVE SO RIGHT -- The Bee Gees (RSO) (#3, Nov 1976)
 81 THE RUBBERBAND MAN -- The Spinners (Atlantic) (#2, Dec 1976)
 82 I NEVER CRY -- Alice Cooper (Warner Brothers) (#12, Jan)
 83 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER -- Carly Simon (Elektra) (#2, Oct)
 84 HIGH SCHOOL DANCE -- The Sylvers (Capitol) (#17, July)
 85 LOVE'S GROWN DEEP -- Kenny Nolan (20th Century) (#20, July)
 86 AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (With No Big Fat Woman) --
          Joe Tex (Epic) (#12, June)
 87 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU -- Rose Royce (MCA) (#10, May)
 88 SOMEBODY TO LOVE -- Queen (Elektra) (#13, Jan)
 89 MUSKRAT LOVE -- The Captain and Tennille (A&M) (#4, Nov 1976)
 90 WALK THIS WAY -- Aerosmith (Columbia) (#10, Jan)
 91 WHISPERING/CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON (Medley) --
           Dr. Buzzard's Original "Savannah" Band (RCA) (#27, Jan)
 92 YEAR OF THE CAT -- Al Stewart (Janus) (#8, March)
 93 BOOGIE NIGHTS -- Heatwave (Epic) (#2, Nov)
 94 GO YOUR OWN WAY -- Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#10, March)
 95 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD -- Elton John (Rocket) (#6, Dec 1976)
 96 DON'T WORRY BABY -- B.J. Thomas (MCA) (#17, Sept)
 97 KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU -- Abba (Atlantic) (#14, July)
 98 HOW MUCH LOVE -- Leo Sayer (Warner Borthers) (#17, Aug)
 99 STAR WARS (Main Title) --
          The London Symphony Orchestra/John Williams (20th Century) (#10, Sept)
100 DEVIL'S GUN -- C.J. and Company (Westbound) (#36, July)


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