1977 Top 20

As a slight interlude I thought I would have a look at what was in the charts in the UK exactly 30 years ago.

There is quite a scary revelation as those who are top of the charts today probably weren’t even born then. There are two charts now made up of ‘downloads’ and purchased hardcopy stuff plus the Indie, R’n’B, Dance, Rock etc charts .30 years ago it was just the top 20 7” singles (if there were more charts I don’t recall now but the Top 20 was all that mattered in my circle) and I am not sure whether 12 inch singles or cassettes were out then either.

I would play my records on a small record player, which was in a red case with cream trim.

Now it is all on iPods, MP3 players, mobile phones. I can’t remember when my teen last bought a CD it is all purchased on line direct to her PC. I recall when she got her first MP3 player a couple of years ago and the pressure I was under to set it up, synchronise media player etc ... gosh I had never even held an MP3 before never mind getting one all singing and dancing in a nanosecond!!

Anyhow here is the top 20 on 10^th September 1977

1. Elvis Presley ~ Way Down
2. Space ~ Magic Fly
3. Floaters ~Float On
4. Jean Michel Jarre ~Oxygen Part 4
5. Donna Summer ~ Deep Down Inside
6. Brotherhood of Man ~Angelo
7. Candi Staton ~ Nights on Broadway
8. David Soul ~ Silver Lady
9. Denise Williams ~ That is what Friends are for
10. Carly Simon ~ Nobody Does it Better
11. Rods ~ Do Anything You Want to Do
12. Showaddywaddy ~ You Got What it Takes
13. Rah Band ~ The Crunch
14. Thin Lizzy ~ Dancing in The Moonlight
15. The Steve Gibbons Band ~ Tulane
16. Meri Wilson ~ Telephone Man
17. Boomtown Rats ~ Looking After Number One
18. Rita Coolridge ~ We’re All Alone
19. Adverts ~Gary Gilmour’s Eyes
20. Mink de Ville ~ Spanish Stroll

This is todays chart The Official chart & Download chart
1 Sean Kingston ~ Beautiful Girls 1.Sean Kingston ~ Beautiful Girls
2 Plain White Ts ~ Hey there Delilah 2. Kayne West ~ Stronger
3 Kayne West ~ Stronger
3.Plain White Ts ~ Hey there Delilah
4 James Blunt ~ 1973
4. Robyn with Kleerup ~ with Every Heartbeat
5. Girls Aloud ~ No no no sexy 5. Rhianna ~ Shut up and Drive
6. Rhianna ~ Shut up and Drive
6. James Blunt ~ 1973
7. Robyn with Kleerup ~ with Every Heartbeat
7. 50 Cent/J Timberlake ~ Ayo Technology
8. 50 Cent/J Timberlake ~ Ayo Technology
8. Gym Class Heroes ~ Clothes Off
9. Scouting for Girls ~She’s so Lovely
9. Timberland ft Keri Hilson ~ The Way I Are
10.Timberland ft Keri Hilson~ The Way I Are
10. Newton Faulkner ~ Dream Catch me

The sorry thing is I know most of the song on here from 30 years ago and I know half from the list released today.

Two things happened as I have been writing this

First and as if by magic as I was looking at the top 10 of today my teen appeared and said ‘ I’ve got that, that, that, oh and that, on my iPod, I need to get that, hate that one it is rubbish’ then disappeared iPod in hand!!

And second my next door neighbour called round with a demo of her son's band they have been signed up with a record company and are about to launch, so we had a long conversation about 'downloads' and the music business. He is one who was not around 30 years ago, in fact when we moved in our house 20 years ago he was 2 and he used to call round to chat with me sat on our garden bench drinking squash!!! Must remind him when he is a mega star all the years of drumming I suffered through the adjoining wall ...................