As we begin to wrap-up our coverage of the music from 1977, here is a comprehensive weekly listing of the Number One songs from WLS, The Gavin Report and Radio & Records, respectively. The three charts synch up and align on just three songs:
- "When I Need You" - Leo Sayer (week of May 14th)
- "Da Doo Ron Ron" - Shaun Cassidy (week of July 9th)
- "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone (6 weeks in Oct/Nov)
That the three singles were all on the Warner Bros. Records label is just a coincidence. As is the fact that all three songs are cover versions.
| Week | WLS | The Gavin Report | Radio & Records |
January 1
| | no | |
| chart | You Make Me
Feel Like Dancing |
January 8
| | | Leo Sayer |
| Blinded By The Light | Torn Between Two Lovers | |
January 15
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Mary MacGregor | |
| | |
January 22
| | | Blinded By The Light |
| | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
January 29
| | | |
| Weekend In New England | | |
February 5
| Barry Manilow | Blinded By The Light | |
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band | New Kid In Town |
February 12
| | | Eagles |
| Hot Line | | |
February 19
| Sylvers | | Torn Between Two Lovers |
| | Maureen McGovern |
February 26
| | | |
| Evergreen | |
March 5
| Torn Between Two Lovers | Barbra Streisand | Evergreen |
| Mary MacGregor | | Barbra Streisand |
March 12
| | | |
| | |
March 19
| Evergreen | | |
| Barbra Streisand | | Rich Girl |
March 26
| | Rich Girl | Hall & Oates |
| The Things We Do For Love | Hall & Oates | |
April 2
| 10cc | | |
| | |
April 9
| Dancing Queen | | Hotel California |
| ABBA | Hotel California | Eagles |
April 16
| | Eagles | |
| Rich Girl | | |
April 23
| Hall & Oates | | |
| | |
April 30
| | | |
| Southern Nights | When I Need You | |
May 7
| Glen Campbell | Leo Sayer | When I Need You |
| | Leo Sayer |
May 14
| | | |
| When I Need You | | |
May 21
| Leo Sayer | | |
| Sir Duke | |
May 28
| Gonna Fly Now | Stevie Wonder | |
| Bill Conti | | |
June 4
| Hotel California | | |
| Eagles | Dreams | Dreams |
June 11
| Sir Duke | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac |
| Stevie Wonder | | |
June 18
| | | |
| | |
June 25
| | Undercover Angel | |
| Da Doo Ron Ron | Alan O'Day | Undercover Angel |
July 2
| Shaun Cassidy | | Alan O'Day |
| | |
July 9
| | Da Doo Ron Ron | Da Doo Ron Ron |
| Shaun Cassidy | Shaun Cassidy |
July 16
| | | |
| | |
July 23
| | I'm In You | I'm In You |
| Undercover Angel | Peter Frampton | Peter Frampton |
July 30
| Alan O'Day | | |
| | |
August 6
| | | |
| | I Just Want To
Be Your Everything |
August 13
| | | Andy Gibb |
| | |
August 20
| | Best Of My Love | |
| Emotions | Best Of My Love |
August 27
| I Just Want To
Be Your Everything | | Emotions |
| Andy Gibb | | |
September 3
| | | |
| | |
September 10
| | Don't Stop | Don't Stop |
| Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac |
September 17
| | | |
| Best of My Love | | |
September 24
| Emotions | Star Wars/Cantina Band | |
| Meco | Star Wars/Cantina Band |
October 1
| That's Rock N Roll | | Meco |
| Shaun Cassidy | | |
October 8
| | | Nobody Does It Better |
| | Carly Simon |
October 15
| | | |
| | |
October 22
| | | |
| | |
October 29
| You Light Up My Life | You Light Up My Life | |
| Debby Boone | Debby Boone | You Light Up My Life |
November 5
| | | Debby Boone |
| | |
November 12
| | | |
| | |
November 19
| | | |
| | |
November 26
| | | |
| Boogie Nights | | |
December 3
| Heatwave | How Deep Is Your Love | |
| Bee Gees | How Deep Is Your Love |
December 10
| | | Bee Gees |
Don't It Make
My Brown Eyes Blue | | |
December 17
| Crystal Gayle | Baby Come Back | |
| Player | |
December 24
| | | |
| How Deep Is Your Love | no charts | no charts |
December 31
| Bee Gees | published | published |
| | |
YEAR-END
| You Light Up My Life | You Light Up My Life | You Light Up My Life |
| Debby Boone | Debby Boone | Debby Boone |
| 22 | 17 | 19 |
Fascinating. Thank you sir.
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