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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this week 26 years
ago Brotherhood Of Man were being very sincere indeed as Figaro, their
transparent attempt to savour some of ABBA's success with Fernando the year
before, ruled the roost.
Joy would prove short-lived as the real McCoy swiftly replaced Figaro at #1
with Take A Chance On Me the following week, but for now the Scandanavian
chart champs had to play second fiddle, moving up smartly from its entry
position of #10 to #2.
The Best of Baccara
Disco was beginning to tighten its grasp of the Top 40, with the likes of
Odyssey (down 1 place to #5 with Native New Yorker) and Donna Summer (falling
3 to #9 with Love's Unkind) would soon become established hitmakers. Heatwave,
Chic, Baccara (peaking at #8 with Sorry I'm A Lady, the follow-up to Yes Sir
I Can Boogie) and Rose Royce (moving #26-#11 with Wishing On A Star) were also
in the top half of the chart.
Bill Withers' seminal Lovely Day held steady at #7; a decade later it would go
even higher, reaching #4 in slightly remixed form.
ELO: The Ultimate Collection
Rod Stewart's pairing of Hot Legs and I Was Only Joking (up 4 to #14) was one
of three Double A-sided hits of the week; Wings' record-breaking Christmas '77 #1
Mull Of Kintyre/Girls' School still commanded a Top 5 place, while Bob Marley &
The Wailers' Jamming/Punky Reggae Party slipped a notch from its #9 peak.
Electric Light Orchestra had stormed up 23 places the previous week with Mr.
Blue Sky, but the clouds temporarily moved in as it strangely stalled at #16
on its way to the Top 10 later in the month.
The Bee Gees: The Record: Their Greatest Hits
Also making slow progress were the Bee Gees, creeping up from #34 to #31 with
a track entitled Stayin' Alive, taken from a forthcoming movie about the disco
scene, Saturday Night Fever.
The single would eventually peak at #4 in the UK and go all the way on
Billboard's US Hot 100.
Billy Joel: The Ultimate Collection
Making their inaugural appearances on the British charts were Billy Joel (Just
The Way You Are at #30) and Rush (Closer To The Heart at #36). Joel went on
to score several major hits (including a #1 with Uptown Girl in 1983), but
only 1980's Spirit Of Radio did any better for the Canadian prog-rockers;
their success being largely confined to the album listings.
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