The UK Top 50 of 1974 Poll

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Starting to get old these songs now.....

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us	7
Showaddywaddy Hey Rock And Roll	4
Abba Waterloo	4
George McCrae Rock Your Baby	3
Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting	3
Wombles Wombling Song	3
Wombles Remember You're A Womble	2
Queen Killer Queen	2
R Dean Taylor There's A Ghost In My House	2
Leo Sayer The Show Must Go On	1
Cozy Powell Dance With The Devil	1
Suzi Quatro Devil Gate Drive	1
Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl	1
Barry White You're The First, The Last, My Everything	1
Peters & Lee Don't Stay Away Too Long	1
Slade Far Far Away	1
The Three Degrees When Will I See You Again	1
John Denver Annie's Song	1
Charles Aznavour She	0
Andy Williams Solitaire	0
Johnny Bristol Hang On In There Baby	0
Stephanie De Sykes & Rain Born With A Smile On My Face	0
Mud The Cat Crept In	0
Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted	0
The New Seekers You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me	0
Paul McCartney & Wings Band On The Run	0
Slade Merry Xmas Everybody	0
Ringo Starr You're Sixteen	0
Bay City Rollers Shang-A-Lang	0
Alvin Stardust My Coo-Ca-Choo	0
The Glitter Band Angel Face	0
Andy Kim Rock Me Gently	0
David Essex Gonna Make You A Star	0
Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun	0
Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero	0
The Stylistics You Make Me Feel Brand New	0
The Hollies The Air That I Breathe	0
The Drifters Kissin' In The Back Row	0
Alvin Stardust Jealous Mind	0
Ray Stevens The Streak	0
Sylvia Y Viva Espana	0
Mud Tiger Feet	0
The Osmonds Love Me For A Reason	0
Ken Boothe Everything I Own	0
The Sweet Teenage Rampage	0
The Rubettes Sugar Baby Love	0
Gary Glitter Always Yours	0
Sweet Sensation Sad Sweet Dreamer	0
Donny & Marie Osmond I'm Leaving It All Up To You	0
Bay City Rollers Summerlove Sensation	0

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 7 January 2008 03:44 (seventeen years ago)

Kind of tempting to vote for The Wombles. But it's "Killer Queen", really.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 7 January 2008 03:44 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Monday, 14 January 2008 00:01 (seventeen years ago)

Only some hours left to vote now.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 14 January 2008 09:31 (seventeen years ago)

Sparks

― onimo, Monday, 14 January 2008 11:54 (seventeen years ago)

louder: SPARKS!

― Mark G, Monday, 14 January 2008 11:55 (seventeen years ago)

Can't remember whether I voted Sparks or Barry White. Think it was the latter.

― mike t-diva, Monday, 14 January 2008 12:11 (seventeen years ago)

74 much much better than 73.

― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 14 January 2008 12:33 (seventeen years ago)

(Maybe just one much, actually.)

― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 14 January 2008 12:34 (seventeen years ago)

Dance With The Devil for me.

Oh fuck, I just saw Sugar Baby Love. Oh, bollocks.

Anyway - what's the Factory Records connection with this, fact fans?

― Dr.C, Monday, 14 January 2008 12:38 (seventeen years ago)

I know the answer to this, but I'll let someone else have a go.

― Billy Dods, Monday, 14 January 2008 12:47 (seventeen years ago)

And it's a really, really great record. Well both are actually.

― Billy Dods, Monday, 14 January 2008 12:48 (seventeen years ago)

Yeah, Sparks.

― chap, Monday, 14 January 2008 13:10 (seventeen years ago)

xpost - Yeah I thought you'd know, also Marcello and M.Grout.

― Dr.C, Monday, 14 January 2008 13:16 (seventeen years ago)

Another predictable Sparks vote. I would have gone for them at the time and it still stands stalwart (but no shame to come second to "Sugar Baby Love" despite Gambo decrying it in the NME as collapse of civilisation etc.).

I also know the answer to Dr C's poser but since I have blogged about it elsewhere I will likewise let someone else have a go at it.

― Dingbod Kesterson, Monday, 14 January 2008 13:17 (seventeen years ago)

Oooh - difficult one. I could make a case for at least a third of these tracks.

Sparks is obvious, so I will tactically vote for Leo Sayer: Fantastic song from the period where he was being taken seriously as a singer/songwriter. In retrospect, said period seemed to last for about a month.

Now can some other people make sure that both Slade tracks get at least one vote, and of course the wonderful R Dean Taylor, and Sweet Sensation should really get at least one vote, and Paper Lace, and...oh, you get the picture.

― Guilty_Boksen, Monday, 14 January 2008 13:27 (seventeen years ago)

all you ppl voting for sparks over abba will have your reward in Hell

― J0hn D., Monday, 14 January 2008 13:35 (seventeen years ago)

hahah--I voted for Carl Douglas.

― Ioannis, Monday, 14 January 2008 13:41 (seventeen years ago)

Oh, I found my "Palatine" CD single the other day. Lead track "Transmission", but "Reach for Love" was on there and I'd forgotten. If that is the answer, then yeah.

― Mark G, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:40 (seventeen years ago)

all you ppl voting for sparks over abba will have your reward in Hell

-- J0hn D., Monday, 14 January 2008 13:35 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

Why, will Abba be there? Hner.

― Mark G, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:40 (seventeen years ago)

"Rock Your Baby" now and forever

― Matos W.K., Monday, 14 January 2008 14:41 (seventeen years ago)

xpost Yes 'Reach For Love' is the answer!

― Dr.C, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:44 (seventeen years ago)

Marcello's take on Reach For Love

And the track in question

― Billy Dods, Monday, 14 January 2008 15:11 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Tuesday, 15 January 2008 00:01 (seventeen years ago)

The Sparks is no surprise. The Wombles high showing (even without my vote) shows they have a large fanbase at ILM. :)

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 15 January 2008 00:04 (seventeen years ago)

six years pass...

RIP the co-writer of "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" and "The Night Chicago Died"

(AM radio cheese over here)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Callander

― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 21 March 2014 19:29 (eleven years ago)

shame

this might be my favourite of his:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcfGeNqp-bY

― fhingerbhangra (Noodle Vague), Friday, 21 March 2014 19:41 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcfGeNqp-bY

― fhingerbhangra (Noodle Vague), Friday, 21 March 2014 19:42 (eleven years ago)

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