1977 in music
Who ruled 1977? Fleetwood Mac was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and David Soul on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1977, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleetwood Mac | 110 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Eagles | 88 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Leo Sayer | 87 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | KC And The Sunshine Band | 84 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Shaun Cassidy | 81 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Barbra Streisand | 81 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Stevie Wonder | 79 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Rita Coolidge | 73 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Bee Gees | 72 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Andy Gibb | 72 | 4 | 11 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Deep Is Your Love | Bee Gees | #1 | 33 | 70.8 |
| 2 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything | Andy Gibb | #1 | 31 | 65.4 |
| 3 | You Light Up My Life | Debby Boone | #1 | 25 | 61.7 |
| 4 | Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees | #1 | 27 | 58.7 |
| 5 | I Go Crazy | Paul Davis | #7 | 40 | 53.8 |
| 6 | (Love Is) Thicker Than Water | Andy Gibb | #1 | 29 | 53.3 |
| 7 | Best Of My Love | The Emotions | #1 | 23 | 51.0 |
| 8 | Baby Come Back | Player | #1 | 32 | 49.3 |
| 9 | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue | Crystal Gayle | #2 | 26 | 47.7 |
| 10 | Emotion | Samantha Sang | #3 | 27 | 46.5 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Soul | 101 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Boney M | 94 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Showaddywaddy | 87 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Elvis Presley | 83 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Donna Summer | 81 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | ABBA | 78 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | Smokie | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Rod Stewart | 64 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Leo Sayer | 60 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Electric Light Orchestra | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 1977 | When a Child Is Born | Johnny Mathis | 1 |
| Jan 9, 1977 | Don't Give Up On Us | David Soul | 4 |
| Feb 6, 1977 | Don't Cry for Me Argentina | Julie Covington | 1 |
| Feb 13, 1977 | When I Need You | Leo Sayer | 3 |
| Mar 6, 1977 | Chanson D'Amour | The Manhattan Transfer | 3 |
| Mar 27, 1977 | Knowing Me, Knowing You | ABBA | 5 |
| May 1, 1977 | Free | Deniece Williams | 2 |
| May 15, 1977 | I Don't Want to Talk About It/First Cut Is the Deepest | Rod Stewart | 4 |
| Jun 12, 1977 | Lucille | Kenny Rogers | 1 |
| Jun 19, 1977 | Show You The Way To Go | The Jacksons | 1 |
| Jun 26, 1977 | So You Win Again | Hot Chocolate | 3 |
| Jul 17, 1977 | I Feel Love | Donna Summer | 4 |
| Aug 14, 1977 | Angelo | Brotherhood Of Man | 1 |
| Aug 21, 1977 | Float On | The Floaters | 1 |
| Aug 28, 1977 | Way Down | Elvis Presley | 5 |
| Oct 2, 1977 | Silver Lady | David Soul | 3 |
| Oct 23, 1977 | Yes Sir I Can Boogie | Baccara | 1 |
| Oct 30, 1977 | Name of the Game | ABBA | 4 |
| Nov 27, 1977 | Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School | Wings | 5 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreams | Fleetwood Mac | #18 | 186 | 72.1 |
| 2 | Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School | Wings | #1 | 17 | 48.0 |
| 3 | White Christmas | Bing Crosby | #5 | 59 | 43.4 |
| 4 | A Star Is Born (Evergreen) | Barbra Streisand | #3 | 19 | 40.7 |
| 5 | Way Down | Elvis Presley | #1 | 17 | 39.9 |
| 6 | I Feel Love | Donna Summer | #1 | 19 | 39.3 |
| 7 | How Deep Is Your Love | Bee Gees | #3 | 15 | 38.8 |
| 8 | Silver Lady | David Soul | #1 | 14 | 37.7 |
| 9 | Rockin' All Over the World | The Status Quo | #3 | 16 | 36.7 |
| 10 | Yes Sir I Can Boogie | Baccara | #1 | 19 | 36.5 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works