Tea & Symphony - Volume II

A second compilation CD "Tea & Symphony Volume II: Tricks Of The Light" is now ready to roll! Another double CD with 30 tracks for your listening pleasure...!

1979 Album Chart

Another 1979 Chart - this time for Albums as they stood at the end of that year.

1: Parallel Lines - Blondie
2: Discovery - ELO
3: The Very Best Of - Leo Sayer
4: Breakfast In America - Supertramp
5: Voulez Vous - Abba
6: Barbara Steisand’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Barbara Streisand
7: Spirit’s Having Flown - Bee Gees
8: Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Abba
9: Regatta De Blanc - The Police
10: Manilow Magic - Barry Manilow
11: Greatest Hits - Rod Stewart
12: Last The Whole Night Long - James Last
13: Armed Forces - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
14: Outlandos D’ Amour - The Police
15: The Best Disco Album In The World - Various
16: Replicas - Tubeway Army
17: I Am - Earth Wind & Fire
18: C’est Chic - Chic
19: Dire Straits - Dire Straits
20: Manifesto - Roxy Music
21: Eat To The Beat - Blondie
22: War Of The Worlds - Jeff Wayne
23: Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf
24: Do It Yourself - Ian Dury
25: Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
26: Out Of The Blue - ELO
27: New Boots & Panties - Ian Dury
28: 20 Golden Greats - Diana Ross
29: Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty
30: Don’t Walk - Boogie - Various (EMI)
31: Fate For Breakfast - Art Garfunkel
32: The Best Of… - Earth Wind & Fire
33: Black Rose - Thin Lizzy
34: The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan
35: Action Replay - Various (K-Tel)
36: In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin
37: The Great Rock N Roll Swindle - Sex Pistols
38: String Of Hits - The Shadows
39: Live Killers - Queen
40: Lodger - David Bowie
41: Collection Of Their 20 Greatest Hits - Three Degrees
42: Nightflight To Venus - Boney M
43: Wings Greatest - Wings
44: Sky - Sky
45: Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
46: Bridges - John Williams
47: Lionheart - Kate Bush
48: Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart
49: At Budokan - Bob Dylan
50: Country Life - Various (EMI)
51: Communiqué - Dire Straits
52: Oceans Of Fantasy - Boney M
53: Greatest Hits 1972-1978 - 10cc
54: Rock N Roller Disco - Various (Ronco)
55: Equinoxe - Jean Michel Jarre
56: Best Of - The Dooleys
57: Down To Earth - Rainbow
58: Lena’s Music Album - Lena Martell
59: Singles Albu - Billie Jo Spears
60: Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
61: 52nd Street - Billy Joel
62: The Long Run - Eagles
63: The Wall - Pink Floyd
64: Elvis - Love Songs - Elvis Presley
65: Grease - OST
66: Slow Train Coming - Bob Dylan
67: Rock N Roll Juvenile - Cliff Richard
68: Collection - Marty Robbins
69: Midnight Magic - The Commodores
70: This Is It - Various (CBS)
71: The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
72: You Don’t Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond
73: Greatest Hits - Showaddywaddy
74: Back To The Egg - Wings
75: Go West - Village People
76: 20 Golden Greats - Neil Diamond
77: Plastic Letters - Blondie
78: Thank You Very Much - Cliff Richard & The Shadows
79: Bad Girls - Donna Summer
80: Street Life - The Crusaders
81: Singles 1974-78 - The Carpenters
82: A Single Man - Elton John
83: Some Product - Sex Pistols
84: Specials - Specials
85: Never Mind The Bollocks - Sex Pistols
86: We Are Family - Sister Sledge
87: Jazz - Queen
88: Welcome To The Cruise - Judie Tzuke
89: Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
90: Feel No Fret - Average White Band
91: Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra
92: Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers
93: Even Now - Barry Manilow
94: Whatever You Want - Status Quo
95: Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
96: Live & Dangerous - Thin Lizzy
97: Setting Sons - Jam
98: James Galway Plays Songs For Annie - James Galway
99: Saturday Night Fever - OST
100: Strangers In The Night - UFO

On Wednesday 5th April 2006 Sam Brown will be appearing at the Robin 2 club in Bilston. She will be promoting her "Very Best Of Sam Brown" album (pictured) that will be released at the same time.

Word on the grapevine is that Judie Tzuke is lining up some dates around October - so that's definitely another one for the diary...

UK Single Chart 1979

Hello,

I've been going through some old paperwork recently and I felt it's time that I put it online and "out there" so to speak. Part one of all this is a "Top 100 UK singles chart from 1979 - as it stood at the end of that year...

1. Bright Eyes - Art Garfunkel
2. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
3. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
4. I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
5. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr Hook
6. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
7. Are Friends Electric - Tubeway Army
8. Dance Away - Roxy Music
9. Sunday Girl - Blondie
10. One Day At A Time - Lena Martell
11. Message In A Bottle - The Police
12. Pop Musik - M
13. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
14. Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
15. Tragedy - Bee Gees
16. Chiquitita - Abba
17. Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles
18. Cars - Gary Numan
19. Every Day Hurts - Sad Cafe
20. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
21. Some Girls - Racey
22. Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire & The Emotions
23. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
24. Woman In Love - Three Degrees
25. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
26. YMCA - Village People
27. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
28. Gimme Gimme Gimme - Abba
29. Lucky Number - Lena Lovich
30. If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body... - Bellamy Brothers
31. Cool For Cats - Squeeze
32. Something Else - Sex Pistols
33. Silly Games - Janet Kay
34. Bang Bang - BA Robertson
35. Dreaming - Blondie
36. Wanted - Dooleys
37. Can You Feel The Force - The Real Thing
38. Konck On Wood - Amii Stewart
39. Contact - Edwin Starr
40. I Want Your Love - Chic
41. Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday - Boney M
42. Theme From The Deer Hunter - The Shadows
43. Does Your Mother Know - Abba
44. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
45. Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow
46. Up The Junction - Squeeze
47. Love's Got A Hold On Me - Dollar
48. Still - Commodores
49. In The Navy - Village People
50. Whatever You Want - Status Quo
51. Angel Eyes/Voulez Vous - Abba
52. Don't Cry For Me Argentina - The Shadows
53. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
54. Angel Eyes - Roxy Music
55. Girl's Talk - Dave Edmunds
56. Boys Keep Swingin' - David Bowie
57. I Was Mafe For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
58. Street Life - The Crusaders
59. Gangsters - Specials
60. Don't Bring Me Down - ELO
61. September - Earth Wind & Fire
62. One Way Ticket - Eruption
63. Logical Song - Supertamp
64. Chosen Few - Dooleys
65. Eton Rifles - The Jam
66. Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty
67. Shine A Little Love - ELO
68. Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore
69. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Donna Summer & Barbara Streisand
70. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police
71. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
72. After The Love Has Gone - Eart Wind & Fire
73. Good night Tonight - Wings
74. Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Vanwarmer
75. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
76. Little More Love - ONJ
77. Get Down - Gene Chandler
78. Duke Of Earl - Darts
79. OK Fred - Errol Dunkley
80. Lay Your Love On Me - Racey
81. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
82. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
83. He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
84. C'mon Everybody - Sex Pistols
85. Lone Ranger - Quantam Jump
86. I Don't Wanna Lose You - Kandidate
87. Light My Fire - Amii Stewart
88. The Sparrow - Ramblers
89. Car 67 - Driver 67
90. Good Times - Chic
91. Number One Song In Heaven - Sparks
92. Strut Your Funky Stuff - Frantique
93. Roxanne - The Police
94. Into The Valley - Skids
95. H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr
96. The Runner - Three Degrees
97. Gonna Get Along Without You Now - Viola Wills
98. Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part Three) - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
99. Ooh What A Life - Gibson Brothers
100. El Lute/Gotta Go Home - Boney M

More to follow...