This was the year I was born, so here are some songs from
that year that I really like:
Sara Smile-Daryl Hall & John Oates
Right Back Where We Started From-Maxine Nightingale
Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
Take It To The Limit-Eagles
Dream Weaver-Gary Wright
Love Is Alive-Gary Wright
Let 'Em In-Wings
Silly Love Songs-Wings
Shower The People-James Taylor
Wham Bam-Silver
A Little Bit More-Dr. Hook
You Are My Starship-Norman Connors
If You Leave Me Now-Chicago
Don't Go Breaking My Heart-Elton John & Kiki Dee
Nights Are Forever Without You-England Dan & John Ford Coley
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight-England Dan & John Ford Coley
Times Of Your Life-Paul Anka
Rock And Roll All Night(Studio Version)-Kiss
Dream On-Aerosmith
Tonight's The Night(Gonna Be Alright)-Rod Stewart
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine-Lou Rawls
You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate
Rhiannon-Fleetwood Mac
Takin' It To The Streets-Doobie Brothers
Getaway-Earth Wind & Fire
More Than A Feeling-Boston
You Are The Woman-Firefall
December 1963(Oh What A Night)-Four Seasons
Love Machine Part 1-Miracles
Welcome Back-John Sebastian
This One's For You-Barry Manilow
Trying To Get The Feeling Again-Barry Manilow
Junk Food Junkie-Larry Groce
Fox On The Run-Sweet

Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John & Kiki Dee
Silly Love Songs, Wings
Get Close, Seals & Crofts
All By Myself - Eric Carmen
Golden Years - David Bowie

"2112" from Rush --the entire album
"Don't Fear The Reaper" --Blue Oyster Cult
"E.T.I." --Blue Oyster Cult
"Back Street Kids" --Black Sabbath
"You Won't Change Me" --Black Sabbath
"All Moving Parts Stand Still" --Black Sabbath
"Rock And Roll Doctor" --Black Sabbath
"Dirty Women" --Black Sabbath
(Black Sabbath was my first concert in 1976.)
"Detroit Rock City"
"King Of the Night Time World"
"God of Thunder"
"Flaming Youth"
"Sweet Pain"
"Shout It Out Loud" --by KISS
"Carry On Wayward Sun" --Kansas
"Free For All"
"Dog Eat Dog" --Ted Nugent
"Back In the Saddle"
"Last Child"
"Rats In the Cellar"
"Combination" --Aerosmith
"All the World's a Stage" Rush--the entire double live album!!

"Fox on the Run" - Sweet

"Don't Fear the Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John and KiKi Dee

"Beth" - Kiss

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen

"Slow Ride" - Foghat

"Dream Weaver" - Gary Wright

"Magic Man" - Heart

"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry

"You Sexy Thing" - Hot Chocolate

"Rhiannon" - Fleetwood Mac

"Silly Love Songs" - Wings

"Afternoon Delight" - Starlight Vocal Band

"Take the Money and Run" - Steve Miller Band

"Golden Years" - David Bowie

"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" - Four Seasons

"You Should Be Dancing" - The Bee Gees

"Crazy On You" - Heart

"Love Machine Part 1" - The Miracles

"Dream On" - Aerosmith

"Let Your Love Flow" - The Bellamy Brothers

"Love to Love You Baby" - Donna Summer

"Boogie Fever" - The Sylvers

"Sara Smile" - Hall and Oates

Bohemian Rhapsody....Queen :rock:

Rhiannon is my favorite. F Mac rocks!

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
"2112" from Rush --the entire album
"Don't Fear The Reaper" --Blue Oyster Cult
"E.T.I." --Blue Oyster Cult
"Back Street Kids" --Black Sabbath
"You Won't Change Me" --Black Sabbath
"All Moving Parts Stand Still" --Black Sabbath
"Rock And Roll Doctor" --Black Sabbath
"Dirty Women" --Black Sabbath
(Black Sabbath was my first concert in 1976.)
"Detroit Rock City"
"King Of the Night Time World"
"God of Thunder"
"Flaming Youth"
"Sweet Pain"
"Shout It Out Loud" --by KISS
"Carry On Wayward Sun" --Kansas
"Free For All"
"Dog Eat Dog" --Ted Nugent
"Back In the Saddle"
"Last Child"
"Rats In the Cellar"
"Combination" --Aerosmith
"All the World's a Stage" Rush--the entire double live album!!

Love them all! Kiss was at it's peek in 76'!

I like these songs from 1976 just two years before my time.

1. "Got to Give It Up" - Marvin Gaye
2. "Enjoy Yourself" - The Jackson 5
3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (from the movie "Wayne's World")
4. "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" - The Four Seasons
5. "Love Rollercoaster" - The Ohio Players
6. "All By Myself" - Eric Carmen (a remake was sung by Celine Dion probably about 21 years later.)
7. "Feelings" - Morris Albert
8. "Please Mr. Postman" - Carpenters
9. "Love to Love You Baby" - Donna Summer
10. "Disco Duck" - Rick Dees

Welcome Back and Bohemian Rhapsody.

1976 according to AKA:

AC/DC - T.N.T.
Aerosmith - Last Child
Brick - Dazz
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Bob Dylan - Hurricane
George Harrison - This Song
Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls
Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
The Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
Paul McCartney & Wings - Let 'Em In
Parliament - Dr. Funkenstein
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Breakdown
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
Ramones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
The Rolling Stones - Memory Motel
James Taylor - Shower The People
Warren Zevon - Poor Poor Pitiful Me

Of the ones in the list i like:

Sara Smile- One of H&O's best tunes

Right Back to Where We Started From- cute fun

Take it to the Limit- sad as all get out- but good tune

Shower the People- ok

If You Leave Me Now- not my favorite Chicago track, but not bad

Don't Go Breaking My Heart- What happened to Elton John?Compare this and Philadelphia Freedom to the boring drek he's putting out now.

I'd Really Love to See You Tonight- pleasant enough, so is Nights Are Forever

You'll Never Find- this is so over the top it's funny

Other favorites:

Most of Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life
Inseparable- Natalie Cole
Wake Up Everybody- Harold Melvin & the BlueNotes
You Don't Have to Be A Star to Be in My Show- Marilyn McCoo/Billy Davis Jr
Tracks of My Tears- Linda Ronstadt
Turn the Beat Around- Vickie Sue Robinson (SO much better than Gloria Estefan's cover, but Gloria's gets all the radio airplay now)

Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Fool To Cry - the Rolling Stones
Me an' Me Horse an' Me Rum - Streetwalkers
Rich Girl - Hall and Oates

Sara Smile-Daryl Hall & John Oates
Right Back Where We Started From-Maxine Nightingale
Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
Take It To The Limit-Eagles
Dream Weaver-Gary Wright

Let 'Em In-Wings
Silly Love Songs-Wings
Shower The People-James Taylor


You Are My Starship-Norman Connors
If You Leave Me Now-Chicago
Don't Go Breaking My Heart-Elton John & Kiki Dee
Nights Are Forever Without You-England Dan & John Ford Coley
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight-England Dan & John Ford Coley
Times Of Your Life-Paul Anka

Dream On-Aerosmith-not until a few years ago did I like this song
Tonight's The Night(Gonna Be Alright)-Rod Stewart

You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine-Lou Rawls- I can never hear this song without remember him singing it on some award show and he must have swallowed the wrong way and he started choking and coughing.

You Sexy Thing-Hot Chocolate
Rhiannon-Fleetwood Mac
Takin' It To The Streets-Doobie Brothers
Getaway-Earth Wind & Fire
More Than A Feeling-Boston
You Are The Woman-Firefall
December 1963(Oh What A Night)-Four Seasons
Love Machine Part 1-Miracles
Welcome Back-John Sebastian
This One's For You-Barry Manilow
Trying To Get The Feeling Again-Barry Manilow

Fox On The Run-Sweet

"Fox on the Run" - Sweet

"Don't Fear the Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John and KiKi Dee

"Beth" - Kiss

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen

"Slow Ride" - Foghat

"Dream Weaver" - Gary Wright

"Magic Man" - Heart

"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry

"You Sexy Thing" - Hot Chocolate

"Rhiannon" - Fleetwood Mac

"Silly Love Songs" - Wings

"Afternoon Delight" - Starlight Vocal Band

"Take the Money and Run" - Steve Miller Band

"Golden Years" - David Bowie

"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" - Four Seasons

"You Should Be Dancing" - The Bee Gees

"Crazy On You" - Heart

"Love Machine Part 1" - The Miracles

"Dream On" - Aerosmith

"Let Your Love Flow" - The Bellamy Brothers

"Love to Love You Baby" - Donna Summer

"Boogie Fever" - The Sylvers

"Sara Smile" - Hall and Oates


Yeah, the Sylvers were tight.I'm gonna miss Edmund. He was real cool.

Bohemian Rhapsody. Queen rules!

Several entire albums come to mind:

Queen - A Night at the Opera
Boston - debut
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
David Bowie - Station to Station
Hotel California - Eagles
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - debut
Kansas - Leftoverture

Probably a bunch more, but I'm too tired to remember LOL!

Here's what I picked from the list on the original posting:

Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
Take It To The Limit-Eagles
Dream Weaver-Gary Wright
Wham Bam-Silver
If You Leave Me Now-Chicago
Nights Are Forever Without You-England Dan & John Ford Coley
I'd Really Love To See You Tonight-England Dan & John Ford Coley
Times Of Your Life-Paul Anka
Rock And Roll All Night(Studio Version)-Kiss
More Than A Feeling-Boston
December 1963 (Oh What A Night)-Four Seasons
Trying To Get The Feeling Again-Barry Manilow
Fox On The Run-Sweet

Just an FYI about "Dream On" and Aerosmith:This was out LONG before 1976, because I was living in New Hampshire at the time. Aerosmith is FROM NH, and my sister, one of their original groupies, had the album "Dream On" was on. It became a national hit in 1976, maybe. I was living in Mississippi by then, and heard it come on, and wondered why on earth they were playing Aerosmith, who was to me a local NH band only.

Sadly, not knowing they'd be a mega-super-group, my sister gave a ring she'd received from Tyler to another girl. And her original autographed copy of their first album was destroyed by the hot MS sun. Oh well.

Mine are:

1) Everything on Bostons First Album
2) Dont Fear the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
3) December 1963
4) If you leave me now - Chicago


Thats some of them.... I love 70s rock..... LAST PURE DECADE!!!

People are listing "Rock and Roll All Night (Studio Version)"
as coming out in 1976. This is strange, because the song is actually from the 'Dressed To Kill' album, which came out in 1975 before the 'Alive' album which later came out in 1975 and brought KISS major attention. Before then KISS was a struggling act on the verge of being dropped from their record label. As I recall, the live version of "Rock and Roll All Night" was released as
a single--but I'm going to have to look into that. KISS' live songs had the energy that the studio versions somehow lacked.

Mine are:

1) Everything on Bostons First Album
2) Dont Fear the reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
3) December 1963
4) If you leave me now - Chicago


Thats some of them.... I love 70s rock..... LAST PURE DECADE!!!
Interesting, even though I am a major 80's music fan, I think there is something to be said about 70's music as being purer than the 80's. After 1981, there was a tendency for everything to measure up to "playability" on MTV. The obligatory 3.5-minute song requirement for Top 40, the whole trendy "synth-pop", everything being so over-produced, etc. It was so reduced down to a specific format, targeting a demographic. It got to be as real as New Coke. It lacked a certain organic factor.

The metal was pretty awesome, though. Interestingly enough, bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest did take their cues from 70's music. In a way, Maiden were very much a "street" version of 70's prog rock, and were one of the few metal bands in the 80's to do so.

Case in point: "Rime Of the Ancient Mariner". Tell me that isn't high-intensity prog!

I was a huge fan in my teens of prog rock and hard rock in the 70's: Rush, Yes, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, as well as Black Sabbath, UFO, Ted Nugent, mid-70's Scorpions (very prog with Uli Jon Roth), etc. I liked the song structures and musical ideas which could go on at length on an entire album side--or longer.

3) December 1963
4) If you leave me now - Chicago


Thats some of them.... I love 70s rock..... LAST PURE DECADE!!![/QUOTE]


Agreed! I miss the 70's! Great music!:D

Junk Food Junkie
Afternoon Delight
Boogie fever
Don't Give Up On Us
etc etc... lots and lots to chose from 1976

In those years I was listening to a lot of Boston, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Kansas, and also soft rock like Neil Diamond, John Denver, Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, and The Captain & Tennille.

Although it's a 1975 song, I thought I'd mention "Then Came You" by Warwick (with The Spinners) which was Grammy nominated. There was so much good stuff on the radio in '76...!

Run With The Pack - Bad Company

A few of my favorites:

More Than A Feeling - Boston
Slow Ride - Foghat
Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
Rock and Roll All Nite - Kiss
Still the One - Orleans
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Evil Woman - ELO
Fox on the Run - Sweet
Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck


I'm actually Facebook friends with Starbuck's Bruce Blackman! :)

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It is! :)

Moonlight Feels Right is a great song, so is their lesser known follow up hit from a year later 1977, Everybody Be Dancin.

My most favorite songs from that year are "All Night Rain" and "Time Don't Pass By Here" from my late beautiful precious Billy Joe Royal.

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

People are listing "Rock and Roll All Night (Studio Version)"
as coming out in 1976. This is strange, because the song is actually from the 'Dressed To Kill' album, which came out in 1975 before the 'Alive' album which later came out in 1975 and brought KISS major attention. Before then KISS was a struggling act on the verge of being dropped from their record label. As I recall, the live version of "Rock and Roll All Night" was released as
a single--but I'm going to have to look into that. KISS' live songs had the energy that the studio versions somehow lacked.

Rock And Roll All Nite is one of those crossover songs, it debuted on the charts late in 1975 and reached it's peak chart position early in 1976. I consider it a 1975 song since that's the year it was recorded. The live version was released on 45 but it's edited, the unedited version is on the Kiss Alive album.

A few other examples of crossover songs:

Paul McCartney's Band On The Run is a 1973 song but didn't chart until 1974.

ABBA's Dancing Queen and Knowing Me Knowing You are 1976 songs, but didn't chart until 1977.

There are many other examples like this, I could go on and on. :lol:

1976 was really the last great year for top 40 music, the following year 1977 is when top 40 began it's slow decline. The best years were 1973 to 76, many great songs on the charts during those years.

I just recently completed a collection of 1970's hit songs, worked on it for many years. I recorded the songs on to CD's and altogether there are 396 songs on 32 CD's. I don't know the exact number but I think about 60 of the songs are from the year 1976.

Nineteen seventy-six was the year Britiish singer Leo Sayer released his breakthrough album in the U.S., Endless Flight. Produced by Richard Perry, it contained two songs that went to number one in America - "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I Need You," though the latter was released as a single in 1977.

Endless Flight also included Sayer's cover of Danny O'Keefe's "Magdalena," a cynical Lennonesque ballad.

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A few of my favorites:

More Than A Feeling - Boston
Slow Ride - Foghat
Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
Rock and Roll All Nite - Kiss
Still the One - Orleans
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Evil Woman - ELO
Fox on the Run - Sweet
Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry


Wow! What a great list! All of them great! Gosh, I miss the 70's! :(

"Sorry To Be the Hardest Word," Elton John's first single from his 1976 album Blue Moves.
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The Sweet's 1976 hit was "Action". "Fox On The Run" came out in the fall of 1975 so I consider it a 1975 song.

Boston and Foreigner, Foreigner especially, charted with hits during the later part of the 70's but I've always considered both bands as FM/album rock groups.

"Sorry To Be the Hardest Word," Elton John's first single from his 1976 album Blue Moves.

I've never been a big fan of the Blue Moves album. Elton's big 1976 hit was the duet with Kiki Dee, Don't Go Breaking My Heart.

I've never been a big fan of the Blue Moves album. Elton's big 1976 hit was the duet with Kiki Dee, Don't Go Breaking My Heart.

Ha ha, you should see what I've written about Blue Moves!

http://stevenmaginnis.blogspot.com/2015/11/elton-john-blue-moves-1976.html

Just an FYI about "Dream On" and Aerosmith:This was out LONG before 1976, because I was living in New Hampshire at the time. Aerosmith is FROM NH, and my sister, one of their original groupies, had the album "Dream On" was on. It became a national hit in 1976, maybe. I was living in Mississippi by then, and heard it come on, and wondered why on earth they were playing Aerosmith, who was to me a local NH band only.

Dream On is actually a 1973 song, but didn't become a big hit until 1976. It has the sound of a 1976 song so I think that's the year it belongs in.

A few of my favorites:

More Than A Feeling - Boston
Slow Ride - Foghat
Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
Rock and Roll All Nite - Kiss
Still the One - Orleans
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Evil Woman - ELO
Fox on the Run - Sweet
Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Most of the songs you listed are in my 70's hits collection as songs from 1976. The ones I did not include are More Than A Feeling, Rock And Roll All Nite, and Still The One. I included Fox On The Run but put it in the year 1975.

Ha ha, you should see what I've written about Blue Moves!

http://stevenmaginnis.blogspot.com/2015/11/elton-john-blue-moves-1976.html

LOL, yep I pretty much agree with the review. Elton was such a huge star from 1973 to 75, a downfall was bound to happen. It actually started with the Rock Of The Westies album which wasn't so great either. Elton made his comeback in the 1980's, most would probably say 1982 or 83, but I really like his 1980 album 21 at 33 and that's when I think his comeback started.

And if I'm correct, "Meal Ticket", off the Captain Fantastic album, was slated to be the follow up hit to Someone Saved My Life Tonight, but it was scrapped because of the hasty release of Rock Of The Westies, and Island Girl became the next hit instead.

LOL, yep I pretty much agree with the review. Elton was such a huge star from 1973 to 75, a downfall was bound to happen. It actually started with the Rock Of The Westies album which wasn't so great either. Elton made his comeback in the 1980's, most would probably say 1982 or 83, but I really like his 1980 album 21 at 33 and that's when I think his comeback started.

And if I'm correct, "Meal Ticket", off the Captain Fantastic album, was slated to be the follow up hit to Someone Saved My Life Tonight, but it was scrapped because of the hasty release of Rock Of The Westies, and Island Girl became the next hit instead.

Thanks for the compliment! :) I actually like Rock Of the Westies, and Elton was smart to go with "Island Girl" instead. That, the "Yell Help" medley, and Grow Some Funk of Your Own" are my favorite Westies tunes.

1976 was really the last great year for top 40 music.

1976 had some good songs, but for me 1978 was much better. I also didn't really get into top 40 until 1977 which is when I heard A.T. 40 for the first time. Before then I was more interested in TV than music and really didn't listen to the radio that much.

Here's the Billboard top 100 for 1976 & 1978, the songs in italics are those that I don't care if I never hear again. The lists are copy & paste and were already in all caps.

1976:

100 :COUNTRY BOY - GLEN CAMPBELL
99: SQUEEZE BOX - THE WHO
98: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN - STEVE MILLER BAND
97: DISCO DUCK - RICK DEES
96: ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS
95: TRYING TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN - BARRY MANILOW
94: JUNK FOOD JUNKIE - LARRY GROSS
93: TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER - PARLIAMENT
92: MONEY HONEY - BAY CITY ROLLERS
91: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - NEIL SEDAKA
90: YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE - CANDI STATON
89: BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY - PETER FRAMPTON
88: WALK AWAY FROM LOVE - DAVID RUFFIN
87: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN - THIN LIZZY
86: WHO'D SHE COO - OHIO PLAYERS
85: SLOW RIDE - FOGHAT
84: WITH YOUR LOVE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
83: YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND - QUEEN
82: STILL THE ONE - ORLEANS
81: SHE'S GONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
80: GET AWAY - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
79: FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) - BEE GEES
78: GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - THE BEATLES
77: RHIANNON - FLEETWOOD MAC
76: FOX ON THE RUN - SWEET
75: LET HER IN - JOHN TRAVOLTA
74: SUMMER - WAR
73: WAKE UP EVERYBODY - HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES
72: I'M EASY - KEITH CARRADINE
71: WHAM BAM - SILVER
70: EVIL WOMAN - ELO
69: THIS MASQUERADE - GEORGE BENSON
68: BABYFACE -THE WING AND A PRAYER FIFE AND DRUM CORPS
67: LET 'EM IN - PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS
66: LET'S DO IT AGAIN - STAPLE SINGERS
65: ISLAND GIRL - ELTON JOHN
64: SATURDAY NIGHT - BAY CITY ROLLERS
63: SHOP AROUND - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE
62: ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC - BEACH BOYS
61: I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU - BROTHERS JOHNSON
60: HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - TAVARES
59: SING A SONG - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
58: WELCOME BACK - JOHN SEBASTIAN
57: CONVOY - C.W. McCALL
56: FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE - ELVIN BISHOP
55: DEVIL WOMAN - CLIFF RICHARD
54: TIME OF YOUR LIFE - PAUL ANKA
53: SAY YOU LOVE ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
52: I LOVE MUSIC _ THE O'JAYS
51: DREAM ON - AEROSMITH
50: SHOW ME THE WAY - PETER FRAMPTON
49: LOWDOWN - BOZ SCAGGS
48: IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO
47: SHANNON - HENRY GROSS
46: A LITTLE BIT MORE - DR HOOK
45: THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
44: SWEET THING - RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA-KAHN
43: THEME FROM MAHOGANY - DIANA ROSS
42: DEEP PURPLE - DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
41: LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - DONNA SUMMER
40: ALL BY MYSELF - ERIC CARMEN
39: LONELY NIGHT - THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
38: TURN THE BEAT AROUND - VICKIE SUE ROBINSON
37: DREAM WEAVER - GARY WRIGHT
36: LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - THE BELLAMY BROTHERS
35: ONLY SIXTEEN - DR. HOOK
34: MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT - STARBUCK
33: GOLDEN YEARS - DAVID BOWIE
32: YOU'RE GONNA MISS MY LOVIN' - LOU RAWLS
31: YOU SHOULD BE DANCIN' - BEE GEES
30: LOVE ROLLER COASTER - OHIO PLAYERS
29: THEME FROM "S.W.A.T." - RHYTHM HERITAGE
28: RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - MAXINE NIGHTENGALE
27: SWEET LOVE - COMMODORES
26: SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
25: TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT - EAGLES
24: GET UP AND BOOGIE - SILVER CONVENTION
23: LOVE HURTS - NAZARETH
22: YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE
21: I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT - ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY
20: BOOGIE FEVER - SILVERS
19: MISTY BLUE - DOROTHY MOORE
18: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN
17: MORE MORE MORE - ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION
16: GET CLOSER - SEALS AND CROFTS
15: LOVE HANGOVER - DIANA ROSS
14: FLY ROBIN FLY - SILVER CONVENTION
13: I WRITE THE SONGS - BARRY MANILOW
12: AFTERNOON DELIGHT - STARLAND VOCAL BAND
11: SARA SMILE - HALL & OATES
10: A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN - WALTER MURPHY
9: LOVE IS ALIVE - GARY WRIGHT
8: 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER - PAUL SIMON
7: LOVE MACHINE - MIRACLES
6: KISS AND SAY GOODBYE - MANHATTANS
5: PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - WILD CHERRY
4: DECEMBER 1963 (OH WHAT A NIGHT) - FOUR SEASONS
3: DISCO LADY - JOHNNY TAYLOR
2: DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE
1: SILLY LOVE SONGS - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS


1978:

100: DEACON BLUES - STEELY DAN
99: HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - BOB SEGER
98: WE'RE ALL ALONE - RITA COOLIDGE
97: NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA
96: EBONY EYES - BOB WELCH
95: I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - ERUPTION
94: TURN TO STONE - E.L.O.
93: DON'T LOOK BACK - BOSTON
92: FLASHLIGHT - PARLIAMENT
91: NATIVE NEW YORKER - ODYSSEY
90: IT'S SO EASY - LINDA RONSTADT
89: YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF - HIGH ENERGY
88: I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE - ALICIA BRIDGES
87: LIFE'S BEEN GOOD - JOE WALSH
86: SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN - E.L.O.
85: GET OFF - FOXY
84: FOOL IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER - CHRIS REA
83: WHENEVER I CALL YOU FRIEND - KENNY LOGGINS & STEVIE NICKS
82: RUNNIN' ON EMPTY - JACKSON BROWN
81: BLUER THEN BLUE - MICHAEL JOHNSON
80: DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD - SANTA ESMERALDA
79: FALLING - LEBLANC & CARR
78: SENTIMENTAL LADY - BOB WELCH
77: SERPENTINE FIRE - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
76: YOU & I - RICK JAMES
75: ALWAYS & FOREVER - HEAT WAVE
74: COPACABANA - BARRY MANILOW
73: EVERY KINDA PEOPLE - ROBERT PALMER
72: BECAUSE THE NIGHT - PATTI SMITH GROUP
71: DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE
70: WHAT'S YOUR NAME - LYNYRD SKYNYRD
69: SUMMER NIGHTS - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
68: HEY DEANIE - SHAUN CASSIDY
67: BABY HOLD ON - EDDIE MONEY
66: COUNT ON ME - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
65: REMINISING - LITTLE RIVER BAND
64: SHAME - EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
63: YOU NEEDED ME - ANNE MURRAY
62: PEG - STEELY DAN
61: BLUE BAYOU - LINDA RONSTADT
60: HERE YOU COME AGAIN - DOLLY PARTON
59: YOU BELONG TO ME - CARLY SIMON
58: THIS TIME I'M IN IT FOR LOVE - PLAYER
57: BACK IN LOVE AGAIN - LTD
56: COME SAIL AWAY - STYX
55: ON BROADWAY - GEORGE BENSON
54: DISCO INFERNO - TRAMMPS
53: MY ANGEL BABY - TOBY BEAU
52: STILL THE SAME - BOB SEGER
51: IMAGINARY LOVER - ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
50: THUNDER ISLAND - JAY FERGUSON
49: THE GROOVE LINE - HEAT WAVE
48: SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY - PAUL SIMON
47: GOODBYE GIRL - DAVID GATES & BREAD
46: LOVE IS IN THE AIR - JOHN PAUL YOUNG
45: EVERLASTING LOVE - ANDY GIBB
44: LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - PABLO CRUISE
43: OUR LOVE - NATALIE COLE
42: USED TO BE MY GIRL - O'JAYS
41: SHORT PEOPLE - RANDY NEWMAN
40: MAGNET & STEEL - WALTER EGAN
39: DUST IN THE WIND - KANSAS
38: THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU - ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY
37: YOU'RE IN MY HEART - ROD STEWART
36: HOT BLOODED - FOREIGNER
35: HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
34: LAST DANCE - DONNA SUMMER
33: SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH - DAN HILL
32: TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA
31: JACK & JILL - RAYDIO
30: TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD - MEATLOAF
29: DANCE WITH ME - PETER BROWN
28: TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE - JOHNNY MATHIS & DENICE WILLIAMS
27: CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU - BARRY MANILOW
26: BAKER STREET - GERRY RAFFERTY
25: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - QUEEN
24: IT'S A HEARTACHE - BONNIE TYLER
23: LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN - SWEET
22: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY - NICK GILDER
21: FEELS SO GOOD - CHUCK MANGIONE
20: DANCE DANCE DANCE - CHIC
19: IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU - YVONNE ELLIMAN
18: WITH A LITTLE LUCK - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
17: JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL
16: MISS YOU - ROLLING STONES
15: LAY DOWN SALLY - ERIC CLAPTON
14: EMOTION - SAMANTHA SANG
13: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & JOHN TRAVOLTA
12: I GO CRAZY - PAUL DAVIS
11: GREASE - FRANKIE VALLI
10: THREE TIMES A LADY - COMMODORES
9: BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE - A TASTE OF HONEY
8: LOVE IS THICKER THEN WATER - ANDY GIBB
7: BABY COME BACK - PLAYER
6: HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - BEE GEES
5: KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE
4: STAYIN' ALIVE - BEE GEES
3: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE
2: NIGHT FEVER - BEE GEES
1: SHADOW DANCIN' - ANDY GIBB

The top song of 1976 was "Silly Loves Songs"? You'd think the people would have had enough of them. :lol:

1976 had some good songs, but for me 1978 was much better. I also didn't really get into top 40 until 1977 which is when I heard A.T. 40 for the first time. Before then I was more interested in TV than music and really didn't listen to the radio that much.

Taste in music is subjective and is different with each individual person. For me, the late 1970's was the era when top 40 music began to decline.

1977 was not a terrible year but not really a good one either. A more than usual number of hit songs from that year crossed over from 1976.

1978 came back a little, it was a better year for top 40, at least better than 1977. The year was dominated by the Bee Gees and the songs from Saturday Night Fever, also Olivia Newton John and the songs from Grease, but aside from that there were several good hit songs from other artists as well.

1979 top 40 was the worst of all, it was a depressing year and it seemed like most people were tired of the 70's and wanted 1980 to get here. Of the 396 songs in my hits of the 70's collection, I could come up with only 12 songs from 1979 that I felt were worthy to include in the collection. :lol:

1970 to 72 were good years for top 40, not great, but good. 1973 to 76 were the peak years, top 40 was really alive during those years, many good songs on the charts during those days.

The rock band Pilot had their big top ten hit "Magic" in 1975, they followed it up in 1976 with "January", another good song but it flopped on the Billboard charts, missing the top 40 and making it only to number 87 on the hot 100. David Cassidy covered "January" on his album Home Is Where The Heart Is, but I like Pilot's original version better. Cassidy's version is 30 seconds shorter and omits a verse. Not good.

One hit wonder disco group 5000 Volts scored their lone top 40 hit late in 1975 with "I'm On Fire", peaking at number 26 on Billboard but the song made it to number 12 on WCFL in Chicago. "I'm On Fire" was followed up in 1976 with "Look Out I'm Coming", good song but this one was a complete chart flop and failed to chart at all. I have a mint copy of the 45, the flip side titled "Bye Love", is a good tune too.

Taste in music is subjective and is different with each individual person. For me, the late 1970's was the era when top 40 music began to decline.

1977 was not a terrible year but not really a good one either. A more than usual number of hit songs from that year crossed over from 1976.

1978 came back a little, it was a better year for top 40, at least better than 1977. The year was dominated by the Bee Gees and the songs from Saturday Night Fever, also Olivia Newton John and the songs from Grease, but aside from that there were several good hit songs from other artists as well.

1979 top 40 was the worst of all, it was a depressing year and it seemed like most people were tired of the 70's and wanted 1980 to get here. Of the 396 songs in my hits of the 70's collection, I could come up with only 12 songs from 1979 that I felt were worthy to include in the collection. :lol:

1970 to 72 were good years for top 40, not great, but good. 1973 to 76 were the peak years, top 40 was really alive during those years, many good songs on the charts during those days.


1979 was so bad that A.T. 40 only a did a top 50 year-end countdown. :lol:
The one thing I never understood was how "Rise" by Herb Alpert which hit #1 failed to make the year-end countdown while another instrumental, "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills which peaked at #3 came in at #49 for the year.

Every year has it's share of dreck and some more than others. For me, 1976 had way more than 1978. In all fairness though, I was only looking at Billboard's year-end countdown so there's probably several songs I may have overlooked that didn't make it. Actually, I tend to like songs that didn't make the top 40 or bubbled under the hot 100. I've heard many that made me wonder why they never made top 40 and many that did make top 40 that had me scratching my head. :confused: That 70's collection of 396 songs sounds interesting. Have you posted the list here before? I'm thinking you did, but if not could you when you have time? You sound like someone who has an appreciation for music so I bet your collection is a good one.

1976 was also the year when John Denver and The Carpenters were no longer big hitmakers, at least as far as top 10 songs go.

John Denver had two minor hits in 1976 that I like, "Looking For Space" and "Like A Sad Song", the latter tune was covered by Frank Sinatra, believe it or not. :lol:

The Carpenters had a minor hit in 1976 with "I Need To Be In Love", and another minor hit in 1977 with "All You Get From Love Is A Love Song". Both songs are good.

Sometimes I think the last good year in popular music was 1982. Or maybe 1984 . . .

Sometimes I think the last good year in popular music was 1982. Or maybe 1984 . . .

1983 for me.

1979 was so bad that A.T. 40 only a did a top 50 year-end countdown. :lol:
The one thing I never understood was how "Rise" by Herb Alpert which hit #1 failed to make the year-end countdown while another instrumental, "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills which peaked at #3 came in at #49 for the year.

Every year has it's share of dreck and some more than others. For me, 1976 had way more than 1978. In all fairness though, I was only looking at Billboard's year-end countdown so there's probably several songs I may have overlooked that didn't make it. Actually, I tend to like songs that didn't make the top 40 or bubbled under the hot 100. I've heard many that made me wonder why they never made top 40 and many that did make top 40 that had me scratching my head. :confused: That 70's collection of 396 songs sounds interesting. Have you posted the list here before? I'm thinking you did, but if not could you when you have time? You sound like someone who has an appreciation for music so I bet your collection is a good one.

1979 was the year I graduated from high school, I wish I had graduated in 78 because as I said, 79 was a depressing year. I remember the day I graduated, it was a mid June day but the weather was cloudy, chilly, blustery, drizzly and rainy. It felt like winter was coming instead of summer. 79 was depressing, but everything seemed to revive in 1980 as far as music goes with the emergence of new wave and the demise of disco.

While the 70's was overall a great decade for music and top 40, I agree it had it's share of dreck too. Just a couple examples: those songs by David Geddes "Run Joey Run" and "Blind Man In The Bleachers", that Clint Holmes tune "Playground In My Mind", and the Austin Roberts tune "Rocky", LOL you could gag me with a spoon with those songs. :lol:

Thanks for your interest in my collection, I worked on it for a long time. As I said, music taste is subjective but I think most people would like the songs I chose. Almost all the songs are well known hits, a few are lesser known. The collection is divided into 3 sections, the first is the main collection of 25 CD's which contain 302 songs. Then I have 5 more CD's which contain 65 songs, these are bonus tracks, songs that didn't get on the main collection. Then I have 2 more CD's which contain 29 songs, these are more bonus tracks and the last disc, number 32, has a few songs that charted on the hot 100 but not the top 40.

I haven't posted the entire list here before but I guess maybe I can sometime if you'd like to see it. I would probably start a new thread here in the music forum and list the songs on each disc in a separate post as that would be easier to read instead of one long list of 396 songs. :lol:

1976 was also the year when John Denver and The Carpenters were no longer big hitmakers, at least as far as top 10 songs go.


Would you believe I prefer the Carpenters' 1976 remake of "There's a Kind of Hush" to the original Herman's Hermits record? But Richard Carpenter has since disavowed his and Karen's cover.

The rock band Pilot had their big top ten hit "Magic" in 1975, they followed it up in 1976 with "January", another good song but it flopped on the Billboard charts, missing the top 40 and making it only to number 87 on the hot 100.

That's a shame, Pilot was a band that should have lasted.

"Didn't We Meet" - Alice Cooper
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult
"Blitzkrieg Bop" - Ramones
"Spirit Of The Water" - Camel
"Pied Piper" - Jethro Tull
"Rip Her To Shreds" - Blondie
"Hot Rod Lincoln" - Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen
"Aquaman" - Goblin

Thanks for the compliment! :) I actually like Rock Of the Westies, and Elton was smart to go with "Island Girl" instead. That, the "Yell Help" medley, and Grow Some Funk of Your Own" are my favorite Westies tunes.

I'm not a fan of Rock Of The Westies. I like Island Girl but the rest of the album doesn't rate high with me.

That's a shame, Pilot was a band that should have lasted.

Pilot's albums have a lot of filler, but their album titled Two's A Crowd is pretty good.

1978:

10: THREE TIMES A LADY - COMMODORES
9: BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE - A TASTE OF HONEY
8: LOVE IS THICKER THEN WATER - ANDY GIBB
7: BABY COME BACK - PLAYER
6: HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - BEE GEES
5: KISS YOU ALL OVER - EXILE
4: STAYIN' ALIVE - BEE GEES
3: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE
2: NIGHT FEVER - BEE GEES
1: SHADOW DANCIN' - ANDY GIBB

It's interesting that one family was responsible for half of the top 10 songs of 1978.

It's interesting that one family was responsible for half of the top 10 songs of 1978.

Every song on side one of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack except one - "If I Can't have You," from Yvonne Elliman - is performed by the Bee Gees, and all of these songs, including "If I Can't Have You", were written by the Bee Gees.. How do you like them apples?

Every song on side one of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack except one - "If I Can't have You," from Yvonne Elliman - is performed by the Bee Gees, and all of these songs, including "If I Can't Have You", were written by the Bee Gees.. How do you like them apples?

I do own the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, so I was aware of the Bee Gees dominating it. However, The Bee Gees having written "If I Can't Have You" was news to me.

I do own the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, so I was aware of the Bee Gees dominating it. However, The Bee Gees having written "If I Can't Have You" was news to me.


Check this out! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Can't_Have_You)

1978 was definitely a huge year on the charts for the Gibb brothers, the Bee Gees dominating the charts with the songs from Saturday Night Fever, and Andy Gibb with the smash hit Shadow Dancing.

If I Can't Have You was written by the Bee Gees, they recorded their version of it too, but Yvonne Elliman's version was the hit and I like her version better.

To a somewhat lesser extent, Olivia Newton John also dominated the charts in 1978 with the songs from Grease, then later in the year with her smash hit A Little More Love from the Totally Hot album.

The Bee Gees remained chart toppers again in 1979, then in 1980 the music world underwent big changes with the end of the disco fad and the emergence of new wave.

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If I Can't Have You was written by the Bee Gees, they recorded their version of it too, but Yvonne Elliman's version was the hit and I like her version better.


The Bee Gees' version was released as a B-side.

Wow, I didn't realize this thread of mine would still be going strong after
more than 13 years!

Wow, I didn't realize this thread of mine would still be going strong after
more than 13 years!

People are really, really nostalgic for 1976. :)

Another hit from 1976 - from the Beatles! Capitol issued "Got To Get You Into My Life," ten years after it was recorded and two years before Earth, Wind & Fire covered it, as a single in 1976. It reached number seven. How many people out there heard this song in '76 thinking it was the latest Paul McCartney and Wings single? :lol:

Another hit from 1976 - from the Beatles! Capitol issued "Got To Get You Into My Life," ten years after it was recorded and two years before Earth, Wind & Fire covered it, as a single in 1976. It reached number seven.

I imagine there must have been some sort of Beatles revival in 1976, otherwise it doesn't make sense why the song was released as a single 10 years after the fact. It should have been issued as a single in 1966, in 1976 it sounded dated and out of place. The song is OK, nothing outstanding, but I've never been a huge Beatles fan. I actually prefer John, Paul, George and Ringo as solo artists compared to when they were a group. Capitol released a few more Beatles singles during the 70's, but Got To Get You Into My Life was the most successful one.

I imagine there must have been some sort of Beatles revival in 1976, otherwise it doesn't make sense why the song was released as a single 10 years after the fact. It should have been issued as a single in 1966, in 1976 it sounded dated and out of place. The song is OK, nothing outstanding, but I've never been a huge Beatles fan. I actually prefer John, Paul, George and Ringo as solo artists compared to when they were a group. Capitol released a few more Beatles singles during the 70's, but Got To Get You Into My Life was the most successful one.

It was issued to promote the 1976 Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation double album (since deleted), which included the song.