UK top 40 wk ending 4 November 1978

[Jan]

WEEK ENDING 4th NOVEMBER 1978

TOP 40 SINGLES


No. LW
1 1 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John Summer Nights
2 3 John Travolta Sandy
3 7 Boomtown Rats Rat Trap
4 2 Boney M Rasputin
5 5 Donna Summer MaCarthur Park
6 6 E.L.O. Sweet Talking Woman
7 4 Dean Friedman Lucky Stars
8 9 Jacksons Blame It On The Boogie
9 13 Public Image Limited Public Image
10 16 Sham 69 Hurry Up Harry
11 19 Frankie Miller Darlin'
12 14 Buzzcocks Ever Fallen In Love With Someone
13 18 Father Abraham & The Smurfs Dippety Day
14 15 Three Degrees Givin' Up Givin' In
15 25 Jam Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
16 8 Rose Royce Love Don't Live Here Anymore
17 10 Leo Sayer I Can't Stop Lovin' You
18 11 Crystal Gayle Talking In Your Sleep
19 17 Mick Jackson Blame It On the Boogie
20 28 Dan Hartman Instant Replay
21 27 Queen Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls
22 20 Smokie Mexican Girl
23 26 Rolling Stones Respectable
24 NEW Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted To You
25 12 Third World Now That We've Found Love
26 23 Frankie Valli Grease
27 21 Sylvester You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
28 NEW Showaddywaddy Pretty Little Angel Eyes
29 NEW Elvis Costello Radio Radio
30 32 Elton John Part Time Love
31 38 Undertones Teenage Kicks
32 22 O'Jays Brandy
33 24 Dooleys A Rose Has To Die
34 36 Hawkwind Silver Machine
35 29 Jonathan King One For You One For Me
36 NEW Heatwave Always And Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions
37 33 Earth Wind And Fire Got To Get You Into My Life
38 35 Olympic Runners Get It While You Can
39 NEW Eric Clapton Promises
40 39 Ivor Biggun The Winker's Song

[wonderwall]

I wouldnt even have been 1 hawkwind was a good tune though

[Jan]

wonderwall said:

I wouldnt even have been 1 hawkwind was a good tune though

I wasn't much older! There are some tunes that i do remember though, some of them are still played on the radio in 2007.

[meister]

Okay I know I was only 2 and 1/4 but I feel I know the late 70s. Even as a young 'un I can vividly remember dancing around to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack - courtesy of my older siblings. We even have homevideo footage of it. We also still have a taped VHS of the Jackson's "In The Snow" from 1978 of them singing Blame it On The Boogie on the piste... haha. It still plays to this day!

So here go my top picks from a great era... the late 70s... aaah!

In no particular order...

John Travolta & Olivia Newton John Summer Nights
Boney M Rasputin - my family were big fans of Boney M
Jacksons Blame It On The Boogie
Crystal Gayle Talking In Your Sleep - not her best song but I do love her
Queen Bicycle Race - reminds me of my cousin who was a big Queen fan
Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted To You - best song on the chart! Adore this!
Frankie Valli Grease - another corker... the funky opening titles of Grease come straight to mind

[Smurfie]

meister said:

Okay I know I was only 2 and 1/4

2 1/4?? You must have been born literally the same time as me!

Ooh, not a fan of many of this chart:

4 2 Boney M Rasputin
5 5 Donna Summer MaCarthur Park
6 6 E.L.O. Sweet Talking Woman
8 9 Jacksons Blame It On The Boogie
14 15 Three Degrees Givin' Up Givin' In
18 11 Crystal Gayle Talking In Your Sleep
20 28 Dan Hartman Instant Replay
24 NEW Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted To You (being the ONLY one from Grease I liked)
25 12 Third World Now That We've Found Love
27 21 Sylvester You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
36 NEW Heatwave Always And Forever / Mind Blowing Decisions


Ugh :

21 27 Queen Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls

[meister]

srsmerdon said:

Ugh :

21 27 Queen Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls

Haha - stop your Queen hating, they weren't that bad.

Oh and I was a late august 76 baby which makes you just a few months older.

[PurpleCareBear]

1 1 John Travolta & Olivia Newton John Summer Nights
2 3 John Travolta Sandy
5 5 Donna Summer MaCarthur Park (someone left my cake out in the rain ! LOL)
8 9 Jacksons Blame It On The Boogie ( but prefer Big Fun)
14 15 Three Degrees Givin' Up Givin' In ( Sheena Easton for me)
20 28 Dan Hartman Instant Replay ( Yell !)
24 NEW Olivia Newton John Hopelessly Devoted To You (Her best song,,and THE best song from Grease !)
26 23 Frankie Valli Grease
27 21 Sylvester You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (I didn't know this song until I bought a few Gay compilations and it seemed to be on almost all of them).

[meister]

purplecarebear said:

8 9 Jacksons Blame It On The Boogie ( but prefer Big Fun)
14 15 Three Degrees Givin' Up Givin' In ( Sheena Easton for me)
20 28 Dan Hartman Instant Replay ( Yell !)

Hahahahaha! Trust you!