of 1977 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1976 <-1977-> 1978
Top songs: #1: When I Need You by Leo Sayer - #2: Float On by The Floaters - #3: Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees - #4: How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees - #5: Best of My Love by The Emotions [female R&B trio]
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When I Need You
#1
01/1977

When I Need You
Leo Sayer

from Endless Flight   Endless Flight
485 pts
1
US
1
AC




94
R&B
1
UK
[Warner 8332]
written by Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager
Float On
#2
06/1977

Float On
The Floaters

from Floaters   
451 pts
2
US






1
R&B
1
UK
[ABC 12284]
written by Marvin Willis, Arnold Ingram & James Mitchell
Stayin' Alive
#3
12/1977

Stayin' Alive
Bee Gees

from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track   Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
436 pts
1
US
28
AC


3
dance
4
R&B
4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #189] charted as Stayin' Alive / Night Fever / More Than a Woman in US dance charts
[RSO 885]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
How Deep Is Your Love
#4
09/1977

How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees

from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track   Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
429 pts
1
US
1
AC






3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #366]
[RSO 882]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
Best of My Love
#5
05/1977

Best of My Love
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Rejoice   Rejoice
429 pts
1
US




11
dance
1
R&B
4
UK
[Columbia 10544]
written by Maurice White & Al McKay
Boogie Nights
#6
01/1977

Boogie Nights
Heatwave

from Too Hot to Handle   Too Hot to Handle
415 pts
2
US




36
dance
5
R&B
2
UK
[Epic 50370]
written by Rod Temperton
Got to Give It Up
#7
04/1977

Got to Give It Up
Marvin Gaye

from Marvin Gaye Live at the London Palladium   Marvin Gaye Live at the London Palladium
407 pts
1
US




1
dance
1
R&B
7
UK
[Tamla 54280]
written by Marvin Gaye
Lucille
#8
01/1977

Lucille
Kenny Rogers

from Kenny Rogers   
402 pts
5
US
10
AC
1
ctry




1
UK
[United Artists 929]
written by Roger Bowling & Hal Bynum
I Feel Love
#9
07/1977

I Feel Love
Donna Summer

from I Remember Yesterday   I Remember Yesterday
393 pts
6
US
45
AC


3
dance
9
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #411] charted as I Feel Love / Theme from the Deep (Down Deep Inside) in US dance charts
[Casablanca 884]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte & Donna Summer
Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band
#10
07/1977

Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band
Meco

from Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk   Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
385 pts
1
US
18
AC


6
dance
8
R&B
7
UK
instrumental
[Millennium 604]
written by John Williams [composer]
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
#11
07/1977

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Crystal Gayle

from We Must Believe in Magic   We Must Believe in Magic
384 pts
2
US
4
AC
1
ctry




5
UK
[United Artists 1016]
written by Richard Leigh
#12
10/1977

We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You
Queen

from News of the World   News of the World
351 pts
4
US








2
UK
[Elektra 45441]
written by Freddie Mercury & Brian May
Hotel California
#13
02/1977

Hotel California
Eagles

from Hotel California   Hotel California
346 pts
1
US
10
AC






8
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1978 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #49]
[Asylum 45386]
written by Don Felder, Glenn Frey & Don Henley
Nobody Does It Better
#14
07/1977

Nobody Does It Better
Carly Simon

from The Spy Who Loved Me: Original Motion Picture Score   The Spy Who Loved Me: Original Motion Picture Score
345 pts
2
US
1
AC






7
UK
[Elektra 45413]
written by Marvin Hamlisch & Carole Bayer Sager
It's a Heartache
#15
12/1977

It's a Heartache
Bonnie Tyler

from Natural Force   Natural Force
342 pts
3
US
10
AC
10
ctry




4
UK
[RCA 11249]
written by Ronnie Scott & Steve Wolfe
You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
#16
10/1977

You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
Rod Stewart

from Foot Loose & Fancy Free   Foot Loose & Fancy Free
328 pts
4
US
17
AC






3
UK
[Warner 8475]
written by Rod Stewart
Southern Nights
#17
01/1977

Southern Nights
Glen Campbell

from Southern Nights   Southern Nights
324 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry




28
UK
[Capitol 4376]
written by Allen Toussaint
Way Down
#18
06/1977

Way Down
Elvis Presley

from Moody Blue   Moody Blue
319 pts
18
US
14
AC
1
ctry




1
UK
[was charting at time of Presley's death]
[RCA 10998]
written by Layng Martine Jr.
The Name of the Game
#19
10/1977

The Name of the Game
ABBA

from The Album   The Album
318 pts
12
US
9
AC






1
UK
[Atlantic 3449]
written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson
Knowing Me, Knowing You
#20
02/1977

Knowing Me, Knowing You
ABBA

from Arrival   Arrival
313 pts
14
US
7
AC






1
UK
[Atlantic 3387]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
#21
09/1977

Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
Chic

from CHIC   
307 pts
6
US




1
dance
6
R&B
6
UK
charted as Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) / Everybody Dance / You Can Get By in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3435]
written by Bernard Edwards, Kenny Lehman & Nile Rodgers
You Light Up My Life
#22
09/1977

You Light Up My Life
Debby Boone

from You Light Up My Life   
304 pts
1
US
1
AC
4
ctry




48
UK
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1977
[Warner/Curb 8455]
written by Joe Brooks
I Just Want to Be Your Everything
#23
04/1977

I Just Want to Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb

from Flowing Rivers   Flowing Rivers
300 pts
1
US
8
AC




19
R&B
26
UK
[RSO 872]
written by Barry Gibb
Easy
#24
05/1977

Easy
The Commodores

from Commodores   Commodores
295 pts
4
US
14
AC




1
R&B
9
UK
[Motown 1418]
written by Lionel Richie
#25
01/1977

Ain't Gonna Bump No More (with No Big Fat Woman)
Joe Tex

from Bumps & Bruises   
289 pts
12
US






7
R&B
2
UK
[Epic 50313]
written by Buddy Killen & Bennie McGinty
Dreams
#26
04/1977

Dreams
Fleetwood Mac

from Rumours   Rumours
288 pts
1
US
11
AC






24
UK
[Warner 8371]
written by Stevie Nicks
Baby Come Back
#27
10/1977

Baby Come Back
Player

from Player   
283 pts
1
US
20
AC




10
R&B
32
UK
[RSO 879]
written by John Crowley & Peter Beckett
Show You the Way to Go
#28
04/1977

Show You the Way to Go
Jackson 5

from The Jacksons   The Jacksons
277 pts
28
US






6
R&B
1
UK
as The Jacksons
[Epic 50350]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
#29
06/1977

We're All Alone
Rita Coolidge

from Anytime...Anywhere   Anytime...Anywhere
276 pts
7
US
1
AC
82
ctry




6
UK
[A&M 1965]
written by Boz Scaggs
#30
11/1977

Emotion
Samantha Sang

from Emotion   Emotion
276 pts
3
US
5
AC




42
R&B
11
UK
[Private Stock 45178]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb
I'm Your Boogie Man
#31
02/1977

I'm Your Boogie Man
KC & the Sunshine Band

from Part 3   Part 3
275 pts
1
US






3
R&B
41
UK
[T.K. 1022]
written by Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
Looks Like We Made It
#32
05/1977

Looks Like We Made It
Barry Manilow

from This One's for You   This One's for You
262 pts
1
US
1
AC








[Arista 0244]
written by Richard Kerr & Will Jennings
#33
11/1977

Just the Way You Are
Billy Joel

from The Stranger   The Stranger
259 pts
3
US
1
AC






19
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1979 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1979
[Columbia 10646]
written by Billy Joel
Sometimes When We Touch
#34
11/1977

Sometimes When We Touch
Dan Hill

from Longer Fuse   Longer Fuse
257 pts
3
US
10
AC






13
UK
[20th Century 2355]
written by Barry Mann & Dan Hill
Undercover Angel
#35
04/1977

Undercover Angel
Alan O'Day

from Appetizers   
256 pts
1
US
31
AC






43
UK
[Pacific 001]
written by Alan O'Day
So You Win Again
#36
06/1977

So You Win Again
Hot Chocolate

from Every 1's a Winner   Every 1's a Winner
255 pts
31
US






82
R&B
1
UK
[Big Tree 16096]
written by Russ Ballard
#37
08/1977

Silver Lady
David Soul

from Playing to an Audience of One   
245 pts
52
US
23
AC






1
UK
[Private Stock 45163]
written by Tony Macaulay & Geoff Stephens
(Love is) Thicker Than Water
#38
11/1977

(Love is) Thicker Than Water
Andy Gibb

from Flowing Rivers   Flowing Rivers
243 pts
1
US
18
AC








[RSO 883]
written by Barry Gibb & Andy Gibb
Blue Bayou
#39
09/1977

Blue Bayou
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
241 pts
3
US
3
AC
2
ctry




35
UK
[Asylum 45431]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)
#40
03/1977

Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)
Bill Conti

from Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score   Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score
239 pts
1
US
20
AC








instrumental
[United Artists 940]
written by Bill Conti, Carol Connors & Ayn Robbins
(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
#41
04/1977

(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
Rita Coolidge

from Anytime...Anywhere   Anytime...Anywhere
238 pts
2
US
5
AC






48
UK
[A&M 1922]
written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith
#42
08/1977

Native New Yorker
Odyssey

from Odyssey   
236 pts
21
US
28
AC


3
dance
6
R&B
5
UK
[RCA 11129]
written by Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell
Da Doo Ron Ron
#43
05/1977

Da Doo Ron Ron
Shaun Cassidy

from Shaun Cassidy   
236 pts
1
US
33
AC








[Warner 8365]
written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
#44
08/1977

It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
Barry White

from Barry White Sings for Someone You Love   Barry White Sings for Someone You Love
231 pts
4
US




5
dance
1
R&B
40
UK
[20th Century 2350]
written by Barry White
#45
01/1977

Chanson d'amour
The Manhattan Transfer

from Coming Out   Coming Out
231 pts


16
AC






1
UK
[Atlantic 3374]
written by Wayne Shanklin
Here You Come Again
#46
10/1977

Here You Come Again
Dolly Parton

from Here You Come Again   Here You Come Again
230 pts
3
US
2
AC
1
ctry




75
UK
[RCA 11123]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
I'm in You
#47
05/1977

I'm in You
Peter Frampton

from I'm in You   I'm in You
226 pts
2
US
26
AC






41
UK
[A&M 1941]
written by Peter Frampton
Mull of Kintyre
#48
11/1977

Mull of Kintyre
Paul McCartney

226 pts


45
AC






1
UK
as Wings
"mull of kintyre" is one of england's all-time biggest selling singles; B side to Girls' School in the US
[Capitol 4504]
written by Paul McCartney & Denny Laine
#49
04/1977

I Don't Want to Talk About It / First Cut Is the Deepest
Rod Stewart

225 pts


44
AC






1
UK
[Warner 49138]
written by Danny Whitten
Whodunit
#50
03/1977

Whodunit
Tavares

from Love Storm   Love Storm
223 pts
22
US
31
AC




1
R&B
5
UK
[Capitol 4398]
written by Freddie Perren & Keni St. Lewis
Telephone Line
#51
05/1977

Telephone Line
Electric Light Orchestra

from A New World Record   A New World Record
222 pts
7
US








8
UK
[United Artists 1000]
written by Jeff Lynne
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
#52
09/1977

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
Baccara

221 pts










1
UK

[United Artists Xw-1134 (Manhattan)]
written by Frank Dostal & Rolf Soja
Up Town Top Ranking
#53
12/1977

Up Town Top Ranking
Althea & Donna

from Up Town Top Ranking   
221 pts










1
UK
as Althia & Donna
written by Errol Thompson, Althea Forrest & Donna Reid
#54
07/1977

Angelo
Brotherhood of Man

from Images   
221 pts










1
UK
[Private Stock 45165]
written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden & Martin Lee
#55
03/1977

Going In with My Eyes Open
David Soul

from Playing to an Audience of One   
216 pts
54
US
14
AC






2
UK
[Private Stock 45150]
written by Tony Macaulay
Sam
#56
01/1977

Sam
Olivia Newton-John

from Don't Stop Believin'   Don't Stop Believin'
214 pts
20
US
1
AC
40
ctry




6
UK
[MCA 40670]
written by John Farrar, Hank Marvin & Don Black
Jack and Jill (Back Up the Hill)
#57
11/1977

Jack and Jill (Back Up the Hill)
Raydio

from Raydio   
211 pts
8
US






5
R&B
11
UK
[Arista 0283]
written by Ray Parker Jr
Short People
#58
11/1977

Short People
Randy Newman

from Little Criminals   Little Criminals
206 pts
2
US
25
AC








[novelty]
[Warner 8492]
written by Randy Newman
Lonely Boy
#59
03/1977

Lonely Boy
Andrew Gold

from What's Wrong with This Picture?   What's Wrong with This Picture?
205 pts
7
US
38
AC






11
UK
[Asylum 45384]
written by Andrew Gold
Strawberry Letter 23
#60
06/1977

Strawberry Letter 23
The Brothers Johnson

from Right on Time   
205 pts
5
US
38
AC




1
R&B
35
UK
[A&M 1949]
written by Shuggie Otis
Don't Stop
#61
04/1977

Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac

from Rumours   Rumours
205 pts
3
US
22
AC






32
UK
[Warner 8413]
written by Christine McVie
Handy Man
#62
06/1977

Handy Man
James Taylor

from JT   JT
205 pts
4
US
1
AC






54
UK
[Columbia 10557]
written by Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones & Charles Merenstein
Lay Down Sally
#63
12/1977

Lay Down Sally
Eric Clapton

from Slowhand   Slowhand
204 pts
3
US
25
AC
26
ctry




39
UK
[RSO 886]
written by Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy & George Terry
Ma Baker
#64
06/1977

Ma Baker
Boney M.

from Love for Sale   Love for Sale
201 pts
96
US




31
dance


2
UK
[Atlantic 3422]
written by Frank Farian, Fred Jay & George Reyam
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
#65
09/1977

(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again
L.T.D.

from Something to Love   
198 pts
4
US




19
dance
1
R&B


[A&M 1974]
written by Len Ron Hanks & Zane Grey
Brick House
#66
04/1977

Brick House
The Commodores

from Commodores   Commodores
198 pts
5
US




34
dance
4
R&B
32
UK
charted as Sweet Love / Brick House in UK charts
[Motown 1425]
written by Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, William King & Walter Orange
I Wanna Get Next to You
#67
02/1977

I Wanna Get Next to You
Rose Royce

from Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
198 pts
10
US
9
AC




3
R&B
14
UK
[MCA 40662]
written by Norman Whitfield
Baby, What a Big Surprise
#68
09/1977

Baby, What a Big Surprise
Chicago

from Chicago XI   Chicago XI
194 pts
4
US
8
AC






41
UK
[Columbia 10620]
written by Peter Cetera
Slip Slidin' Away
#69
10/1977

Slip Slidin' Away
Paul Simon

from Greatest Hits, Etc.   Greatest Hits, Etc.
191 pts
5
US
4
AC






36
UK
with The Oak Ridge Boys
[Columbia 3-10630]
written by Paul Simon
You Got What It Takes
#70
07/1977

You Got What It Takes
Showaddywaddy

from Red Star   Red Star
190 pts










2
UK
written by Tyran Carlo, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
#71
11/1977

The Floral Dance
Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band

190 pts










2
UK
written by traditional & Katie Moss
Red Light Spells Danger
#72
03/1977

Red Light Spells Danger
Billy Ocean

from Billy Ocean   
190 pts










2
UK
written by Billy Ocean & Ben Findon
Magic Fly
#73
08/1977

Magic Fly
Space [french electronic music band]

from Magic Fly   
190 pts










2
UK
written by Pierre Ecama
God Save the Queen
#74
06/1977

God Save the Queen
Sex Pistols

from Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols   Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
190 pts










2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #173]
written by Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Paul Cook, Steve Jones & Glen Matlock
Fanfare for the Common Man
#75
06/1977

Fanfare for the Common Man
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

from Works Volume I   Works Volume I
190 pts










2
UK
written by Aaron Copland
Black Is Black
#76
08/1977

Black Is Black
La Belle Epoque

190 pts










2
UK
written by Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes & Steve Wadey
My Heart Belongs to Me
#77
05/1977

My Heart Belongs to Me
Barbra Streisand

from Streisand Superman   Streisand Superman
190 pts
4
US
1
AC








[Columbia 10555]
written by Alan Gordon [Alan Lee Gordon]
#78
06/1977

Telephone Man
Meri Wilson

from First Take   
189 pts
18
US


50
ctry


91
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[GRT 127]
written by Meri Wilson
Right Time of the Night
#79
01/1977

Right Time of the Night
Jennifer Warnes

from Jennifer Warnes   
186 pts
6
US
1
AC
17
ctry




51
UK
[Arista 0223]
written by Peter McCann
My Way
#80
11/1977

My Way
Elvis Presley

from Elvis in Concert   
184 pts
22
US
6
AC
2
ctry




9
UK
live
[RCA 11165]
written by Claude François, Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka
Feels Like the First Time
#81
03/1977

Feels Like the First Time
Foreigner

from Foreigner   Foreigner
181 pts
4
US








39
UK
[Atlantic 3394]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner]
#82
05/1977

Baby Don't Change Your Mind
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Still Together   
179 pts
52
US






10
R&B
4
UK
[Buddah 569]
written by Van McCoy
I've Got Love on My Mind
#83
01/1977

I've Got Love on My Mind
Natalie Cole

from Unpredictable   
179 pts
5
US
45
AC




1
R&B


[Capitol 4360]
written by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
Don't Look Back
#84
01/1977

Don't Look Back
Boston

from Don't Look Back   Don't Look Back
178 pts
4
US








43
UK
[Epic 50590]
written by Tom Scholz
Cold as Ice
#85
07/1977

Cold as Ice
Foreigner

from Foreigner   Foreigner
177 pts
6
US








24
UK
[Atlantic 3410]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm
Black Betty
#86
06/1977

Black Betty
Ram Jam

from Ram Jam   
174 pts
18
US








7
UK
[Epic 50357]
written by traditional & Lead Belly
Sound and Vision
#87
02/1977

Sound and Vision
David Bowie

from Low   Low
172 pts
69
US








3
UK
[RCA 10905]
written by David Bowie
Lovely Day
#88
10/1977

Lovely Day
Bill Withers

from Menagerie   Menagerie
170 pts
30
US
25
AC




6
R&B
7
UK
[Columbia 10627]
written by Bill Withers & Skip Scarborough
That's Rock 'n' Roll
#89
07/1977

That's Rock 'n' Roll
Shaun Cassidy

from Shaun Cassidy   
170 pts
3
US










[Warner 8423]
written by Eric Carmen
Lido Shuffle
#90
03/1977

Lido Shuffle
Boz Scaggs

from Silk Degrees   Silk Degrees
161 pts
11
US








13
UK
[Columbia 10491]
written by Boz Scaggs & David Paich
Everybody Dance
#91
09/1977

Everybody Dance
Chic

from CHIC   
161 pts
38
US




1
dance
12
R&B
9
UK
charted as Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) / Everybody Dance / You Can Get By in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3469]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
Heaven on the 7th Floor
#92
07/1977

Heaven on the 7th Floor
Paul Nicholas

from Paul Nicholas   
161 pts
6
US
23
AC






40
UK
[RSO 878]
written by Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker
#93
03/1977

When
Showaddywaddy

from Red Star   Red Star
160 pts










3
UK
written by Jack Reardon & Paul Evans
Sunny
#94
03/1977

Sunny
Boney M.

from Take the Heat Off Me   Take the Heat Off Me
160 pts










3
UK
written by Bobby Hebb
Rockin' All Over the World
#95
10/1977

Rockin' All Over the World
Status Quo

from Rockin' All Over the World   Rockin' All Over the World
160 pts










3
UK
written by John Fogerty
Love's Unkind
#96
12/1977

Love's Unkind
Donna Summer

from I Remember Yesterday   I Remember Yesterday
160 pts










3
UK
written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
#97
03/1977

I Don't Want to Put a Hold on You
Berni Flint

from I Don't Want to Put a Hold on You   
160 pts










3
UK
written by Berni Flint & Mike Flint
#98
07/1977

Theme from The Deep (Down Deep Inside)
Donna Summer

from The Deep: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
159 pts






3
dance


5
UK
charted as I Feel Love / Theme from the Deep (Down Deep Inside) in US dance charts
written by John Barry & Donna Summer
#99
02/1977

Romeo
Mr. Big [UK band]

158 pts
87
US








4
UK
[Arista 0229]
written by Edward Carter & Dicken
How Much Love
#100
04/1977

How Much Love
Leo Sayer

from Endless Flight   Endless Flight
156 pts
17
US
27
AC






10
UK
[Warner 8319]
written by Leo Sayer & Barry Mann

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