We have come to the final post in the songs of the 70s series. 1979 was yet again a great year for music and a lot of the bands who became big stars in the 80s were starting to release singles. See if your favourite is here.
The Songs of the 70s B-L
Beach Boys – Lady Lynda (6)
Boney M – Hooray Hooray It’s a Holi-Holiday (3)
Commodores – Still (4)
Elvis Costello – Accidents Will Happen (28)
Errol Dunkley – O.K. Fred (11)
Earth Wind and Fire – After The Love Has Gone (4)
Dave Edmunds – Girl’s Talk (4)
Gonzalez – Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet (15)
Eddy Grant – Living On The Front Line (11)
Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him (13)
Jags – Back Of My Hand (17)
Rickie Lee Jones – Chuck E’s In Love (18)
Kandidate – I Don’t Wanna Lose You (11)
Janet Kay – Silly Games (2)
KC and the Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go (3)
Bill Lovelady – Reggae For It Now (12)
Lene Lovich – Lucky Number (3)
Lene Lovich – Say When (19)
Songs Of The 70’s M-R
McFadden and Whitehead – Ain.t No Stopping Us Now (5)
Madness – One Step Beyond (7)
Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell (15)
Monks – Nice Legs Shame About Her Face (19)
Gary Moore – Parisienne Walkways (8)
Motors – Forget About You (13)
Nolans – I’m In The Mood For Dancing (3)
Peaches and Herb – Reunited (4)
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now (9)
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2)
Racey – Some Girls (2)
Gerry Rafferty – Get It Right Next Time (30)
Real Thing – Can You Feel The Force (5)
B. A. Robertson – Bang Bang (2)
Kenny Rogers – She Believes In Me (42)
Rose Royce – Is It Love You’re After (13)
Ruts – Babylon’s Burning (7)
By the way, if you enjoy looking up 70s artists, I’ve created a free A–Z guide you can download here.
Songs Of The 70’s S-X
Sad Cafe – Every Day Hurts (3)
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band – We’ve Got Tonight (41)
Selecter – On My Radio (8)
Sham 69 – Hersham Boys (6)
Skids – Into The Valley (19)
Specials – Gangsters (6)
Specials – A Message To You Rudy (10)
Squeeze – Cool For Cats (2)
Squeeze – Up The Junction (2)
Edwin Starr – Contact (6)
Edwin Starr – H.A.P.P.Y (9)
Status Quo – Whatever You Want (4)
Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood (6)
Rod Stewart – Ain’t Love A Bitch (11)
Donna Summer – Hot Stuff (11)
Suoertramp – The Logical Song (7)
Supertramp – Breakfast In America (9)
Syreeta – With You I’m Born Again (2)
Thin Lizzy – Waiting For An Alibi (9)
Thin Lizzy – Do Anything You Want To Do (14)
Thin Lizzy – Sarah (24)
Three Degrees – Woman In Love (3)
Three Degrees – My Simple Heart (9)
Tourists – I Only Want To Be With You (4)
Randy Vanwarmer – Just When I Needed You Most (8)
Village People – In The Navy (2)
Village People – Go West (15)
John Williams – Cavatina (13)
XTC – Making Plans For Nigel (17)
That’s it for the songs of the 70’s series. I hope you have enjoyed the memories of songs you may have forgotten about or maybe never even heard before. Leave a comment below and let me know your favourite songs from the 70’s.
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