I should have posted this at the weekend but it’s already old.
I think the most topical it gets is that they Hammersmith Bridge has reopened. But you can’t walk over it to the Palais because it’s not there anymore.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5J87jeSqQ2Idgqn0uD5L3g?si=fcxOb4oETOWYwF9xlPFcww&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNqxLQF6J9LJ8vR5WxQ1-Zdf


Chart dated 22nd July 1978

1 (1) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You’re The One That I Want
2 (2) Father Abraham & The Smurfs - The Smurf Song
3 (3) Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
4 (17) Clout - Substitute
5 (8) Showaddywaddy - A Little Bit Of Soap
6 (6) The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork
7 (19) Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero
8 (5) The Motors - Airport
9 (9) Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
10 (11) A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
11 (7) The Sex Pistols - No One Is Innocent/My Way
12 (13) The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Girl
13 (4) James Galway - Annie's Song
14 (12) Lindisfarne - Run For Home
15 (14) Heatwave - Mind Blowing Decisions
16 (26) Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance, Dance
17 (15) San Jose - Argentine Melody
18 (16) Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
19 (10) The Rolling Stones - Miss You
20 (18) Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring
21 (23) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul
22 (37) Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
23 (36) City Boy - 5705
24 (20) Goldie - Making Up Again
25 (40) Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
26 (24) AC/DC - Rock And Roll Damnation
27 (30) Voyage - From East To West/Scotch Machine
28 (22) Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Davy's On The Road Again
29 (21) Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Love
30 (34) Gladys Knight & The Pips - Come Back And Finish What You Started
31 (32) Jackson Browne - Stay
32 (25) Smokie - Oh Carol
33 (31) Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel
34 (41) Buzzcocks - Love You More
35 (48) Steel Pulse - Prodigal Son
36 (27) The Bee Gees - Night Fever
37 (29) Andrew Gold - How Can This Be Love
38 (47) Raydio - Is This A Love Thing
39 (50) Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame
40 (39) Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

41 (63) Renaissance - Northern Lights
42 (42) Wings - I've Had Enough
43 (45) Genesis - Many Too Many
44 (NE) The Who - Who Are You?
45 (43) Sine - Just Let Me Do My Thing
46 (75) Foreigner - Cold As Ice
47 (33) Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi
48 (49) The Commodores - Flying High
49 (NE) KC & The Sunshine Band - It's The Same Old Song
50 (NE) David Gates - Took The Last Train
51 (44) Darts - The Boy From New York City
52 (56) Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
53 (28) Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
54 (38) The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
55 (61) Rick James - You And I
56 (35) David Soul - It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes
57 (51) The Trammps - Disco Inferno
58 (46) Thin Lizzy - Rosalie (live)
59 (60) Hi-Tension - Hi-Tension
60 (72) The New Seekers - Anthem
61 (55) Bootsy's Rubber Band - Bootzilla
62 (53) J.A.L.N. Band - Get Up (And Let Yourself Go)
63 (70) Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
64 (58) JKD Band - Dragon Power
65 (52) Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You
66 (59) Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song EP
67 (NE) Sheila B. Devotion - You Light My Fire
68 (NE) Diana Ross - Lovin' Livin' And Givin'
69 (54) John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
70 (NE) Suzi Quatro - The Race Is On
71 (NE) Carol Douglas - Night Fever
72 (62) Donna Summer - Last Dance
73 (NE) Child - It's Only Make Believe
74 (NE) X-Ray Spex - Identity
75 (NE) Yellow Dog - Wait Until Midnight

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On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:48:30 -0700 (PDT), Chris Brown
<extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote:

I should have posted this at the weekend but it’s already old.
I think the most topical it gets is that they Hammersmith Bridge has reopened. >But you can’t walk over it to the Palais because it’s not there anymore.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5J87jeSqQ2Idgqn0uD5L3g?si=fcxOb4oETOWYwF9xlPFcww&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNqxLQF6J9LJ8vR5WxQ1-Zdf

Chart dated 22nd July 1978

This is an interesting chart. There are some very good songs in here, as
well as some songs by acts that are more famous for their very good
songs. And there are also some very bad songs, but then every chart has
at least some of those.

I remember this all very well, being a teenager at the time and very
much into music.

I've seen one act in this chart play live, and (very briefly) met one
member of a different act.

1 (1) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You’re The One That I Want

I saw the movie in the Rex Cinema in the High Street of my nearest town.
A year later it was demolished and replaced by a Boots store. I don't
think there was any causal link.

2 (2) Father Abraham & The Smurfs - The Smurf Song

Little known trivia fact: this single holds the record for the longest continuous time spent at No.2 in the chart.

Another little known trivia fact: The Smurfs are, arguably, the most
famous set of cartoon characters to originate in Belgium. Or, at least,
would be if people realised that's where they came from.

3 (3) Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City

Not particularly memorable.

4 (17) Clout - Substitute

The video you originally picked for the YouTube playlist turns out to be blocked for me. So here's an alternative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fgA_yNCeq4

Little known trivia fact: the above video, despite being from the Dutch "TopPop" show, was used on TotP rather than the band performing/miming
in the studio. That's because the band were South African, and at the
time, Equity had an official boycott of South African performers which prevented them from appearing in person.

5 (8) Showaddywaddy - A Little Bit Of Soap

Not one of their best. Or one of their best remembered.

6 (6) The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork

An interesting early Rats single, before they're really made up their
minds about what direction to take. This is actually a pretty good song,
it's just that it has, of course, been massively overshadowed by its
successor.

7 (19) Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero

Possibly a little surprisingly, this reached exactly the same chart peak
as both its immediate predecessor and immediate successor - a straight
run of three consecutive number 6s. But nobody remembers this now,
whereas those either side have become gold format staples. And one of
those is now considered an all-time great.

8 (5) The Motors - Airport

Early new romantic/synth pop vibes from a band that didn't last long
enough to cash in when it hit the big time.

9 (9) Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes

Classic song. Is there any early Kate Bush song that isn't a classic? Nonetheless, this - probably more so than Wuthering Heights, even though
that's one of my all time favourite songs - is one that really brings
back memories of the time for me.

10 (11) A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie

This time, you've managed to select a deleted video for the playlist! So
here's an alternative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9IYWwWnpuA

I've got nothing to say about the song.

11 (7) The Sex Pistols - No One Is Innocent/My Way

If the Pistols can be said to have jumped the shark, this is probably
where they jumped it.

12 (13) The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Girl

Or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj8SBcGNRWc if you prefer an
unblocked version :-)

13 (4) James Galway - Annie's Song

Probably the best novelty song in this chart. Well, it's not really a
novelty as such, but an acoustic cover of a C&W staple performed on the
flute probably pushes it into that category.

18 (16) Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Good song. For some reason, I thought this was older than this.

20 (18) Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring

I liked both of these at the time.

36 (27) The Bee Gees - Night Fever

All time disco classic.

41 (63) Renaissance - Northern Lights

One of my favourites at the time. So much so, in fact, that this was the
first single I ever bought.

43 (45) Genesis - Many Too Many

Another one of my favourites from the time.

47 (33) Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi

As was this. Probably the most famous musician ever to come out of
Belgium (and no, the Smurfs don't count, because although their
cartoonist was Belgian the music was Dutch).

Apparently this song doesn't mean anything in French either. It's just a
set of random words and phrases set to music.

https://tinyurl.com/hsptv9a3

63 (70) Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina

A slightly left-field hit, but nonetheless a very good one.

65 (52) Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

Apropos nothing in particular, Yvonne Elliman was Andrew Lloyd Webber's
first choice to perform Don't Cry For Me Argentina, but she wasn't
available.

Mark

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Op 23-7-2021 om 19:48 schreef Chris Brown:

I should have posted this at the weekend but it’s already old.
I think the most topical it gets is that they Hammersmith Bridge has reopened. But you can’t walk over it to the Palais because it’s not there anymore.

<https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5J87jeSqQ2Idgqn0uD5L3g?si=fcxOb4oETOWYwF9xlPFcww&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1>
<https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNqxLQF6J9LJ8vR5WxQ1-Zdf>

Chart dated 22nd July 1978

12 (13) The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Girl

The best (according to me....! ) of The O'Jays is:
Love Train

Here's the "Disco Purrfection Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcmFJ5UN8o0

Rink

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