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1977 - Part II A New Hope DONE- Top 10 Sex Pistols, Meco, Rocky, Kraftwerk, Saints, Marvin Gaye, JM Jarre, Stranglers, John Williams & Stevie Wonder (2 Viewers)

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Thanks to Timschochet for doing his top 100 https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/the-100-greatest-songs-of-1977-1-come-sail-away.807192/

With so much great music in this year I thought we would stretch our legs and do some more.
Looking at Tims list I would say 30-40 would comfortably make my top 100, but we have different tastes so lets do something different.

I will be doing 120 songs. The first 10 will be the best 10 IMHO from Tims list and then I will countdown from 110-1

I have 10 categories so will be sub counting them as well
International #1’s
International Acts
Australia/New Zealand
Electronic
Black
Disco
Early New Wave
Punk
Instrumental/Film Themes
Mainstream

Many of these sub categories are fairly interchangeable eg Boney M could slot into International, Black, Disco or Mainstream....in this case they will be Disco

Categories dont really matter though, just helps to have sub countdowns in addition to the main one

A few key points
1- There was significant music on the jazz and world scene. As much as I try, I cannot get into this music and have enlisted help to get 5 songs from here included. The rest are my own choices
2- I am not going to be pedantic about release dates. Some of these somgs may have been released in late 1976, but their peak activity was in 1977. If it was released in late 1977 I may make exceptions. Some tracks were on 1976 albums, but not singles until 1977 etc..
3- Some international music may have been released in 1976 in their home country, but didnt hit the global stage until 1977

You get the picture. If it feels like a 1977 song, thats where I am putting it. I have no doubt some of these songs were omitted by Tim for these reasons. If you see me list a 1976 song or a 1978 song etc, here is what we will do.....PM Shuke
 
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#120 - Abba - Take a Chance on Me
#119 - Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
#118 - David Bowie - Heroes
#117 - Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
#116 - Queen - We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
#115 - Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
#114 - Heart - Barracuda
#113 - Donna Summer - I Feel Love
#112 - Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
#111 - Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
#110 - Daryl Hall and John Oates - Rich Girl
#109 - The Stranglers - London Lady
#108 - Ramones - Swallow My Pride
#107 - Hot - Angel in Your Arms
#106 - The Congos - Fisherman
#105 - Generation X - Your Generation
#104 - Peter Allen - I Go To Rio
#103 - Munich Machine - Get On the Funk Train
#102 - The Police - Fall Out
#101 - The Muppets - Mahna Mahna
#100 - Miguel De Deus - Black Soul Brother
#99 - Runaways - Heartbeat
#98 - Julie Covington - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
#97 - The Isley Brothers - The Pride
#96 - Olivia Newton-John - Sam
#95 - Laurent Voulzy - Rockollection
#94 - Danny Mirror - I Remember Elvis Presley (The King is Dead)
#93 - Elvis Presley - Way Down
#92 - Michael Nesmith - Rio
#91 - XTC - Science Friction
#90 - Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
#89 - Cerrone - Love in C Minor
#88 - Renee Geyer - Stares and Whispers
#87 - Liza Minelli - Theme from New York New York
#86 - Celia and the Mutations - Mony Mony
#85 - Leo Sayer - When I Need You
#84 - Village People - San Francisco
#83 - Alan Parson Project - I wouldnt want to be like you
#82 - Space - Magic Fly
#81 - Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks
#80 - Umberto Tozzi - Ti Amo
#79 - Ebo Taylor - Heaven
#78 - Krisma - Lola
#77 - The Clash - Complete Control
#76 - Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie
#75 - Television - Venus
#74 - Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
#73 - David Soul - Silver Lady
#72 - La Belle Epoque - Black is Black
#71 - Joan Armatrading - Willow
#70 - Radio Birdman - New Race
#69 - JJ Cale - Coacaine
#68 - Split Enz - My Mistake
#67 - Boney M - Sunny
#66 - William Onyeabour - Heaven and Hell
#65 - The Tubes - White Punks on Dope
#64 - Pussyfoot - The Way that You Do It
#63 - Heat Wave - Boogie Nights
#62 - Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
#61 - Ultravox - Young Savage
#60 - Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
#59 - Smokie - Livin next Door to Alice
#58 - Cheap Trick - He’s a Whore
#57 - Flash and the Pan - Hey St Peter
#56 - War - Galaxy
#55 - The Adverts - Gary Gilmore’s Eyes
#54 - Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene II
#53 - Fela Kuti - Zombie
#52 - Carl Bean - I Was Born this Way
#51 - Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds
#50 - Television - Prove It
#49 - Dragon - April Sun in Cuba
#48 - Talking Heads - Pulled Up
#47 - Wings - Mull of Kintyre
#46 - The Jam - All Around the World
#45 - Tavares - More Than a Woman
#44 - Rod Stewart - I Don’t Want to Talk About It
#43 - Boomtown Rats - Looking After #1
#42 - Ram Jam - Black Betty
#41 - Wireless Eric - Whole Wide World
#40 - Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D’Amour
#39 - X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours!
#38 - Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth
#37 - Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict
#36 - Evelyn “Champagne” King - Shame
#35 - Devo - Mongoloid
#34 - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
#33 - Status Quo - Rockin All Over the World
#32 - Alice Cooper - You and Me
#31 - LTD - Back in Love Again
#30 - Babys - Isn’t It Time
#29 - Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
#28 - Vangelis - To the Unknown Man
#27 - Chic - Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)
#26 - David Bowie - Warszawa
#25 - Giorgio Moroder - From Here to Eternity
#24 - The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
#23 - Rose Tattoo - Bad Boy for Love
#22 - Ultravox! - My Sex
#21 - Plastic Betrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
#20 - Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter #23
#19 - Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
#18 - The Stranglers - Peaches
#17 - Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again
#16 - The Trammps - Disco Inferno
#15 - Wire - Mannequin
#14 - Ferrets - Don’t Fall in Love
#13 - The Angels - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
#12 - David Bowie - Sound and Vision
#11 - Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus
#10 - Sex Pistols - E.M.I.
#9 - Meco - Star Wars Theme
#8 - Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme)
#7 - Kraftwerk - Europe Endless
#6 - The Saints - (I’m) Stranded
#5 - Marvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up
 
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Mainstream/Other
#110 - Daryl Hall and John Oates - Rich Girl
#96 - Olivia Newton-John - Sam
#93 - Elvis Presley - Way Down
#92 - Michael Nesmith - Rio
#73 - David Soul - Silver Lady
#71 - Joan Armatrading - Willow

Punk
#109 - The Stranglers - London Lady
#108 - Ramones - Swallow My Pride
#84 - Celia and the Mutations - Mony Mony
#77 - The Clash - Complete Control
#75 - Television - Venus

Black
#107 - Hot - Angel in Your Arms
#74 - Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance (whoops)

International
#106 - The Congo’s - Fisherman
#100 - Miguel De Deus - Black Soul Brother
#95 - Laurent Voulzny - Rockollection
#94 - Danny Mirror - I Remember Elvis Presley (The King is Dead)
#80 - Umberto Tozzi - Ti Amo
#79 - Ebo Taylor - Heaven
#72 - La Belle Epoque - Black is Black

New Wave
#105 - Generation X - Your Generation
#102 - The Police - Fall Out
#99 - Runaways - Heartbeat
#91 - XTC - Science Friction
#83 - Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldnt Want to Be Like You
#81 - Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks

Australia
#104 - Peter Allen - I Go to Rio
#88 - Renee Geyer - Stares and Whispers

Disco
#103 - Munich Machine - Get On the Funk Train
#97 - The Isley Brothers - The Pride
#86 - Village People - San Francisco

Soundtrack/Instrumental
#101 - The Muppets - Mahna Mahna
#89 - Liza Minelli - Theme from New York New York

International #1’s
#98 - Julie Covington - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina
#85 - Leo Sayer - When I Need You
#76 - Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie

Electronic
#90 - Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
#87 - Cerrone - Love in C Minor
#82 - Space - Magic Fly
#78 - Krisma - Lola
 
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#120 - Take a Chance on Me - Abba
#10 from Timschochets List - He ranked it at #21

1977 was a tricky year for Abba releases. There was great music from them in 1976 and 1978. 1977 was stretching it a bit and i am trying to be flexible. Arrival was released in 1976 and had a lot of 1977 hits on it including this one. Abba the Album was released in 1978, but scandanavia in late december 1977. I would have loved to include Eagle but found the release date of the album and single more 1978 in timing. Dancing Queen was another I was trying to make a case for and failed. Take a Chance on Me is them doing what they do best. Irresistable Pop hooks almost impossible to replicate.
 
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#119 - Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
#9 from Timschochets List - He ranked it at #23

It is always great to see film makers bring back pretty much forgotten songs and give them a new lease of life and a new audience. There is a real skill in doing this and much appreciated. When released on Trainspotting I had honestly never heard this song and what a kick *** piece of music it is. It was focused heavily in the advertising and gave another shot in the arm to Pops career. Film makers more of this please.
 
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#118 - David Bowie - Heroes
#8 from Timschochets list - He ranked it at #6

I will have another Bowie song on my list. I am trying not to do multiple songs from the same artist, but will have a few exceptions from top 5 artists of mine. My ideal situation is to have as many artists celebrated as possible rather than 5 Bee Gees songs. I get it though, the Bee Gees dominated the year. But not my list lol
Anyway, Heroes. Such an iconic change of direction and Bowie always led from the front. Such a trailblazer and many artists over a 30 year span and longer highlight him as their main influence. The artists artist. One of his best here.
 
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#117 - Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
#7 from Timschochets list - His number 5

This may be one of the most bizarre songs in music history.
The quirky bass driven mood to open peels off into a highly unusual song structure and what a masterclass it is is.
If the intent of Talking Heads was to be noticed with this track, well done. Mission accomplished.
It is still a weird listen 45 years later. Often admired, never replicated. Such a class song.

I will be back with 3 more within a day
 
#116 - Queen - We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions
#6 from Timschochets list - He ranked them at 3 and 4

These are two stand alone great songs from Queen but always seem to be right next to each other. On the album, a side and b side, played together on radio and live in concert.
I know it was the intent of the band to do such, but listen to them on their own occasionally. Both have their charm.
A group of scientists got together and determined that Champions was the catchiest song in music history. Just what we need scientific involvement in analyzing music.
 
#115 - Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
#5 from Timschochets list - He ranked it at #12

It was very unusual when Peter Gabriel split from Genesis that they weren’t a commercial entity. Once separated from the band, both became commercial successes. Usually a lead singer splits when the band holds them back or they start believing their **** doesn’t stink. This song stood out like a sore thumb when released. Distinctive, with a message and eminently repeatable. Difficult to sing a long to though.
 
#114 - Heart - Barracuda
#4 from Timschochets list - He ranked it at #16

Anger is an energy. After nice success from their debut album featuring Magic Man and Crazy on You, the band were shocked to learn that record company executives were advertising that Ann and Nancy Wilson were having an incestuous relationship to create interest in the band. Ann Wilson was furious and came up with one of rock musics greatest songs as a result. Female vocalists in hard rock was a rare thing and it is unimaginable what they had to go through.
 
#113 - Donna Summer - I Feel Love
#3 from Timschochets list - He ranked it #29

One of the sexiest songs of all time. Its like an alien came down to earth, put down the perfect symmetry of a pulsating backbeat and added in as erotic a vocal on top of it as possible. I know some will say the same teams own track Love to Love You Baby, Summer sang, Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder wrote and produced that as well, is even more explicit. Love to Love you is like explicit porn. I Feel Love is like the most joyous love making you can experience. Both have their place.
Upon hearing this track, here is what Eno thought while working with Bowie.
According to the singer David Bowie, who was then recording his Berlin Trilogy, his collaborator Brian Eno "came running in" and told him he had heard "the sound of the future". According to Bowie, Eno predicted that "I Feel Love" would change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years, which "was more or less right".
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#112 - Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
#2 from Timschochets list - He ranked it #52

This is a wonderful exercise in analyzing how to use vocals in how to get the most out of a song. There is no doubt that Glen Matlock wrote a good tune, apparently inspired by of all things Abba’s SOS. What takes this track to the stratosphere are the lyrics and vocal of John Lydon nee Rotten. All the nastiness and passion possible in the delivery of the last syllable of the title designed to work around censorship. Anarchy in the UK and God Save the Queen may have become punk anthems, but this track at its heart is what punk was all about.
 
#111 - Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
#1 from Timshochets list - He ranked it #56

Influence is all over the 1977 lists and it can be well argued this track was the most influential of all.
Most thought their global break through Autobahn cute and a novelty in the Popcorn vein. The next release RadioActivity showed there was much more at play. The next release Trans Europe Express was released as Punk was exploding, but the release of the German groups magnum opus set the train of a much bigger musical explosion over the next 40 years. Bands all over the western world heard this as the sound of the future and adapted or changed accordingly. Hip Hop artists, primarily Afrikaa Bambaata, used the teutonic rhythms to great effect on Planet Rock a few years later and caused that explosion. It can be argued that a bunch of transport obsessed german nerds sort of stumbled into their influence, and that is probably true, but the repercussions of their vision reverberate through the ages.
The first high-art electronic pop record, “Trans Europe Express” set the tone for the coming revolution, became one of the central texts of hip-hop, pop and electronic dance music. Recorded in the same few months of mid-1976 when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporated Apple Computers in Cupertino, “Trans Europe Express” and its predecessors, “Radio-Activity” and “Autobahn,” sparked a similarly massive upheaval with sound.
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Now as sort of a buzzkill, we start from 110 and go down to #1
The best 10 I have selected from tims list would almost certainly have been my top 10 overall, so even the number #1 on this upcoming list wouldnt have made the cut of my real 1977 top 10.
Out of the 30-40 tracks from his list, most would have been in my top 50.

That said there were a lot of great tracks missing, so there will be bumps and bruises as we trawl through some wild and crazy stuff from 1977. Some will be tracks no one has heard of. Some will be well known. It will be weird, interesting and fun

110-108 tomorrow. Keep expectations low lol
 
Let’s Boogie
There is an odd chance that I pick one that is on Tims list. So be it.

#110 - Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
#17 out of 17 - Mainstream/Other list

This song broke the duo in a big way. Their first number #1. Despite their massive success over the next 10 years, they remain almost a forgotten artist. People hear their songs on the radio, but are they excited? Six number ones, sixteen top 10 hits would indicate a huge fanbase. Only three top 10 albums, with a highest reaching number 3 indicates not so much. They were reasonably anonymous overseas as well with only the occasional song charting.
 
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#109 - The Stranglers - London Lady
#13 out of 13 - Punk

Always seen as an outlier in the punk movement, the Stranglers were in their mid 30s when Punk hit. They knew how to play their instruments and broke out with the movement. There are only a few artists I am including more than one track from. This is one. Their attitude was highly misogynistic and gigs were full on sausage fests. This track has always been a live favorite from their brilliant debut album Rattus Norvegicus IV.
 
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#108 - Ramones - Swallow My Pride
#12 out of 13 - Punk

Most of the punk movement came out of the UK, but the roots had been in the US for awhile before that. Sprouting from these roots was the Ramones. Tim took the best tracks from the band in his list, but this one just sneaks in here. It is the forgotten single from their iconic releases in that year.
 
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John Maddens Lunchbox said:
Let’s Boogie
There is an odd chance that I pick one that is on Tims list. So be it.

#110 - Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
#18 out of 18 - Mainstream/Other list

This song broke the duo in a big way. Their first number #1. Despite their massive success over the next 10 years, they remain almost a forgotten artist. People hear their songs on the radio, but are they excited? Six number ones, sixteen top 10 hits would indicate a huge fanbase. Only three top 10 albums, with a highest reaching number 3 indicates not so much. They were reasonably anonymous overseas as well with only the occasional song charting.
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Your take is not true at all in the US. I know plenty of people who still revere them, and their tours continue to sell out.

They were more known for their singles than their albums, but some of their albums are excellent all the way through— though two of those are from before they started having hits.

This would have been ineligible by Tim’s standards because the album it comes from came out in 1976. I’m sure it will be on his list if he does a 1976 countdown.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
Let’s Boogie
There is an odd chance that I pick one that is on Tims list. So be it.

#110 - Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
#18 out of 18 - Mainstream/Other list

This song broke the duo in a big way. Their first number #1. Despite their massive success over the next 10 years, they remain almost a forgotten artist. People hear their songs on the radio, but are they excited? Six number ones, sixteen top 10 hits would indicate a huge fanbase. Only three top 10 albums, with a highest reaching number 3 indicates not so much. They were reasonably anonymous overseas as well with only the occasional song charting.
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Your take is not true at all in the US. I know plenty of people who still revere them, and their tours continue to sell out.

They were more known for their singles than their albums, but some of their albums are excellent all the way through— though two of those are from before they started having hits.

This would have been ineligible by Tim’s standards because the album it comes from came out in 1976. I’m sure it will be on his list if he does a 1976 countdown.
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I think they are more popular now than they were in their heyday - and they were plenty popular then. All of the hip rock critics hated them, but those dudes are either dead or irrelavent now. Pip's take may be skewed a little by where he's from, but that doesn't make him wrong for the U.S. as a whole.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
Let’s Boogie
There is an odd chance that I pick one that is on Tims list. So be it.

#110 - Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
#18 out of 18 - Mainstream/Other list

This song broke the duo in a big way. Their first number #1. Despite their massive success over the next 10 years, they remain almost a forgotten artist. People hear their songs on the radio, but are they excited? Six number ones, sixteen top 10 hits would indicate a huge fanbase. Only three top 10 albums, with a highest reaching number 3 indicates not so much. They were reasonably anonymous overseas as well with only the occasional song charting.
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Your take is not true at all in the US. I know plenty of people who still revere them, and their tours continue to sell out.

They were more known for their singles than their albums, but some of their albums are excellent all the way through— though two of those are from before they started having hits.

This would have been ineligible by Tim’s standards because the album it comes from came out in 1976. I’m sure it will be on his list if he does a 1976 countdown.
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See this is why arguing about release dates just gets silly. Yes it was on an album released in 1976, but the first single did sweet fa. Only when Rich Girl was released in January of 1977 did the whole thing take off. Its a 1977 song plain and simple.
I used to be one of the biggest pedants on this board about release dates, but now feel is more important.

Quality of albums is fair enough. A band that had this many hit singles should be having every album chart at #1. Most didnt make the top 10. That tells me something. Quality sometimes doesnt sell.
As to the other point, fair enough. I looked around to see info on current concerts, impact of the band and future releases. They didnt want to release their most recent recording because they were worried it would disappear. I know their long term impact internatiionally is fairly minimal. Pockets of the US i take the point that some still love their stuff and see them tour.

Btw thank you for taking me to task. I dont mind being wrong, but will post what i know and feel to be true. As usual my perspective will be more international. Continue to adjust or critique my comments as you see fit
 
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
Pip's Invitation said:
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
Let’s Boogie
There is an odd chance that I pick one that is on Tims list. So be it.

#110 - Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
#18 out of 18 - Mainstream/Other list

This song broke the duo in a big way. Their first number #1. Despite their massive success over the next 10 years, they remain almost a forgotten artist. People hear their songs on the radio, but are they excited? Six number ones, sixteen top 10 hits would indicate a huge fanbase. Only three top 10 albums, with a highest reaching number 3 indicates not so much. They were reasonably anonymous overseas as well with only the occasional song charting.
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Your take is not true at all in the US. I know plenty of people who still revere them, and their tours continue to sell out.

They were more known for their singles than their albums, but some of their albums are excellent all the way through— though two of those are from before they started having hits.

This would have been ineligible by Tim’s standards because the album it comes from came out in 1976. I’m sure it will be on his list if he does a 1976 countdown.
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A band that had this many hit singles should be having every album chart at #1. Most didnt make the top 10. That tells me something.
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I don't agree with that at all. It's a far too reductive and narrow view. Also, their peak coincided with that of Michael Jackson, Prince, Springsteen, Madonna, etc. It was not easy to have a #1 album when there was that level of competition.

I especially don't agree that there is something inherently wrong with a band -- and its fans -- who do better on the charts with singles than albums.
 
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
Let’s Boogie
There is an odd chance that I pick one that is on Tims list. So be it.

#110 - Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
#18 out of 18 - Mainstream/Other list

This song broke the duo in a big way. Their first number #1. Despite their massive success over the next 10 years, they remain almost a forgotten artist. People hear their songs on the radio, but are they excited? Six number ones, sixteen top 10 hits would indicate a huge fanbase. Only three top 10 albums, with a highest reaching number 3 indicates not so much. They were reasonably anonymous overseas as well with only the occasional song charting.
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Sara Smile did well for them prior to Rich Girl. It was released in '75, and peaked at #4 on the US Hot 100 in '76, and they re-released She's Gone from their '73 album, and it peaked at #7 on the US Hot 100 in '76. They became bigger in the 80s, but I much prefer their 70s material, especially the whole Abandoned Luncheonette album.
 
krista4 said:
rockaction said:
Boys, boys! You're all pretty! Except for JML's avatar, that is.

But really! Pretty much the prettiest!
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Thanks, I don't even know what they're arguing about. :lol:
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I am wondering why Hall and Oates aren’t as revered as they should be given their longevity of success. As a means to explaining it I mentioned their albums werent as big a seller as their singles or their peers. I wondered why an artist of their stature didnt have a #1 album, with theirhighest ranking being #3 and onky 3 top 10 albums. This compared to 6 #1 singles and 16 top 10 singles.
To me thats an oddity that i am trying to rationalize.

Pips is saying they are revered and do have a lasting impact.. Too many superstars had albums out to edge them out of the #1 slot. Nothing wrong with being seen as a singles artist, but they had good albums.

He could be right and I could be wrong. I am trying to think of other artists who have a similar resume and i am coming up short. Most artists perceived as being singles artists dont have their longevity.
 
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
I wondered why an artist of their stature didnt have a #1 album, with theirhighest ranking being #3 and onky 3 top 10 albums. This compared to 6 #1 singles and 16 top 10 singles.
To me thats an oddity that i am trying to rationalize.
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It might be timing. Their pop singles peak was around 1980-1984 and there were some massive albums during that period (well beyond Thriller).
 
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I love “Rich Girl” and when I do 1976 at some point it’s sure to be up there. But that’s when it was released on an album, not 1977. It doesn’t matter that it was released as a single later on or became a hit the next year. It’s a song from 1976.
It’s not my intent to be a stickler for this stuff but I think getting the year right is pretty important.
 
zamboni said:
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
I wondered why an artist of their stature didnt have a #1 album, with theirhighest ranking being #3 and onky 3 top 10 albums. This compared to 6 #1 singles and 16 top 10 singles.
To me thats an oddity that i am trying to rationalize.
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It might be timing. Their pop singles peak was around 1980-1984 and there were some massive albums during that period (well beyond Thriller).
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I got curious. H2O was the album that reached number #3.
It was actually number 3 for about 4 months. Highly impressive.
It had 4 albums above it during that run
Ones by the Stray Cats, Journey, Men at Work and Michael Jackson

 
Uruk-Hai said:
timschochet said:
It’s not my intent to be a stickler for this stuff but I think getting the year right is pretty important.
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It might be for your purposes, but it's not in real life. Songs that were hits don't immediately disappear on January 1st of the following year. Songs that WILL be hits after January 1st didn't pop up out of thin air.
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I agree. The only people who knew about Rich Girl in 1976 were those that bought the album. After the lead single “only” reached #39, Rich Girl was released as a single in late January 1977.
I have no problems with Tim using whatever method for release dates. I am trying to be more nuanced. That will lead to some of mine not being eligible for his list due to his criteria. So be it.
 
#107 - Hot - Angel in Your Arms
#10 out of 10 - Black

Sometimes an artist has only one moment. Such is the case here. My research on this song is minimal, but it could have had a Charlie’’s Angels boost with that TV show mega successful at the time.
The second search on youtube has an official music video featuring scenes of Charlies Angels.
Anyway, this is a pleasant song that could have easily been excluded, but I like it. So here we are.
 
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