Viva ABBA! "S.O.S." U.K. top 40

 Nous (s)abordons à présent un nouveau chapitre de nos aventures ABBAesques avec la chanson qui leur a permis de retrouver le chemin des toutes premières places des hit-parades...

Il s'agit donc de "S.O.S." (non, je vous rassure, pas l'homonyme daubesque de la positive Lorie ). Cette chanson ne devait pas être chantée par le groupe à l'origine. Seule Agnetha l'enregistra dans un premier temps pour son alboume solo. En France, "S.O.S." fut couvert par Marie, qui fut la toute première chanteuse hexagonale à reprendre un titre du quatuor en or. La face B., le très catchy "Bang-a-boomerang" fut un succès en Suède et en Hollande pour le duo Sven et Charlotte.

Nous commençons donc comme à la coutûmée, comme disait la regrettée Jacqueline Muette, par les ventes du 45 tours S.O.S en Angleterre...

28/O9/1975

1] Rod Stewart: Sailing (6)
2] David Essex: Hold me close (2)
3] Leo Sayer: Moonlighting (4)
4] 5OOO Volts : I'm on fire (3)
5] Jasper Carrott : Funky moped/Magic roundabout (5)
6] Roger Whittaker: The last farewell (8)
7] Showaddywaddy: Heartbeat (3)
8] The Drifters: There goes my first love (2)
9] Hot Chocolate: A child's prayer (5)
10] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (1)
11] Carl Malcolm: Fattie bum bum (2)
12] Jonathan King: Una paloma blanca (2)
13] Mike Batt: Summertime city (5)
14] Chris Spedding: Motor biking (3)
15] Kenny: Julie-Ann (5)
16] Desmond Dekker: Sing a little song (1)
17] Al Matthews: Fool (2)
18] Procol Harum: Pandora's box (3)
19] K.C. and the Sunshine Band: That's the way (I like Kit) (6)
20] Mac and Katie Kissoon: Like a butterfly (1)
21] The George Baker Selection: Paloma blanca
22] Bad Company: Feel like makin' love
23] Gladys Knight and the Pips: Best thing that ever happened (to me)
24] The Stylistics: I can't give you anything (but my love )
25] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks
26] The Chi-Lites: It's time for love
27] The Glitter Band: Love in the sun
28] Billie Jo Spears: Blanket on the ground
29] George McCrae: It's been so long [°)]
30] The Four Seasons: Who loves you
31] ABBA: S.O.S.
 32] Gary Benson: Don't throw it all away
33] Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds: Fallin' in love
34] The Diversions: Fattie bum bum
35] Sandy Posey: Single girl
36] 53rd and 3rd: Chick-a-boom
37] The Goodies: Nappy love /Wild thing
38] Morris Albert: Feelings
39] Bimbo Jet: El Bimbo
40] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry

Pas d'inquiétude, vous y verrez un peu plus clair dans tout ce fatras lorsque vous saurez que le n°5 de Sheila Nel fut repris chez nous par la miss Sheila en personne, magnifique , souv'nez vous "Quel tempérament de feu!" des paroles fascinantes, entre autre "24 heures par jour ce n'est pas suffisant" , que le n°24 fut massacré façon starnaque par la beuglante Nicoletta ("A quoi sert de vivre libre ) et que le n° 38 fut fredonné juste avant son dernier envol par le regretté Mike Brant. La chanson porte-poisse par excellence car elle causa la ruine de ce pauvre Morris à la suite d'un retentissant procès avec Line Renaud et son cher Lou-lou dont il avait piqué la mélodie sans demander s'il pouvait. L'austère Morris dut baisser le chassis devant la Méga Renaud. Le pauvre   Avec ce qui lui reste y peut même pas se payer une Twingo
Bon, que dire encore sinon que ce brave Roger ne croyait pas si bien dire en nous adressant un dernier adieu car il démarra ensuite une brillante carrière de Schlager en Allemagne, ach so!
Au n° 13, nous retrouvons Mike Batt, chanteur schizophrène s'il en fut, vu que c'est lui qui chantait sur tous les disques des casimiresques Wombles.



O5/10/1975


1] David Essex: Hold me close (3)
2] Rod Stewart: Sailing (7)
3] The Drifters: There goes my first love (3)
4] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (2)
5] Leo Sayer: Moonlighting (5)
6] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout (6)
7] Showaddywaddy: Heartbeat (4)
8] 5OOO Volts: I`m on fire (4)
9] Carl Malcolm: Fattie bum bum (3)
10] Jonathan King: Una paloma blanca (3)
11] The George Baker Selection: Paloma blanca (1)
12] Roger Whittaker: The last farewell (9)
13] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (1)
14] The Four Seasons: Who loves you? (1)
15] The Chi-Lites: It`s time for love (1)
16] ABBA: S.O.S. (1)
17] Chris Spedding: Motor biking (4)
18] Mac and Katie Kissoon: Like a butterfly (2)
19] Judge Dread: Big ten (1)
20] Desmond Dekker and the Aces: Sing a little song (2)
21] Mike Batt: Summertime city
22] Hot Chocolate: A child's prayer
23] Morris Albert: Feelings
24] Procol Harum: Pandora's box
25] Kenny: Julie-Ann
26] Bad Company: Feel like makin' love
27] Mud: L-L-Lucy
28] K.C. and the Sunshine Band: That's the way (I like it)
29] The Goodies: Nappylove/Wild thing
30] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry
31] Al Matthews: Fool
32] Pilot: Just a smile
33] Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds: Fallin' in love
34] Ray Stevens: Indian love call
35] Billie Jo Spears: Blanket on the ground
36] The Stylistics: I can't give you anything (but my love )
37] Gladys Knight and the Pips: Best thing that ever happened (to me)
38] 53rd and 3rd: Chick a boom
39] People's Choice: Do it anything you wanna
40] Sandy Posey: Single girl


Teee... diddli... diddli... diddli now then now then (as it happens) Thank God for that Tena Ladies and gentlemen, the mighty ABBA are back in the flesh with a brand new sound so they are. Britain looks to be a bit behind as far as this one is concerned as it had been released by the end of June on the continent and was already out of most European charts roundabout this time. I wonder why that is so I do.
Whooops the battle of the doves has (paradoxically) begun between double dutch G.B.S. and occasional singer Jonathan King. G.B.S.`s version had been a nomber one in their home country, which I suppose enabled them to spread their wings and export themselves. Incidentally Jonathan King must have had a grudge against Dutch artists as he will subsequently rebaptise himself Father Abrapharts and the Smurps in 1978 just to massacre the infectious "smurf song" by turning it into "Lick a smurp for Christmas" .
Rolf Harris lookalike brilliant whistler Roger Whittaker is enjoying his last hit in the U.K. chart (whence the title of his song). Happily enough he will then embark upon another 30-year career of Schlager singing over in Germany where he is now a household name. His amazing destiny is actually a most edifying example of what becomes of some artists who seem to have vanished from the surface of the Earth whereas they`re merely enjoying success next door, in another part of the world that is.
Therefore I reckon it`s about time we got some news of our long lost singing friends.

__Sheila "spacer" B. Devotion has returned to her glorious rainy native frogland.
__Cilla Black`s gone back to her sofa so she has.
__Vader Abraham`s returned to Smurfland.
__Joe Dolce has finally been reunited with his Mama in Italy and has eventually shaddap his face.
__Saint Winifred`s school choir have buried their grandma.
__A-ha have rejoined their igloo.
__America have settled in America.
__Aneka is living with her Japanese boy.
__The Animals have gone back to the zoo.
__Boney M have gone to Babylon.
__Berlin have gone back to Germany.
__David Gates and Bread are planning a duet with the George Baker Selection.
__Johnny Bristol has gone to Devon.
__Ultravox are still cross with Joe Dolce and have gone to Vienna.
__Cliff Richard is enjoying early retirement in Dover.
__Donna Summer is on vacation.
__Plastic Bertrand is hovering God knows where.
__Vanessa Paradis is still looking for a taxi.
__Vicky Leandros is said to be living in Lodz.
__Sylvia is travelling to Espana.
__Bonnie Tyler is lost in France.
__Chicago have moved to Boston.
__Boston have moved to Chicago.
__China Crisis have emigrated to the former republic of Bosnia Herzegovina one point la Bosnie Herzégovine un point
__U.B.40 have gone back to the job center.
__Kate Bush is living in the woods.
__Doctor Hook has gone to the hospital.
__David Essex`s gone up to Yorkshire.
__the Police are doing porridge.
__Charlie Rich is broke.
__The singing nun is resting in heaven.
__Gigliola Spaghetti is delivering pizzas.
__John Lennon`s dreaming on cloud number nine.
__Nino Ferrer is looking for Mirza in the South.
__The Three Degrees are taking good care of themselves.
__Lucifer have sold their house.
__Smokie have quit smoking.
__Luv send their love.
__The Grateful Dead still live up to their name.

etc. etc. etc. but the big question however remains: "Where are the ABBAs?"
Has anyone spotted them recently? Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann, anyplace, anywhere, anytime


Personnels messages (en même temps ça fait des économies de essaimesses qui coûtent la peau des fesses ) .
n°20: o.k. mais viens pas te plaindre s'il pleut
n°23: Vas-y Bébert
n°24: Je préfère Bruce Lee's karaté
n°27: J'peux t'filer l'adresse d'un orthophoniste
n°31: Pas mieux...j'ai qu'un brelan
n°32: Comment tu trouves mon smiley
n°33: Vous tiendrez jamais tous dans la Twingo
n°35: Et ta soeur ça boume
n°38: C'est un code secret ou vous avez trouvé votre nom en jouant au Kéno
n°39: Moi yen a préférer Wannita Banana

 



12/10/1975

1] David Essex: Hold me close (4)
2] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (3)
3] The Drifters: There goes my first love (4)
4] 5OOO Volts: I`m on fire (5)
5] Jonathan king: Una paloma blanca (4)
6] The Chi-Lites: It`s time for love (2)
7] Jasper Carrott: Funky mopeds/Magic roundabout (7)
8] Carl Malcolm: Fattie bum bum (4)
9] The Four Seasons: Who loves you?
10] The George Baker Selection: Paloma blanca (2)
11] Rod Stewart: Sailing (8)
12] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (2)
13] ABBA: S.O.S. (2)
14] Morris Albert: Feelings (1)
15] Mud: L-L-Lucy (1)
16] Showaddywaddy: Heartbeat (5)
17] Judge Dread: Big ten (2)
18] Leo Sayer: Moonlighting (6)
19] Mac and Katie Kissoon: Like a butterfly (3)
20] Bad Company: Feel like makin` love (1)
21] The Goodies: Nappy love/Wild thing
22] Roger Whittaker: The last farewell
23] David Bowie: Space oddity
24] Smokie: Don't play your rock and roll to me
25] Esther Phillips: What a difference a day makes
26] Elton John: Island girl
27] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry
28] Desmond Dekker and the Aces: Sing a little song
29] Chris Spedding: Motor biking
30] Sparks: Looks looks looks
31] Pilot: Just a smile
32] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cow-boy
33] The Exciters: Reaching for the best
34] Hot Chocolate: A child's prayer
35] Ray Stevens: Indian love call
36] People's Choice: Do it any way you wanna
37] Roxy Music: Love is the drug
38] Al Matthews: Fool
39] Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds: Fallin' in love
40] 53rd and 3rd: Chick-a-boom

Bon, entre autre scoupe, Johnny Hallyday et Michèle Torr font leur entrée dans le tope. Saurez-vous les spotter

19/1O/1975

1] David Essex: Hold me close (5)
2] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (4)
3] The Drifters: There goes my first love (5)
4] Morris Albert: Feelings (2)
5] The Chi-Lites: It`s time for love (3)
6] The Four Seasons: Who loves you? (3)
7] ABBA: S.O.S. (3)
8] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (3)
9] Jonathan King: Una paloma blanca (5)
10] Mud: L-L-Lucy (2)
11] David Bowie: Space oddity (1)
12] Smokey: Don`t play your rock`n`roll to me (1)
13] Carl Malcolm: Fattie bum bum (5)
14] Judge Dread: Big ten (3)
15] The George Baker Selection: Paloma Blanca (3)
16] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout (8)
17] Esther Phillips: What a diff`rence a day makes (1)
18] Mac and Katie Kissoon: Like a butterfly (4)
19] 5OOO Volts: I`m on fire (6)
20] Rod Stewart: Sailing (9)
21] The Goodies: Nappy love/Wild thing
22] Elton John: Island girl
23] Showaddywaddy: Heartbeat
24] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry
25] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cow-boy
26] Sparks: Looks looks looks
27] Roxy Music: Love is the drug
28] The Trammps: Hold back the night
29] Bad Company: Feel like makin' love
30] Roger Whittaker: The last farewell
31] The Exciters: Reaching for the best
32] Leo Sayer: Moonlighting
33] Pilot: Just a smile
34] The Chequers: Rock on brother
35] Natalie Cole: This will be
36] T. Rex Disco Party: Dreamy lady
37] Dee Clark: Ride a white horse
38] Ray Stevens: Indian love call
39] George Harrison: You
40] People's Choice: Do it anyway you wanna



Still holding close to the number one spot is ol` (still) sexy Essex . Elsewhere ol` (still) non-sexy Artless Garf is only having eyes for the number one position. Will he eventually make it next week with his sop-horrific tune? We`ll just have to wait and see. [°)]
Zooming up the chart like a rocket, spaced-out odd-looking "Sheila B. Devotion" male counterpart Bowie is in just outside the big ten this week with an old tune of his that he managed to refurbish with a few of his friends.Let`s hope his space trip goes o.k. for him otherwise he`ll definitely need the ABBAs to send out an S.O.S. to prevent him from vanishing into smoke, as befitting the ominous title by 5OOO Volts. Incidentally he`s followed by the great Smokey who will have to rebaptise themselves "Smokie" following a complaint lodged by some American clown. [°)]
Well, I don`t know if it`s time for love but it`s time I went to bed so it is.

 

26/10/1975

1] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (5)
2] David Essex: Hold me close (6)
3] The Drifters: There goes my first love (6)
4] David Bowie: Space oddity (2)
5] Morris Albert: Feelings (3)
6] ABBA: S.O.S. (4)
7] The Chi-Lites: It`s time for love (4)
8] Smokey: Don`t play your rock`n`roll to me (2)
9] The Four Seasons: Who loves you (4)
10] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (4)
11] Jonathan King: Una Paloma Blanca (6)
12] Esther Phillips: What a diff`rence a day makes? (2)
13] The George Baker Selection: Paloma blanca (4)
14] Mud: L-L-Lucy (3)
15] George Dread: Big ten (4)
16] Roxy Music: Love is the drug (1)
17] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cow-boy (1)
18] The Trammps: Hold back the night (1)
19] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout (9)
20] Elton John: Island girl (1)
21] Carl Malcolm: Fattie bum bum
22] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry
23] The Chequers: Rock on brother
24] Mac and Katie Kissoon: Like a butterfly
25] John Miles: Highfly
26] Dee Clark: Ride a wild horse
27] 5OOO Volts: I'm on fire
28] The Goodies: Nappy love/Wild thing
29] George McCrae: I ain't lying
30] Sparks: Looks looks looks
31] Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue guitar
32] Natalie Cole: This will be
33] Hello: New York groove
34] Bad Company: Feel like makin' love
35] Rod Stewart: Sailing
36] T. Rex Disco Party: Dreamy lady
37] Roger Whittaker: The last farewell
38] The Exciters: Reaching for the best
39] Tommy Hunt: Crackin' up
40] George Harrison: You



O2/11/1975

1] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (6)
2] David Bowie: Space oddity (3)
3] The Drifters: There goes my first love (7)
4] Morris Albert: Feelings (4)
5] Roxy Music: Love is the drug (2)
6] ABBA: S.O.S. (5)
7] David Essex: Hold me close (7)
8] Esther Phillips: What a diff`rence a day makes? (3)
9] Smokey: Don`t play your rock`n`roll to me (3)
10] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cow-boy (2)
11] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (5)
12] The Chi-Lites: It`s time for love (5)
13] The Four Seasons: Who loves you? (5)
14] Elton John: Island girl (2)
15] The Trammps: Hold back the night (2)
16] Mud: L-L-Lucy (4)
17] George McCrae: I ain`t lyin` (1)
18] John Miles: Highfly (1)
19] Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue guitar (1)
20] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout (10)
21] The Chequers: Rock on brother
22] Judge Dread: Big ten
23] Hello: New York groove
24] Jonathan King: Una paloma blanca
25] Dee Clark: Ride a wild horse
26] Billy Connolly: D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
27] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry
28] Jim Capaldi: Love hurts
29] The George Baker Selection: Paloma blanca
30] T. Rex Disco Party: Dreamy lady
31] David Cassidy: Darlin'
32] Natalie Cole: This will be
33] Carl Malcolm: Fattie bum bum
34] The Goodies: Nappy love/Wild thing
35] The Exciters: Reaching for the best
36] Austin Roberts: Rocky
37] 5OOO Volts: I'm on fire
38] George Harrison: You
39] George Benson: Supership
40] John Inman: Are you being served, Sir


 




O9/11/1975

1] David Bowie: Space oddity (4)
2] Roxy Music: Love is the drug (3)
3] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes 4U (7)
4] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cow-boy (3)
5] The Trammps: Hold back the night (3)
6] Esther Phillips: What a diff`rence a day makes (4)
7] ABBA: S.O.S. (6)
8] Morris Albert: Feelings (5)
9] Billy Connolly: D.i.v.o.r.c.e (1)
10] Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue guitar (2)
11] The Drifters: There goes my first love (8)
12] Smokey: Don`t play your rock`n`roll 2 me (4)
13] Jim Capaldi: Love hurts (1)
14] George McCrae: I ain`t lyin` (2)
15] Hello: New York groove (1)
16] Dee Clark: Ride a wild horse (1)
17] John Miles: Highfly (2)
18] David Essex: Hold me close (8)
19] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (6)
20] Elton John: Island girl (3)
21] The Chi-Lites: It's time 4 love
22] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout
23] The Chequers: Rock on brother
24] The 4 Seasons: Who loves U
25] John Lennon: Imagine
26] Jigsaw: Skyhigh
27] Jonathan King: Una paloma blanca
28] Mud: L-L-Lucy
29] Bob Marley and the Wailers: No woman no cry
30] Maxine Nightingale: Right back where we started from
31] George Benson: Supership
32] Judge Dread: Big ten
33] David Cassidy: Darlin'
34] The Eagles: Lyin' eyes
35] T. Rex Disco Party: Dreamy lady
36] The George Baker Selection: Paloma blanca
37] Natalie Cole: This will be
38] Hot Chocolate: You sexy thing
39] John Inman: Are you being served, Sir
40] Van Mc Coy: Change with the times



Now then, it looks like artful dodger Major Tom has finally reached his destination safe and sound in his pilchard tin can escorted by Pan`s people.
The landing on the n°1 spot went quite smoothly so ABBA`s S.O.S wasn`t needed in the end and as a normal consequence the famous four now enjoy their last week on the U.K. top 20 (for the time being). No doubt they"ll soon be back for some more chart adventures, always competing with the best ones such as: Laurel and Hardy, Chubby Checker, Demis Roussos, Osibisa, Glenn Miller, the B.C.R., Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks, J.J. Barry, the Wurzels, Our Kid, Mireille Mathieu (whooops sorry , not Mireille Mathieu ), Jorghe Zamfir, Twiggy, Joe Tex, Piero Umiliani, Belle Epoque, Meco, Lalo Schifrin, the Sex Pistols, Bing Crosby, Yellow Dog, Jilted John, Driver 67, Funkadelic, M, Milk and Honey, Gonzalez, Peaches and Herb, the Dickies, the Monks, Patrick Hernandez, Judie Tzuke, Spyro Gyra, the Flying Lizards, Lena Martell, Sad Café, XTC, Iris Williams, Fiddler`s Dram, the Nolans, Stacey Lattisaw, Bad Manners, Adam and the Ants, Saint Winifred`s School Choir, Starsound, the Tom Tom Club, the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, Gidea Park, Julio Iglésias, the Snowmen, Kraftwerk, Brown Sauce to name but a few.
One thing that could be said about the ABBAs is that , even if they didn`t reach n°1 with this one, they however managed to launch some sort of a fashion about song titles. This is aptly illustrated by this week`s n°9.Here are a few other examples just for the record:" A.B.C". by Direct Drive," B.a.b.y." by Rachel Sweet, "T.S.O.P"by M.F.S.B., "S.t.o.p. stop!" by the Dolly Dots, "I.G.Y". by David Fagen," E=MC2" by Big Audio Dynamyte," E.S.P." and "I.O.I.O." by the Bee Gees," F.L.M. "by Mel and Kim, "G.T.O." by Sinitta," H;a.p.p.y. radio" by Edwin Starr," I.O.U. "by Freeez," L.o.v.e. "by Al Green, "N.R.G." by Adamski," P.Y.T. "by Michaël Jackson, "S.O.S." by ABC, "T.V.C. 1-5" by David Bowie, "W.o.r.k." by Bow Wow Wow, "Y.M.C.A." by Village People, "R.o.c.k. in the U.S.A." from John Cougar Mellencamp.
My guitar is blue
And there`s nothing I can do.

Keep on wombling baby
Till the Smurfs are gone.

The stars look very different today
Check ignition and may God`s love be with you

Onkol Ted`s recommendation: don`t forget to put your helmet on.




16/11/1975

1] David Bowie: Space oddity (5)
2] Billy Connolly: D.i.v.o.r.c.e. (2)
3] Roxy Music: Love is the drug (4)
4] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cow-boy (4)
5] Jim Capaldi: Love hurts (2)
6] John Lennon: Imagine (1)
7] The Trammps: Hold back the night (4)
8] Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue guitar (3)
9] Hello: New York groove (2)
10] Hot Chocolate: You sexy thing (1)
11] Esther Phillips: What a diff'rence a day makes? (5)
12] George McCrae: I ain't lyin' (3)
13] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you (8)
14] Jigsaw: Sky high (1)
15] Morris Albert: Feelings (6)
16] Maxine Nightingale: Right back where we started from (1)
17] Queen: Bohemian rhapsody (1)
18] John Miles: Highfly (3)
19] Dee Clark: Ride a wild horse (2)
20] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks (7)
21] ABBA: S.O.S.
22] David Cassidy: Darlin'
23] The Eagles: Lyin' eyes
24] Elton John: Island girl
25] The Chequers: Rock on brother
26] The Drifters: There goes my first love
27] Rod Stewart: This old heart of mine
28] Austin Roberts: Rocky
29] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout
30] Stretch: Why did you do it?
31] Smokey: Don't play your rock'n'roll to me
32] George Benson: Supership
33] 14/18: Good-bye-Ee
34] The Chi-Lites: It's time for love
35] David Essex: Hold me close
36] Van Mc Coy: Change with the times
37] The Four Seasons: Who loves you
38] Gary Glitter: Papa oom mow mow
39] John Inman: Are you being served, Sir
40] Jonathan King: Una paloma blanca




23/11/1975

1]Billy Connolly: D.i.v.o.r.c.e. (3)
2] David Bowie: Space oddity (6)
3] Hot Chocolate: You sexy thing (2)
4] Roxy Music: Love is the drug (5)
5] Jim Capaldi: Love hurts (3)
6] John Lennon: Imagine (2)
7] Glen Campbell: Rhinestone cowboy (5)
8] Rod Stewart: This old heart of mine (1)
9] Queen: Bohemian rhapsody (2)
10] Jigsaw: Sky high (2)
11]Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue guitar (4)
12] Hello: New York groove (3)
13] The Bay City Rollers: Money honey (1)
14] Maxine Nightingale: Right back where we started from (2)
15] The Trammps: Hold back the night (5)
16] Davis Cassidy: Darlin' (1)
17] Steeleye Span: All around my hat (1)
18] George McCrae: I ain't lyin' (4)
19] Stretch: Why did you do it (1)
20] Dee Clark: Ride a wild horse (3)
21] Esther Phillips: What a diff'rence a day makes
22] Austin Roberts: Rocky
23] The Eagles: Lyin' eyes
24] John Miles: Highfly
25] The Stylistics: Na na is the saddest word
26] John Asher: Let's twist again
27] Slade: In for a penny
28] The Band of the Black Watch: Scotch on the rocks
29] Morris Albert: Feelings
30] George Benson: Supership
31] The Silver Convention: Fly, robin, fly
32] Jasper Carrott: Funky moped/Magic roundabout
33] ABBA: S.O.S
34] Showaddywaddy: Heavenly
35] Art Garfunkel: I only have eyes for you
36] Gladys Knight: Part-time love
37] Elton John: Island girl
38] Gary Glitter: Papa oom mow mow
39] The Drifters: There goes my first love
40] Nazareth: Holy roller