Top 15 Hits from 1977 Trivia Quiz

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FYI - All incorrect songs were from 1967.

1. "Tonight's the Night" (Rod Stewart) was written by Rod Stewart. It became his second US number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (after "You Wear It Well" - 1972). The recording features a French spoken part from Britt Ekland who was Stewart's girlfriend at the time.

2. "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (Andy Gibb) was written by Barry Gibb. It was Andy Gibb's first single released in the UK and the US and it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male at the 20th Grammy Awards.

3. "Best of My Love" (The Emotions) was composed by Maurice White and Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire. The tune topped both the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Billboard R&B charts. It also won a Grammy at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.

4. "Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand) was composed by Barbra Streisand with lyrics by Paul Williams. It's the theme song from the film "A Star Is Born". Streisand and Williams earned an Academy Award for Best Original Song, making Streisand the first woman to be so honored as a composer.

5. "Angel in Your Arms" (Hot) was composed by Herbert Clayton Ivey, Terrence Woodford and Tom Brasfield. It peaked at number six and the track also charted in R&B (number 29) and Easy Listening (number 9). Certified a gold record for U.S. sales of one million units, it was also a hit in Australia (number 27), Canada (number 3) and New Zealand (number 7).

6. "I Like Dreamin'" (Kenny Nolan) was the debut single written and performed by Kenny Nolan. It reached number three on the Hot 100. It was an equally large hit in Canada, where it peaked at number three on the Pop Singles chart and was also a number one hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.

7. "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston) was written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. It won the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards. Throughout the 80s and 90s, Houston's version of the song became an unofficial theme song for the AIDS crisis in gay male communities of the west.

8. "Higher and Higher" (Rita Coolidge) was written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith. When it was released as a single, Coolidge's version became her first major hit in nine years of recording: the track peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one in Canada.

9. "Undercover Angel" (Alan O'Day) was written by singer-songwriter Alan O'Day. It reached number one in the US. O'Day had also composed "Angie Baby", a number-one hit for Helen Reddy. The success of these two songs meant O'Day was among a select few who wrote a chart-topper for themselves and for one other artist.

10. "Torn Between Two Lovers" (Mary MacGregor) was written by Peter Yarrow (of the folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary) and Phillip Jarrell. It reached number one on the U.S. pop chart in February 1977 and the Easy Listening chart. It also reached number one on the Canadian charts.

11. "I'm Your Boogie Man" (KC and the Sunshine Band) was written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch. The song reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the soul charts. The song was written about a DJ named Robert W. Walker, who was the first to give their hit single "Get Down Tonight" airplay.

12. "Dancing Queen" (ABBA) was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. It was a worldwide hit and it became ABBA's only number-one hit in the United States. In 2015, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

13. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (Leo Sayer) was written by Leo Sayer and Vini Poncia. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his first number-one single in the United States. Sayer and Poncia won a Grammy Award for the song in the category Best R&B Song.

14. "Margaritaville" (Jimmy Buffett) was written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It has come to define Buffett's music and career. It has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its cultural and historic significance. Buffett also maintained a resort chain by the same name.

15. "Telephone Line" (Electric Light Orchestra) was written by Jeff Lynne. The song charted in the Top Ten in both the UK and the US, peaking at number eight in the UK and number seven in the US. Many ELO singles were issued in different colors, but the US version was the only green single ELO issued. It became the band's first single to earn a Gold record.