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British Number Ones of
1977 Button

British Number One Hit Singles

Top of The Pops
  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
399 15 January 1977
Don't Give Up On Us
DAVID SOUL
written by
TONY MACAULAY
UK Release: 10th December 1976
Private Stock PVT 84
Private Stock
PVT 84
4
400 12 February 1977
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
JULIE COVINGTON
written by
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and TIM RICE
UK Release: 12th November 1976
MCA Records MCA 260
MCA Records
MCA 260
1
401 19 February 1977
When I Need You
LEO SAYER
written by
ALBERT HAMMOND and CAROLE BAYER SAGER
UK Release: 14th January 1977
Chrysalis CHS 2127
Chrysalis
CHS 2127
3
402 12 March 1977
Chanson D'Amour
MANHATTAN TRANSFER
written by
WAYNE SHANKLIN
UK Release: 21st January 1977
Atlantic K 10886
Atlantic
K 10886
3
403 2 April 1977
Knowing Me, Knowing You
ABBA
written by
BENNY ANDERSSON, BJÖRN ULVAEUS and STIG ANDERSON
UK Release: 18th February 1977
Epic S EPC 4955
Epic
S EPC 4955
5
404 7 May 1977
Free
DENIECE WILLIAMS
written by
DENIECE WILLIAMS, HANK REDD,
NATHAN WATTS and SUSAYE GREENE
UK Release: 25th February 1977
CBS S CBS 4978
CBS
S CBS 4978
2
405 21 May 1977
First Cut Is The Deepest /
I Don't Want To Talk About It

ROD STEWART
written by
CAT STEVENS
|
written by
DANNY WHITTEN
UK Release: 15th April 1977
Riva 7
Riva 7
4
406 18 June 1977
Lucille
KENNY ROGERS
written by
ROGER BOWLING and HAL BYNUM
UK Release: 15th April 1977
United Artists Records UP 36242
United Artists Records
UP 36242
1
407 25 June 1977
Show You The Way To Go
THE JACKSONS
written by
KENNETH GAMBLE / LEON A. HUFF
UK Release: 6th May 1977
Epic S EPC 5266
Epic, Philadelphia International Records
S EPC 5266
1
408 2 July 1977
So You Win Again
HOT CHOCOLATE
written by
RUSS BALLARD
UK Release: 3rd June 1977
RAK 259
RAK
RAK 259
3
409 23 July 1977
I Feel Love
DONNA SUMMER
written by
DONNA SUMMER, GIORGIO MORODER, PETE BELLOTTE
UK Release: 1st July 1977
GTO GT 100
GTO
GT 100
4
410 20 August 1977
Angelo
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
written by
TONY HILLER / LEE SHERIDEN / MARTIN LEE
UK Release: 17th June 1977
Pye 7N 45699
Pye Records
7N 45699
1
411 27 August 1977
Float On
THE FLOATERS
written by
MARVIN WILLIS / ARNOLD INGRAM / JAMES MITCHELL
UK Release: July 1977
abc Records ABC 4187
abc Records
ABC 4187
1
412 3 September 1977
Way Down
ELVIS PRESLEY
written by
LAYNG MARTINE, Jr.
UK Release: 22nd July 1977
RCA Victor PB 0998
RCA Victor
PB 0998
5
413 8 October 1977
Silver Lady
DAVID SOUL
written by
TONY MACAULAY and GEOFF STEPHENS
UK Release: 19th August 1977
Private Stock PVT 115
Private Stock
PVT 115
3
414 29 October 1977
Yes Sir I Can Boogie
BACCARA
written by
FRANK DOSTAL, ROLF SOJA
UK Release: 29th July 1977
RCA Victor PB 5526
RCA Victor
PB 5526
1
415 5 November 1977
The Name Of The Game
ABBA
written by
BENNY ANDERSSON, BJÖRN ULVAEUS and STIG ANDERSON
UK Release: 14th October 1977
Epic S EPC 5750
Epic
S EPC 5750
4
416 3 December 1977
Mull Of Kintyre /
Girls' School

WINGS
written by
PAUL McCARTNEY and DENNY LAINE
|
written by
PAUL McCARTNEY
UK Release: 11th November 1973
Capitol R 6018
Capitol
R 6018
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
178 8 January 1977 A Day At The Races
Released: 10th December 1976

QUEEN
A Day At The Races

EMI
EMTC 104
OC 066-98 485
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"You Take My Breath Away"
"Long Away"
"The Millionaire Waltz"
"You and I"

"Somebody to Love"
"White Man"
"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"
"Drowse"
"Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"
  1
179 15 January 1977 Arrival
Released: 11th October 1976

ABBA
Arrival

Epic
EPC 86018
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
When I Kissed The Teacher
Dancing Queen
My Love, My Life
Dum Dum Diddle
Knowing Me, Knowing You

Money, Money, Money
That's Me
Why Did It Have To Be Me
Tiger
Arrival
3:00
3:50
3:52
2:53
4:02

3:05
3:15
3:20
2:55
3:00
1
180 22 January 1977 SLIM WHITMAN: Red River Valley
Released: 1977

SLIM WHITMAN
Red River Valley

United Artists Records
UAS 29993
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
Rhinestone Cowboy
Mr. Ting-A-Ling (Steel Guitar Man)
Too Young
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
(It's A) Small World
Somewhere My Love - Lara's Theme From "Dr. Zhivago"

Una Paloma Blanca
Red River Valley
My Elusive Dreams
Cara Mia
When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain
Now Is The Hour
  4
181 19 February 1977 THE SHADOWS 20 Golden Greats
Released: 1977

THE SHADOWS
20 Golden Greats

EMI
EMTV 3,
0C 062-06 297
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
Apache
Man Of Mystery
The Frightened City
Guitar Tango
Kon-Tiki
Foot Tapper
Genie With The Light Brown Lamp
The Warlord
A Place In The Sun
Atlantis

Wonderful Land
F.B.I.
The Savage
Geronimo
Shindig
Stingray
Theme For Young Lovers
The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt
Maroc 7
Dance On
2:52
2:00
2:21
2:58
1:54
2:33
2:39
2:15
2:14
2:47

2:02
2:18
2:22
2:20
2:17
2:33
2:37
2:45
2:43
2:22
6
182 2 April 1977 Portrait Of Sinatra
Released: 1977

FRANK SINATRA
Portrait Of Sinatra
Forty Songs from the Life of a Man


Reprise Records
K 64039
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
Let's Face The Music
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
I've Got You Under My Skin
Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi Le Temps)
Fly Me To The Moon
All Or Nothing At All
For Once In My Life
Bonita
My Kind Of Town
Call Me Irresponsible

All The Way
Strangers In The Night
Didn't We
Come Fly With Me
Second Time Around
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Softly, As I Leave You
Cycles
Send In The Clowns

That's Life
Little Green Apples
Song Of The Sabia
Goody Goody
Empty Tables
I Believe I'm Gonna Love You
Stargazer
I Sing The Songs (I Write The Songs)
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
It Was A Very Good Year

Something Stupid
Young At Heart
You Make Me Feel So Young
Yesterday
Pennies From Heaven
If
Something
Star
Love's Been Good To Me
My Way
  2
re 16 April 1977 Arrival
Released: 11th October 1976

ABBA
Arrival

Epic
EPC 86018
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
When I Kissed The Teacher
Dancing Queen
My Love, My Life
Dum Dum Diddle
Knowing Me, Knowing You

Money, Money, Money
That's Me
Why Did It Have To Be Me
Tiger
Arrival
3:00
3:50
3:52
2:53
4:02

3:05
3:15
3:20
2:55
3:00
9
183 18 June 1977 The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl
Released: 1977

THE BEATLES
The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl

Parlophone
EMTV 4
0C 062-06377
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
Twist And Shout
She's A Woman
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Ticket To Ride
Can't Buy Me Love
Things We Said Today
Roll Over Beethoven

Boys
A Hard Day's Night
Help
All My Loving
She Loves You
Long Tall Sally
1:20
2:45
3:00
2:18
2:08
2:07
2:10

1:57
2:30
2:16
1:55
2:10
1:54
1
184 25 June 1977 The Muppet Show
Released: 1977

THE MUPPETS
The Muppet Show

Pye Records
NSPH 19
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
B11
The Muppet Show Theme
Mississippi Mud
Mahna Mahna
The Great Gonzo Eats A Rubber Tyre To The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
Mr. Bassman
Cottleston Pie
The Amazing Marvin Suggs And His Muppaphone Play Lady Of Spain
Pachalafaka
Lydia The Tattooed Lady
Halfway Down The Stairs

Tenderly
I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog
Tit Willow
Veterinarian Hospital - Soap Opera
Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear
What Now My Love
A Monologue By Fozzie Bear
Hugga Wugga
Trees
Sax And Violence
Being Green
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185 2 July 1977 A Star Is Born
Released: November 1976

BARBRA STREISAND & KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
A Star Is Born (OST)

CBS
CBS 86021
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
KRIS = "Watch Closely Now"
BARBRA = "Queen Bee"
BARBRA = "Everything"
BARBRA & KRIS = "Lost Inside of You"
KRIS = "Hellacious Acres"
BARBRA = "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"

BARBRA = "The Woman in the Moon"
BARBRA = "I Believe in Love"
KRIS = "Crippled Crow"
BARBRA = "Finale: With One More Look at You/Watch Closely Now"
BARBRA & KRIS = "Reprise: Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
3:40
3:49
3:41
2:53
2:49
3:04

3:45
2:55
3:31
7:12
1:46
2
186 16 July 1977 The Mathis Collection
Released: 1977

JOHNNY MATHIS
The Mathis Collection

CBS
S 10003
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
We've Only Just Begun
Everybody's Talkin'
I'm Stone In Love With You
The Look Of Love
The Way We Were
Didn't We
The Windmills Of Your Mind
What I Did For Love
Stardust
When A Child Is Born (Soleado)

I'm Coming Home
Love Is Blue
Theme From "Summer Of '42" (The Summer Knows)
Betcha By Golly Wow
(Where Do I Begin) Love Story
If
Send In The Clowns
Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
And I Love You So
Feelings

A Certain Smile
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Someone
Winter Wonderland
The Twelfth Of Never
Misty
My Funny Valentine
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Tonight
Maria

What Are You Doing The Rest OF Your Life
A Man And A Woman
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Moon River
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
People
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
99 Miles From L.A.
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
The Party's Over
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187 13 August 1977 YES: Going For The One
Released: 15 July 1977

YES
Going For The One

Atlantic
K 50379
A1
A2
A3

B1
B2
Going For The One
Turn Of The Century
Parallels

Wonderous Stories
Awaken
5:30
7:58
5:52

3:45
15:38
2
188 27 August 1977 CONNIE FRANCIS: 20 All Time Greats
Released: 1977

CONNIE FRANCIS
20 All Time Greats

Polydor
2391-290
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
Who's Sorry Now?
Stupid Cupid
My Happiness
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Carolina Moon
Plenty Good Lovin'
Where The Boys Are
Robot Man
When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)
Mama

Lipstick On Your Collar
Among My Souvenirs
Many Tears Ago
Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
Together
Jealous Heart
You Always Hurt The One You Love
My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own
My Child
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189 10 September 1977 ELVIS 40 Greatest
Released: 1975

ELVIS PRESLEY
40 Greatest

Arcade
ADEP 12
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
My Baby Left Me
Heartbreak Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes
Hound Dog
Love Me Tender
Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
Party
All Shook Up
Old Shep

Don't
Hard Headed Woman
King Creole
Jailhouse Rock
A Big Hunk O' Love
I Got Stung
One Night
(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
I Need Your Love Tonight
Stuck On You

Fever
It's Now Or Never
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Wooden Heart
Surrender
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
Wild In The Country
There's Always Me
Rock-A-Hula Baby
Can't Help Falling In Love With You

Good Luck Charm
She's Not You
Return To Sender
You're The Devil In Disguise
Crying In The Chapel
Guitar Man
In The Ghetto
Suspicious Minds
There Goes My Everything
Don't Cry Daddy
  1
190 17 September 1977 DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES: 20 Golden Greats
Released: 1977

DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES
20 Golden Greats

Motown
EMTV 5

Motown
0C 062-99 279
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
Where Did Our Love Go
Baby Love
Come See About Me
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Back In My Arms Again
I Hear A Symphony
My World Is Empty Without You
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
You Can't Hurry Love
You Keep Me Hangin' On

Love Is Here And Now You're Gone
The Happening
Reflections
In And Out Of Love
Forever Came Today
Some Things You Never Get Used To
Love Child
I'm Livin' In Shame
No Matter What Sign You Are
Some Day We'll Be Together
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191 5 November 1977 CLIFF RICHARD: 40 Golden Greats
Released: September 1977

CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS
40 Golden Greats

EMI
EMTVS6,

EMI
OC 156-06 508/9,

EMI
EMTVS 6
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10

D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS = Move It!
CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS = Livin' Doll
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Travellin' Light
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Fall In Love With You
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Please Don't Tease
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Nine Times Out Of Ten
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Theme For A Dream
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Gee Whizz It's You
CLIFF RICHARD = When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = A Girl Like You

CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = The Young Ones
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Do You Want To Dance?
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = I'm Lookin' Out The Window
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = It'll Be Me
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Bachelor Boy
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = The Next Time
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Summer Holiday
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Lucky Lips
CLIFF RICHARD = It's All In The Game
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Don't Talk To Him

CLIFF RICHARD = Constantly
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = On The Beach
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You)
CLIFF RICHARD = The Minute You're Gone
CLIFF RICHARD = Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)
CLIFF RICHARD = Visions
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = Blue Turns To Grey
CLIFF RICHARD AND THE SHADOWS = In The Country
CLIFF RICHARD = The Day I Met Marie
CLIFF RICHARD = All My Love

CLIFF RICHARD = Congratulations
CLIFF & HANK = Throw Down A Line
CLIFF RICHARD = Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha
CLIFF RICHARD = Sing A Song Of Freedom
CLIFF RICHARD = Power To All Our Friends
CLIFF RICHARD = (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
CLIFF RICHARD = Miss You Nights
CLIFF RICHARD = Devil Woman
CLIFF RICHARD = I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You
CLIFF RICHARD = My Kinda Life
2:24
2:38
2:39
2:31
2:59
2:08
2:06
2:00
2:24
2:31

3:11
2:15
2:46
1:55
2:02
2:57
2:07
2:43
3:12
2:52

2:39
2:28
2:55
2:21
2:29
3:01
2:22
2:43
2:16
2:57

2:32
2:49
2:48
3:25
3:03
2:59
3:58
3:36
2:50
3:27
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192 12 November 1977 Never Mind The Bollocks Here's the SEX PISTOLS
Released: 28 October 1977

Never Mind The Bollocks Here's the
SEX PISTOLS

Virgin
V 2086
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
Holidays In The Sun
Liar
No Feelings
God Save The Queen
Problems

Seventeen
Anarchy In The UK
Bodies
Pretty Vacant
New York
E.M.I.
3:10
2:39
2:48
3:17
4:10

2:00
3:30
3:00
3:14
3:03
3:06
2
193 26 November 1977 The Sound Of Bread
Released: 1977

The Sound of
BREAD
Their 20 Finest Songs

Elektra
K 52062
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
Make It With You
Dismal Day
London Bridge
Anyway You Want Me
Look What You've Done
It Don't Matter To Me
The Last Time
Let Your Love Go
Truckin'
If

Baby I'm A Want You
Everything I Own
Down On My Knees
Just Like Yesterday
Diary
Sweet Surrender
Guitar Man
Fancy Dancer
She's The Only One
Lost Without Your Love
3:15
2:19
2:30
3:12
3:10
2:41
4:10
2:25
2:31
2:33

2:25
3:06
2:44
2:35
3:05
2:35
3:55
3:31
3:00
2:56
2
194 10 December 1977 Disco Fever
Released: 1977

DISCO FEVER
Various Artists

K-TEL
NE 1014
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10

B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
BACCARA = Yes Sir I Can Boogie
HOT CHOCOLATE = So You Win Again
THE FLOATERS = Float On
RAH BAND = The Crunch
MARILYN MCGOO & BILLY DAVIS = You Don't Have To Be A Star
HEATWAVE = Too Hot To Handle
BILLY OCEAN = Red Light Spells Danger
THE DOOLEYS = I Think I'm Gonna Fall In Love With You
SPACE = Magic Fly
GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS = Baby Don't Change Your Mind

DAVID SOUL = Silver Lady
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN = Angelo
SHOWADDYWADDY = You Got What It Takes
MERI WILSON = Telephone Man
JOY SARNEY = Naughty Naughty Naughty
T-CONNECTION = Do What You Wanna Do
THE INNER CITY EXPRESS = Dance & Shake Your Tambourine
DAVID PARTON = Isn't She Lovely
SMOKIE = It's Your Life
BOOM TOWN RATS = Looking After Number One
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