Year
|
Artist
|
Number of top 10s
|
First entry
|
Chart position
|
Other entries
|
Debuts in 1970
|
1970
|
Badfinger
|
1
|
"Come and Get It"
|
4
|
—
|
Edison Lighthouse
|
1
|
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
|
1
|
—
|
Arrival
|
1
|
"Friends"
|
8
|
—
|
Peter, Paul and Mary
|
1
|
"Leaving on a Jet Plane"
|
2
|
—
|
Chicago
|
2
|
"I'm a Man"
|
8
|
"25 or 6 to 4" (7)
|
The Jackson 5
|
4
|
"I Want You Back"
|
2
|
"ABC" (8), "The Love You Save (7), "I'll Be There" (4)
|
Lee Marvin
|
1
|
"Wand'rin' Star"
|
1
|
—
|
White Plains
|
2
|
"My Baby Loves Lovin'"
|
9
|
"Julie, Do Ya Love Me" (8)
|
Brotherhood of Man
|
1
|
"United We Stand"
|
10
|
—
|
Pickettywitch
|
1
|
"That Same Old Feeling"
|
5
|
—
|
Sacha Distel
|
1
|
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
|
10
|
—
|
Steam
|
1
|
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
|
9
|
—
|
Bob and Marcia
|
1
|
"Young, Gifted and Black"
|
5
|
—
|
Dana Rosemary Scallon
|
1
|
"All Kinds of Everything"
|
1
|
—
|
Norman Greenbaum
|
1
|
"Spirit in the Sky"
|
1
|
—
|
The Pipkins
|
1
|
"Gimme Dat Ding"
|
6
|
—
|
England World Cup Squad (1970)
|
1
|
"Back Home"
|
1
|
—
|
Frijid Pink
|
1
|
"House of the Rising Sun"
|
4
|
—
|
Christie
|
2
|
"Yellow River"
|
1
|
"San Bernadino" (7)
|
Roger Whittaker
|
1
|
"I Don't Believe in "If" Anymore"
|
8
|
—
|
Ray Stevens
|
1
|
"Everything Is Beautiful"
|
6
|
—
|
Mr. Bloe
|
1
|
"Groovin' with Mr. Bloe"
|
2
|
—
|
Mungo Jerry
|
1
|
"In the Summertime"
|
1
|
—
|
Free
|
1
|
"All Right Now"
|
2
|
—
|
Gerry Monroe
|
2
|
"Sally"
|
4
|
"My Prayer" (9)
|
Nicky Thomas
|
1
|
"Love of the Common People"
|
9
|
—
|
Hotlegs
|
1
|
"Neanderthal Man"
|
2
|
—
|
Ten Years After
|
1
|
"Love Like a Man"
|
10
|
—
|
Fair Weather
|
1
|
"Natural Sinner"
|
6
|
—
|
Three Dog Night
|
1
|
"Mama Told Me Not to Come"
|
3
|
—
|
Chairmen of the Board
|
2
|
"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
|
3
|
"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" (5)
|
Bread
|
1
|
"Make It with You"
|
5
|
—
|
Freda Payne
|
1
|
"Band of Gold"
|
1
|
—
|
Hot Chocolate
|
1
|
"Love Is Life"
|
6
|
—
|
The Poppy Family
|
1
|
"Which Way You Goin', Billy?"
|
7
|
—
|
Susan Jacks
|
Bobby Bloom
|
1
|
"Montego Bay"
|
3
|
—
|
Deep Purple
|
1
|
"Black Night"
|
2
|
—
|
Black Sabbath
|
1
|
"Paranoid"
|
4
|
—
|
The Carpenters
|
1
|
"(They Long to Be) Close to You"
|
6
|
—
|
Clarence Carter
|
1
|
"Patches
|
2
|
—
|
Matthews Southern Comfort
|
1
|
"Woodstock"
|
1
|
—
|
Edwin Starr
|
1
|
"War"
|
3
|
—
|
The Rattles
|
1
|
"The Witch"
|
8
|
—
|
Melanie
|
1
|
"Ruby Tuesday"
|
9
|
—
|
Don Fardon
|
1
|
"Indian Reservation"
|
3
|
—
|
Neil Diamond
|
1
|
"Cracklin' Rosie"
|
3
|
—
|
T. Rex
|
1
|
"Ride a White Swan"
|
2
|
—
|
McGuinness Flint
|
1
|
"When I'm Dead and Gone"
|
2
|
—
|
Clive Dunn
|
1
|
"Grandad"
|
2
|
—
|
Gilbert O'Sullivan
|
1
|
"Nothing Rhymed"
|
8
|
—
|
Debuts in 1971
|
1971
|
Judy Collins
|
1
|
"Amazing Grace"
|
5
|
—
|
The Mixtures
|
1
|
"The Pushbike Song"
|
2
|
—
|
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
|
1
|
"Resurrection Shuffle"
|
3
|
—
|
Elton John
|
1
|
"Your Song"
|
7
|
—
|
Dawn
|
3
|
"Candida"
|
9
|
"Knock Three Times" (1), "What Are You Doing Sunday" (3)
|
Tony Orlando
|
Lynn Anderson
|
1
|
"Rose Garden"
|
3
|
—
|
C.C.S.
|
2
|
"Walking"
|
7
|
"Tap Turns on the Water" (5)
|
Dave and Ansell Collins
|
2
|
"Double Barrel
|
1
|
"Monkey Spanner" (7)
|
Olivia Newton-John
|
2
|
"If Not for You"
|
7
|
"Banks of the Ohio" (6)
|
Waldo de los Ríos
|
1
|
"Mozart Symphony No. 40"
|
5
|
—
|
The Fantastics
|
1
|
"Something Old, Something New"
|
9
|
—
|
R. Dean Taylor
|
1
|
"Indiana Wants Me"
|
2
|
—
|
East of Eden
|
1
|
"Jig-a-Jig"
|
7
|
—
|
The Elgins
|
1
|
"Heaven Must Have Sent You"
|
3
|
—
|
Séverine
|
1
|
"Un banc, un arbre, une rue"
|
9
|
—
|
Tony Christie
|
1
|
"I Did What I Did for Maria"
|
2
|
—
|
Tami Lynn
|
1
|
"I'm Gonna Run Away from You"
|
4
|
—
|
Middle of the Road
|
2
|
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
|
1
|
"Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum" (2)
|
John Kongos
|
2
|
"He's Gonna Step on You Again"
|
4
|
"Tokoloshe Man" (4)
|
Hurricane Smith
|
1
|
"Don't Let It Die"
|
2
|
—
|
The Sweet
|
1
|
"Co-Co"
|
2
|
—
|
Greyhound
|
1
|
"Black and White"
|
6
|
—
|
Lobo
|
1
|
"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
|
4
|
—
|
New World
|
1
|
"Tom-Tom Turnaround"
|
6
|
—
|
The New Seekers
|
1
|
"Never Ending Song of Love"
|
2
|
—
|
Atomic Rooster
|
1
|
"Devil's Answer"
|
4
|
—
|
The Pioneers
|
1
|
"Let Your Yeah Be Yeah"
|
5
|
—
|
Buffy Sainte-Marie
|
1
|
"Soldier Blue"
|
7
|
—
|
The Tams
|
1
|
"Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"
|
1
|
—
|
Lee Hazlewood
|
1
|
"Did You Ever"
|
2
|
—
|
Curved Air
|
1
|
"Back Street Luv"
|
4
|
—
|
Rod Stewart
|
1
|
"Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe"
|
1
|
—
|
James Taylor
|
1
|
"You've Got a Friend"
|
4
|
—
|
Redbone
|
1
|
"The Witch Queen of New Orleans"
|
2
|
—
|
Titanic
|
1
|
"Sultana"
|
5
|
—
|
Al Green
|
1
|
"Tired of Being Alone"
|
4
|
—
|
Bay City Rollers
|
1
|
"Keep on Dancing"
|
9
|
—
|
Slade
|
1
|
"Coz I Luv You"
|
1
|
—
|
The Piglets
|
1
|
"Johnny Reggae"
|
3
|
—
|
Springwater
|
1
|
"I Will Return"
|
5
|
—
|
Benny Hill
|
1
|
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"
|
1
|
—
|
The Newbeats
|
1
|
"Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)"
|
10
|
—
|
Isaac Hayes
|
1
|
"Theme from "Shaft" "
|
4
|
—
|
Debuts in 1972
|
1972
|
The Congregation
|
1
|
"Softly Whispering I Love You"
|
4
|
—
|
Johnny Pearson Orchestra
|
1
|
"Soley Soley"
|
8
|
—
|
Neil Reid
|
1
|
"Mother of Mine"
|
2
|
—
|
America
|
1
|
"A Horse with No Name"
|
3
|
—
|
Donnie Elbert
|
1
|
"Where Did Our Love Go"
|
8
|
—
|
The Chi-Lites
|
1
|
"Have You Seen Her"
|
3
|
—
|
Chicory Tip
|
1
|
"Son of My Father"
|
1
|
—
|
Don McLean
|
2
|
"American Pie"
|
1
|
"Vincent" (2)
|
Nilsson
|
1
|
"Without You"
|
1
|
—
|
Chelsea Football Team
|
1
|
"Blue Is the Colour"
|
5
|
—
|
Lindisfarne
|
2
|
"Meet Me on the Corner"
|
5
|
"Lady Eleanor" (3)
|
Argent
|
1
|
"Hold Your Head Up"
|
5
|
—
|
Les Crane
|
1
|
"Desiderata"
|
7
|
—
|
The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
|
1
|
"Amazing Grace"
|
1
|
—
|
The Chiffons
|
1
|
"Sweet Talkin' Guy"
|
4
|
—
|
Jo Jo Gunne
|
1
|
"Run Run Run"
|
6
|
Vicky Leandros
|
1
|
"Come What May (Après toi)"
|
2
|
—
|
David Cassidy
|
3
|
"Could It Be Forever"/"Cherish"
|
2
|
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (3), "How Can I Be Sure" (1)
|
The Evangel Temple Choir
|
1
|
"A Thing Called Love"
|
4
|
—
|
Leeds United Football Team
|
1
|
"Leeds United"
|
10
|
—
|
New World
|
1
|
"Sister Jane"
|
9
|
—
|
Wings
|
1
|
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
|
9
|
—
|
Gary Glitter
|
2
|
"Rock and Roll (Parts 1 & 2)"
|
2
|
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" (4)
|
Donny Osmond
|
4
|
"Puppy Love"
|
1
|
"Too Young" (5), "Why" (3), "Crazy Horses" (2)
|
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
|
1
|
"Sylvia's Mother"
|
2
|
—
|
The Partridge Family
|
1
|
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
|
3
|
—
|
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
|
1
|
"Seaside Shuffle"
|
2
|
—
|
Alice Cooper
|
1
|
"School's Out"
|
1
|
"Elected" (4)
|
Bruce Ruffin
|
1
|
"Mad About You"
|
9
|
—
|
Hawkwind
|
1
|
"Silver Machine"
|
3
|
—
|
Hot Butter
|
1
|
"Popcorn"
|
5
|
—
|
Faron Young
|
1
|
"It's Four in the Morning"
|
3
|
—
|
Mott the Hoople
|
1
|
"All the Young Dudes"
|
3
|
—
|
Derek and the Dominos
|
1
|
"Layla"
|
7
|
—
|
Electric Light Orchestra
|
1
|
"10538 Overture"
|
9
|
—
|
Blackfoot Sue
|
1
|
"Standing in the Road"
|
4
|
—
|
Lynsey de Paul
|
1
|
"Sugar Me"
|
5
|
—
|
Roxy Music
|
1
|
"Virginia Plain"
|
4
|
—
|
Lieutenant Pigeon
|
1
|
"Mouldy Old Dough"
|
1
|
—
|
Peter Skellern
|
1
|
"You're a Lady"
|
3
|
—
|
Python Lee Jackson
|
1
|
"In a Broken Dream"
|
3
|
—
|
10cc
|
1
|
"Donna"
|
2
|
—
|
The Shangri-Las
|
1
|
"Leader of the Pack"
|
3
|
—
|
The Osmonds
|
1
|
"Crazy Horses"
|
2
|
—
|
Little Jimmy Osmond
|
2
|
"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" (1)
|
The Stylistics
|
1
|
"I'm Stone in Love with You"
|
9
|
—
|
Harlem Community Choir
|
1
|
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)"
|
4
|
—
|
Debuts in 1973
|
1973
|
Wizzard
|
4
|
"Ball Park Incident"
|
6
|
"See My Baby Jive" (1), "Angel Fingers" (1), "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (4)
|
Carly Simon
|
1
|
"You're So Vain"
|
3
|
—
|
Judge Dread
|
1
|
"Big Seven"
|
8
|
—
|
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
|
1
|
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"
|
9
|
—
|
Strawbs
|
1
|
"Part of the Union"
|
2
|
—
|
Focus
|
1
|
"Sylvia"
|
4
|
—
|
Thin Lizzy
|
1
|
"Whisky in the Jar"
|
6
|
—
|
The Detroit Emeralds
|
1
|
"Feel the Need in Me"
|
4
|
—
|
Roberta Flack
|
1
|
"Killing Me Softly with His Song"
|
6
|
—
|
Jimmy Helms
|
1
|
"Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse"
|
8
|
—
|
The O'Jays
|
1
|
"Love Train"
|
9
|
—
|
Geordie
|
1
|
"All Because of You"
|
6
|
—
|
Eumir Deodato
|
1
|
"Also Sprach Zarathustra"
|
7
|
—
|
Suzi Quatro
|
2
|
"Can the Can"
|
1
|
"48 Crash" (3)
|
Medicine Head
|
1
|
"One and One Is One"
|
3
|
—
|
Nazareth
|
2
|
"Broken Down Angel"
|
9
|
"Bad Bad Boy" (10)
|
Lou Reed
|
1
|
"Walk on the Wild Side"
|
10
|
—
|
Stealers Wheel
|
1
|
"Stuck in the Middle with You"
|
8
|
—
|
Peters and Lee
|
1
|
"Welcome Home"
|
1
|
—
|
Hot Shots
|
1
|
"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"
|
4
|
—
|
Clifford T. Ward
|
1
|
"Gaye"
|
8
|
—
|
Limmie & Family Cookin'
|
1
|
"You Can Do Magic"
|
3
|
—
|
Barry Blue
|
2
|
"Dancing on a Saturday Night"
|
2
|
"Do You Wanna Dance?" (7)
|
First Choice
|
1
|
"Smarty Pants"
|
9
|
—
|
David Essex
|
2
|
"Rock On"
|
3
|
"Lamplight" (7)
|
Hudson Ford
|
1
|
"Pick Up the Pieces"
|
8
|
—
|
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
|
1
|
"Monster Mash"
|
3
|
—
|
Simon Park Orchestra
|
1
|
"Eye Level"
|
1
|
—
|
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
|
1
|
"Joybringer"
|
9
|
—
|
The Detroit Spinners
|
1
|
"Ghetto Child"
|
7
|
—
|
Mud
|
1
|
"Dyna-mite"
|
4
|
—
|
Marie Osmond
|
1
|
"Paper Roses"
|
2
|
—
|
Alvin Stardust
|
1
|
"My Coo-Ca-Choo"
|
2
|
—
|
Leo Sayer
|
1
|
"The Show Must Go On"
|
2
|
—
|
Debuts in 1974
|
1974
|
Cozy Powell
|
2
|
"Dance with the Devil (instrumental)"
|
3
|
"Na Na Na" (10)
|
Golden Earring
|
1
|
"Radar Love"
|
7
|
—
|
Robert Knight
|
1
|
"Love on a Mountain Top"
|
10
|
—
|
The Wombles
|
4
|
"Wombling Song"
|
4
|
"Remember You're a Womble" (3), "Banana Rock" (9), "Wombling Merry Christmas" (2)
|
The Love Unlimited Orchestra
|
1
|
"Love's Theme"
|
10
|
—
|
Lena Zavaroni
|
1
|
"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me"
|
10
|
—
|
Paper Lace
|
2
|
"Billy Don't Be a Hero"
|
1
|
"The Night Chicago Died" (3)
|
Charlie Rich
|
1
|
"The Most Beautiful Girl"
|
2
|
—
|
Freddie Starr
|
1
|
"It's You"
|
9
|
—
|
Terry Jacks
|
2
|
"Seasons in the Sun"
|
1
|
"If You Go Away" (8)
|
The Glitter Band
|
3
|
"Angel Face"
|
4
|
"Just for You" (10), "Let's Get Together Again" (8)
|
Queen
|
2
|
"Seven Seas of Rhye"
|
10
|
"Killer Queen" (2)
|
Sunny
|
1
|
"Doctor's Orders"
|
7
|
—
|
ABBA
|
1
|
"Waterloo"
|
1
|
—
|
The Rubettes
|
2
|
"Sugar Baby Love"
|
1
|
"Juke Box Jive" (3)
|
Sparks
|
2
|
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
|
2
|
"Amateur Hour" (7)
|
Showaddywaddy
|
1
|
"Hey Rock and Roll"
|
2
|
—
|
Gigliola Cinquetti
|
1
|
"Go (Before You Break My Heart)"
|
8
|
—
|
Cockney Rebel
|
2
|
"Judy Teen"
|
5
|
"Mr. Soft"
|
Mouth & MacNeal
|
1
|
"I See a Star"
|
8
|
—
|
Arrows
|
1
|
"Touch Too Much"
|
8
|
—
|
The Scaffold
|
1
|
"Liverpool Lou"
|
7
|
—
|
Charles Aznavour
|
1
|
"She"
|
1
|
—
|
The Pearls
|
1
|
"Guilty"
|
10
|
—
|
George McCrae
|
2
|
"Rock Your Baby"
|
1
|
"I Can't Leave You Alone" (9)
|
Stephanie de Sykes
|
1
|
"Born with a Smile on My Face"
|
2
|
—
|
Rain
|
1
|
—
|
The Three Degrees
|
1
|
"When Will I See You Again"
|
1
|
—
|
The Hues Corporation
|
1
|
"Rock the Boat"
|
6
|
—
|
Eric Clapton
|
1
|
"I Shot the Sheriff"
|
9
|
—
|
Donny and Marie Osmond
|
1
|
"I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You"
|
2
|
—
|
Sylvia
|
1
|
"Y Viva España"
|
4
|
—
|
Carl Douglas
|
1
|
"Kung Fu Fighting"
|
1
|
—
|
Sweet Dreams
|
1
|
"Honey, Honey"
|
10
|
—
|
John Denver
|
1
|
"Annie's Song"
|
1
|
—
|
Johnny Bristol
|
1
|
"Hang On in There Baby"
|
3
|
—
|
Barry White
|
2
|
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
|
8
|
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (1)
|
KC and the Sunshine Band
|
1
|
"Queen of Clubs"
|
7
|
—
|
Andy Kim
|
1
|
"Rock Me Gently"
|
2
|
—
|
Sweet Sensation
|
1
|
"Sad Sweet Dreamer"
|
1
|
—
|
Peter Shelley
|
1
|
"Gee Baby"
|
4
|
—
|
Ken Boothe
|
1
|
"Everything I Own"
|
1
|
—
|
Gary Shearston
|
1
|
"I Get a Kick Out of You"
|
7
|
—
|
Odia Coates
|
1
|
"(You're) Having My Baby"
|
6
|
—
|
Eddie Holman
|
1
|
"Hey There Lonely Girl"
|
4
|
—
|
The Peppers
|
1
|
"Pepper Box"
|
8
|
—
|
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
|
1
|
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
|
2
|
—
|
Hello
|
1
|
"Tell Him"
|
6
|
—
|
Rupie Edwards
|
1
|
"Ire Feelings (Skanga)"
|
6
|
—
|
Ralph McTell
|
1
|
"Streets of London"
|
2
|
—
|
Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
|
1
|
"Get Dancin'"
|
8
|
—
|
Debuts in 1975
|
1975
|
The Goodies
|
2
|
"The Inbetweenies"/"Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me"
|
7
|
"Funky Gibbon"/"Sick Man Blues"
|
Kenny
|
3
|
"The Bump"
|
3
|
"Fancy Pants" (4), "Julie Ann" (10)
|
Gloria Gaynor
|
1
|
"Never Can Say Goodbye"
|
2
|
—
|
The Tymes
|
1
|
"Ms Grace"
|
1
|
—
|
Billy Swan
|
1
|
"I Can Help"
|
6
|
—
|
John Holt
|
1
|
"Help Me Make It Through the Night"
|
6
|
—
|
Pilot
|
1
|
"January"
|
1
|
—
|
Mac and Katie Kissoon
|
2
|
"Sugar Candy Kisses"
|
3
|
"Don't Do It Baby" (9)
|
Helen Reddy
|
1
|
"Angie Baby"
|
5
|
—
|
Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band
|
1
|
"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)"
|
7
|
—
|
Wigan's Chosen Few
|
1
|
"Footsee"
|
9
|
—
|
Shirley & Company
|
1
|
"Shame, Shame, Shame"
|
6
|
—
|
Telly Savalas
|
1
|
"If"
|
1
|
—
|
Fox
|
1
|
"Only You Can"
|
3
|
—
|
Average White Band
|
1
|
"Pick Up the Pieces"
|
6
|
—
|
Guys 'n' Dolls
|
1
|
"There's a Whole Lot of Loving"
|
2
|
—
|
Moments
|
2
|
Girls"
|
3
|
"Dolly My Love" (10)
|
Whatnauts
|
1
|
—
|
Jim Gilstrap
|
1
|
"Swing Your Daddy"
|
4
|
—
|
Mike Reid
|
1
|
"The Ugly Duckling"
|
10
|
—
|
Minnie Riperton
|
1
|
"Lovin' You"
|
2
|
—
|
Susan Cadogan
|
1
|
"Hurt So Good"
|
4
|
—
|
Tammy Wynette
|
1
|
"Stand by Your Man"
|
1
|
—
|
Tammy Jones
|
1
|
"Let Me Try Again"
|
5
|
—
|
Gilbert Bécaud
|
1
|
"A Little Love and Understanding"
|
10
|
—
|
Windsor Davies
|
1
|
"Whispering Grass"
|
1
|
—
|
Don Estelle
|
1
|
—
|
Gladys Knight & the Pips
|
2
|
"The Way We Were"
|
4
|
"Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" (7)
|
Van McCoy
|
1
|
"The Hustle"
|
3
|
—
|
Hamilton Bohannon
|
1
|
"Disco Stomp"
|
6
|
—
|
Pete Wingfield
|
1
|
"Eighteen with a Bullet"
|
7
|
—
|
Typically Tropical
|
1
|
"Barbados"
|
1
|
—
|
Smokie
|
2
|
"If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
|
3
|
"Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" (8)
|
Linda Lewis
|
1
|
"It's in His Kiss"
|
6
|
—
|
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
|
1
|
"Delilah"
|
7
|
—
|
Adrian Baker
|
1
|
"Sherry"
|
10
|
—
|
Billie Jo Spears
|
1
|
"Blanket on the Ground"
|
6
|
—
|
Jasper Carrott
|
1
|
"Funky Moped"/"Magic Roundabout"
|
5
|
—
|
5000 Volts
|
1
|
"I'm on Fire"
|
4
|
—
|
Carl Malcolm
|
1
|
"Fattie Bum-Bum"
|
8
|
—
|
George Baker Selection
|
1
|
"Paloma Blanca"
|
10
|
—
|
Morris Albert
|
1
|
"Feelings"
|
4
|
—
|
The Band of the Black Watch
|
1
|
"Scotch on the Rocks"
|
8
|
—
|
Esther Phillips
|
1
|
"What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"
|
6
|
—
|
The Trammps
|
1
|
"Hold Back the Night"
|
5
|
—
|
Billy Connolly
|
1
|
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E."
|
1
|
—
|
Justin Hayward
|
1
|
"Blue Guitar"
|
8
|
—
|
John Lodge
|
1
|
—
|
Jim Capaldi
|
1
|
"Love Hurts"
|
4
|
—
|
Jigsaw
|
1
|
"Sky High"
|
9
|
—
|
Maxine Nightingale
|
1
|
"Right Back Where We Started From"
|
8
|
—
|
Steeleye Span
|
1
|
"All Around My Hat"
|
5
|
—
|
Laurel and Hardy
|
1
|
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
|
2
|
—
|
The Avalon Boys
|
1
|
—
|
Chill Wills
|
1
|
—
|
Greg Lake
|
1
|
"I Believe in Father Christmas"
|
2
|
—
|
Demis Roussos
|
1
|
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun"
|
5
|
—
|
Chris Hill
|
1
|
"Renta Santa"
|
10
|
—
|
Debuts in 1976
|
1976
|
Sailor
|
2
|
"A Glass of Champagne"
|
2
|
"Girls, Girls Girls" (7)
|
Mike Oldfield
|
2
|
"In Dulci Jubilo"/"On Horseback"
|
4
|
"Portsmouth" (3)
|
Billy Howard
|
1
|
"King of the Cops"
|
6
|
—
|
R&J Stone
|
1
|
"We Do It"
|
5
|
—
|
Paul Davidson
|
1
|
"Midnight Rider"
|
10
|
—
|
Slik
|
1
|
"Forever and Ever"
|
1
|
—
|
Donna Summer
|
1
|
"Love to Love You Baby"
|
4
|
—
|
Barbara Dickson
|
1
|
"Answer Me"
|
9
|
—
|
David Ruffin
|
1
|
"Walk Away from Love"
|
10
|
—
|
C. W. McCall
|
1
|
"Convoy"
|
2
|
—
|
Pluto Shervington
|
1
|
"Dat"
|
6
|
—
|
Yvonne Fair
|
1
|
"It Should Have Been Me"
|
5
|
—
|
Billy Ocean
|
1
|
"Love Really Hurts Without You"
|
2
|
—
|
Fatback Band
|
1
|
"(Do The) Spanish Hustle"
|
10
|
—
|
Gallagher and Lyle
|
2
|
"I Wanna Stay with You"
|
6
|
"Heart on My Sleeve" (6)
|
John Miles
|
1
|
"Music"
|
3
|
—
|
Hank Mizell
|
1
|
"Jungle Rock"
|
3
|
—
|
Silver Convention
|
1
|
"Get Up and Boogie"
|
7
|
—
|
Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks
|
1
|
"Convoy G.B."
|
4
|
—
|
Sheer Elegance
|
1
|
"Life Is Too Short Girl"
|
9
|
—
|
Andrea True Connection
|
1
|
"More, More, More"
|
5
|
—
|
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
|
1
|
"Arms of Mary"
|
5
|
—
|
J. J. Barrie
|
1
|
"No Charge"
|
1
|
—
|
The Wurzels
|
2
|
"The Combine Harvester"
|
1
|
"I Am a Cider Drinker" (3)
|
Robin Sarstedt
|
1
|
"My Resistance Is Low"
|
3
|
—
|
The Bellamy Brothers
|
1
|
"Let Your Love Flow"
|
7
|
—
|
The Real Thing
|
2
|
"You to Me Are Everything"
|
1
|
"Can't Get By Without You" (2)
|
Melba Moore
|
1
|
"This Is It"
|
9
|
—
|
Our Kid
|
1
|
"You Just Might See Me Cry"
|
2
|
—
|
Dolly Parton
|
1
|
"Jolene"
|
7
|
—
|
Candi Staton
|
1
|
"Young Hearts Run Free"
|
2
|
—
|
The Manhattans
|
2
|
"Kiss and Say Goodbye"
|
4
|
"Hurt" (4)
|
Kiki Dee
|
1
|
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
|
1
|
—
|
Dorothy Moore
|
1
|
"Misty Blue"
|
5
|
—
|
David Dundas
|
1
|
"Jeans On"
|
3
|
—
|
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
|
1
|
"Now Is The Time"
|
5
|
—
|
Gheorghe Zamfir
|
1
|
"(Light of Experience) Doina De Jale"
|
4
|
—
|
Lou Rawls
|
1
|
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"
|
10
|
—
|
Pussycat
|
1
|
"Mississippi"
|
1
|
—
|
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots]
|
1
|
"Disco Duck"
|
6
|
—
|
Sherbet
|
1
|
"Howzat"
|
4
|
—
|
The Ritchie Family
|
1
|
"The Best Disco in Town"
|
10
|
—
|
Simon May
|
1
|
"The Summer of My Life"
|
7
|
—
|
Tavares
|
1
|
"Don't Take Away the Music"
|
4
|
—
|
Paul Nicholas
|
1
|
"Dancing with the Captain"
|
8
|
—
|
Wild Cherry
|
1
|
"Play That Funky Music"
|
7
|
—
|
Joan Armatrading
|
1
|
"Love and Affection"
|
10
|
—
|
Climax Blues Band
|
1
|
"Couldn't Get It Right"
|
10
|
—
|
Yvonne Elliman
|
1
|
"Love Me"
|
6
|
—
|
Bonnie Tyler
|
1
|
"Lost in France"
|
9
|
—
|
Debuts in 1977
|
1977
|
David Soul
|
3
|
"Don't Give Up on Us"
|
1
|
"Going In with My Eyes Wide Open" (2), "Silver Lady" (1)
|
Paul Nicholas
|
1
|
"Grandma's Party"
|
9
|
—
|
Barry Biggs
|
1
|
"Sideshow"
|
3
|
—
|
Julie Covington
|
2
|
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
|
1
|
"O.K.?" (10)
|
David Parton
|
1
|
"Isn't She Lovely"
|
4
|
—
|
Boney M.
|
4
|
"Daddy Cool"
|
6
|
"Sunny" (3), "Ma Baker" (2), "Belfast" (8)
|
Rose Royce
|
1
|
"Car Wash"
|
9
|
—
|
Heatwave
|
1
|
"Boogie Nights"
|
2
|
—
|
The Manhattan Project
|
1
|
"Chanson D'Amour"
|
1
|
—
|
The Brothers
|
1
|
"Sing Me"
|
8
|
—
|
Mr Big
|
1
|
"Romeo"
|
4
|
—
|
Boz Scaggs
|
1
|
"What Can I Say"
|
10
|
—
|
Mary MacGregor
|
1
|
"Torn Between Two Lovers"
|
4
|
—
|
Berni Flint
|
1
|
"I Don't Want to Put a Hold on You"
|
3
|
—
|
Marilyn McCoo
|
1
|
"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"
|
7
|
—
|
Billy Davis Jr.
|
Deniece Williams
|
2
|
"Free"
|
1
|
"That's What Friends Are For" (8)
|
The Dead End Kids
|
1
|
"Have I the Right?"
|
6
|
—
|
Elkie Brooks
|
2
|
"Pearl's a Singer"
|
8
|
"Sunshine After the Rain" (10)
|
Joe Tex
|
1
|
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)"
|
2
|
—
|
Van McCoy
|
1
|
"The Shuffle"
|
4
|
—
|
Eagles
|
1
|
"Hotel California"
|
8
|
—
|
Barbra Streisand
|
1
|
"Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" )
|
3
|
—
|
Piero Umiliani
|
1
|
"Mah Nà Mah Nà"
|
8
|
—
|
The Muppets
|
1
|
"Halfway Down the Stairs"
|
7
|
—
|
Charlotte Cornwell
|
1
|
"O.K.?"
|
10
|
—
|
Rula Lenska
|
Sue Jones-Davies
|
Sex Pistols
|
3
|
"God Save the Queen"
|
2
|
"Pretty Vacant" (6), "Holidays in the Sun" (8)
|
Carole Bayer Sager
|
1
|
"You're Moving Out Today"
|
6
|
—
|
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
|
1
|
"Fanfare for the Common Man"
|
2
|
—
|
The Stranglers
|
3
|
"Peaches"
|
8
|
"Something Better Change" (9), "No More Heroes" (8)
|
Alessi
|
1
|
"Oh Lori"
|
8
|
—
|
Rita Coolidge
|
1
|
"We're All Alone"
|
6
|
—
|
The Floaters
|
1
|
"Float On"
|
1
|
—
|
The Rah Band
|
1
|
"The Crunch"
|
6
|
—
|
Space
|
1
|
"Magic Fly"
|
2
|
—
|
Jean-Michel Jarre
|
1
|
"Oxygène Part IV"
|
4
|
—
|
Meri Wilson
|
1
|
"Telephone Man"
|
6
|
—
|
The Emotions
|
1
|
"Best of My Love"
|
4
|
—
|
The Rods
|
1
|
"Do Anything You Wanna Do"
|
9
|
—
|
La Belle Epoque
|
1
|
"Black Is Black"
|
2
|
—
|
Patsy Gallant
|
1
|
"From New York to L.A."
|
2
|
—
|
Yes
|
1
|
"Wonderous Stories"
|
7
|
—
|
Danny Mirror
|
1
|
"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)"
|
4
|
—
|
Baccara
|
1
|
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
|
1
|
—
|
Meco
|
1
|
"Star Wars Theme"
|
7
|
—
|
Ram Jam
|
1
|
"Black Betty"
|
7
|
—
|
Tom Robinson Band
|
1
|
"2-4-6-8 Motorway"
|
5
|
—
|
Darts
|
1
|
"Daddy Cool"/"The Girl Can't Help It"
|
6
|
—
|
Ruby Winters
|
1
|
"I Will"
|
4
|
—
|
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
|
1
|
"Floral Dance"
|
2
|
—
|
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
|
1
|
"Egyptian Reggae"
|
5
|
—
|
The Dooleys
|
1
|
"Love of My Life"
|
9
|
—
|
Debuts in 1978
|
1978
|
Crystal Gayle
|
1
|
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
|
5
|
—
|
Chic
|
3
|
"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"
|
6
|
"Everybody Dance" (9), "Le Freak" (7)
|
Althea & Donna
|
1
|
"Uptown Top Ranking"
|
1
|
—
|
Odyssey
|
1
|
"Native New Yorker"
|
5
|
—
|
Bill Withers
|
1
|
"Lovely Day"
|
7
|
—
|
Scott Fitzgerald
|
1
|
"If I Had Words"
|
3
|
—
|
Yvonne Keeley
|
Bob Marley and the Wailers
|
2
|
"Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party"
|
9
|
"Is This Love" (9)
|
Yellow Dog
|
1
|
"Just One More Night"
|
8
|
—
|
Kate Bush
|
2
|
"Wuthering Heights"
|
1
|
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" (6)
|
Blondie
|
3
|
"Denis (Denee)"
|
2
|
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (10), "Hanging on the Telephone" (5)
|
Eruption
|
1
|
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
|
5
|
—
|
Brian and Michael
|
1
|
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs"
|
1
|
—
|
Nick Lowe
|
1
|
"I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"
|
7
|
—
|
Andy Cameron
|
1
|
"Ally's Tartan Army"
|
6
|
—
|
Genesis
|
1
|
"Follow You Follow Me"
|
7
|
—
|
Andrew Gold
|
1
|
"Never Let Her Slip Away"
|
5
|
—
|
The Michael Zager Band
|
1
|
"Let's All Chant"
|
8
|
—
|
Dee D. Jackson
|
1
|
"Automatic Lover"
|
4
|
—
|
Patti Smith Group
|
1
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"Because the Night"
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5
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—
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John Paul Young
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1
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"Love Is in the Air"
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5
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—
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Raffaella Carrà
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1
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"Do It, Do It Again"
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9
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—
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John Travolta
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3
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"You're the One That I Want"
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1
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"Summer Nights" (1), "Sandy" (2)
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Ian Dury and the Blockheads
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1
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"What a Waste"
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9
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—
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Plastic Bertrand
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1
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"Ça plane pour moi"
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8
|
—
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Scottish World Cup Squad
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1
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Ole Ola (Mulher Brasileira)"
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4
|
—
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James Galway
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1
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"Annie's Song"
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3
|
—
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National Philharmonic Orchestra
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Father Abraham
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1
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"The Smurf Song"
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2
|
—
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The Smurfs
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Goldie
|
1
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"Making Up Again"
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7
|
—
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The Motors
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1
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"Airport"
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4
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—
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Marshall Hain
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1
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"Dancing In the City"
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4
|
—
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The Boomtown Rats
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2
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"Like Clockwork"
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6
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"Rat Trap" (1)
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Clout
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1
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"Substitute"
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2
|
—
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A Taste of Honey
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1
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"Boogie Oogie Oogie"
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3
|
—
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City Boy
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1
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"5.7.0.5"
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8
|
—
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Commodores
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1
|
"Three Times a Lady"
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1
|
—
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Sham 69
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2
|
"If the Kids Are United"
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9
|
"Hurry Up Harry" (10)
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Renaissance
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1
|
"Northern Lights"
|
10
|
—
|
Cerrone
|
1
|
"Supernature"
|
8
|
—
|
Jilted John
|
1
|
"Jilted John"
|
4
|
—
|
Child
|
1
|
"It's Only Make Believe"
|
10
|
—
|
Hi-Tension
|
1
|
"British Hustle"
|
8
|
—
|
Andy Gibb
|
1
|
"An Everlasting Love"
|
10
|
—
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Siouxie and the Banshees
|
1
|
"Hong Kong Garden"
|
7
|
—
|
Exile
|
1
|
"Kiss You All Over"
|
6
|
—
|
Dean Friedman
|
1
|
"Lucky Stars"
|
3
|
—
|
Sylvester
|
1
|
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
|
3
|
—
|
Third World
|
1
|
"Now That We've Found Love"
|
10
|
—
|
Public Image Ltd
|
1
|
"Public Image"
|
9
|
—
|
Frankie Miller
|
1
|
"Darlin'"
|
6
|
—
|
The Cars
|
1
|
"My Best Friend's Girl"
|
3
|
—
|
Dan Hartman
|
1
|
"Instant Replay"
|
8
|
—
|
Sarah Brightman
|
1
|
"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper"
|
6
|
—
|
Hot Gossip
|
The Village People
|
1
|
"Y.M.C.A."
|
1
|
—
|
Racey
|
1
|
"Lay Your Love on Me"
|
3
|
—
|
Debuts in 1978
|
1979
|
Earth, Wind and Fire
|
3
|
"September"
|
3
|
"Boogie Wonderland" (4), "After the Love Has Gone" (4)
|
Paul Evans
|
1
|
"Hello, This Is Joannie"
|
6
|
—
|
Funkadelic
|
1
|
"One Nation Under a Groove"
|
9
|
—
|
Driver 67
|
1
|
"Car 67"
|
7
|
—
|
Leif Garrett
|
1
|
"I Was Made for Dancin'"
|
4
|
—
|
Dr. Feelgood
|
1
|
"Milk and Alcohol"
|
9
|
—
|
Elvis Costello
|
1
|
"Oliver's Army"
|
2
|
—
|
The Attractions
|
Lene Lovich
|
1
|
"Lucky Number"
|
3
|
—
|
Gary's Gang
|
1
|
"Keep on Dancin'"
|
8
|
—
|
Skids
|
1
|
"Into the Valley"
|
10
|
—
|
Players Association
|
1
|
"Turn the Music Up"
|
8
|
—
|
Squeeze
|
2
|
"Cool for Cats"
|
2
|
"Up the Junction" (2)
|
Dire Straits
|
1
|
"Sultans of Swing"
|
8
|
—
|
Sister Sledge
|
2
|
"He's the Greatest Dancer"
|
6
|
"We Are Family" (8)
|
Milk and Honey
|
1
|
"Hallelujah"
|
5
|
—
|
M
|
1
|
"Pop Muzik"
|
2
|
—
|
Supertramp
|
2
|
"The Logical Song"
|
7
|
"Breakfast in America" (9)
|
Amii Stewart
|
2
|
"Knock on Wood"
|
6
|
"Light My Fire"/"137 Disco Heaven" (5)
|
Peaches & Herb
|
1
|
"Reunited"
|
4
|
—
|
The Dickies
|
1
|
"Banana Splits"
|
7
|
—
|
Eruption
|
1
|
"One Way Ticket"
|
9
|
—
|
Anita Ward
|
1
|
"Ring My Bell"
|
1
|
—
|
McFadden & Whitehead
|
1
|
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
|
5
|
—
|
Tubeway Army
|
1
|
"Are "Friends" Electric?"
|
1
|
—
|
Quantum Jump
|
1
|
"The Lone Ranger"
|
5
|
—
|
The Ruts
|
1
|
"Babylon's Burning"
|
7
|
—
|
The Knack
|
1
|
"My Sharona"
|
6
|
—
|
The Police
|
3
|
"Can't Stand Losing You"
|
2
|
"Message in a Bottle" (1), "Walking on the Moon" (1)
|
Patrick Hernandez
|
1
|
"Born to Be Alive"
|
10
|
—
|
B. A. Robertson
|
2
|
"Bang Bang"
|
2
|
"Knocked It Off" (8)
|
The Specials
|
2
|
"Gangsters"
|
6
|
"A Message to You, Rudy"/"Nite Klub" (10)
|
The Flying Lizards
|
1
|
"Money"
|
5
|
—
|
Gibson Brothers
|
2
|
"Ooh, What a Life"
|
10
|
"Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" (5)
|
Gary Numan
|
2
|
"Cars"
|
1
|
"Complex" (6)
|
The Crusaders
|
1
|
"Street Life"
|
5
|
—
|
Randy VanWarmer
|
1
|
"Just When I Needed You Most"
|
8
|
—
|
Dollar
|
1
|
"Love's Gotta Hold on Me"
|
4
|
—
|
Frantique
|
1
|
"Strut Your Funky Stuff"
|
10
|
—
|
The Buggles
|
1
|
"Video Killed the Radio Star"
|
1
|
—
|
Rainbow
|
1
|
"Since You Been Gone"
|
6
|
—
|
Lena Martell
|
1
|
"One Day at a Time"
|
1
|
—
|
Sad Café
|
1
|
"Every Day Hurts"
|
3
|
—
|
Viola Wills
|
1
|
"Gonna Get Along Without You Now"
|
8
|
—
|
The Jam
|
1
|
"The Eton Rifles"
|
3
|
—
|
The Selecter
|
1
|
"On My Radio"
|
8
|
—
|
Kool & the Gang
|
1
|
"Ladies' Night"
|
9
|
—
|
Madness
|
1
|
"One Step Beyond..."
|
7
|
—
|
The Tourists
|
1
|
"I Only Want to Be with You"
|
4
|
—
|
The Sugarhill Gang
|
1
|
"Rapper's Delight"
|
3
|
—
|
Fiddler's Dram
|
1
|
"Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)"
|
3
|
—
|