Saturday, March 27, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/27


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. The Best Of Peters & Lee (1999) Reissue of Through All The Years from 1991

2. Gold - Brotherhood Of Man (2019)

Save Your Kisses For Me #1 in the UK, Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway

3. Blonde And Beyond - Blondie (1993) US compilation

Heart Of Glass #1 in the US, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand. Switzerland, and the UK

4. The Albums 1970-73 - The New Seekers (2019)  Disc 2: Beautiful People/New Colours

Beautiful People #11 Adult Contemporary in the US

5. Voyeur - Berlin (2002)

6. Ten Thousand Lightyears - Boney M. (2007 issue of 1984 album)

Somewhere In The World #49 in Germany

7. My Romance - Carly Simon (1990)

8. We Can Make It - Peters & Lee (1973)

Welcome Home #1 in the UK

9. Greatest Hits 1985-1995 - Heart (2000)

Alone #1 in the US

10. The Ultimate 5th Dimension (2003)

Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) #1 in the US and Canada; Wedding Bell Blues #1 in the US and New Zealand



Saturday, March 20, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/20


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. The Best Of Peters & Lee (1999) NEW

Reissue of the duo's final album, Through All The Years, from 1991

2. Totally Hot - Olivia Newton-John (1978)

A Little More Love #2 in Canada

3. Arrival: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2006)

Expanded edition of 1976 album with bonus tracks

Dancing Queen #1 in Sweden, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, UK, and US

4. Alf/Raindancing - Alison Moyet (1999)

Reissue of 1984 and 1987 albums

Invisible #4 in New Zealand

5. By Your Side - Peters & Lee (1973)

Title track #39 in the UK

6. Reality Effect (US issue) - The Tourists (1979)

Alternate track listing from the original UK issue with the three songs from the group's self-titled first album

I Only Want To Be With You #4 in the UK

7. Amarantine - Enya (2005)

It's In The Rain #7 in Italy

8. Greatest Hits (Australian issue) - Eurythmics (1991)

18 tracks as opposed to the 14 in the US

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) #1 in Canada and US; There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) #1 in Ireland and the UK

9. A Kind Of Hush 2.0 - Carpenters (Home playlist)

My expanded version of 1976 album

There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) #1 AC in Canada and the US; I Need To Be In Love #1 AC in Canada and the US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uTYmOW7eSoZckORkua15o

10. Stand Back 1981-2017 - Stevie Nicks (2019)

Talk To Me #1 Rock in the US, Rooms On Fire #1 Rock in the US, Planets Of The Universe #1 Dance in the US

11. Desire Walks On - Heart (1993)

Will You Be There (In The Morning) #8 in Canada

12. Whammy! - The B-52's (1983)

Song For A Future Generation #63 in the UK


Saturday, March 13, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/13

Top singles indicated.

1. Invitation - Peters & Lee (1976)

Hey Mr. Music Man #16 UK

2. B For Brotherhood/Higher And Higher - Brotherhood Of Man (2019)

1978 and 1979 albums with bonus tracks

Figaro #1 UK

3. Galore - The Primitives (1992)

You Are The Way #58 UK

4. The Very Best Of Enya (Deluxe Edition) (2009)

Only Time #1 Germany and Switzerland

5. Clouds In My Coffee 1965-1995 - Carly Simon (1995)

You're So Vain #1 US, Australia, and Canada

6. Ten Thousand Lightyears - Boney M. (2007)

1984 album with bonus tracks

Somewhere In The World #49 Germany

7. The Very Best Of Frida 1971-2018 (Home playlist)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5flA2ef0Co-aW_a6BBaAmo

Money, Money, Money (ABBA) #1 Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and New Zealand; Super Trouper (ABBA) #1 Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and UK

8. Love Life - Berlin (1984)

No More Words #5 New Zealand

9. Rainbow - Peters & Lee (1974)

Don't Stay Away Too Long #3 UK

10. Private Audition - Heart (1982)

This Man Is Mine #33 US

11. The Greatest Hits Of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1969)

The Look Of Love #4 US

12. Greatest Hits - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (2010) NEW

I Love Rock 'N' Roll #1 US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Sweden



Saturday, March 6, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/6


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Invitation - Peters & Lee (1976) NEW

Hey Mr. Music Man #16 UK

2. Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow (1969)

Title track #32 US

3. B For Brotherhood/Higher And Higher - Brotherhood Of Man (2019) NEW

Expanded editions of 1978 and 1979 albums

Figaro #1 UK

4. The Very Best Of Kiki Dee (1994)

Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w. Elton John) #1 US

5. Only Time: The Collection - Enya (2002)

Title track #10 US

6. Together/Farewell Album - The New Seekers (2019)

Expanded editions of 1974 albums

You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me #1 UK

7. Big Hits - Big Mouth (Home CD's)

Songs derived from the 2-CD import The Singles + by Mouth & MacNeal with an emphasis on Willem Duyn under his original moniker

How Do You Do #8 US

8. The Best Of Linda Ronstadt 1976-1978 (Home CD)

Consists of all of Linda's singles from Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, and Living In The USA

Blue Bayou #3 US

9. Dare! - The Human League (1981)

Don't You Want Me #1 US

10. The Magic Of ABBA (Home CD)

Home edit of 1980 K-Tel album

Dancing Queen #1 US

11. The Essential Collection 1965-1997 - Carpenters (2002)

(They Long To Be) Close To You #1 US

12. Welcome Home: The Collection - Peters & Lee (2014)

Title track #1 UK

13. Greatest Hits - The Tourists (1997)

I Only Want To Be With You #4 UK

14. Savage - Eurythmics (1987)

You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart #16 UK

15. Lionheart - Kate Bush (1978)

Wow #14 UK

16. Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits - Captain & Tennille (2001)

Love Will Keep Us Together #1 US

17. Serenade - Peters & Lee (1976)

18. Greatest Hits - Divinyls (2006)

I Touch Myself #1 Australia

19. We Ran - Linda Ronstadt (1998)

20. Karen Carpenter (1996)

Recorded in 1980

If I Had You #18 AC in the US in 1989