UK Top 40, w/e 15th January 1977

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So, in last week's poll Smokie & Roy Chubby Brown's version of "Living Next Door To Alice" polled exactly zero votes, obviously indicating a massive public demand for discussing Smokie's original. Failing that, we're not exactly going to get many better reasons to poll a year from the 70s, so away we go. This is the week after it peaked at number 5, cos for some reason ChartStats only goes up to #30 that week.

Anyway - 1977. The year punk happened in the UK. But not in January, by the looks of things. Vote for the one you love best from this lot:

Poll Results

Option	Votes
14. Stevie Wonder - I Wish	7
19. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing	6
21. Rose Royce - Car Wash	5
27. Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce	3
38. Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word	3
39. The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven EP	2
04. Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love	2
06. 10cc - Things We Do For Love	2
31. KC And The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love	2
29. Donna Summer - Winter Melody	1
40. Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word	1
16. Kursaal Flyers - Little Does She Know	1
30. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now	1
13. Queen - Somebody To Love	1
03. ABBA - Money Money Money	1
07. Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina	1
08. Tina Charles - Dr Love	1
09. Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth	1
11. Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life	0
05. Barry Biggs - Sideshow	0
32. Pussycat - Smile	0
33. Jesse Green - Flip	0
34. Rod Stewart - Get Back	0
35. David Parton - Isn't She Lovely	0
36. Billie Jo Spears - Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song	0
37. Billy Ocean - Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)	0
15. Dana - Fairy Tale	0
02. Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born	0
12. Paul Nicholas - Grandma's Party	0
17. Mud - Lean On Me	0
20. Chris Hill - Bionic Santa	0
10. Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice	0
22. Yvonne Elliman - Love Me	0
23. Boney M - Daddy Cool	0
24. Elvis Presley - Suspicion	0
25. Liverpool Express - Every Man Must Have A Dream	0
26. John Christie - Here's To Love	0
18. The Drifters - You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book	0
28. Bread - Lost Without Your Love	0
01. David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us	0

― William Bloody Swygart, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:55 (fifteen years ago)

Jeez, Steely Dan in the Top 30.

Not an easy choice, but I went for the Mike Oldfield. Very tuneful.

― anagram, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 07:57 (fifteen years ago)

23. Boney M - Daddy Cool

^^in the pub before fwd on sunday, there were some old people properly raving to this. busting actual moves and everything. they looked like they were having a ball. it was amazing and v heartening.

have only heard about 3 of these songs, voted rose royce.

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 08:54 (fifteen years ago)

livin' thing all the way

― nonightsweats, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 09:32 (fifteen years ago)

Nearly went Stevie, went RoseRoyce because I bought it then.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 09:57 (fifteen years ago)

I have really strong memories of Julie Covington (I was 5), so that.

― nate woolls, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 10:15 (fifteen years ago)

I love a whole lot of these, but in a "happy memories of childhood" way rather than actually actively wanting to hear any of them at the moment. I think my favourites, not for any particular reason, might be ELO and The Kursaal Flyers and Queen.

― ailsa, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 10:20 (fifteen years ago)

I didn't know the Kersal Massive had been going for so long.

I have a terrible soft spot for Livin' Thing.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 10:46 (fifteen years ago)

Billy Ocean - Stop Me

wish this was the original of The Smiths song

― unban dictionary (blueski), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 11:03 (fifteen years ago)

This chart is so bad I am actually voting for Queen.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 11:09 (fifteen years ago)

tempted to vote for 'Bionic Santa' without having heard it

― unban dictionary (blueski), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 11:10 (fifteen years ago)

This chart is so bad I am actually voting for Queen.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:09 AM (2 minutes ago)

The one with Smokie's actual biggest hit is worse.

― William Bloody Swygart, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 11:13 (fifteen years ago)

Stevie without a second thought.

― Matos W.K., Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago)

This is pretty dire actually - I guess there's an unhappy mix of Christmas 'hits' on their way down, the usual novelty fodder and some below par efforts from some big guns. I voted for Kursaal Flyers, although I kind of like Julie Cov, Rose Royce and (god help me) Liverpool Express!

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:39 (fifteen years ago)

"Somebody To Love" is probably my favorite song here, but "Haitian Divorce" is awesome and I always forget it was actually a single in the UK so it was a pleasant surprise to see it here.

― some dude, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:42 (fifteen years ago)

Kursaal Flyers: is this the I-know-that-she-knows-that-I-know-that-fuck-knows one?

― Joerg Hi Dere (NickB), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:43 (fifteen years ago)

Voted ELO, anyone that didn't is crazy like a fool.

― Joerg Hi Dere (NickB), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:44 (fifteen years ago)

xpost yes, it was.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:51 (fifteen years ago)

Shit I didn't see ELO!

Anyway Kursaals would've still had my vote.

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:52 (fifteen years ago)

Voted the Dan, but almost went for KC, "Keep It Common-Law."

― Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago)

Rose Royce, some way ahead of ABBA and Queen, some way ahead of a load of stuff I haven't heard, some way ahead of the Dan

― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 15:05 (fifteen years ago)

Ooh, Donna Summer's "Winter Melody" is beautiful - I'll take that please. Tina Charles' "Dr. Love" is nice, but First Choice had an unrelated 1977 disco hit called "Doctor Love" that was a classic.

― Josefa, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 15:17 (fifteen years ago)

...and Kiss did "Calling Dr. Love" that same year

― Stop wishing death on people just for the cool thread titles (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:33 (fifteen years ago)

Possibles: 10cc, Julie Covington, The Drifters, ELO, ver Dan, Thin Lizzy, Stylistics, Elton John. I think I shd probably vote 10cc for the verses, but I have powerful love for all of those.

― Calamari Merkin (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:39 (fifteen years ago)

THIN LIZZY

― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Sunday, 2 August 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word". A great song from a not so great album.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 3 August 2009 02:43 (fifteen years ago)

And, I mean, I love 10cc and ELO, but these two aren't really their best moments.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 3 August 2009 02:43 (fifteen years ago)

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

― System, Monday, 3 August 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

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