My Top 100 Singles of 1977
Here's the Spotify playlist:
1. Heart - "Barracuda"
2. Stevie Wonder - "Sir Duke"
3. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl"
4. Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill"
5. Steve Miller Band - "Fly Like An Eagle"
6. Donna Summer – “I Feel Love”
7. Boston – “Foreplay/Long Time”
8. Queen - "We Will Rock You"
2. Stevie Wonder - "Sir Duke"
3. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl"
4. Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill"
5. Steve Miller Band - "Fly Like An Eagle"
6. Donna Summer – “I Feel Love”
7. Boston – “Foreplay/Long Time”
8. Queen - "We Will Rock You"
9. Queen - "We
Are The Champions"
10. Boz Scaggs - "Lido Shuffle"
11. Television – “Marquee Moon”
12. Fleetwood Mac - "Dreams"
13. The Emotions - "Best Of My Love"
14. Steely Dan - "Peg"
15. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
16. Marvin Gaye - "Got To Give It Up"
17. The Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant"
18. Kansas - "Point Of Know Return"
19. Elvis Costello - "Alison"
20. David Bowie - "Heroes"
21. Billy Joel - "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
22. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Breakdown"
23. Ram Jam - "Black Betty"
24. Electric Light Orchestra – “Do Ya”
25. Van Morrison - "Moondance"
26. The Commodores - "Brick House"
27. Fleetwood Mac - "You Make Loving Fun"
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - "Maybe I'm Amazed (live)"
29. Kraftwerk – “Trans-Europe Express”
30. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Blinded By The Light"
31. Foreigner - "Feels Like The First Time"
32. Jackson Browne - "The Pretender"
33. Elvis Costello - "Watching The Detectives"
34. AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
35. The Ramones - "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker"
36. Aerosmith - "Back In The Saddle"
37. The Marshall Tucker Band - "Can't You See"
38. Rush - "Closer To The Heart"
39. Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life"
40. Boston – “Peace of Mind”
41. The Commodores - "Easy"
42. Eddie Money - "Baby Hold On"
43. Heatwave - "Boogie Nights"
44. Steve Miller Band - "Jungle Love"
45. Earth, Wind & Fire – “Serpentine Fire”
46. Fleetwood Mac - "The Chain"
47. The Sex Pistols - "God Save The Queen"
48. Queen - "Tie Your Mother Down"
49. Bob Marley and the Wailers – “Three Little Birds”
50. Kiss - "Love Gun"
51. Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"
52. Rose Royce – “I’m Going Down”
53. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Rock And Roll Never Forgets"
54. Boston – “Rock & Roll Band”
55. Neil Young - "Like A Hurricane"
56. The Isley Brothers - "Voyage To Atlantis"
57. Billy Joel - "Only The Good Die Young"
58. Supertramp – “Give A Little Bit”
59. The Eagles - "Life In The Fast Lane"
60. Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"
61. Barry White – “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me”
62. KC and the Sunshine Band - "Keep It Comin' Love"
63. AC/DC - "Big Balls"
64. Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Rich Girl"
65. Stevie Wonder - "Isn't She Lovely"
66. Bee Gees - "How Deep Is Your Love"
67. The Brothers Johnson – “Strawberry Letter 23”
68. Steve Miller Band - "Jet Airliner"
69. Stevie Wonder - "As"
70. Joni Mitchell - "Coyote"
71. Al Green - "Belle"
72. The Ramones - "Rockaway Beach"
73. Foreigner - "Cold As Ice"
74. The Eagles - "Victim Of Love"
75. Jimmy Buffett - "Margaritaville"
76. Thin Lizzy - "Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)"
77. Fleetwood Mac -"Don't Stop"
78. Heart – “Kick It Out”
79. Carly Simon – “Nobody Does It Better”
80. Toulouse – “It Always Happens This Way”
81. Bob Marley and the Wailers – “Jamming”
82. Elvis Presley – “Way Down”
83. Talking Heads – “Pulled Up”
84. The Doobie Brothers – “Little Darling (I Need You)”
85. The Clash - "White Riot"
86. T. Rex – “The Soul of My Suit”
87. Billy Joel - "She's Always A Woman"
88. Pablo Cruise – “Whatcha Gonna Do?”
89. Iggy Pop - "The Passenger"
90. Little Feat - "Time Loves A Hero"
91. Dolly Parton – “Here You Come Again”
92. Jimmy Buffett – “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes”
93. Peter Gabriel – “Modern Love”
94. David Bowie – “Sound And Vision”
95. Elvis Costello - "Less Than Zero”
96. The Eagles - "Hotel California"
97. Parliament – “Bop Gun (Endangered Species)”
98. Steve Miller Band - "Swingtown"
99. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Mainstreet"
100. Meco - "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"
10. Boz Scaggs - "Lido Shuffle"
11. Television – “Marquee Moon”
12. Fleetwood Mac - "Dreams"
13. The Emotions - "Best Of My Love"
14. Steely Dan - "Peg"
15. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
16. Marvin Gaye - "Got To Give It Up"
17. The Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant"
18. Kansas - "Point Of Know Return"
19. Elvis Costello - "Alison"
20. David Bowie - "Heroes"
21. Billy Joel - "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
22. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Breakdown"
23. Ram Jam - "Black Betty"
24. Electric Light Orchestra – “Do Ya”
25. Van Morrison - "Moondance"
26. The Commodores - "Brick House"
27. Fleetwood Mac - "You Make Loving Fun"
28. Paul McCartney & Wings - "Maybe I'm Amazed (live)"
29. Kraftwerk – “Trans-Europe Express”
30. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Blinded By The Light"
31. Foreigner - "Feels Like The First Time"
32. Jackson Browne - "The Pretender"
33. Elvis Costello - "Watching The Detectives"
34. AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
35. The Ramones - "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker"
36. Aerosmith - "Back In The Saddle"
37. The Marshall Tucker Band - "Can't You See"
38. Rush - "Closer To The Heart"
39. Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life"
40. Boston – “Peace of Mind”
41. The Commodores - "Easy"
42. Eddie Money - "Baby Hold On"
43. Heatwave - "Boogie Nights"
44. Steve Miller Band - "Jungle Love"
45. Earth, Wind & Fire – “Serpentine Fire”
46. Fleetwood Mac - "The Chain"
47. The Sex Pistols - "God Save The Queen"
48. Queen - "Tie Your Mother Down"
49. Bob Marley and the Wailers – “Three Little Birds”
50. Kiss - "Love Gun"
51. Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"
52. Rose Royce – “I’m Going Down”
53. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Rock And Roll Never Forgets"
54. Boston – “Rock & Roll Band”
55. Neil Young - "Like A Hurricane"
56. The Isley Brothers - "Voyage To Atlantis"
57. Billy Joel - "Only The Good Die Young"
58. Supertramp – “Give A Little Bit”
59. The Eagles - "Life In The Fast Lane"
60. Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"
61. Barry White – “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me”
62. KC and the Sunshine Band - "Keep It Comin' Love"
63. AC/DC - "Big Balls"
64. Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Rich Girl"
65. Stevie Wonder - "Isn't She Lovely"
66. Bee Gees - "How Deep Is Your Love"
67. The Brothers Johnson – “Strawberry Letter 23”
68. Steve Miller Band - "Jet Airliner"
69. Stevie Wonder - "As"
70. Joni Mitchell - "Coyote"
71. Al Green - "Belle"
72. The Ramones - "Rockaway Beach"
73. Foreigner - "Cold As Ice"
74. The Eagles - "Victim Of Love"
75. Jimmy Buffett - "Margaritaville"
76. Thin Lizzy - "Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)"
77. Fleetwood Mac -"Don't Stop"
78. Heart – “Kick It Out”
79. Carly Simon – “Nobody Does It Better”
80. Toulouse – “It Always Happens This Way”
81. Bob Marley and the Wailers – “Jamming”
82. Elvis Presley – “Way Down”
83. Talking Heads – “Pulled Up”
84. The Doobie Brothers – “Little Darling (I Need You)”
85. The Clash - "White Riot"
86. T. Rex – “The Soul of My Suit”
87. Billy Joel - "She's Always A Woman"
88. Pablo Cruise – “Whatcha Gonna Do?”
89. Iggy Pop - "The Passenger"
90. Little Feat - "Time Loves A Hero"
91. Dolly Parton – “Here You Come Again”
92. Jimmy Buffett – “Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes”
93. Peter Gabriel – “Modern Love”
94. David Bowie – “Sound And Vision”
95. Elvis Costello - "Less Than Zero”
96. The Eagles - "Hotel California"
97. Parliament – “Bop Gun (Endangered Species)”
98. Steve Miller Band - "Swingtown"
99. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Mainstreet"
100. Meco - "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"
The explosion of punk was easier to reflect in my 1977 albums list than in the singles list, since most of those bands took a couple years to become a real commercial force, and some never did. "Marquee Moon" wasn't a hit, and I already gave it its due on the album list, but it was a single, so I felt compelled to include the song here as a perfect piece of music, R.I.P. Tom Verlaine. Otherwise, though, I'm happy to challenge the notion that punk was necessitated by conventional rock become stale, because c'mon! "Barracuda"? "Fly Like An Eagle"? Talk about a great classic rock year. I thought about giving "We Will Rock You" / "We Are The Champions" one shared spot on the list as one of the greatest 2-sided singles of all time that still consistently gets played on the radio as a pair, but it's two songs, I wanna give Queen full credit for both being masterpieces.
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