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Post by Smurfie on Jul 1, 2013 11:01:11 GMT 1
The number 1's from 1978
Please rate the following out of 10. If you don't know a song, please look it up on Youtube before voting.
I'll tot the scores up at the end to see which is Havens favourite #1 of 1978. I'll probably leave it open for a couple of months or so, to make sure we get everyones votes.
n.b. Where the single is listed as a double A side, I have gone for the "lead" of the two.
Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking Brotherhood of Man - Figaro ABBA - Take A Chance On Me Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs Bee Gees - Night Fever Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want Commodores - Three Times A Lady 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by Smurfie on Jul 1, 2013 11:04:16 GMT 1
08 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 04 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 10 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 08 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 00 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 07 Bee Gees - Night Fever 09 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 01 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 04 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 00 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 01 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 03 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 02 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 07 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 1, 2013 11:43:51 GMT 1
8 :: Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 0 :: Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 9 :: ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 10 :: Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 2 :: Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 9 :: Bee Gees - Night Fever 6 :: Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 7 :: John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 4 :: Commodores - Three Times A Lady 1 :: 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 3 :: John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 10 :: The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 7 :: Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 5 :: Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by winslet on Jul 1, 2013 18:36:51 GMT 1
10 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 00 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 10 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 10 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 01 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 08 Bee Gees - Night Fever 06 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 10 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 02 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 09 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 09 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 04 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 07 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 04 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
I love 1978!
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 1, 2013 19:06:24 GMT 1
05 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 06 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 10 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 08 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 02 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 10 Bee Gees - Night Fever 09 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 09 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 07 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 09 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 07 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 05 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 04 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 06 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by TheThorne on Jul 1, 2013 19:35:17 GMT 1
The year where I first started listening to the top 40 If I voted as a 7 year old some of these would be much higher and lower. ignore these by my 7 year old self would be () 06 (02) Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 04 (07) Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 08 (10)ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 06 (1)Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 03 (7)Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 07 (8)Bee Gees - Night Fever 06 (10)Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 05 (9)John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 06 (5)Commodores - Three Times A Lady 06 (4)10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 07 (8)John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 08 (7)The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 06 (9)Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 03 (7)Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by vya on Jul 1, 2013 20:17:49 GMT 1
7 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 2 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 8 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 10 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 1 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 7 Bee Gees - Night Fever 8 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 7 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 6 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 7 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 7 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 9 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 4 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 7 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by smokeyb on Jul 1, 2013 20:28:35 GMT 1
00 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 00 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 08 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 10 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 00 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (this deserves a minus score) 08 Bee Gees - Night Fever 05 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 05 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 06 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 10 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 05 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 09 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 06 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 02 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by o on Jul 2, 2013 12:19:56 GMT 1
4 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 4 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 7 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 5 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 6 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 6 Bee Gees - Night Fever 6 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 6 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 1 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 4 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 5 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 6 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 4 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 5 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 3, 2013 8:24:08 GMT 1
08 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 02 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 06 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 08 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 02 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 01 Bee Gees - Night Fever 07 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 05 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 02 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 08 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 06 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 09 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 01 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 08 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by rubcale on Jul 12, 2013 18:37:24 GMT 1
04 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 05 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 07 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 02 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 00 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 04 Bee Gees - Night Fever 10 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 08 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 08 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 03 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 08 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 02 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 02 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 10 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 13, 2013 9:20:33 GMT 1
06 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 02 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 07 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 10 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 00 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 06 Bee Gees - Night Fever 01 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 08 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 07 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 08 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 07 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 07 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 01 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 00 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 14, 2013 0:22:12 GMT 1
7 Althea & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 7 Brotherhood of Man - Figaro 9 ABBA - Take A Chance On Me 10 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 7 Brian & Michael - Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 7 Bee Gees - Night Fever 4 Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon 8 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want 7 Commodores - Three Times A Lady 8 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday 7 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights 10 The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap 4 Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 5 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord
I know Brotherhood of Man and Brian & Michael will do very badly because it's not cool to like them. And incidentally I'd have given a higher score to either of Boney M's other hits of that year, and probably to either of Rod Stewart's others (even Ole Ola).
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 14, 2013 8:09:03 GMT 1
I know Brotherhood of Man and Brian & Michael will do very badly because it's not cool to like them. Yes, you're quite right, as always. I've based my points solely on what is and is not cool, and have paid no attention at all to whether or not I actually like the songs.
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 14, 2013 9:39:15 GMT 1
Ditto, hence me giving the last on the list a heap of points. I just thought Berk & Jerk were pants.
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Post by TheThorne on Jul 14, 2013 10:40:19 GMT 1
If cool was an issue only 2 of these acts would get any points, 1978 is a pop,disco and cheese fest,cool has nothing do to with it at all. Oh and says you giving highest marks to those cool acts ie Kate Bush and Boomtown Rats although you could argue for Althea & Donna being cool as well since John Peel liked them
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Post by rubcale on Jul 14, 2013 10:52:36 GMT 1
Well I think Boney M were brilliant and Kate Bush was pants!
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Post by vastar iner on Jul 14, 2013 15:29:25 GMT 1
If cool was an issue only 2 of these acts would get any points, 1978 is a pop,disco and cheese fest,cool has nothing do to with it at all. Oh and says you giving highest marks to those cool acts ie Kate Bush and Boomtown Rats although you could argue for Althea & Donna being cool as well since John Peel liked them I can actually remember when I first heard "Wuthering Heights". It was on Swap Shop, evidently before 10.30 else I'd've been watching Tiswas, and someone had sent in a picture on which Noel Edmonds pointed out a bush. "I wonder if it's a Kate Bush?" I asked my mum what he was on about and she had no idea, and then they cut to the video. And I was transfixed. Just the most amazing sound. And Boomtown Rats was always a brilliant record, not least with them ripping up the Travolta videos on the Pops, which was the first I heard of them knocking Grease off the top spot. It must have been not long before WH that I really started paying attention to TOTP; I remember Boney M from before but I don't remember Althia & Donna.
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Post by TheThorne on Jul 14, 2013 17:45:51 GMT 1
me 2 bought my first single in 1977 and knew all these from TOTP at the time
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Post by Earl Purple on Jul 14, 2013 17:56:52 GMT 1
Rat Trap spent 6 weeks at #1 in my chart in 1978. What rating out of 10 do you expect me to give it? It's true it took me longer to get into loving Wuthering Heights but that song has had a very special meaning to me for the last 3 years.
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