Biggest Singles 1977
The UK's Top 40 best-performing singles in 1977 are listed below. In terms of chart performance, 1977 is a standout year: a record 14 singles stay in the Top 40 for more than a quarter of a year. Both ABBA and Rod Stewart have their biggest hits of the Golden Years (1977-85). One of the highest placed No. 2s is Boogie Nights (No. 25) - its distinctive style would also feature on Michael Jackson's Thriller as Heatwave's keyboardist Rod Temperton later writes several tracks for the album.
Singles are ordered by their Chart Measured Performance (CHAMP) scores. A single's peak position and the month it peaked are also provided.
➀ – ➈ NME peak position (if different from official chart)
| Peak Month | Peak | CHAMP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULL OF KINTYRE Wings | December† | 1 | 2,384 |
| 2 | DON'T GIVE UP ON US David Soul | January† | 1 | 1,934 |
| 3 | KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU ⏹ABBA | April | 1 | 1,799 |
| 4 | HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees | December† | 3➁ | 1,777 |
| 5 | DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINAJulie Covington | February† | 1 | 1,737 |
| 6 | SILVER LADY David Soul | October | 1 | 1,661 |
| 7 | THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST Rod Stewart | May | 1 | 1,611 |
| 8 | CHANSON D'AMOUR The Manhattan Transfer | March | 1 | 1,610 |
| 9 | WAY DOWN Elvis Presley | September | 1 | 1,578 |
| 10 | A STAR IS BORN (EVERGREEN) Barbra Streisand | May | 3 | 1,559 |
| 11 | FLORAL DANCE Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band | December† | 2 | 1,535 |
| 12 | ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD Status Quo | November† | 3➀ | 1,502 |
| 13 | ANGELO Brotherhood Of Man | August | 1 | 1,469 |
| 14 | I FEEL LOVE ⏹Donna Summer | July | 1 | 1,441 |
| 15 | LUCILLE Kenny Rogers | June | 1➁ | 1,416 |
| 16 | YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE Baccara | October | 1 | 1,415 |
| 17 | SO YOU WIN AGAIN Hot Chocolate | July | 1 | 1,391 |
| 18 | WHEN I NEED YOU Leo Sayer | February | 1 | 1,375 |
| 19 | FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN Emerson Lake And Palmer | July | 2 | 1,367 |
| 20 | MA BAKER Boney M | July | 2 | 1,361 |
| 21 | BLACK IS BLACK La Belle Epoque | October | 2 | 1,342 |
| 22 | NAME OF THE GAME Abba | November† | 1 | 1,300 |
| 23 | MAGIC FLY Space | September | 2➀ | 1,286 |
| 24 | FREE Deniece Williams | May | 1 | 1,247 |
| 25 | BOOGIE NIGHTS Heatwave | March | 2 | 1,241 |
| 26 | SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO The Jacksons | June | 1 | 1,237 |
| 27 | SIDESHOW Barry Biggs | January | 3 | 1,233 |
| 28 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS ⏹Queen | November | 2 | 1,211 |
| 29 | FLOAT ON The Floaters | August | 1➁ | 1,199 |
| 30 | AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE Joe Tex | May | 2 | 1,186 |
| 31 | I WILL Ruby Winters | December† | 4 | 1,186 |
| 32 | YOU'RE IN MY HEART Rod Stewart | October | 3➀ | 1,134 |
| 33 | DADDY COOL Darts | December† | 6 | 1,096 |
| 34 | THE SHUFFLE Van McCoy | May | 4➂ | 1,061 |
| 35 | SOUND AND VISION ⏹David Bowie | March | 3 | 1,039 |
| 36 | WHENShowaddywaddy | April | 3 | 1,031 |
| 37 | BABY DON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND Gladys Knight And The Pips | July | 4 | 1,020 |
| 38 | RED LIGHT SPELLS DANGER Billy Ocean | April | 2 | 1,000 |
| 39 | DANCIN' PARTY Showaddywaddy | November† | 4 | 991 |
| 40 | GOING IN WITH MY EYES OPEN David Soul | April | 2 | 986 |
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➀ – ➈ NME peak position (if different from official chart)
† Part of the chart run was in 1976 or 1978, which has been included in calculating the CHAMP score
⏹ Featured on The Wall for 1977
Tie-breaker: singles with equal CHAMP scores are ordered by better performance in the official chart