Tuesday, March 16, 2021

The Top 100 Pop songs of the 70s, in Hellas.


These are The 100 Most Popular Pop (& Country) Songs of the 70s in Hellas, especially in Hellenic Radio Stations.





Cover of "And I Love You So" by Don McLean (1970)

Cover of "Daydream" by Wallace Collection (1969)



Do You Love Me - SHARIF DEAN feat. EVELYN D'HAESE (single, 1972)


Written by Battisti, cover of "E Penso A Te" by Bruno Lauzi (1971)



Based on Louis "Loulou" Gasté's melody "Pour Toi" originally interpreted by Dario Moreno in the 1957 French film "Le Feu Aux Poudres"






I've Never Been To Me - CHARLENE (LP Songs Of Love, 1977 / single, 1982)


Adapted from Armando Manzanero's song "Somos Novios" (1968), which was based on the French song "J'ai Le Mal De Toi" by Colette Deréal (album, 1964 / single, 1965)

Jolene - DOLLY PARTON (single, 1973 / LP Jolene, 1974)

Cover of "Africa" by Albatros (1975)

Cover of "Mamy Blue" by Ivana Spagna (1971)

Mamma Mia - ABBA (LP Abba, 1975)


Off - KATHY BARNES (LP Body Talkin', 1978)
Cover of "Off" by Hodges, James & Smith (1977)

Oh! Mon Amour - CHRISTOPHE (single1972Top 10



Cover of "Parole Parole" by Mina & Alberto Lupo (1972)

Popcorn - HOT BUTTER (single1972) instrumental



Cover of "Le Moribond" by Jacques Brel (1961)

Cover of "She's A Lady" by Paul Anka (1970)






Cover of "Hier Encore" by Charles Aznavour (1964)








46 songs till date




To be added above:


A-Ba-Ni-Bi
A Toi
Butterfly
Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know
Don't Play That Song - ADRIANO
From Souvenirs To Souvenirs
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart
I Think I Love You
I'd Like to Teach The World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
If You Go Away - TERRY JACKS
Il Est Comme Le Soleil
Imagine Top 10
In The Summertime
Indian Reservation
Jealous Guy
Just The Way You Are
Knock Three Times
Midnight Express
Music - JOHN MILES
My Eyes Adored You
Nobody Does It Better
Oh Lori
She
Sometimes When We Touch
Streets Of London
Sugar Baby Love
Suicide Is Painless
Summer Of '42
Summer (The First Time) - BOBBY GOLDSBORO 
Svalutation - ADRIANO
Sylvia's Mother
The Fool
The Girl From Salina
The Way We Were - BARBRA STREISAND
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
Tu Sei L'unica Donna Per Me
Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas - BRIGITTE BARDOT
Waterloo - ABBA
We're All Alone - RITA COOLIDGE
When I Need You - LEO SAYER Top 10
Without You - NILSSON Top 10
Yellow River - CHRISTIE
You're My Everything - SANTA ESMERALDA Top 10
You're The One That I Want Top 10

SHIRLEY BASSEY
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
CARPENTERS
CHER
ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY
NEIL DIAMOND
DOOLEYS
GUYS 'N' DOLLS
BARRY MANILOW
LIZA MINNELLI
HELEN REDDY
BARBRA STREISAND



To be added bellow:


Angelo - BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
Anna - LUCIO BATTISTI
Ballade Pour Adeline - RICHARD CLAYDERMAN (1977)
Bilitis - FRANCIS LAI
Blade Runner
Borsalino
Chanson D'Amour
Clair
Ding-A-Dong
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - CRYSTAL GAYLE
Dream Weaver
Dschinghis Khan
El Lute
Fly Too High
Halleluya
Hopelessly Devoted To You
If You Go - BARRY & EILEEN
Laughter In The Rain
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Love's What I Want - CASHMERE
Mélisa - ENRICO MACIAS
Soli
Some Girls - RACEY
Star Wars Theme
Take Me Home Country Roads
The Entertainer
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
The Rose - BETTE MIDLER
The Sun In My Eyes - SALLY OLDFIELD
Torn Between Two Lovers - MARY MacGREGOR
(Where Do I Begin) Love Story - ANDY WILLIAMS (1971)
Who Do You Think You Are
You Don't Bring Me Flowers




UNDER CONSTRUCTION



Other known International Pop songs in Hellas:




Fernando - ABBA (single, 1976)

For YouTRIUMVIRAT (LP A La Carte1978)









Sundown - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (LP Sundown1974)


Cover of "Un Oiseau Sur New York" by Alec (1969)



Thursday, March 11, 2021

The rest of the most popular Rock songs of the 70s, in Hellas: Part 2 (Top 101 - 500)

 

Part 2 of the rest of The Most Popular Rock Songs of the 70s (Songs from K to Z


74 out of 200 songs from K to Z to date (129 to go)


In alphabetical order:



 












Lucifer - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT (LP Eve1979instrumental

Magic - PILOT (single1974)




Melancholy Man - THE MOODY BLUES (single1970)





Never Marry A Railroad Man - SHOCKING BLUE (single1970)













Runaway - JEFFERSON STARSHIP (LP Earth1978)








Starvation - SOCRATES (LP Phos1976)












The Mexican - BABE RUTH (LP First Base1972)



20th Century Boy - T.REX (single1973

Vicious - LOU REED (LP Transformer1972)

Vincent - DON McLEAN (single, 1972 / LP American Pie, 1971)















Artists to be added:

AC/DC, America, Barclay James Harvest, Blondie, Bread (Make It With You), J.J. Cale (Sensitive Kind), Eric Clapton (Lay Down Sally), Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Deep Purple, The Doors, Dr. Hook, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Bob Dylan, Eagles, ELP, Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher (Philby, Shadow Play), Jethro Tull (Too Old...), Billy Joel, Elton John, Janis Joplin (Mercedes Benz, Move Over), Carole King, Kiss, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin (Whole Lotta...), John Lennon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Miller Band, Pink Floyd, The Police, Iggy Pop, Elvis Presley, Queen, Roxy Music, Paul Simon, Slade, Patti Smith Group, Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Carly Simon, Status Quo (Rockin' All Over The World, Whatever You Want), Steely Dan, Supertramp, Talking Heads (Psycho Killer), 10cc, Thin Lizzy, Three Dog Night (Mama Told Me Not To Come), Toto, The Wings, ZZ Top (Tush)

also:

Allman Brothers Band, Barrabas (Woman), Bellamy Brothers, Brownsville Station, Eric Carmen, Chicago, The Clash, Climax Blues Band, Bill Conti, Elvis Costello, Jim Croce, Dire Straits (Water Of Love), Joy Division (Transmission), Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells), Procol Harum (Pandora's Box), The Raiders, Todd Rundgren, Ringo Starr, Van Halen, Vangelis.


Under Construction (the list will be completed by the end of March)


Monday, March 8, 2021

The rest of the most popular Rock songs of the 70s, in Hellas: Part 1 (Top 101 - 500)


Part 1 of the rest of The Most Popular Rock Songs of the 70s (Songs from A to J


77 out of 200 songs from A to J to date (127 to go)


In alphabetical order:








Baby Come Back - PLAYER (LP Player1977)













Crazy Love - POCO (LP Legend, 1978)




Deacon Blues - STEELY DAN (LP Aja1977)


























Hocus Pocus - FOCUS (single, 1971 & 2nd version, 1973/ LP Focus II, 1971)




How Long - ACE (LP Five-A-Side, 1974)



















January - PILOT (single, 1975)






go to Part 2


Artists to be added:

AC/DC, America, Barclay James Harvest, Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath, Changes), Blondie (Heart Of Glass), Bread, JJ Cale, Eric Clapton, Crosby Stills Nash & Young (Chicago), Christopher Cross, Deep Purple (Black Night, Child In Time), The Doors, Ian Dury & The Blockheads (Hit Me With Your Rhythmstick), Bob Dylan (Hurricane), Eagles, ELO, ELP, Fleetwood Mac (Go Your Own Way), Foreigner (Cold As Ice, Double Vision), Rory Gallagher (A Million Miles Away, Do You Read Me),  Jethro Tull, Billy Joel, Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road), Janis Joplin (Cry Baby), Carole King, Kiss, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Miller Band, Pink Floyd, The Police, Iggy Pop, Elvis Presley, Queen, The Rolling Stones (It's Only Rock & Roll), Roxy Music, Santana (Europa), Sex Pistols (Amarchy In The UK, God Save The Queen), Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Slade (Coz I Love You, Far Far Away), Patti Smith Group (Frederic), Bruce Springsteen (Born To Run), Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Supertramp, 10cc (I'm Not In Love), Thin Lizzy (Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed), Three Dog Night (Joy To The World), Toto, The Wings

also:

Allman Brothers Band, Aphrodite's Child, Bellamy Brothers, Brownsville Station, Camel, Eric Carmen, Chicago, The Clash, Climax Blues Band, Bill Conti, Elvis Costello, Jim Croce, The Cure (Fire In Cairo), Dire Straits, Don Fardon (Indian reservation), Lobo, Ringo Starr, Van Halen, Vangelis.


Under Construction (the list will be completed by the end of March)