Songs the Year I was Born

I found this website, Music Outfitters, that has Top 100 hit lists from the last 4 decades. So I decided to check out what was popular 27 years ago. What were the folks listening to my first year? Perhaps more telling would be 1976...the year my parents had sex One Time.

I haven't included every song, just the ones I like. And I've always had fairly dorky taste in music. I love old, cheesy stuff. John Denver, Neil Diamond, ABBA, Barry Manilow. Love it. And the colored songs are my very favorites. Notice I cut all the Andy Gibb off my list.

3. You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone
10. Three Times A Lady, Commodores
11. Grease, Frankie Valli
15. Lay Down Sally, Eric Clapton
17. Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel
22. Hot Child In The City, Nick Gilder
25. We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You, Queen
27. Can't Smile Without You, Barry Manilow
30. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Meat Loaf
32. Take A Chance On Me, Abba
33. Sometimes When We Touch, Dan Hill
35. Hopelessly Devoted To You, Olivia Newton-John
36. Hot Blooded, Foreigner
39. Dust In The Wind, Kansas
54. Disco Inferno, Trammps
55. On Broadway, George Benson
56. Come Sail Away, Styx
60. Here You Come Again, Dolly Parton
61. Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt
63. You Needed Me, Anne Murray
69. Summer Nights, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-john
71. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Crystal Gayle
74. Copacabana, Barry Manilow
80. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda
88. I Love The Night Life, Alicia Bridges
90. It's So Easy, Linda Ronstadt
97. The Name Of The Game, Abba
98. We're All Alone, Rita Coolidge

But my favorite song OF ALL TIME is not on this list. It's Please Come To Boston by Dave Loggins. Think it's from 1976. I have an old mix tape with this song, and my greatest wish is to find it on CD. This song trumps all other songs; favorite Jimmy Buffett songs (Come Monday and Fair You Well), favorite boogie-down songs (LoveShack and Shook Me All Night Long), favorite "I'm Not That Into You" song (Crush by Jennifer Page), favorite "I'm very into you" song (Desire by U2), favorite song with my husband (And We Danced by Brad Paisley). Now I wish I had an excuse to get an iPod, if only to make song lists. Maybe I can bargain the next time Kevin NEEDS a new cell phone.