1977 Top Ten Music Lists

1977’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Starland Vocal Band (1976 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1977)
Stevie Wonder (Grammy for Album of the Year)
This Masquerade – George Benson (Grammy for Record of the Year)
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Charlene, Rush, The Ramones, Bonnie Raitt, Genesis, Robert Palmer, Kenny Loggins, Boney M, Grace Jones, REO Speedwagon, Chic, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jennifer Warnes, Leif Garrett, Denise Williams and Maynard Ferguson

1977’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Jamming – Bob Marley and the Wailers
2. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band – Meco
3. How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
4. I LIke Dreamin’ – Kenny Nolan
5. So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section
6. Baby Come Back – Player
7. Red Hot – Robert Gordon with Link Wray
8. Knowing Me, Knowing You – Abba
9. Heard It In A Love Song – The Marshall Tucker Band
10. I’ve Never Been To Me – Charlene (reached # 3 in 1983)

1977’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

1. Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti
2. Take This Job and Shove It – Johnny Paycheck
3. You Light Up My Life – Debbie Boone
4. Black Betty – Ram Jam
5. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
6. Angel In Your Arms – Hot
7. White Bird – David Laflamme
8. Torn Between Two Lovers – Mary MacGregor
9. Smoke From a Distant Fire – Sanford/Townsend band
10. Sub Rosa Subway – Klaatu

1977’s Disco Top 10 Hit List

1. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
2. Best of My Love – Emotions
3. I’m Your Boogie Man – KC and the Sunshine Band
4. Boogie Nights – Heatwave
5. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
6. Keep It Comin’ Love – KC and the Sunshine Band
7. Dusic – Brick
8. How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
9. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
10. Whodunit – Tavares

1977’s Funk Top 10 Hit List

1. Brick House – Commodores
2. Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
3. Open Sesame – Kool and The Gang
4. (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again – L.T.D.
5. Dazz – Brick
6. Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me – Peter Brown
7. Daddy Cool – Boney M
8. Too Hot To Stop – The Bar-Kays
9. Do What You Wanna Do – T-Connection
10. Shake Your Rump To The Funk – The Bar-Kays

1977’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Dancing Queen – Abba
2. Car Wash – Rose Royce
3. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
4. Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band
5. Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons
6. Keep It Comin’ Love – KC and the Sunshine Band
7. Strawberry Letter 23 – Brothers Johnson
8. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer
9. Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs
10. Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) – Joe Tex

1977’s R&B/Soul Top 10 Hit List

1. It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me – Barry White
2. I Wish – Stevie Wonder
3. Hot Line – The Sylvers
4. Slide – Slave
5. Angel In Your Arms – Hot
6. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
7. The Greatest Love Of All – George Benson
8. I Don’t Love You Anymore – Teddy Pendergrass
9. Tryin’ To Love Two – William Bell
10. Hollywood – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan

1977’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Moondance – Van Morrison
2. It’s So Easy – Linda – Ronstadt
3. Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band
4. Cold As Ice – Foreigner
5. Give A Little Bit – Supertramp
6. Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
7. The First Cut Is The Deepest – Rod Stewart
8. Christine Sixteen – Kiss
9. (Remember The Days Of The) Old School Yard – Cat Stevens
10. Love Gun – Kiss

More of 1977’s Pop Rock Songs

11. Rich Girl – Hall and Oates

1977’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List

1. Freebird (Live) – Lynrd Skynryd
2. Long Time – Boston
3. Year of the Cat – Al Stewart
4. Peace of Mind – Boston
5. Your Own Special Way – Genesis
6. Closer To The Heart – Rush
7. Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
8. Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
9. Draw The Line – Aerosmith
10. White Bird – David Laflamme

More of 1977’s Album Rock Songs

11. I Just Want To Make Love To You – Foghat
12. Hold Back The Night – Graham Parker and The Rumour
13. Can’t You See – The Marshall Tucker Band
14. The Pretender – Jackson Browne

1977’s Bubblegum Top 10 Hit List

1. Dancing Queen – Abba
2. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band – Meco
3. Telephone Man – Meri Wilson
4. You Made Me Believe In Magic – Bay City Rollers
5. In The Mood – Henhouse Five Plus Too
6. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer
7. I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
8. It’s So Easy – Linda Ronstadt
9. Da Doo Ron Ron – Shaun Cassidy
10. Undercover Angel – Alan O’Day

PCM’s 1977 Top 10 Hit List

1. Dancing Queen – Abba
2. We Will Rock You – Queen
3. Brick House – Commodores
4. Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) – Bill Conti
5. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
6. Hotel California – The Eagles
7. Darth Vader Theme – John Williams
8. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
9. Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
10. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac