"Bottom half" Billboard top 40 hits of the 1970's - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

1960'sTVfan · 02-09-2020, 05:51 PM

By "bottom half" I'm referring to top 40 Billboard hits that peaked at the 21 to 40 positions and didn't break into the top 20.

Here are some good ones that I included in my collection:

"Yellow River" by Christie- #23 Billboard hit in 1970.

"Albert Flasher" by The Guess Who- #29 Billboard hit in 1971.

"Wild Night" by Van Morrison- #28 Billboard hit in 1971.

"Summer Sand" by Tony Orlando & Dawn- #33 Billboard hit in 1971.

"What Are You Doing Sunday" by Tony Orlando & Dawn- #39 Billboard hit in 1971.

"Resurrection Shuffle" By Ashton, Gardner & Dyke- #40 Billboard hit in 1971. (If I remember correct, this song did fairly well in Chicago and charted higher.)

"Big City Miss Ruth Ann" by The Gallery- #23 Billboard hit in 1973.

"Painted Ladies" by Ian Thomas- #34 Billboard hit in 1973.

"So You Are A Star" by The Hudson Brothers- #21 Billboard hit in 1974.

"Star Baby" by The Guess Who- #39 Billboard hit in 1974. (This song was a top ten hit in Chicago on both WLS and WCFL.)

"Winners And Losers" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds- #21 Billboard hit in 1975. (This song was also a top ten hit in Chicago on the WCFL survey.)

"I Got Stoned And I Missed It" by Jim Stafford- #37 Billboard hit in 1975.

"I'm On Fire" by The 5000 Volts- #26 Billboard hit in 1975. (This song reached the #12 spot on Chicago's WCFL survey.)

"Crazy On You" by Heart- #35 Billboard hit in 1976. (I'm very surprised that this song didn't chart higher on Billboard, #35 is pretty low.)

"Lorelei" by Styx- #27 hit on Billboard in 1976. (I'm also surprised this one didn't chart higher on Billboard.)

"I Need To Be In Love" by The Carpenters- #25 Billboard hit in 1976.

"Looking For Space" by John Denver- #29 Billboard hit in 1976.

"Ariel" by Dean Friedman- #26 Billboard hit in 1977. (This song charted higher in Chicago on the WLS survey.)

"New York You Got Me Dancing" by The Andrea True Connection- #27 Billboard hit in 1977.

"So You Win Again" by Hot Chocolate- #31 Billboard hit in 1977.

"All You Get From Love Is A Love Song" by the Carpenters- #35 Billboard hit in 1977.

"Everybody Be Dancin" by Starbuck- #39 Billboard hit in 1977.

"Blue Collar Man" by Styx- #21 Billboard hit in 1978.

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" By Linda Ronstadt- #31 Billboard hit in 1978.

"Honesty" by Billy Joel- #24 Billboard hit in 1979.

02-09-2020, 05:51 PM	#1
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,074	"Bottom half" Billboard top 40 hits of the 1970's By "bottom half" I'm referring to top 40 Billboard hits that peaked at the 21 to 40 positions and didn't break into the top 20. Here are some good ones that I included in my collection: "Yellow River" by Christie- #23 Billboard hit in 1970. "Albert Flasher" by The Guess Who- #29 Billboard hit in 1971. "Wild Night" by Van Morrison- #28 Billboard hit in 1971. "Summer Sand" by Tony Orlando & Dawn- #33 Billboard hit in 1971. "What Are You Doing Sunday" by Tony Orlando & Dawn- #39 Billboard hit in 1971. "Resurrection Shuffle" By Ashton, Gardner & Dyke- #40 Billboard hit in 1971. (If I remember correct, this song did fairly well in Chicago and charted higher.) "Big City Miss Ruth Ann" by The Gallery- #23 Billboard hit in 1973. "Painted Ladies" by Ian Thomas- #34 Billboard hit in 1973. "So You Are A Star" by The Hudson Brothers- #21 Billboard hit in 1974. "Star Baby" by The Guess Who- #39 Billboard hit in 1974. (This song was a top ten hit in Chicago on both WLS and WCFL.) "Winners And Losers" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds- #21 Billboard hit in 1975. (This song was also a top ten hit in Chicago on the WCFL survey.) "I Got Stoned And I Missed It" by Jim Stafford- #37 Billboard hit in 1975. "I'm On Fire" by The 5000 Volts- #26 Billboard hit in 1975. (This song reached the #12 spot on Chicago's WCFL survey.) "Crazy On You" by Heart- #35 Billboard hit in 1976. (I'm very surprised that this song didn't chart higher on Billboard, #35 is pretty low.) "Lorelei" by Styx- #27 hit on Billboard in 1976. (I'm also surprised this one didn't chart higher on Billboard.) "I Need To Be In Love" by The Carpenters- #25 Billboard hit in 1976. "Looking For Space" by John Denver- #29 Billboard hit in 1976. "Ariel" by Dean Friedman- #26 Billboard hit in 1977. (This song charted higher in Chicago on the WLS survey.) "New York You Got Me Dancing" by The Andrea True Connection- #27 Billboard hit in 1977. "So You Win Again" by Hot Chocolate- #31 Billboard hit in 1977. "All You Get From Love Is A Love Song" by the Carpenters- #35 Billboard hit in 1977. "Everybody Be Dancin" by Starbuck- #39 Billboard hit in 1977. "Blue Collar Man" by Styx- #21 Billboard hit in 1978. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" By Linda Ronstadt- #31 Billboard hit in 1978. "Honesty" by Billy Joel- #24 Billboard hit in 1979.
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