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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:14:09 GMT 1
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Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria
From the album "A New World Record" this was a #9 hit from 1976.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:15:47 GMT 1
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Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
This was only their second chart hit, 3 years after their first, it made #8 in 1976.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:17:37 GMT 1
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Roxy Music - Both Ends Burning
This reached #25 in 1975.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:19:05 GMT 1
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R Dean Taylor - There's a Ghost in my House
This was originally released in 1967, but did not chart until it was re-released in 1974
where it reached #3.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:20:59 GMT 1
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Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
This entered the chart in Dec 1979 so just makes this list, it peaked at #3.
Commonly credited as introducing the world to hip hop, but it samples "Good Times" by Chic
who are now credited on the song as songwriters.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:22:13 GMT 1
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T Rex - I Love To Boogie
This was his last top 20 hit before his untimely death in 1977. This peaked at #13 in 1976.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:24:08 GMT 1
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Chic - My Forbidden Lover
This one made #15 in 1979.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:25:25 GMT 1
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Manfred Mann's Earthband - Davy's On The Road Again
This reached #6 in 1978.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:26:42 GMT 1
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Badfinger - Come and Get it
This was their first of only 3 chart hits for them, it reached #4 in early 1970. Written by Paul McCartney.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:28:02 GMT 1
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Badfinger - Love Is Gonna Come At Last
This was not a hit in the UK, but reached #69 in the USA in 1979.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 24, 2018 20:29:19 GMT 1
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Genesis - Many Too Many
This reached #43 in 1978.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:18:57 GMT 1
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Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
Not a hit in the UK, but this reached #5 in the USA in 1973.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:21:06 GMT 1
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Aerosmith - Walk This Way
This was a bigger hit when they re-recorded it with Run DMC however the original was a USA hit in 1976 when it reached #10.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:22:48 GMT 1
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Skids - Masquerade
This was a #14 hit from 1979.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:24:04 GMT 1
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Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais
This got to #32 in 1978.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:25:20 GMT 1
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Eagles - Take It To The Limit
This one reached #12 in 1976.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:26:42 GMT 1
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Santana - Samba Pa Ti
One of my favourite instrumentals from the 70's, this reached #27 in 1974.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:28:10 GMT 1
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Meatloaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
His second chart hit from 1978, this one got to #32.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:29:36 GMT 1
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Rolling Stones - Miss You
From their "Some Girls" album, this reached #3 in 1978.
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 27, 2018 22:30:56 GMT 1
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Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jackie Blue
Another hit from across the pond. This got to #3 in 1975.
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