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Post by Robbie on Nov 2, 2004 22:03:25 GMT 1
1 1 6 ONE DAY AT A TIME Lena Martell
2 3 7 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr Hook
3 5 7 EVERY DAY HURTS Sad Cafe
4 6 3 GIMME GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) Abba
5 2 7 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR Buggles
6 4 8 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson
7 7 7 THE CHOSEN FEW Dooleys
8 9 5 TUSK Fleetwood Mac
9 16 5 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW Viola Wills
10 21 3 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen
11 11 7 OK FRED Errol Dunkley
12 8 7 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Police
13 10 6 DREAMING Blondie
14 15 7 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band
15 18 4 MY FORBIDDEN LOVER Chic
16 27 5 STAR Earth Wind And Fire
17 14 7 QUEEN OF HEARTS Dave Edmunds
18 12 8 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Rainbow
19 13 7 WHATEVER YOU WANT Status Quo
20 22 3 SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Suzi Quatro
21 26 4 ON MY RADIO Selecter
22 23 4 THE GREAT ROCK N' ROLL SWINDLE / ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Sex Pistols And Ten Pole Tudor
23 17 7 MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL XTC
24 20 9 BACK OF MY HAND Jags
25 19 8 YOU CAN DO IT Al Hudson And The Soul Partners
26 29 4 THE SPARROW Ramblers
27 24 5 LUTON AIRPORT Cats UK
28 41 2 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY / NITE KLUB Specials Featuring Rico+
29 NEW 1 ETON RIFLES Jam
30 48 2 HE WAS BEAUTIFUL (CAVATINA) Iris Williams
31 33 4 RISE Herb Alpert
32 NEW 1 STILL Commodores
33 49 2 LADIES NIGHT Kool And The Gang
34 39 3 YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER Undertones
35 42 4 I DON'T WANT TO BE A FREAK Dynasty
36 34 5 SPIRIT, BODY AND SOUL Nolans
37 32 5 LET ME KNOW (I HAVE A RIGHT) Gloria Gaynor
38 46 3 SAD EYES Robert John
39 36 3 NUCLEAR DEVICE (THE WIZARD OF AUS) Stranglers
40 30 13 IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME Bellamy Brothers
41 35 3 SMASH IT UP Damned
42 58 2 KNOCKED IT OFF BA Robertson
43 43 3 SARAH Thin Lizzy
44 37 10 CARS Gary Numan
45 74 2 TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE Sparks
46 52 3 BIRD SONG Lene Lovich
47 59 2 IF YOU REMEMBER ME Chris Thompson And Night
48 70 2 SPOOKY Atlanta Rhythm Section
49 40 4 HEARTACHE TONIGHT Eagles
50 55 3 CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE Darts
51 44 6 POINT OF VIEW Matumbi
52 25 8 KATE BUSH ON STAGE EP Kate Bush
53 28 10 THE PRINCE Madness
54 67 2 YOU'RE A BETTER MAN THAN I Sham 69
55 54 7 THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Headboys
56 57 3 SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD Bob Marley And The Wailers
57 38 12 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME Dollar
58 68 3 FREEDOM'S PRISONER Steve Harvey
59 73 2 GOODBYE STRANGER Supertramp
60 56 10 TIME FOR ACTION Secret Affair
61 NEW 1 NUNC DIMITTIS (THEME FROM 'TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY') Paul Phoenix
62 50 6 SING A HAPPY SONG O'Jays
63 53 5 STRAIGHT LINES New Musik
64 65 3 BABY BLUE Dusty Springfield
65 NEW 1 ROCKABILLY REBEL Matchbox
66 NEW 1 JEALOUSY Amii Stewart
67 31 11 CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe
68 63 3 BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD Van Morrison
69 60 6 CHARADE Skids
70 NEW 1 NEVER 'AD NOTHIN' Angelic Upstarts
71 NEW 1 GLORIA Jonathan King
72 NEW 1 NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Donna Summer And Barbra Streisand
73 NEW 1 HOT SHOT Cliff Richard
74 NEW 1 IT'S A DISCO NIGHT (ROCK DON'T STOP) Isley Brothers
75 69 2 FOUND OUT TOO LATE 999
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Post by Robbie on Nov 2, 2004 22:07:06 GMT 1
Hmmm.... a strange chart. Slap bang in the middle of the disco and new wave explosion we have the most conservative top 3 you'll find in almost any late 70s chart.
It goes without saying that the #1 was utter tripe and it was about to be replaced by even more sickly (if not QUITE as bad) tripe in the form of Dr Hook. In fact, this is probably one of the worst charts of 1979!
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Post by Sofie on Nov 2, 2004 22:07:10 GMT 1
I like:
2 3 7 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr Hook
4 6 3 GIMME GIMME GIMME (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) Abba
5 2 7 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR Buggles
6 4 8 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson
8 9 5 TUSK Fleetwood Mac
10 21 3 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen
12 8 7 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Police
18 12 8 SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE Rainbow
19 13 7 WHATEVER YOU WANT Status Quo
23 17 7 MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL XTC
24 20 9 BACK OF MY HAND Jags
44 37 10 CARS Gary Numan
68 63 3 BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD Van Morrison
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Post by Robbie on Nov 2, 2004 22:27:13 GMT 1
The best song on the chart is at #55, "The Shape Of Things To Come" by the Headboys. It never reached the top 40, but as was the way back in those days, the song was never deleted after a week on sale so it hung around the lower reaches of the chart, racking up small but consistent sales which kept it in the top 75 for 2 months despite a lowly #45 peak.
Other noteworthy songs (to me at least!):
#29 ETON RIFLES The Jam
despite charting since 1977, The Jam had never looked like crossing over to the mainstream and had yet to have a top 10 single despite reaching the top 40 with all 8 of their previous releases. Eton Rifles jumped to #7 the following week and kickstarted a period of massive success for the Jam, which included 9 consecutive top 10 hits (imports and re-issues excluded), 3 #1s and the then-newsworthy feat of entering the charts at #1 with the follow up to this song (Going Underground, March 1980), the first time that feat had occurred since 1973
#14 THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band
Utterly brilliant! Once heard, never forgotten. Even covered by The Levellers in the 90s...
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2004 22:45:02 GMT 1
Levellers did a fine job imo as well!
God I loved that abba tune, I was just getting into music at this point...
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 2, 2004 23:05:53 GMT 1
It goes without saying that the #1 was utter tripe and it was about to be replaced by even more sickly (if not QUITE as bad) tripe in the form of Dr Hook. In fact, this is probably one of the worst charts of 1979! This was the week before Dr Hook were wrongly announced at #1... |
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