List of top 25 singles for 1977 in Australia

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The following lists the top 25 (end of year) charting singles on the Australian Singles Charts, for the year of 1977. These were the best charting singles in Australia for 1977. The source for this year is the "Kent Music Report". [1]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Julie Covington 17
2."The Way You Do It" Pussyfoot 17
3."I Just Want to Be Your Everything" Andy Gibb 17
4."That's Rock and Roll" Shaun Cassidy 2
5."Living Next Door to Alice" Smokie 2
6."I Go To Rio" Peter Allen 15
7."Torn Between Two Lovers" Mary McGregor 14
8."Walk Right In" Dr Hook 15
9."You're Moving Out Today" Carole Bayer Sager 14
10."If You Leave Me Now" Chicago 15 (pkd #1 in 76 & 77)
11."Don't Give Up on Us" David Soul 13
12."Lido Shuffle" / "What Can I Say" Boz Scaggs 2
13."You and Me" Alice Cooper 2
14."Dance Little Lady Dance" Tina Charles 4
15."When I Need You" Leo Sayer 8
16."Don't Fall in Love" Ferrets 2
17."I Feel Love" Donna Summer 11
18."Help Is on Its Way" Little River Band 11
19."You Gotta Get Up and Dance" Supercharge 3
20."Mull of Kintyre" Wings 111 (pkd #1 in 77 & 78)
21."Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston 6
22."Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" Joe Tex 2
23."You're in My Heart" Rod Stewart 11
24."Ma Baker" Boney M 5
25."Lucille" Kenny Rogers 7

These charts are calculated by David Kent of the Kent Music Report.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 2 January 2022– via Imgur.com.
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