Post by Earl Purple on May 21, 2021 14:05:07 GMT 1
25 March 1978
1 ( 1 ) Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Glad To Be Gay - Tom Robinson Band
3 ( 3 ) Denis - Blondie
4 ( 8 ) If You Can't Give Me Love - Suzi Quatro
5 ( 5 ) Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
6 ( 6 ) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
7 ( 4 ) Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (#1[2])
8 ( 9 ) Follow You Follow Me - Genesis
9 ( 13 ) I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass - Nick Lowe
10 ( 7 ) Is This Love - Bob Marley & The Wailers (#6)
11 ( -- ) Never Let Her Slip Away - Andrew Gold
12 ( 11 ) Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate (#11)
13 ( 18 ) Singin' In The Rain - Sheila B Devotion
14 ( -- ) Too Much Too Little Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
15 ( 26 ) Automatic Lover - Vibrator
16 ( 21 ) Ready Steady Go - Generation X
17 ( 10 ) Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (#1[4])
18 ( -- ) I Wonder Why - Showaddywaddy
19 ( 12 ) Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire (#5)
20 ( 16 ) Thank You For Being A Friend - Andrew Gold (#15)
21 ( 31 ) Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
22 ( 20 ) Ally's Tartan Army / I Want To Be A Punk Rocker - Andy Cameron (#20)
23 ( -- ) More Like The Movies - Dr Hook
24 ( 15 ) Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs - Brian & Michael (#10)
25 ( 14 ) Night Fever - Bee Gees (#7)
26 ( 22 ) Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (#22)
27 ( 17 ) Spread Your Wings - Queen (#12)
28 ( 30 ) News Of The World - Jam
29 ( 19 ) If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman (#11)
30 ( 27 ) Whenever You Want My Love - Real Thing (#27)
31 ( -- ) Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band
32 ( 39 ) The Ghost Of Love - Tavares
33 ( 24 ) Rumour Has It - Donna Summer (#18)
34 ( 23 ) Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow (#14)
35 ( 33 ) Clash City Rockers - Clash (#33)
36 ( -- ) Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
37 ( 28 ) Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt (#24)
38 ( 25 ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption (#12)
39 ( 29 ) Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch (#25)
40 ( -- ) The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes) - Gordon Lightfoot
-- ( 32 ) Take A Chance On Me - Abba (#3)
-- ( 34 ) Lilac Wine - Elkie Brooks (#30)
-- ( 35 ) Nervous Wreck - Radio Stars (#8)
-- ( 36 ) If It Don't Fit Don't Force It - Kellee Patterson (#27)
-- ( 37 ) Jack And Jill - Raydio (#15)
-- ( 38 ) Just One More Night - Yellow Dog (#5)
-- ( 40 ) Lady Love - Lou Rawls (#34)
-- ( -- ) Count On Me - Jefferson Starship
The highest 3 new entries have either been covered or are covers. After destroying the song currently at #1, Undercover decided to have a go at this week's highest new entry in 1992. In 1998 it was the turn of Silver Sun to do a cover of the second highest entry. In the UK, Johnny Mathis had been #1 at the very end of 1976 and Deniece Williams a few months later. As a duo they reached #3 with this song.
Showaddywaddy already covered "When" which was an NM #1 for the Kalin Twins in 1958. The song that replaced was "I Wonder Why" by Dion & The Belmonts, but whilst "The Wanderer", "A Teenager In Love" and "Runaround Sue" were all successful UK hits for Dion, sometimes with and sometimes without the Belmonts, "I Wonder Why" wasn't originally a UK hit. It was however his only NM #1. So going back to the previous one before that, I'll await Showaddywaddy's cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B Goode".
Below that, the "easy listening" with a weepy song of love that didn't materialise and more disco from KC & The Sunshine Band.
1 ( 1 ) Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Glad To Be Gay - Tom Robinson Band
3 ( 3 ) Denis - Blondie
4 ( 8 ) If You Can't Give Me Love - Suzi Quatro
5 ( 5 ) Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
6 ( 6 ) (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
7 ( 4 ) Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (#1[2])
8 ( 9 ) Follow You Follow Me - Genesis
9 ( 13 ) I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass - Nick Lowe
10 ( 7 ) Is This Love - Bob Marley & The Wailers (#6)
11 ( -- ) Never Let Her Slip Away - Andrew Gold
12 ( 11 ) Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate (#11)
13 ( 18 ) Singin' In The Rain - Sheila B Devotion
14 ( -- ) Too Much Too Little Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
15 ( 26 ) Automatic Lover - Vibrator
16 ( 21 ) Ready Steady Go - Generation X
17 ( 10 ) Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (#1[4])
18 ( -- ) I Wonder Why - Showaddywaddy
19 ( 12 ) Fantasy - Earth Wind & Fire (#5)
20 ( 16 ) Thank You For Being A Friend - Andrew Gold (#15)
21 ( 31 ) Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
22 ( 20 ) Ally's Tartan Army / I Want To Be A Punk Rocker - Andy Cameron (#20)
23 ( -- ) More Like The Movies - Dr Hook
24 ( 15 ) Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs - Brian & Michael (#10)
25 ( 14 ) Night Fever - Bee Gees (#7)
26 ( 22 ) Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (#22)
27 ( 17 ) Spread Your Wings - Queen (#12)
28 ( 30 ) News Of The World - Jam
29 ( 19 ) If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman (#11)
30 ( 27 ) Whenever You Want My Love - Real Thing (#27)
31 ( -- ) Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band
32 ( 39 ) The Ghost Of Love - Tavares
33 ( 24 ) Rumour Has It - Donna Summer (#18)
34 ( 23 ) Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow (#14)
35 ( 33 ) Clash City Rockers - Clash (#33)
36 ( -- ) Imaginary Lover - Atlanta Rhythm Section
37 ( 28 ) Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt (#24)
38 ( 25 ) I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption (#12)
39 ( 29 ) Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch (#25)
40 ( -- ) The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes) - Gordon Lightfoot
-- ( 32 ) Take A Chance On Me - Abba (#3)
-- ( 34 ) Lilac Wine - Elkie Brooks (#30)
-- ( 35 ) Nervous Wreck - Radio Stars (#8)
-- ( 36 ) If It Don't Fit Don't Force It - Kellee Patterson (#27)
-- ( 37 ) Jack And Jill - Raydio (#15)
-- ( 38 ) Just One More Night - Yellow Dog (#5)
-- ( 40 ) Lady Love - Lou Rawls (#34)
-- ( -- ) Count On Me - Jefferson Starship
The highest 3 new entries have either been covered or are covers. After destroying the song currently at #1, Undercover decided to have a go at this week's highest new entry in 1992. In 1998 it was the turn of Silver Sun to do a cover of the second highest entry. In the UK, Johnny Mathis had been #1 at the very end of 1976 and Deniece Williams a few months later. As a duo they reached #3 with this song.
Showaddywaddy already covered "When" which was an NM #1 for the Kalin Twins in 1958. The song that replaced was "I Wonder Why" by Dion & The Belmonts, but whilst "The Wanderer", "A Teenager In Love" and "Runaround Sue" were all successful UK hits for Dion, sometimes with and sometimes without the Belmonts, "I Wonder Why" wasn't originally a UK hit. It was however his only NM #1. So going back to the previous one before that, I'll await Showaddywaddy's cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B Goode".
Below that, the "easy listening" with a weepy song of love that didn't materialise and more disco from KC & The Sunshine Band.