David Parton – Isn’t She Lovely 01/1977
Boston – More Than A Feeling 01/1977
Brothers – Sing Me 01/1977
Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat 01/1977
Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way 02/1977
Racing Cars – They Shoot Horses Don’t They 02/1977
Brick – Dazz 02/1977
Mary McGregor – Torn Between Two Lovers 02/1977
Les Gray – Groovy Kind Of Love 02/1977
Berni Flint – I Don’t Want To Put A Hold On You 03/1977
Marilyn McCoo And Billy Davis – You Don’t Have To Be A Star 03/1977
Brendon – Gimme Some 03/1977
Lynsey De Paul And Mike Moran – Rock Bottom 03/1977
Dead End Kids – Have I The Right 03/1977
Michael Nesmith – Rio 03/1977
Joe Tex – Ain’t Gonna Bump No More 04/1977
Delegation – Where Is The Love (We Used To Know) 04/1977
Piero Umiliani – Mah-Na, Mah-Na 04/1977
Blue – Gonna Capture Your Heart 04/1977
Joy Sarney – Naughty Naughty Naughty 05/1977
Martyn Ford – Let Your Body Go Downtown 05/1977
Rock Follies of ‘77 – OK? 05/1977
Trinidad Oil Company – Calendar Song 05/1977
Carole Bayer Sager – You’re Moving Out Today 05/1977
Honky – Join The Party 05/1977
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man 06/1977
Bo Kirkland And Ruth Davis – You’re Gonna Get Next To Me 06/1977
Alessi – Oh, Lori 06/1977
Tony Etoria – I Can Prove It 06/1977
Saints – This Perfect Day 07/1977
Floaters – Float On 07/1977
Steve Gibbons Band – Tulane 08/1977
Mink De Ville – Spanish Stoll 08/1977
Space – Magic Fly 08/1977
De Etta Little & Nelson Pigford – You Take My Heart Away 08/1977
Meri Wilson – Telephone Man 08/1977
Bruce Johnston – Pipeline 08/1977
Black Gorilla – Gimme Dat Banana 08/1977
La Belle Epoque – Black Is Black 08/1977
Philadelphia International All-Stars – Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto 08/1977
Ram Jam – Black Betty 09/1977
Patsy Gallant – From New York To L.A. 09/1977
Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis 09/1977
Meco – Star Wars Theme 10/1977
Pratt And McClain – Happy Days 10/1977
Mary Mason – Angel Of The Morning 10/1977
Peter Blake – Lipsmackin’ Rock ‘N’ Rollin’ 10/1977
Peter Mac Junior and Godiego – The Water Margin 10/1977
Stella Parton – The Danger Of A Stranger 10/1977
Rokotto – Boogie On Up 10/1977
Mike Vickers and Kenny Everett – Captain Kremmen 11/1977
Lenny Williams – Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh 11/1977
Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band – Floral Dance 11/1977
Kenny Williams – (You’re) Fabulous Babe 11/1977
Wild Willy Berry and John Otway – Really Free 12/1977
Dooley Wilson – As Time Goes By 12/1977
Yannis Markopoulos – Who Pays The Ferryman 12/1977
Althia And Donna – Uptown Ranking 12/1977
Banned – Little Girl 12/1977
Imperials – Who’s Gonna Love Me 12/1977
Listen to: Boston – More Than A Feeling
Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
The Saints – This Perfect Day
Mink De Ville – Spanish Stoll
Space – Magic Fly
Black Gorilla – Gimme Dat Banana
Ram Jam – Black Betty
Althia And Donna – Uptown Ranking
The Banned – Little Girl
I’ve been a music lover for a long time, so I already knew about half of my picks before hand. But the tracks I hadn’t heard previously have quickly become firm favourites. I really surprised that The Saints turned up at all on the UK Charts, because I genuinely thought they were this undiscovered Australian Punk gem who originally went unnoticed. I love the jangle on “Little Girl”, I think I need to dive into The Banned back catalogue at some point. I love “Gimme Dat Banana” in a way I can’t really articulate nor rationalise but you’ll catch my driving about town shouting along to it every now and then. Space essentially kickstart the Eighties three years too soon. “Magic Fly” is a great driving song too, a way to make your journey that bit more dramatic and melancholic.
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