List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1977
Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1977, 20 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Easy Listening, based on playlists submitted by radio stations.[1]
The three longest-running chart-toppers of the year were all taken from film soundtracks. Carly Simon had the year's longest run in the top spot, spending seven weeks at number one with "Nobody Does It Better", the theme song from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.[2] Both "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees, from the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever,[3] and "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" by Barbra Streisand spent six weeks atop the chart. Streisand's other number one of 1977, "My Heart Belongs to Me", had also been written for the film A Star Is Born but was ultimately not used,[4] and was instead included on her album Superman.[5] Debby Boone's November number one "You Light Up My Life" was a recording of a song from the film of the same name, released in the same year. Although the song was sung in the film by Kasey Cisyk, Boone was brought in to record a new vocal over the existing instrumental backing track and this was the version that became a hit.[6] The song spent a record-breaking ten weeks at number one on Billboard's all-genres chart, the Hot 100, but only spent a single week atop the Easy Listening chart.[7]
In addition to "You Light Up My Life", several of 1977's other Easy Listening number ones had sufficient crossover success to also top Billboard's all-genres chart, the
Chart history
† | Indicates best-performing easy listening song of 1977[10] |
References
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- ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary Year End, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 1, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 8, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 15, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 22, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 29, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 5, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 12, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 19, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 26, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 5, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 12, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 19, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 26, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 2, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 9, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 16, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 23, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 30, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 7, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 14, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 21, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 28, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 4, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 11, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 18, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 25, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 2, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 9, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 16, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 23, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 30, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 6, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 13, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 20, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 27, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 3, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 10, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 17, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 24, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 1, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 8, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 15, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 22, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 29, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 5, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 12, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 19, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 26, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 3, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 10, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 17, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 24, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 31, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2019.