Match Song to Artist - US Top 15 of 1977 Quiz

Answer: Rod Stewart

"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" 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.

Answer: Andy Gibb

"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" 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.

Answer: The Emotions

"Best of My Love" 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.

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Evergreen" 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.

Answer: Hot

"Angel in Your Arms" 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).

Answer: Kenny Nolan

"I Like Dreamin'" was the debut single written and performed by Kenny Nolan. It reached umber 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.

Answer: Thelma Houston

"Don't Leave Me This Way" 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.

Answer: Rita Coolidge

"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" 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.

Answer: Alan O'Day

"Undercover Angel" 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.

Answer: Mary MacGregor

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

Answer: KC and the Sunshine Band

"I'm Your Boogie Man" 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.

Answer: ABBA

"Dancing Queen" 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.

Answer: Leo Sayer

"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" 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.

Answer: Jimmy Buffett

"Margaritaville" 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 maintains a resort chain by the same name.

Answer: Electric Light Orchestra

"Telephone Line" 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.