The Surprise Summer Hit of 1977

[txaggirl91]

Driving back from my folks house today I caught Margaritaville on a radio station.

At the end of the song, Casey Kasem pops in and says "Down from #8 last week to #15 this week, that's Jimmy Buffett with Margaritaville. The surprise hit of the summer of 1977".

#14 was "Undercover Angel"

[LivingOutMy2ndChance]

Wow...Memories!

I happened to be on the beach with my keets for spring break in April 2007 when the pier grill played a Buffett block to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of Margaritaville's release.

I can't believe I first heard that song 32 years ago!!

[CaptainP]

Driving back from my folks house today I caught Margaritaville on a radio station.

At the end of the song, Casey Kasem pops in and says "Down from #8 last week to #15 this week, that's Jimmy Buffett with Margaritaville. The surprise hit of the summer of 1977".

#14 was "Undercover Angel"

Where do your parents live? The past?

[txaggirl91]

Driving back from my folks house today I caught Margaritaville on a radio station.

At the end of the song, Casey Kasem pops in and says "Down from #8 last week to #15 this week, that's Jimmy Buffett with Margaritaville. The surprise hit of the summer of 1977".

#14 was "Undercover Angel"

Where do your parents live? The past?

[Crazy Navy Flyer]

I remember it well.

[flipflopgirl]

[Gulfbreeze]

Thank jah it wasn't Muskrat Love...

Or anything by Helen Reddy...

[Gulfbreeze]

Flashback to a few of the other folks on the top 100 for 1977:

1. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Rod Stewart
2. I Just Want to Be Your Everything, Andy Gibb
3. Best of My Love, Emotions
4. Love Theme (From "A Star Is Born"), Barbra Streisand
5. Angel In Your Arms, Hot
6. I Like Dreamin', Kenny Nolan
7. Don't Leave Me This Way, Thelma Houston
8. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher, Rita Coolidge
9. Undercover Angel, Alan O'Day
10. Torn Between Two Lovers, Mary MacGregor
11. I'm Your Boogie Man, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
12. Dancing Queen, Abba
13. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Leo Sayer
14. Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet
15. Telephone Line, Electric Light Orchestra
16. Whatcha Gonna Do?, Pablo Cruise
17. Do You Wanna Make Love, Peter McCann
18. Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder
19. Hotel California, Eagles
20. Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1, Marvin Gaye
21. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from "Rocky"), Bill Conti
22. Southern Nights, Glen Campbell
23. Rich Girl, Daryl Hall and John Oates
24. When I Need You, Leo Sayer
25. Hot Line, Sylvers
26. Car Wash, Rose Royce
27. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be In My Show), Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
28. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band
29. Don't Give Up On Us, David Soul
30. On and On, Stephen Bishop
31. Feels Like the First Time, Foreigner
32. Couldn't Get It Right, Climax Blues Band
33. Easy, Commodores
34. Right Time Of The Night, Jennifer Warnes
35. I've Got Love On My Mind, Natalie Cole
36. Blinded By the Light, Manfred Mann's Earth Band
37. Looks Like We Made It, Barry Manilow
38. So In to You, Atlanta Rhythm Section
39. Dreams, Fleetwood Mac
40. Enjoy Yourself, Jacksons
41. Dazz, Brick
42. I'm In You, Peter Frampton
43. Lucille, Kenny Rogers
44. The Things We Do for Love, 10cc
45. Da Doo Ron Ron, Shaun Cassidy
46. Handy Man, James Taylor
47. Just a Song Before I Go, Crosby, Stills and Nash
48. You and Me, Alice Cooper
49. Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin'), Johnny Rivers
50. Lonely Boy, Andrew Gold
51. I Wish, Stevie Wonder
52. Don't Stop, Fleetwood Mac
53. Barracuda, Heart
54. Strawberry Letter 23, Brothers Johnson
55. Night Moves, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
56. You're My World, Helen Reddy
57. Heard It In a Love Song, Marshall Tucker Band
58. Carry On Wayward Son, Kansas
59. New Kid In Town, Eagles
60. My Heart Belongs to Me, Barbra Streisand
61. After the Lovin', Engelbert Humperdinck
62. Jet Airliner, Steve Miller Band
63. Stand Tall, Burton Cummings
64. Way Down, Elvis Presley
65. Weekend In New England, Barry Manilow
66. It Was Almost Like a Song, Ronnie Milsap
67. Smoke From A Distant Fire, Sanford Townsend Band
68. Cold As Ice, Foreigner
69. Ariel, Dean Friedman
70. Lost Without Your Love, Bread
71. Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band, Meco
72. Float On, Floaters
73. Jeans On, David Dundas
74. Lido Shuffle, Boz Scaggs
75. Keep It Comin' Love, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
76. You Made Me Believe in Magic, Bay City Rollers
77. Livin' Thing, Electric Light Orchestra
78. Give a Little Bit, Supertramp
79. That's Rock 'N' Roll, Shaun Cassidy
80. Love So Right, Bee Gees
81. Rubberband Man, Spinners
82. I Never Cry, Alice Cooper
83. Nobody Does It Better, Carly Simon
84. High School Dance, Sylvers
85. Love's Grown Deep, Kenny Nolan
86. AAin't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman), Joe Tex
87. I Wanna Get Next To You, Rose Royce
88. Somebody to Love, Queen
89. Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille
90. Walk This Way, Aerosmith
91. Whispering-Cherchez La Femme-C'est Si Bon, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
92. Year of the Cat, Al Stewart
93. Boogie Nights, Heatwave
94. Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac
95. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Elton John
96. Don't Worry Baby, B.J. Thomas
97. Knowing Me, Knowing You, Abba
98. How Much Love, Leo Sayer
99. Star Wars (Main Title), London Symphony Orchestra
100. Devil's Gun, C.J. and Co.

[jedivet]

Of course, there was another hit in the summer of 1977, too...some movie came out or something?

What a great year!

[Gulfbreeze]

Of course, there was another hit in the summer of 1977, too...some movie came out or something?

What a great year!

Close Encounters??

[Bicycle Bill]

Flashback to a few of the other folks on the top 100 for 1977:

1. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Rod Stewart
2. I Just Want to Be Your Everything, Andy Gibb
3. Best of My Love, Emotions
4. Love Theme (From "A Star Is Born"), Barbra Streisand
5. Angel In Your Arms, Hot
(and so on and so on and so on, to save space)

It was about three years after that that 'pop' music, as I recall it, really started to sück.

-"BB"-

[ragtopW]

yep.. I was on Lanai Pickin' Pineapple...

[Frank4]

Flashback to a few of the other folks on the top 100 for 1977:

1. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright), Rod Stewart
2. I Just Want to Be Your Everything, Andy Gibb
3. Best of My Love, Emotions
4. Love Theme (From "A Star Is Born"), Barbra Streisand
5. Angel In Your Arms, Hot
6. I Like Dreamin', Kenny Nolan
7. Don't Leave Me This Way, Thelma Houston
8. (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher, Rita Coolidge
9. Undercover Angel, Alan O'Day
10. Torn Between Two Lovers, Mary MacGregor
11. I'm Your Boogie Man, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
12. Dancing Queen, Abba
13. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Leo Sayer
14. Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet
15. Telephone Line, Electric Light Orchestra
16. Whatcha Gonna Do?, Pablo Cruise
17. Do You Wanna Make Love, Peter McCann
18. Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder
19. Hotel California, Eagles
20. Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1, Marvin Gaye
21. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from "Rocky"), Bill Conti
22. Southern Nights, Glen Campbell
23. Rich Girl, Daryl Hall and John Oates
24. When I Need You, Leo Sayer
25. Hot Line, Sylvers
26. Car Wash, Rose Royce
27. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be In My Show), Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
28. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band
29. Don't Give Up On Us, David Soul
30. On and On, Stephen Bishop
31. Feels Like the First Time, Foreigner
32. Couldn't Get It Right, Climax Blues Band
33. Easy, Commodores
34. Right Time Of The Night, Jennifer Warnes
35. I've Got Love On My Mind, Natalie Cole
36. Blinded By the Light, Manfred Mann's Earth Band
37. Looks Like We Made It, Barry Manilow
38. So In to You, Atlanta Rhythm Section
39. Dreams, Fleetwood Mac
40. Enjoy Yourself, Jacksons
41. Dazz, Brick
42. I'm In You, Peter Frampton
43. Lucille, Kenny Rogers
44. The Things We Do for Love, 10cc
45. Da Doo Ron Ron, Shaun Cassidy
46. Handy Man, James Taylor
47. Just a Song Before I Go, Crosby, Stills and Nash
48. You and Me, Alice Cooper
49. Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin'), Johnny Rivers
50. Lonely Boy, Andrew Gold
51. I Wish, Stevie Wonder
52. Don't Stop, Fleetwood Mac
53. Barracuda, Heart
54. Strawberry Letter 23, Brothers Johnson
55. Night Moves, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
56. You're My World, Helen Reddy
57. Heard It In a Love Song, Marshall Tucker Band
58. Carry On Wayward Son, Kansas
59. New Kid In Town, Eagles
60. My Heart Belongs to Me, Barbra Streisand
61. After the Lovin', Engelbert Humperdinck
62. Jet Airliner, Steve Miller Band
63. Stand Tall, Burton Cummings
64. Way Down, Elvis Presley
65. Weekend In New England, Barry Manilow
66. It Was Almost Like a Song, Ronnie Milsap
67. Smoke From A Distant Fire, Sanford Townsend Band
68. Cold As Ice, Foreigner
69. Ariel, Dean Friedman
70. Lost Without Your Love, Bread
71. Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band, Meco
72. Float On, Floaters
73. Jeans On, David Dundas
74. Lido Shuffle, Boz Scaggs
75. Keep It Comin' Love, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
76. You Made Me Believe in Magic, Bay City Rollers
77. Livin' Thing, Electric Light Orchestra
78. Give a Little Bit, Supertramp
79. That's Rock 'N' Roll, Shaun Cassidy
80. Love So Right, Bee Gees
81. Rubberband Man, Spinners
82. I Never Cry, Alice Cooper
83. Nobody Does It Better, Carly Simon
84. High School Dance, Sylvers
85. Love's Grown Deep, Kenny Nolan
86. AAin't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman), Joe Tex
87. I Wanna Get Next To You, Rose Royce
88. Somebody to Love, Queen
89. Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille
90. Walk This Way, Aerosmith
91. Whispering-Cherchez La Femme-C'est Si Bon, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
92. Year of the Cat, Al Stewart
93. Boogie Nights, Heatwave
94. Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac
95. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Elton John
96. Don't Worry Baby, B.J. Thomas
97. Knowing Me, Knowing You, Abba
98. How Much Love, Leo Sayer
99. Star Wars (Main Title), London Symphony Orchestra
100. Devil's Gun, C.J. and Co.

That was is the soundtrack to a good 70's party....

[Hockey Mon]

Flashback to a few of the other folks on the top 100 for 1977:

71. Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band, Meco

Awesome.

[bravedave]

Ariel, Dean Friedman

OMG, I still remember all the words!
Ouch

[VanillaGrl]

58. Carry On Wayward Son, Kansas

I remember this one becoming one of my favorites after hearing it played at the end of the movie Heroes, with Henry Winkler, Sally Field and Harrison Ford. Good movie, great song!.

[Frank4]

89. Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille

I remember their variety show in the 70's. I had a big crush on Toni Tennille....

[Bicycle Bill]

89. Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille

I remember their variety show in the 70's. I had a big crush on Toni Tennille....

I *WAS* the Captain — at least in my own mind, anyway. I could actually play piano.
(still can, for that matter, but rusty as hell by now)

-"BB"-

[chippewa]

Jimmy Buffet? Isn't that the guy who sang "Come Monday"?

[VanillaGrl]

89. Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille

I remember their variety show in the 70's. I had a big crush on Toni Tennille....

I *WAS* the Captain — at least in my own mind, anyway. I could actually play piano.
(still can, for that matter, but rusty as hell by now)

-"BB"-