Bob Dylan’s politically pointed “Hurricane” from his “Desire” album, that dealt with the imprisonment of Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter and the acts of racism and profiling against Carter, edged past the Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop,” 272-269 in the closest vote for Number 1 of all our song pollings to win our 1976 vote. This was the renowned Mr. Dylan’s first song to finish #1, and the Top 50 was a cornucopia of style and diversity. According to Tabulator Angelo A. D’Arminio Jr., 42 ballots were cast. Number 50 was a three-way tie, meaning our list contains 52 songs.
1. Hurricane – Bob Dylan 272
2. Blitzkrieg Bop – Ramones 269
3. American Girl -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 254
4. Dancing Queen – ABBA 240
5. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder 234
6. Anarchy in the UK – Sex Pistols 220
7. The Year of the Cat – Al Stewart 194
8. Coyote – Joni Mitchell 173
9. Night Moves – Bob Seger 160
10. Sara Smile – Hall & Oates 157
11. More Than a Feeling – Boston 154
12. Kid Charlemagne – Steely Dan 152
13. Dont Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult 148
14. I Wish – Stevie Wonder 146
15. Hotel California – The Eagles 135
16. December, 1963 – The Four Seasons 132
17. The Boys Are Back in Town -Thin Lizzy 130
18. Another Star – Stevie Wonder 128
19. Golden Years – David Bowie 127
20. Cherry Bomb – Runaways 126
21. Lowdown – Boz Scaggs 112
22. Someone To Love – Queen. 105
23. You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees 103
24. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot 91
25. Isnt She Lovely – Stevie Wonder 82
26. Jailbreak – Thin lizzy 82
27. Roadrunner – The Modern Lovers 79
28. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate 79
29. X-Offender – Blondie 78
30. Fooled Around and Fell in Love – Elvin Bishop 76
31. Take It To The Limit – The Eagles 72
32. Show Me the Way – Peter Frampton 70
33. Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac 65
34. Station to Station – David Bowie 64
35. Carry on Wayward Son – Kansas 63
36. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry 62
37. Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs 61
38. Love Hangover – Diana Ross 61
39. Thatll be the Day – Linda Ronstadt 60
40. Blinded By The Light – Manfred Mann 59
41. Thats The Way (I Like It) – KC and the Sunshine Band 58
42. If You Leave Me Now – Chicago 56
43. Dream On – Aerosmith 55
44. Tonights the Night – Rod Stewart 53
45. Right Back Where We Started From – Maxine Nightingale 52
46. Rich Girl….Hall and Oates 49
47. Breakdown – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
48. Rhiannon” Fleetwood Mac 46
49. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen 45
50. Fernando – ABBA 45
Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller Band 45
In the Flesh – Blondie 45
No. Title Artist(s)
1 “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Rod Stewart
2 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” Andy Gibb
3 “Best of My Love” The Emotions
4 “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” Barbra Streisand
5 “Angel in Your Arms” Hot
6 “I Like Dreamin'” Kenny Nolan
7 “Don’t Leave Me This Way” Thelma Houston
8 “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher” Rita Coolidge
9 “Undercover Angel” Alan O’Day
10 “Torn Between Two Lovers” Mary MacGregor
11 “I’m Your Boogie Man” KC and the Sunshine Band
12 “Dancing Queen” ABBA
13 “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” Leo Sayer
14 “Margaritaville” Jimmy Buffett
15 “Telephone Line” Electric Light Orchestra
16 “Whatcha Gonna Do?” Pablo Cruise
17 “Do You Wanna Make Love” Peter McCann
18 “Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder
19 “Hotel California” Eagles
20 “Got to Give It Up” Marvin Gaye
21 “Gonna Fly Now” Bill Conti
22 “Southern Nights” Glen Campbell
23 “Rich Girl” Hall & Oates
24 “When I Need You” Leo Sayer
25 “Hot Line” The Sylvers
26 “Car Wash” Rose Royce
27 “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)” Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
28 “Fly Like an Eagle” Steve Miller Band
29 “Don’t Give Up on Us” David Soul
30 “On and On” Stephen Bishop
31 “Feels Like the First Time” Foreigner
32 “Couldn’t Get It Right” Climax Blues Band
33 “Easy” Commodores
34 “Right Time of the Night” Jennifer Warnes
35 “I’ve Got Love on My Mind” Natalie Cole
36 “Blinded by the Light” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
37 “Looks Like We Made It” Barry Manilow
38 “So in to You” Atlanta Rhythm Section
39 “Dreams” Fleetwood Mac
40 “Enjoy Yourself” The Jacksons
41 “Dazz” Brick
42 “I’m in You” Peter Frampton
43 “Lucille” Kenny Rogers
44 “The Things We Do for Love” 10cc
45 “Da Doo Ron Ron” Shaun Cassidy
46 “Handy Man” James Taylor
47 “Just a Song Before I Go” Crosby, Stills & Nash
48 “You and Me” Alice Cooper
49 “Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing)” Johnny Rivers
50 “Lonely Boy” Andrew Gold
51 “I Wish” Stevie Wonder
52 “Don’t Stop” Fleetwood Mac
53 “Barracuda” Heart
54 “Strawberry Letter 23” The Brothers Johnson
55 “Night Moves” Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
56 “You’re My World” Helen Reddy
57 “Heard It in a Love Song” The Marshall Tucker Band
58 “Carry On Wayward Son” Kansas
59 “New Kid in Town” Eagles
60 “My Heart Belongs to Me” Barbra Streisand
61 “After the Lovin'” Engelbert Humperdinck
62 “Jet Airliner” Steve Miller Band
63 “Stand Tall” Burton Cummings
64 “Way Down” Elvis Presley
65 “Weekend in New England” Barry Manilow
66 “It Was Almost Like a Song” Ronnie Milsap
67 “Smoke from a Distant Fire” Sanford-Townsend Band
68 “Cold as Ice” Foreigner
69 “Ariel” Dean Friedman
70 “Lost Without Your Love” Bread
71 “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” Meco
72 “Float On” The Floaters
73 “Jeans On” Lord David Dundas
74 “Lido Shuffle” Boz Scaggs
75 “Keep It Comin’ Love” KC and the Sunshine Band
76 “You Made Me Believe in Magic” Bay City Rollers
77 “Livin’ Thing” Electric Light Orchestra
78 “Give a Little Bit” Supertramp
79 “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” Shaun Cassidy
80 “Love So Right” Bee Gees
81 “The Rubberband Man” The Spinners
82 “I Never Cry” Alice Cooper
83 “Nobody Does It Better” Carly Simon
84 “High School Dance” The Sylvers
85 “Love’s Grown Deep” Kenny Nolan
86 “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)” Joe Tex
87 “I Wanna Get Next to You” Rose Royce
88 “Somebody to Love” Queen
89 “Muskrat Love” Captain & Tennille
90 “Walk This Way” Aerosmith
91 “Cherchez La Femme” Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band
92 “Year of the Cat” Al Stewart
93 “Boogie Nights” Heatwave
94 “Go Your Own Way” Fleetwood Mac
95 “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” Elton John
96 “Don’t Worry Baby” B.J. Thomas
97 “Knowing Me, Knowing You” ABBA
98 “How Much Love” Leo Sayer
99 “Star Wars (Main Title)” London Symphony Orchestra
100 “Devil’s Gun” C.J. & Company
Scott Neil Laster
1: Lust For Life- Iggy Pop
2: Heroes- David Bowie
3: Aja- Steely Dan
4: Alison- Elvis Costello
5: Lido Shuffle- Boz Scaggs
6: Life Goes On- The Kinks
7: Watching the Detectives- Elvis Costello
8: Give a Little Bit- SuperTramp
9: The Chain- Fleetwood Mac
10: Psycho Killer- Talking Heads
11: Deacon Blues- Steely Dan
12: The Passenger- Iggy Pop
13: Little Criminals – Randy Newman
14: Runnin’ On Empty- Jackson Browne
15: White Riot- The Clash
16: One Love- Bob Marley and the Wailers
17: Closer to the Heart- Rush
18- Blue Bayou- Linda Ronstadt
19: Like a Hurricane- Neil Young
20: Cocaine- Eric Clapton
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Steve Finkelstein
1. Little Criminals-Randy Newman
2. Home At Last-Steely Dan
3. I Wouldn’t Wanna Be Like You-Alan Parsons Project
4. Life Goes On-The Kinks
5. It’s So Easy-Linda Ronstadt
6. Alison-Elvis Costello
7. I Give You Give Blind-CSN
8 Rough Mix-Townshend & Lane .
9. Heroes- David Bowie
10. Cocaine- Eric Clapton
11. Nobody Does it Better- Carly Simon
12. Lido Shuffle-Boz Scaggs
13. Cold as Ice-Foreigner
14. Barracuda-Heart
15-The Stake-Steve Miller
16.-Don’t Leave Me This Way-Thelma Houston
17. Time Is Running Out-Steve Winwood
18. Lust For Life-Iggy Pop
19. Running on Empty-Jackson Browne
20. Give A Little Bit-Supertramp
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Dan Kocher
Disco peaking this year and the next. Worry not, it will be gone soon. I grew up with it and it dominates my lists for both this year and 1978. Punk explodes with the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Stranglers, the Saints, X-Ray Spex, Television, Wire, the Jam, and others all serving up classics. I’ve got room beyond those to love country-pop from Crystal Gayle, reggae Althea and Donna, and hard rock Blue Oyster cult. A fun year!
1. If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman
2, I Feel Love – Donna Summer
3. Best of My Love – The Emotions
4. Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
5. Lonely Gal – The Pointer Sisters
6. We’re All Alone – Rita Coolidge
7. Sky High – Jigsaw
8. The Name of the Game – ABBA
9. Uptown Top Ranking – Althea and Donna
10. Night Fever – Bee Gees
11. Winning – Nona Hendryx
12. Isn’t It Time – The Babys
13. Holidays in the Sun – The Sex Pistols
14. Godzilla – Blue Oyster Cult
15. Messin’ with the Kid – The Saints
16. Baby Come Back – Player
17. (Get A) Grip )on Yourself) – The Stranglers
18. Sometimes When We Touch – Dan HIll
19. See No Evil – Television
20. Dance Dance Dance – Chic
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Marylu Frisco Trenery
Disco all the way. Bee Gees!
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Isabelle Frisco
Dancing Queen….. love that one
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Postman Paul
That was a good year.
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Cindy Collins Smith
I have a #1. Everything else is alphabetical.
#1) “Heroes” – David Bowie
“Alison” – Elvis Costello
“Birdland” – Weather Report
“China Girl” – Iggy Pop
“Deacon Blues” – Steely Dan
“Disco Inferno” – The Trampps
“Elevation” – Television
“Holidays in the Sun” – Sex Pistols
“New Feeling” – Talking Heads
“Metal on Metal” – Kraftwerk
“Mr. Blue Sky” – Electric Light Orchestra
“Psycho Killer” – Talking Heads
“Rockaway Beach” – The Ramones
“Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” – The Ramones
“Solsbury Hill” – Peter Gabriel
“Spread Your Wings” – Queen
“Star Wars (Main Title)” – London Symphony Orchestra
“Suspiria ‘Main Theme’” – Goblin
“Three Little Birds” – Bob Marley and the Wailers
“The Whistler” – Jethro Tull
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Lee Price
The punk revolution. After the slim pickings of 1976, the music scene explodes. Astonishing debut albums from The Jam, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Television, and Talking Heads. Still not much of interest on the Billboard charts, but if you were open-minded and paying attention, it was a good time to be alive.
(alphabetical)
All Around the World – The Jam
Allison – Elvis Costello
Away from the Numbers – The Jam
Blank Generation – Richard Hell and the Voidoids
Do Anything You Wanna Do – Eddie and the Hot Rods
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Heroes – David Bowie
I Knew the Bride – Dave Edmunds
I’m So Bored with the USA – The Clash
Janie Jones – The Clash
Like a Hurricane – Neil Young
Lust for Life – Iggy Pop
Marquee Moon – Television
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
She Never Spoke Spanish to Me – Joe Ely
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker – Ramones
Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Venus – Television
Watching the Detectives – Elvis Costello
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Maxine Segedin Grgurev
My choices:
1. “Dancing Queen”—–ABBA.
2. “New Kid In Town” —–Eagles.
3. “Margaritaville”—-Jimmy Buffett
4. “Way Down” —-Elvis Presley.
5. “Somebody To Love”—–Queen.
6. “Lucille”—-Kenny Rogers.
7. “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” —–Rod Stewart.
8. “Knowing Me, Knowing You”—– ABBA.
9. “Stayin’ Alive”—–The Bee Gees
10. “Don’t Stop” —–Fleetwood Mac.
11. “Hotel California” —–Eagles.
12. “After the Lovin’ “—– Engelbert Humperdinck.
13. “Nobody Does It Better”—— Carly Simon.
14. “Don’t Worry Baby” —– B.J. Thomas.
15. “How Deep is Your Love”—– Bee Gees.
16. “We Are the Champions” —– Queen.
17. “Just the Way You Are”—- Billy Joel.
18. “Night Fever” ——Bee Gees.
19. “Southern Nights” ——Glen Campbell.
20. “Star Wars (Main Title)” —-London Symphony Orchestra.
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Mark Clark
An epochal year for me. I was 11 and this was the year I began buying records. It was a great year for it. Some of these albums or singles I bought at the time, several I discovered later. Anyhow, my 20 in no order:
Dreams/Fleetwood Mac
Solsbury Hill/Peter Gabriel
Deacon Blues/Steely Dan
Oh Candy/Cheap Trick
Police and Thieves/The Clash
Alison/Elvis Costello
Psycho Killer/Talking Heads
Sheena is a Punk Rocker,/Ramones
Sonic Reducer/Dead Boys
Running on Empty/Jackson Browne
Heroes/David Bowie
Mr Blue Sky/ELO
God Save the Queen/Sex Pistols
Like a Hurricane/Neil Young
Waiting in Vain/Bob Marley
Spread Your Wings/Queen
Pigs (Three Different Ones)/Pink Floyd
Love is the Answer/Utopia
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant/Billy Joel
Closer to the Heart/Rush
Had to leave off about a dozen other major favorites.
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Sammy Juliano
Thomas Juliano’s ballot in RANKED order:
1. Night Fever – Bee Gees
2. The Chair – Fleetwood Mac
3. The Logical Song – Supertramp
4. Handy Man – James Taylor
5. Hotel California – Eagles
6. Heroes – David Bowie
7. Paradise by the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
8. When Will I Be Loved – Linda Ronstadt
9. Sweet Talkin Woman – ELO
10. Main Street – Bob Seger
11. Jungle Love – Steve Miller Band
12. Sentimental Lady – Bob Welsh
13. Blinded by the Light – Manfred Mann
14. Take a Chance on Me – ABBA
15. Slip Sliding Away – Paul Simon
16. Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf
17. Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
18. Baby Hold On – Eddie Money
19. Mr. Blue Sky – ELO
20. Come Sail Away – Styx
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James Cheney
Nothing on the official list appeals (I once liked Hotel California and Fleetwood Mac but those have been overplayed). Radio Pop 40 is done for me by 1977. On the other hand, there was a huge amount of fantastic music (new wave, punk, funk, progressive) not on the charts. I’ll need to study that and get back to you.
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Bart Talamini
Sam please call me Bart
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Tom Zanki
Heroes – David Bowie
Cocaine – Eric Clapton
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet
Night Moves – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Heard It In A Love Song – Marshall Tucker Band
Alison – Elvis Costello
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
Easy – Commodores
We Are The Champions – Queen
Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon
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Dolores Bright
1 Dancing Queen -Abba
2 I just want to be your everything -Andy Gibb
3 When will I be loved-Linda Ronstadt
4 Night fever-Bee gees
5 Don’t Stop-Fleetwood Mac
6 Cold as Ice-Foreigner
7 Best of my love-Emotions
8 Its so easy -Linda Ronstadt
9 Barracuda -Heart
10 Dreams-Fleetwood Mac
11 We are the Champions -Queen
12 The things we do for love-10cc
13 Don’t let me be misunderstood -Santa Esmeralda
14 When I need you -Leo Sayer
15 Feels like the first time -Foreigner
16 Looks like we made it-Barry Manilow
17 Stand Tall-Burton Cummings
18 Weekend in New England-Barry Manilow
19 It was almost like a song-Ronnie Milsap
20 Lost without your love-Bread
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Adolfo Fernández-Punsola
Got to Give It Up!!!!!!!
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Adolfo Fernández-Punsola
Car Wash and Don’t Leave Me This Way!!!!!!
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Adam DeSocio
1) Cold as ice Foriegner 2) Heroes Bowie 3) Margaritaville JB 4) Jet airliner Steve Miller 5) Feels like the 1st time Foreigner 6) Blinded by the light Manfred Mann7) Sir Duke Stevie Wonder 😎 Rubberband man the spinners 9) Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs 10) im in you Peter Frampton
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Samuel Juliano
1. Heroes-David Bowie
2. Psycho Killer-Talking Heads
3. Three Little Birds-Bob Marley and The Wailers
4. Stayin’ Alive-The Bee Gees
5. We Are The Champions-Queen
6. The Chain-Fleetwood Mac
7. The Passenger-Iggy Pop
8. Brick House-The Commodores
9. I Just Want to be Your Everything-Andy Gibb
10. Take a Chance on Me-ABBA
11. Like a Hurricane-Neil Young
12. Feels Like The First Time-Foreigner
13. Barrracuda-Heart
14. Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad-Meat Loaf
15. God Save The Queen-The Sex Pistols
16. Got To Give It Up-Marvin Gaye
17. Mr. Blue Sky-ELO
18. Come Sail Away-Styx
19. Love Gun-Kiss
20. Princess Leiah’s Theme/Binary Sunset-London Symphony Orchestra
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Derek Vincent
1) Psycho Killer
2) Deacon Blue
3) Take a Chance on Me
4) Blank Generation
5) The Chain
6) Lust For Life
7) Marquee Moon
😎 Go Your Own Way
9) Like a Hurricane
10) Knowing Me, Knowing You
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Duane Porter
1. Like a Hurricane (Neil Young and Crazy Horse)
2. Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Joni Mitchell)
3. The Eternal Kansas City (Van Morrison)
4. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
5. White Riot (The Clash)
6. It’s So Easy (Linda Ronstadt)
7. Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
8. Barracuda (Heart)
9. Hotel Calfornia (Eagles)
10. Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (Crystal Gayle)
11. Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt)
12. Rip Her to Shreds (Blondie)
13. School Days (The Runaways)
14. Heroes (David Bowie)
15. (You Never Can Tell) C’est La Vie (Emmylou Harris)
16. School Is Out (Ry Cooder)
17. Don’t Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston)
18. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) (Waylon Jennings)
19. Rockaway Beach (The Ramones)
20. Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
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James Cheney
“Here He Comes” Eno
“Love Is the Drug” – Roxy Music
“In the Flesh” – Blondie
“Career Opportunities” – The Clash
“Alison” – Elvis Costello
“Sound and Vision”- David Bowie
“Lust for Life” – Iggy Pop
“Jamming” – Bob Marley
“Solsbury Hill” – Peter Gabriel
“I Feel Love” – Donna Summer
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Richard Finch
Marquee Moon (Television)
Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
Heroes (David Bowie)
Hanging Around (Stranglers)
Waiting for the End of the World (Elvis Costello)
Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel)
Like a Hurricane (Neil Young)
Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)
Lust for Life (Iggy Pop)
Slip Slidin’ Away (Paul Simon–released as a single 1977)
Sound and Vision (David Bowie)
I Want You to Want Me (Cheap Trick)
See No Evil (Television)
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston)
Belle (Al Green)
Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello)
That Smell (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
Venus (Television)
I Feel Love (Donna Summer)
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Andrew Hunt
Right on! Excited and grateful to be able to rank my favourites from 1977. Thank you for another great poll, Sammy and Angelo! Here is my Top 20 from ’77:
1. “Running on Empty” – Jackson Browne
2. “White Riot” – The Clash
3. “Allison” – Elvis Costello
4. “Go Your Own Way” – Fleetwood Mac
5. “Barracuda” – Heart
6. “Blinded by the Light” – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
7. “Psycho Killer” – Talking Heads
8. “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” – The Ramones
9. “How Deep Is Your Love” – Bee Gees
10. “Night Fever” – Bee Gees
11. “Sentimental Lady” – Bob Welch
12. “If I Can’t Have You” – Yvonne Elliman
13. “Heroes” – David Bowie
14. “Turn to Stone” – ELO
15. “Solsbury Hill” – Peter Gabriel
16. “Lust for Life” – Iggy Pop
17. “Deacon Blues” – Steely Dan
18. “I Feel Love” – Donna Summer
19. “Jet Airliner” – Steve Miller Band
20. “Nobody Does It Better” – Carly Simon
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Dean Treadway
TOP 20:
Got to Give It Up–Marvin Gaye
Allison–Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Go Your Own Way–Fleetwood Mac
Desperado–Eagles
Psycho Killer–Talking Heads
Pigs (Three Different Ones)–Pink Floyd
Maybe I’m Amazed–Wings
Stayin’ Alive–Bee Gees
Anarchy in the UK–Sex Pistols
Somebody to Love–Queen
Strange–Wire
Birdland–Weather Report
Strawberry Letter 23–Brothers Johnson
The Things We Do for Love–10cc
Just a Song Before I Go–CSN
Couldn’t Get It Right–Climax Blues Band
Blue Bayou–Linda Rondstadt
Aja–Steely Dan
Lust for Life–Iggy Pop
See No Evil–Television
RUNNERS UP:
Just Remember I Love You–Firefall
So In To You–Atlanta Rhythm Section
Sound and Vision–David Bowie
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft–The Carpenters
Blinded By The Light–Manfred Mann
Hotel California–Eagles
Come Sail Away–Styx
Lonely Boy–Andrew Gold
Running on Empty–Jackson Browne
Nobody Does It Better–Carly Simon
Handy Man–James Taylor
London’s Burning–The Clash
I Wouldn’t Wanna Be Like You–Alan Parsons Project
Hard Luck Woman–Kiss
Heard It in a Love Song–Marshall Tucker
Rich Girl–Hall and Oates
Dreams–Fleetwood Mac
Night Moves–Bob Seger
Brick House–The Commodores
I Wanna Get Next to You–Rose Royce
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John Greco
Bat Out of Hell – Meat Loaf
Hotel California – Eagles
Cold As Ice – Foreigner
Dreams -Fleetwood Mac
I Knew the Bride – Dave Edmunds
Heroes -David Bowie
Just The Way You Are -Billy Joel
The Things We Do for Love – 10cc
Go Your Own Way” Fleetwood Mac
Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon
Madison Blues – George Thorogood and The Destroyers
Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
Cocaine – Eric Clapton
Little Criminals – Randy Newman
When Will I Be Loved – Linda Ronstadt
One Burbon, One Scotch, One Beer – George Thorogood and The Destroyers
Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
Back to School Days – Dave Edmunds
Alison – Elvis Costello
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Tor Lier
Smashing year!
20) Short People – Randy Newman
19) Less Than Zero – Elvis Costello
18 ) Kill City – Iggy Pop & James Williamson
17) Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
16) I Feel Love – Donna Summer
15) 2-4-6-8 Motorway – Tom Robinson Band
14) No More Heroes – The Stranglers
13) Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
12) Take a Chance on Me – ABBA
11) Lust for Life – Iggy Pop
10) Peg – Steely Dan
9) Heroes – David Bowie
8 ) You Yesyesyes – The Residents
7) Sheena Is a Punk Rocker – Ramones
6) God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols
5) Ice Cream Man – Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
4) Guiding Light – Television
3) Europe Endless – Kraftwerk
2) The Passenger – Iggy Pop
1) Sound and Vision – David Bowie
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Wendy Altman
i always hated randi newman not because of short ppl
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Brian Wilson
Alphabetical by title: Easy-The Commodores
I Feel Love-Donna Summer
If I Can’t Have You-Yvonne Elliman
In the City-The Jam
Janie Jones-The Clash
Like a Hurricane-Neil Young
Marquee Moon-Television
Name of the Game, The-ABBA
Night Fever-The Bee Gees
Peg-Steely Dan
Psycho Killer-Talking Heads
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant-Billy Joel
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker-The Ramones
Solsbury Hill-Peter Gabriel
Strawberry Letter 23- The Brothers Johnson
Three Little Birds-Bob Marley and the Wailers
Trans Europe Express-Kraftwerk
Turn to Stone-ELO
2-4-6-8 Motorway-Tom Robinson
Uptown Top Ranking-Althea and Donna
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John Peurach
Upon further review, it was indeed an ever-so marvelous stretch of once upon another wonderful time. During which I was indeed lucky enough to be hip to the trip, and, even more so all locked in on this unforgettable array of musical must hears to then, now & forever believe. In other words…..
1. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
2. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
3. Born To Lose – The Heartbreakers
4. Holidays In the Sun – Sex Pistols
5. Lust For Life – Iggy Pop
6. Boredom – Buzzcocks
7. Marquee Moon – Television
8. Mannequin – Wire
9. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
10. The Passanger – iggy Pop
11. No Feelings – Sex Pistols
12. Like A Hurricane – Neil Young
13. Deacon Blues – Steely Dan
14. One Track Mind – The Heartbreakers
15. The Modern World – The Jam
16. Ex-Lion Tamer – Wire
17. Complete Control – The Clash
18. Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
19. Everybody Dance – Chic
20. Neat, Neat, Neat – The Damned
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Ahmet Türkoğlu
one of the top 3 years of music history, along with 79 and 67. so many punk classics.
01. Heroes – David Bowie
02. Blank Generation – Richard Hell & The Voidoids
03. See No Evil – Television
04. Oh Bondage Up Yours! – X-Ray Spex
05. In the City – The Jam
06. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
07. Holidays in the Sun – Sex Pistols
08. Pink Flag – Wire
09. Lust for Life – Iggy Pop
10. Sonic Reducer – Dead Boys
11. Trans-Europe Express – Kraftwerk
12. Black Cow – Steely Dan
13. I Got a Right – The Stooges
14. Venus – Television
15. Janie Jones – The Clash
16. Dogs – Pink Floyd
17. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
18. One Chord Wonders – The Adverts
19. Voyage to Atlantis – Isley Brothers
20. Lovely Day – Bill Withers
honourable mentions;
Sheena is a Punk Rocker – Ramones
Be My Wife – David Bowie
Mannequin – Wire
1 2 X U – Wire
Like a Hurricane – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Nightclubbing – Iggy Pop
Marquee Moon – Television
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Do You Wanna Dance – Ramones
We’re a Happy Family – Ramones
God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
Everybody Dance – Chic
Boredom – Buzzcocks
Orgasm Addict – Buzzcocks
The Modern World – The Jam
All Around the World – The Jam
Not Anymore – Dead Boys
(I’m) Stranded – The Saints
Nat Neat Neat – The Damned
Peaches – The Stranglers
I’m Sick of You – Stooges
Alison – Elvis Costello
Watching the Detectives – Elvis Costello
Aja – Steely Dan
Deacon Blues – Steely Dan
Sound and Vision – David Bowie
Breaking Glass – David Bowie
Beauty and the Beast – David Bowie
Night Fever – Bee Gees
Staying Alive – Bee Gees
More Than a Woman – Bee Gees
White Riot – The Clash
Gary Gilmore’s Eyes – The Adverts
I’m Not Ashamed – Culture
Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC
(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures – The Rezillos
By This River – Brian Eno
Jamming – Bob Marley
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
We Almost Lost Detroit – Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson
Born to Lose – Heartbreakers
Chinese Rocks – Heartbreakers
La ville s’endormait – Jacques Brel
Sans Exigences – Jacques Brel
Ghost Rider – Suicide
Footsteps in the Dark – Isley Brothers
My Twenty For (1977) (Alphabetical Order)
Black Betty : Ram Jam.
Ca Plan’e Pour Moi : Plastic Bertrand.
Deacon Blues : Steely Dan.
Don’t Stop : Fleetwood Mac.
Ghost Rider : Suicide.
I Feel Love : Donna Summer.
The Name Of The Game : ABBA.
Night Fever : Bee Gees.
Only Women Dream : Julie Covington.
The Passenger : Iggy Pop.
Pretty Vacant : Sex Pistols.
Psycho Killer : Talking Heads.
Short People : Randy Newman.
Sound And Vision : David Bowie.
Supernature : Cerrone.
Uptown Top Ranking : Althea and Donna.
Le Vie En Ros’e : Grace Jones.
Wonderous Stories : Yes.
Yes Sir I Can Boogie : Bacarra.
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth : Meatloaf.
Typo change : Only Women Bleed : Julie Covington.
1. Anarchy in the U.K. (Sex Pistols)
2. Mannish Boy (Muddy Waters)
A Johnny Winter joint.
3. Heroes (David Bowie)
4. Lust for Life (Iggy Pop)
5. Peg (Steely Dan)
6. Flash Light (Parliament)
7. Disco Inferno (The Trammps)
8. Short People (Randy Newman)
Didn’t this song spark a national debate on irony?
9. Running on Empty (Jackson Browne)
10. Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
Random order:
From Here to Eternity (Giorgio Moroder)
Sweat, drugs, disco lasers, and everything.
Marquee Moon (Television)
Got to Give It Up (Marvin Gaye)
Serpentine Fire (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello)
Belle (Al Green)
Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)
Denis (Blondie)
Bop Gun (Endangered Species) (Parliament)
Trans-Europe Express (Kraftwerk)
Special shout-out to Liza Minnelli’s scintillating “New York, New York” from the Scorsese picture, which isn’t the disaster you’ve been led to believe.