Monday, October 26, 2015

Top 10 MOST POPULAR Songs of 1978

It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1978 had to offer!

10- "If I Can't Have You" - Yvonne Elliman

9- "MacArthur Park" - Donna Summer

8- "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" - Andy Gibb

7- "Baker Street" - Gerry Rafferty

6- "Kiss You All Over" - Exile

5- "Three Times a Lady" - Commodores

4- "Boogie Oogie Oogie" - A Taste of Honey

3- "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb

2- "Night Fever" - Bee Gees

1- "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees

Click here to see the top songs of 1977
Click here to see the top songs of 1979

Click here to see the top songs of the entire 1970's
Click here to see my personal favorite songs of the 1970's

Monday, October 19, 2015

Top 10 MOST POPULAR Songs of 1977

It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1977 had to offer!

10- "Gonna Fly Now" - Bill Conti

9- "Boogie Nights" - Heatwave

8- "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Crystal Gayle

7- "How Deep is Your Love" - Bee Gees

6- "Got to Give it Up (Pt. I)" - Marvin Gaye

















(Here's the link to listen to "Got to Give it Up" - I had troubles embedding it)

5- "Don't Leave Me This Way" - Thelma Houston

4- "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born)" - Barbara Streisand

3- "Best of My Love" - The Emotions

2- "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb

1- "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone

Click here to see the top songs of 1976
Click here to see the top songs of 1978

Click here to see the top songs of the entire 1970's
Click here to see my personal favorite songs of the 1970's

Monday, October 12, 2015

Top 10 MOST POPULAR Songs of 1976

It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1976 had to offer!

10- "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" - KC and The Sunshine Band

9- "Love Hangover" - Dianna Ross

8- "Get Up and Boogie (That's Right)" - Silver Convention

7- "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" - England Dan & John Ford Coley

6- "I Write the Songs" - Barry Manilow

5- "A Fifth of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band

4- "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry

3- "Disco Duck (Part I)" - Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots

2- "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart

1- "Silly Love Songs" - Wings

Click here to see the top songs of 1975
Click here to see the top songs of 1977

Click here to see the top songs of the entire 1970's
Click here to see my personal favorite songs of the 1970's

Monday, October 5, 2015

Top 10 MOST POPULAR Songs of 1975

It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1975 had to offer!

10- "The Hustle" - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony

9- "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille

8- "Island Girl" - Elton John

7- "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"  - Freddy Fender

6- "That's the Way (I Like It)" - KC and The Sunshine Band

5- "Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton

4- "Philadelphia Freedom" - The Elton John Band

3- "One of These Nights" - Eagles

2- "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell

1- "I'm Sorry" - John Denver

Click here to see the top songs of 1974
Click here to see the top songs of 1976

Click here to see the top songs of the entire 1970's
Click here to see my personal favorite songs of the 1970's