40 Years Ago, This Week, The Top 10 Billboard Hits Were...

While artists like Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran fill up our Billboard Charts these days, I always find myself wondering what the top ten hits were on this week, forty years ago. Well, if you find yourself wondering the same thing, you can find below the top 10 songs for the week of June 18th 1977. 10.) Hot - "Angel In Your Arms" Hot was the trio of Cathy Carson, Gwen Owens and Juanita Curiel. This song is about a woman who knows her man is cheating on her, and responds by doing some cheating of her own. It was a sentiment that hadn't yet found its way into a hit song, as most infidelity narratives find the singer either suffering in silence or giving the cheater the boot. 9.) Stevie Wonder - "Sir Duke" From his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, this hit single was written in tribute to Duke Ellington, the influential jazz legend who had died in 1974. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. To see more songs on this Top 10 list of yesteryear, click "Next." 8.) K.C. And The Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man/ Wrap Your Arms Around Me This song was written about a DJ at a Miami, Florida radio station by the name of Robert W. Walker. Walker was the first to give the group's hit single "Get Down Tonight" airplay, so the band showed their appreciation by making a song about him. 7.) Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?vboAv-Bu4MrI This is an international hit song from 1977, written and recorded by Andrew Gold in 1976 for his album What's Wrong with This Picture? To see more songs on this Top 10 list of yesteryear, click "Next." 6.) Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel Although this song would be his only hit, O'Day described this tune as a "Nocturnal Novelette." It was put out without fanfare in February 1977. Four months later, it was the #1 song in the country, and certified gold. 5.) Kenny Rogers - Lucille https://www.youtube.com/watch?v4SDVkdcO8ts The song is about a man in a bar who meets a woman who has left her husband. It became Rogers' first major hit as a solo artist after leaving the successful country/rock group The First Edition the previous year. To see more songs on this Top 10 list of yesteryear, click "Next." 4.) Foreigner - Feels Like The First Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?vqHDy_b33cCQ This is the debut single by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It was written by Mick Jones. 3.) Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) The song became part of American popular culture after main character Rocky Balboa as part of his daily training regimen runs up the 72 stone steps leading to the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia and raises his arms in a victory pose, while the song plays. To see more songs on this Top 10 list of yesteryear, click "Next." 2.) Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up This song was written by Marvin Gaye and produced by Art Stewart as a response to a request from Gaye's record label that he perform disco music. 1.) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams When Stevie Nicks played the song to the rest of the group, "They weren't nuts about it. But I said 'Please! Please record this song, at least try it'. Because the way I play things sometimes... you really have to listen." Do you have a favorite song from this list? Tell us in the comments section below. SOURCES: (Songfacts, Wikipedia, Youtube, Wordpress) RELATED: Billboard’s Top Songs From The 70s Songs Banned From the Radio—Some Real Shockers Here…

40 Years Ago, This Week, The Top 10 Billboard Hits Were…

By Brad Rosenberg
8 years ago

8.) K.C. And The Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man/ Wrap Your Arms Around Me

7.) Andrew Gold – Lonely Boy