UK vs USA #1's (1977)

[pepper1dancer]

USA UK

Tonight's the Night- R. Stewart / When a Child is Born-J Mathis

You Dont Have to / Don't Give up- David Soul
Be a Star- M. McCoo/Davis

U Make me feel like Dancin- / Dont Cry for Me Argentina
Leo Sayer Julie Covington

I Wish- Stevie Wonder / When I need You- Leo Sayer

Torn between two Lovers- / When I Need you- l. Sayer
Mary Macgregor

Blinded by The Light- / Chanson d' Amour- Manhattan
Manfred Mann Transfer

New Kid in Town- The Eagles/ Knowin me/You- Abba

Evergreen- B. Streisand / Free- Deniece Williams

Rich Girl- Hall & Oates / I dont want to talk/1st cut is-
deepest- R. Stewart

Dancing Queen -Abba / God Save the Queen- Sex Pistols

Dont Give Up on Us / Show u the Way to go- Jacksons
David Soul

Dont Leave me this way- / So You Win Again- Hot Chocolate
Thelma Houston

Southern Nights- Glen Campbell / I Feel Love- D. Summer

Hotel California- The Eagles / Ma Baker- Boney M

When i need You-L.Sayer/ Angelo- Brotherhood of man

Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder / Way Down- Elvis Presley

I'm Your Boogie man-KC /Magic Fly- Space
Sunshine Band

Dreams- Fleetwood Mac / Silver Lady- David Soul

Got to Give it Up- M. Gaye / Yes Sir, I can Boogie- Baccara

Gonna Fly Now(Rocky)- / UR in my Heart- R. Stewart
Bill Conti

Undercover Angel- Alan O'day / Name of the Game-Abba

Da Doo Ron Ron- Shaun Cassidy / Rockin all over the World
Status Quo

Looks Like we Made it- B. Manilow/ Mull of Kintyre- P.Mccartney

I Just Want to be your /
Everything- Andy Gibb

Best Of My Love- Emotions /

Star Wars Theme- Meco /

You Light up My Life- Debby Boone/

How Deep Is Your Love- Bee Gee's

OKAY UK FOLKS AND EVERYONE ELSE OUT OF THE USA. HAVE YA'LL HEARD OF ALL OF OUR #1'S?. Never heard of Ma Baker, Rockin' All Over the World, Magic Fly, So You Win Again, Silver Lady, Mull of Kintyre, Show You the way to Go. I just heard "God Save the Queen' for the 1st time last week. That is an awesome song!! Do ya'll recommend all the above i mentioned that I had never heard of?

[djsonic]

USA 1979...Superb Era For Disco...
sonic.

[Davicillo]

The Sex pistols never made no.1 nationally.

[DISCODISK]

The Sex pistols never made no.1 nationally.

true davicillo only made mumber 2 but only because the government had a word in the b.b.c's ear i think the number one queens jubille week was rod stewart dont tell me that outsold the pistols, awesome record 8) but the pistols was number 1 n.m.e etc

[Davicillo]

Buckaroo, don't know if this is true but apparently it went out of stock that week so rod stewart held on to the no.1 spot.
All hearsay of course! I think it made no.1 in the Melody Maker charts as well!

These are the official no.1's for the UK in 1977;
15/1 David Soul - Don't give up on us (4 weeks)
12/1 Julie Covington - Don't cry for me Argentina (1 week)
19/2 Leo Sayer - When i need you (3 weeks)
12/3 Manhattan Transter - Chanson d'mour (3 weeks)
2/4 Abba - knowing me knowing you (5 weeks)
7/5 Deneice williams - Free (2 weeks)
21/5 Rod Stewart - I don't want to talk......(4 weeks)
18/6 Kenny Rogers - Lucille (1 week)
25/6 Jacksons - Show you the way to go (1 week)
2/7 Hot Chocolate - So you win again (3 weeks)
23/7 Donna Summer - I feel love (4 weeks)
20/8 Brotherhood of Man - Angelo (1 Week)
27/8 Floaters - Float on (1 week)
3/9 Elvis - Way down (5 weeks)
8/10 David Soul - Silver Lady (3 weeks)
29/10 Baccara - Yes sir I can boogie (1 week)
5/11 Abba - Name of the game (4 weeks)
3/12 Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls School (9 weeks)

The only 1 i'm not sure about in the US lot is Alan O'Day.

[buckaroo]

Buckaroo, don't know if this is true but apparently it went out of stock that week so rod stewart held on to the no.1 spot.
All hearsay of course! I think it made no.1 in the Melody Maker charts as well!

I saw John Lydon in a documentary, saying that it was "...kept off..." the #1 spot by the powers that be. You had a situation where, you would walk into a record shop which listed the charts, and there would be a blank space at #1 :roll: Also, stations refused to play it. Also, because of the way charts were compiled back then, a bit of dodgy business went on.

The lack of stock, would've been down to people in the pressing plants at the time, refusing to manufacture "God Save The Queen" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: