Top Songs of 1977
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
10cc Good Morning Judge Pop Rock
84
3943
 ABBA Take a Chance on Me Europop
171
9121
 ABBA Eagle Europop, Pop Rock
ABBA The Name of the Game Europop, Progressive Pop
37
1600
 AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie Hard Rock
102
4534
 AC/DC Let There Be Rock Hard Rock
Aerosmith Draw the Line Hard Rock
Aerosmith Kings and Queens Hard Rock
Al Green Belle Soul
136
7303
 Alain Souchon Allo Maman Bobo Chanson, French Pop
Alternative TV Love Lies Limp Post-Punk, Reggae
17
756
 Althea and Donna Uptown Top Ranking Reggae
56
2573
 Alton Ellis I Am Still in Love Reggae, Rocksteady
128
6861
 Andy Gibb I Just Wanna Be Your Everything Pop
Ashford & Simpson Bourgie Bourgie Soul
Atlanta Rhythm Section So in to You Soft Rock
164
8675
 Baccara Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Euro-Disco, Europop
Barry White It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me Disco, Soul
4
138
 Bee Gees Stayin' Alive Disco, Film Soundtrack
43
1862
 Bee Gees How Deep Is Your Love Blue Eyed Soul, Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock
51
2354
 Bee Gees Night Fever Disco, Film Soundtrack
141
7510
 Bee Gees More Than a Woman Disco, Film Soundtrack, Pop Soul
75
3487
 Bill Withers Lovely Day Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
40
1747
 Billy Joel Just the Way You Are Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
124
6350
 Billy Joel Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Piano Rock, Progressive Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Billy Joel Only the Good Die Young Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Billy Joel Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
62
2906
 Blondie Denis New Wave, Pop Rock
134
7250
 Blue Öyster Cult Godzilla Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
35
1473
 Bob Marley and The Wailers One Love/People Get Ready Roots Reggae
45
1982
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Jamming Roots Reggae
64
2940
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Exodus Roots Reggae
79
3799
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Waiting in Vain Lovers Rock
91
4132
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Three Little Birds Pop Reggae, Roots Reggae
142
7516
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Natural Mystic Roots Reggae
Bob Marley and The Wailers Punky Reggae Party Reggae
Boney M Ma Baker Euro-Disco
176
9373
 Bonnie Tyler It's a Heartache Country Pop, Soft Rock
73
3449
 Brian Eno By This River Ambient Pop
Brian Eno Julie With... Ambient Pop
Bryan Ferry This Is Tomorrow Glam Rock, Pop Rock
34
1415
 Buzzcocks Orgasm Addict Punk Rock
59
2727
 Buzzcocks Boredom Punk Rock
103
4621
 Buzzcocks Breakdown Punk Rock
Carl Bean I Was Born This Way Disco, Philly Soul
122
6179
 Carly Simon Nobody Does It Better Adult Contemporary, Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock
88
4055
 Cerrone Supernature Euro-Disco, Space Disco
183
9689
 Cerrone Give Me Love Euro-Disco
Cheap Trick He's a Whore Hard Rock, Power Pop
Chelsea Right to Work Punk Rock
65
2977
 Chic Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Disco
Chic Everybody Dance Disco
C.J. and Co. Devil's Gun Disco
61
2858
 Commodores Easy Pop Soul
106
4917
 Commodores Brick House Funk
Crystal Gayle Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Country Pop
39
1731
 Culture Two Sevens Clash Roots Reggae
Dave Edmunds I Knew the Bride Rock & Roll
1
30
 David Bowie "Heroes" Art Rock
20
797
 David Bowie Sound and Vision Art Rock
74
3485
 David Bowie Always Crashing in the Same Car Art Rock
81
3859
 David Bowie Warszawa Ambient, Progressive Electronic
119
5971
 David Bowie Be My Wife Art Pop, Art Rock
David Bowie Breaking Glass Art Rock
David Bowie Joe the Lion Art Rock
David Bowie Beauty and the Beast Art Rock
David Bowie Art Decade Ambient, Progressive Electronic
David Bowie A New Career in a New Town Art Rock
46
1997
 Dead Boys Sonic Reducer Punk Rock
Dead Boys All This and More Punk Rock
Debby Boone You Light Up My Life Adult Contemporary
118
5951
 Dennis Wilson Riversong Baroque Pop, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
53
2430
 Devo (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Art Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk
89
4069
 Devo Mongoloid Art Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk
90
4084
 Devo Jocko Homo New Wave, Post-Punk, Zolo
Dolly Parton Here You Come Again Country Pop, Soft Rock
3
54
 Donna Summer I Feel Love Hi-NRG
Dr. Feelgood Sneakin' Suspicion Pub Rock
182
9662
 Dragon April Sun in Cuba Pop Rock
92
4197
 Earth, Wind & Fire Fantasy Smooth Soul
125
6418
 Earth, Wind & Fire Serpentine Fire Funk
66
2989
 Eddie and The Hot Rods Do Anything You Wanna Do Power Pop, Pub Rock
159
8531
 Eddie Money Two Tickets to Paradise AOR, Pop Rock
165
8803
 Eddie Money Baby Hold On Pop Rock
153
8186
 Eddy Mitchell La dernière séance Country Pop, French Pop
Edoardo Bennato Il gatto e la volpe Canzone d'autore
27
1185
 Electric Light Orchestra Mr. Blue Sky Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
117
5865
 Electric Light Orchestra Turn to Stone Pop Rock
Electric Light Orchestra Sweet Talkin' Woman Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
Eloy Poseidon's Creation Progressive Rock, Space Rock
10
495
 Elvis Costello Alison Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave, Pop Rock
18
763
 Elvis Costello Watching the Detectives New Wave
68
3201
 Elvis Costello Less Than Zero New Wave
123
6234
 Elvis Costello (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes New Wave, Pop Rock
Elvis Costello Welcome to the Working Week New Wave, Pub Rock
129
6885
 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Fanfare for the Common Man Fanfare, Symphonic Prog
160
8545
 Eric Bogle And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda Contemporary Folk
58
2674
 Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight Soft Rock
78
3731
 Eric Clapton Cocaine Blues Rock
175
9340
 Eric Clapton Lay Down Sally Blues Rock, Country Rock
86
3976
 Evelyn "Champagne" King Shame Disco
Fela Anikulapo Kuti Sorrow Tears and Blood Afrobeat
Fela Anikulapo Kuti Shuffering and Shmiling Afrobeat
First Choice Let No Man Put Asunder Disco
First Choice Doctor Love Disco
Flash and the Pan Walking in the Rain New Wave, Pop Rock
12
573
 Fleetwood Mac Dreams Soft Rock
29
1238
 Fleetwood Mac The Chain Pop Rock
48
2187
 Fleetwood Mac Don't Stop Pop Rock
109
5234
 Fleetwood Mac Gold Dust Woman Folk Rock, Pop Rock
130
6928
 Fleetwood Mac You Make Loving Fun Soft Rock
149
7934
 Foreigner Feels Like the First Time AOR, Pop Rock
158
8452
 Foreigner Cold As Ice AOR
Francis Cabrel Petite Marie Chanson, French Pop
184
9787
 Generation X Your Generation Punk Rock
George Thorogood One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer Blues Rock
140
7498
 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson We Almost Lost Detroit Funk, Soul
Giorgio Moroder From Here to Eternity Electro-Disco
Glen Campbell Southern Nights Country Pop
174
9319
 Grace Jones La Vie en rose Disco, Pop Soul
Graham Parker & The Rumour Hold Back the Night Power Pop, Pub Rock
52
2415
 Heart Barracuda Hard Rock
Hot Angel in Your Arms Pop Soul
16
740
 Ian Dury Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll New Wave
150
7988
 Ian Dury Plaistow Patricia Punk Rock
154
8198
 Ian Dury Wake Up and Make Love with Me New Wave, Pub Rock
77
3728
 Ian Dury and The Blockheads Sweet Gene Vincent New Wave, Pub Rock
156
8339
 Idris Muhammad Could Heaven Ever Be Like This Disco, Funk
7
343
 Iggy Pop Lust for Life Garage Rock
13
590
 Iggy Pop The Passenger Art Rock, Garage Rock
80
3822
 Iggy Pop Nightclubbing Art Rock
114
5371
 Iggy Pop China Girl Art Rock
167
8897
 Iggy Pop Funtime Art Rock, Post-Punk
Iggy Pop Dum Dum Boys Art Rock
38
1623
 Jackson Browne Running On Empty Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
157
8428
 Jackson Browne The Load Out Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
93
4277
 Jacques Brel Orly Chanson à texte
Jacques Brel Jaurès Chanson à texte
Jacques Brel Les Marquises Chanson à texte
121
6036
 James Taylor Handy Man Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter
Jethro Tull The Whistler Folk Rock, Progressive Rock
104
4657
 Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
John Martyn Small Hours Ambient, Progressive Folk
101
4493
 John Paul Young Love Is in the Air Disco, Pop
168
8959
 John Williams / The London Symphony Orchestra Star Wars (Main Title) Cinematic Classical, Film Score, Orchestral
133
7194
 Johnny Paycheck Take This Job and Shove It Outlaw Country
Johnny Rivers Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin') Soft Rock
137
7366
 Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Ice Cream Man Pop Rock
139
7459
 Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Egyptian Reggae Pop Rock
Joni Mitchell Paprika Plains Jazz Fusion, Progressive Pop, Singer/Songwriter
69
3215
 Kansas Dust in the Wind Folk Rock, Soft Rock
Kiss Love Gun Glam Rock, Hard Rock
11
507
 Kraftwerk Trans Europa Express / Trans-Europe Express Electronic
85
3949
 Kraftwerk Schaufensterpuppen / Showroom Dummies Synthpop
Kraftwerk Europa Endlos/Europe Endless Progressive Electronic, Synthpop
Kraftwerk Spiegelsaal/The Hall of Mirrors Progressive Electronic, Synthpop
Lamont Dozier Going Back to My Roots Disco, Soul
Larry Wallis Police Car Garage Rock, Power Pop
Laurent Voulzy Rockollection French Pop
Le Pamplemousse Le Spank Disco
155
8322
 Lee Perry & the Full Experiences Disco Devil Dub
Little River Band Help Is On Its Way Pop Rock
96
4375
 Lucio Dalla Com'e profondo il mare Canzone d'autore
70
3256
 Lynyrd Skynyrd That Smell Southern Rock
170
9115
 Lynyrd Skynyrd What's Your Name Southern Rock
Lynyrd Skynyrd You Got That Right Southern Rock
Lynyrd Skynyrd I Know a Little Southern Rock
36
1583
 Marvin Gaye Got to Give It Up, Part 1 Disco, Funk, Soul
49
2259
 Meat Loaf Paradise by the Dashboard Light Pop Rock, Rock Opera
76
3553
 Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Rock Opera
Meat Loaf Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad AOR, Piano Rock, Rock Opera
Meat Loaf You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) Piano Rock, Rock Opera
Métal Urbain Panik Synth Punk
Michel Jonasz J’veux pas qu’tu t’en ailles Chanson
181
9626
 Michel Polnareff Lettre à France French Pop, Piano Rock
83
3910
 Mink DeVille Spanish Stroll Pop Rock, Pub Rock
Motörhead Motörhead Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Muddy Waters The Blues Had a Baby and They Named it Rock and Roll (#2) Chicago Blues
24
1009
 Neil Young with Crazy Horse Like a Hurricane Hard Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Neil Young with Crazy Horse Will to Love Folk Rock, Psychedelic Folk
Odyssey Native New Yorker Disco
Ornette Coleman Theme from a Symphony (Variation One) Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Fusion
25
1039
 Parliament Flash Light P-Funk, Synth Funk
Patrick Juvet Où sont les femmes ? Disco
177
9465
 Paul Simon Slip Slidin' Away Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Penetration Don't Dictate Punk Rock
Pere Ubu The Modern Dance Art Punk, Post-Punk
Peter Frampton I'm in You Soft Rock
19
777
 Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill Folk Pop, Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
Peter Gabriel Here Comes the Flood Art Rock
147
7844
 Peter Tosh Equal Rights Roots Reggae
131
7064
 Pierre Perret Lily Chanson
Pink Floyd Sheep Art Rock, Progressive Rock
163
8666
 Pino Daniele Napule è Canzone d'autore
41
1748
 Plastic Bertrand Ça plane pour moi New Wave, Pop Punk
21
847
 Queen We Will Rock You Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
23
905
 Queen We Are the Champions Pop Rock
Queen My Melancholy Blues Jazz Pop
Queen Spread Your Wings Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Radio Stars Dirty Pictures Glam Rock, Power Pop
Rainbow Kill the King Hard Rock
54
2539
 Ram Jam Black Betty Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock
9
438
 Ramones Sheena Is a Punk Rocker Punk Rock
50
2292
 Ramones Rockaway Beach Pop Punk
126
6704
 Ramones Teenage Lobotomy Punk Rock
Ramones Pinhead Punk Rock
Ramones Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment Punk Rock
Ramones Carbona Not Glue Punk Rock
Ramones Surfin' Bird Punk Rock
Ramones Swallow My Pride Punk Rock
71
3361
 Randy Newman Short People Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
145
7675
 Randy Newman Baltimore Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Randy Newman In Germany Before the War Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Raydio Jack and Jill Pop Soul
180
9619
 Renato Zero Il cielo Pop Rock
172
9268
 Renaud Laisse Béton Chanson
8
405
 Richard Hell & The Voidoids Blank Generation Art Punk
116
5727
 Richard Hell & The Voidoids Love Comes in Spurts Art Punk
166
8877
 Rod Stewart You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) Folk Rock, Pop
Roy Ayers Running Away Disco, Funk
138
7383
 Rush Closer to the Heart Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Rush Xanadu Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Santa Esmeralda Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Euro-Disco, Latin Disco
2
40
 Sex Pistols God Save the Queen Punk Rock
14
671
 Sex Pistols Pretty Vacant Punk Rock
31
1248
 Sex Pistols Holidays in the Sun Punk Rock
Sex Pistols E.M.I. Punk Rock
Sex Pistols Submission Punk Rock
Sex Pistols Seventeen Punk Rock
Space [France] Carry On, Turn Me On Space Disco
Stargard Theme Song from "Which Way Is Up" Disco, Film Soundtrack
42
1847
 Steely Dan Deacon Blues Jazz-Rock
67
3193
 Steely Dan Peg Jazz-Rock, Yacht Rock
Steely Dan Black Cow Funk Rock, Jazz-Rock
Steely Dan Aja Jazz-Rock
Steve Martin King Tut Novelty
111
5296
 Steve Miller Band Jet Airliner Rock
Steve Miller Band Swingtown Pop Rock
Styx Come Sail Away AOR, Pop Rock, Progressive Rock
Sugar Minott Oh Mr. D.C. Rocksteady
26
1111
 Suicide Frankie Teardrop Industrial, Minimal Synth, No Wave
32
1269
 Suicide Ghost Rider Minimal Synth, Synth Punk
63
2922
 Suicide Cheree Minimal Synth
Suicide Rocket U.S.A. Minimal Synth, Synth Punk
113
5370
 Supertramp Give a Little Bit Pop Rock
Supertramp Fool's Overture Symphonic Prog
Supertramp Even in the Quietest Moments Acoustic Rock
6
177
 Talking Heads Psycho Killer New Wave, Post-Punk
Talking Heads Love -> Building on Fire New Wave
Talking Heads The Book I Read New Wave
Talking Heads Don't Worry About the Government Art Punk, New Wave
132
7121
 T-Connection Do What You Wanna Do Disco, Funk
95
4351
 Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
185
9807
 Téléphone Hygiaphone Rock
5
150
 Television Marquee Moon Art Punk, Art Rock, Post-Punk
143
7538
 Television See No Evil Art Punk
146
7748
 Television Venus Art Punk, Art Rock
151
8108
 Television Friction Art Punk, Art Rock, Post-Punk
Television Prove It Art Punk, Art Rock
60
2824
 The Adverts Gary Gilmore's Eyes Punk Rock
94
4281
 The Adverts One Chord Wonders Punk Rock
The Adverts Bored Teenagers Punk Rock
The Alan Parsons Project Don't Let It Show AOR, Hard Rock, Soft Rock
The Babys Isn't It Time Pop Rock
The Boomtown Rats Looking After No. 1 New Wave, Punk Rock
The Boys First Time Pop Punk, Power Pop
87
4023
 The Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 23 Funk, Soul
15
730
 The Clash Complete Control Punk Rock
22
901
 The Clash White Riot Punk Rock
82
3861
 The Clash London's Burning Punk Rock
97
4412
 The Clash Janie Jones Punk Rock
99
4449
 The Clash Career Opportunities Punk Rock
108
5141
 The Clash Police and Thieves Punk Rock
110
5250
 The Clash 1977 Punk Rock
178
9516
 The Clash Remote Control Punk Rock
The Clash Capital Radio Punk Rock
The Clash I'm So Bored with the USA Punk Rock
57
2650
 The Congos Fisherman Roots Reggae
The Congos Ark of the Covenant Roots Reggae
44
1877
 The Damned Neat Neat Neat Punk Rock
100
4452
 The Emotions Best of My Love Disco
The Floaters Float On Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
72
3392
 The Heartbreakers Chinese Rocks Punk Rock
161
8573
 The Heartbreakers Born to Lose Punk Rock
169
9069
 The Isley Brothers Footsteps in the Dark Funk, Soul
30
1247
 The Jam In the City Mod Revival, New Wave, Punk Rock
112
5364
 The Jam The Modern World Mod Revival, New Wave
135
7291
 The Jam All Around the World Mod Revival, New Wave
127
6777
 The Marshall Tucker Band Heard It in a Love Song Country Rock
The Only Ones Lovers of Today New Wave, Power Pop
The Real Thing Children of the Ghetto Disco, Funk, Soul
The Rezillos I Can't Stand My Baby New Wave, Punk Rock
The Rezillos My Baby Does Good Sculptures New Wave, Punk Rock
The Saints This Perfect Day Punk Rock
47
2170
 The Stranglers Peaches New Wave, Post-Punk
105
4874
 The Stranglers No More Heroes New Wave, Punk Rock
144
7626
 The Stranglers (Get a) Grip (On Yourself) New Wave, Punk Rock
The Stranglers Something Better Change New Wave, Punk Rock
The Stranglers Goodbye Toulouse New Wave, Punk Rock
The Users Sick of You Garage Punk
The Vibrators Baby Baby New Wave, Punk Rock
Thin Lizzy Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in the Spotlight) Pop Rock
179
9562
 Third World 96 Degrees in the Shade Roots Reggae
152
8118
 Tom Robinson Band 2-4-6-8 Motorway Pub Rock
162
8663
 Trinity Three Piece Suit Deejay
Trooper We're Here for a Good Time Pop Rock
173
9306
 UFO Lights Out Hard Rock
Ultravox Hiroshima Mon Amour New Wave, Post-Punk
Ultravox Young Savage New Wave, Post-Punk
186
9904
 Veneno Los Delincuentes Andalusian Rock, Rumba Flamenca
Village People San Francisco (You’ve Got Me) Disco
Voyage From East to West Disco
120
6020
 Waylon Jennings Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Outlaw Country
28
1230
 Weather Report Birdland Jazz Fusion
115
5672
 Wings Mull of Kintyre Folk Pop
98
4415
 Wire Ex Lion Tamer Art Rock, Post-Punk
107
5012
 Wire Three Girl Rhumba Art Punk
Wire 1 2 X U Art Punk
Wire Mannequin Art Punk
Wire Strange Art Punk
55
2546
 Wreckless Eric Whole Wide World Power Pop, Pub Rock
33
1281
 X-Ray Spex Oh Bondage Up Yours! Punk Rock
X-Ray Spex I'm a Cliché Punk Rock
XTC Science Friction New Wave, Zolo
Yes Wondrous Stories Progressive Rock
Yes Awaken Progressive Rock
Yes Going for the One Progressive Rock
148
7867
 Yves Duteil Prendre un enfant Chanson
Yves Simon Diabolo menthe Chanson, Film Soundtrack
Yvonne Elliman If I Can't Have You Disco