List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1977 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1977.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1976 |
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December 11 |
"Weekend in New England" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
January 8 |
8 |
|
December 25 |
"Lost Without Your Love" |
Bread |
3 |
January 29 |
8 |
|
"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" |
Barbara Streisand |
1 |
January 15 |
18 |
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Singles from 1977 |
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January 8 |
"Beautiful Noise" |
Neil Diamond |
8 |
January 15 |
3 |
|
January 15 |
"New Kid in Town" |
Eagles |
2 |
January 22 |
11 |
|
"I Like Dreamin'" |
Kenny Nolan |
4 |
January 29 |
7 |
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January 22 |
"Dancing Queen" |
ABBA |
6 |
January 29 |
4 |
|
January 29 |
"Moody Blue" |
Elvis Presley |
2 |
February 12 |
8 |
|
"Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" |
Tom Jones |
3 |
February 12 |
13 |
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"Happier" |
Paul Anka |
10 |
January 29 |
1 |
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February 5 |
"You've Got Me Runnin'" |
Gene Cotton |
7 |
February 5 |
3 |
|
"Year of the Cat" |
Al Stewart |
8 |
February 12 |
5 |
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February 12 |
"Save It for a Rainy Day" |
Stephen Bishop |
6 |
February 19 |
5 |
|
February 19 |
"Sam" |
Olivia Newton-John |
1 |
March 12 |
11 |
|
"Southern Nights" |
Glen Campbell |
1 |
February 26 |
13 |
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February 26 |
"Don't Give Up on Us" |
David Soul |
1 |
April 9 |
11 |
|
March 5 |
"I Just Can't Say No to You" |
Parker McGee |
7 |
March 19 |
4 |
|
March 12 |
"Right Time of the Night" |
Jennifer Warnes |
1 |
April 16 |
11 |
|
March 19 |
"I'm Scared" |
Burton Cummings |
10 |
March 19 |
1 |
|
March 26 |
"Winter Melody" |
Donna Summer |
8 |
April 2 |
2 |
|
"Me and the Elephants" |
Bobby Goldsboro |
6 |
April 2 |
2 |
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April 2 |
"Disco Lucy" |
Wilton Place Street Band |
9 |
April 2 |
1 |
|
"When I Need You" |
Leo Sayer |
1 |
April 23 |
10 |
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April 9 |
"Hello Stranger" |
Yvonne Elliman |
1 |
April 30 |
10 |
|
"Sing" |
Tony Orlando & Dawn |
7 |
April 23 |
5 |
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"Goodbye Old Buddies" |
Seals & Crofts |
10 |
April 9 |
1 |
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April 16 |
"Hotel California" |
Eagles |
10 |
April 16 |
1 |
|
April 23 |
"Hooked on You" |
Bread |
2 |
April 30 |
6 |
|
April 30 |
"Sir Duke" |
Stevie Wonder |
3 |
May 7 |
6 |
|
"I Wanna Get Next to You" |
Rose Royce |
9 |
April 30 |
2 |
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May 7 |
"You're My World" |
Helen Reddy |
5 |
July 16 |
12 |
|
May 14 |
"Margaritaville" |
Jimmy Buffett |
1 |
May 28 |
12 |
|
"Angel in Your Arms" |
Hot |
8 |
May 14 |
2 |
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"Love's Grown Deep" |
Kenny Nolan |
3 |
June 4 |
7 |
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May 21 |
"Looks Like We Made It" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
June 4 |
14 |
|
May 28 |
"It's Sad to Belong" |
England Dan & John Ford Coley |
1 |
June 25 |
13 |
|
"Lucille" |
Kenny Rogers |
10 |
May 28 |
1 |
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June 4 |
"All You Get From Love Is a Love Song" |
The Carpenters |
4 |
June 25 |
8 |
|
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" |
ABBA |
7 |
June 11 |
5 |
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June 11 |
"My Heart Belongs to Me" |
Barbara Streisand |
1 |
July 30 |
14 |
|
"Amarillo" |
Neil Sedaka |
4 |
July 2 |
6 |
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June 18 |
"(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" |
Rita Coolidge |
5 |
July 23 |
8 |
|
July 2 |
"Come in from the Rain" |
Captain & Tennille |
8 |
July 2 |
3 |
|
July 9 |
"Just a Song Before I Go" |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
5 |
August 20 |
11 |
|
July 16 |
"Handy Man" |
James Taylor |
1 |
September 3 |
13 |
|
July 23 |
"Don't Worry Baby" |
B.J. Thomas |
2 |
September 3 |
13 |
|
July 30 |
"Sunflower" |
Glen Campbell |
1 |
August 27 |
7 |
|
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" |
Andy Gibb |
8 |
August 6 |
3 |
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August 6 |
"I'm Dreaming" |
Jennifer Warnes |
9 |
September 17 |
2 |
|
August 13 |
"Nobody Does It Better" |
Carly Simon |
1 |
September 10 |
13 |
|
"Star Wars (Main Title)" |
John Williams |
4 |
September 10 |
7 |
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August 20 |
"On and On" |
Stephen Bishop |
2 |
September 24 |
10 |
|
August 27 |
"Hard Rock Cafe" |
Carole King |
8 |
September 3 |
3 |
|
"It's a Crazy World" |
Mac McAnally |
10 |
August 27 |
2 |
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September 10 |
"It Was Almost Like a Song" |
Ronnie Milsap |
7 |
September 24 |
4 |
|
September 17 |
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" |
Crystal Gayle |
4 |
October 8 |
9 |
|
"Just Remember I Love You" |
Firefall |
1 |
October 29 |
11 |
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September 24 |
"Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" |
Johnny Rivers |
8 |
September 24 |
2 |
|
October 1 |
"You Light Up My Life" |
Debby Boone |
1 |
November 19 |
12 |
|
"Circles" |
Captain & Tennille |
9 |
October 8 |
3 |
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October 8 |
"We're All Alone" |
Rita Coolidge |
1 |
November 12 |
11 |
|
"Blue Bayou" |
Linda Ronstadt |
3 |
November 26 |
14 |
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October 15 |
"How Deep Is Your Love" |
Bee Gees |
1 |
November 26 |
16 |
|
October 22 |
"Daybreak" |
Barry Manilow |
7 |
November 5 |
7 |
|
"Baby, What a Big Surprise" |
Chicago |
8 |
November 5 |
2 |
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October 29 |
"Your Smiling Face" |
James Taylor |
6 |
November 26 |
10 |
|
November 12 |
"Here You Come Again" |
Dolly Parton |
2 |
December 3 |
12 |
|
"Slip Slidin' Away" |
Paul Simon |
4 |
December 3 |
11 |
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November 19 |
"Gone Too Far" |
England Dan & John Ford Coley |
8 |
November 26 |
2 |
|
December 3 |
"How Can I Leave You Again" |
John Denver |
2 |
December 10 |
10 |
|
"Still the Lovin' Is Fun" |
B.J. Thomas |
8 |
December 10 |
2 |
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December 10 |
"My Way" |
Elvis Presley |
6 |
December 24 |
4 |
|
1976 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 16 |
"Muskrat Love" |
Captain & Tennille |
1 |
October 30 |
13 |
|
"After the Lovin'" |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
1 |
December 4 |
15 |
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November 6 |
"You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" |
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. |
6 |
December 25 |
10 |
|
November 20 |
"Love Me" |
Yvonne Elliman |
5 |
December 4 |
8 |
|
November 27 |
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" |
Elton John |
1 |
December 18 |
9 |
|
"Torn Between Two Lovers" |
Mary MacGregor |
1 |
December 25 |
11 |
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December 18 |
"Gladiola" |
Helen Reddy |
10 |
December 18 |
3 |
1978 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 17 |
"Just the Way You Are" |
Billy Joel |
1 |
January 7 |
13 |
|
December 24 |
"Desiree" |
Neil Diamond |
1 |
February 4 |
9 |
|
"Gettin' Ready for Love" |
Diana Ross |
8 |
January 14 |
4 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending July 23, 1977.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 17, 1977.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.)