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

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

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

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

My Top Music Of The Week 2/21

Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow (2008 issue of 1969 album) 

Title track #32 US

2. There Is A Song - The Free Design (1972)

3. Mouth & MacNeal (Home playlist) 

How Do You Do? #8 US

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5kFghxClT6Wdgj0etuqJAi

4. No Way To Treat A Lady/Music, Music - Helen Reddy (Home playlist of 1975 and 1976 albums) 

Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady #8 US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ewjItyAiahRNrox7HBw7t

5. Panic Of Girls - Blondie (2011)

6. Smile - Peters & Lee (1977)

7. Ultimate Duets - Olivia Newton-John (Home playlist)

You're The One That I Want (w. John Travolta) #1 US

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO73JwwxsInRU7sHlEzbslZG

8. 10 Best - Juice Newton (Home CD; Songs derived from Juice's 1998 Anthology)

Queen Of Hearts #2 US

9. The Ultimate Collection - Carpenters (2006) 

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

10. Never For Ever - Kate Bush (1980)

11. Together/Farewell Album - The New Seekers (2017 issue of 1974 albums) 

The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard #16 AC US

12. Early Works 1967-1974 - Fleetwood Mac (Home CD; Variation of Disc 4 of the group's 1992 box set 25 Years: The Chain) 

Albatross #104 US

13. Credo - The Human League (2011)

14. The Groop 2.0 (Home playlist) 

The Jet Song (When The Weekend's Over) #35 AC US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oBxwM1BCETjJWyp5OFEti

15. Retrospective: The Best Of Suzanne Vega (2003) 

Luka #3 US

16. We Love ABBA: The Mamma Mia Dance Collection, Volume 1 - Abbacadabra (2008)

My Top Music Of The Week 2/11

Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Will You Be Staying After Sunday (Home edit of 1969 album) - The Peppermint Rainbow; Title track #32 US

2. Solitude Standing Live 2012 - Suzanne Vega (NEW; 2012) Live version of Suzanne's 1987 album with 10 additional songs

3. The Groop 2.0 (Home playlist version of 1969 album); The Jet Song (When The Weekend's Over) #35 Adult Contmporary US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oBxwM1BCETjJWyp5OFEti

4. Divinyls (1990); I Touch Myself #4 US

5. Keeping Our Love Warm - Captain & Tennille (1980)

6. Never For Ever - Kate Bush (1980); Babooshka #5 UK

7. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics (2005 issue of 1982 album); Title track #1 US

8. Fleetwood Mac (1975); Say You Love Me #11 US

9. The Age Of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension (2000 issue of 1969 album); Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) #1 US

10. Bebe Le Strange - Heart (2004 issue of 1980 album); Even It Up #33 US

11. Waterloo: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2014 issue of 1974 album); Title track #6 US

12. More Than You Know - Toni Tennille (2006 issue of 1984 album)

13. Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - Christine McVie (Home CD) Comprised of all of Christine's songs from her first five albums with Fleetwood Mac

14. Into White - Carly Simon (2007)

15. 60's Mix - Various Artists (Home playlist)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO7LbUKZrVQgfJuvkPAEqWim

16. 'Round Midnight - Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (1986) Comprised of Linda's three albums What's New, Lush Life, and For Sentimental Reasons

16. Blondie 4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux/Ghosts Of Download (2014)

My Top Music Of The Week 1/29

Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. An Evening of New York Songs and Stories - Suzanne Vega (2020)

2. Close-Up, Vol. 4: Songs of Family - Suzanne Vega (NEW; 2012)

3. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) (Title track #1 US)

4. Together/Farewell Album - The New Seekers (2018) Expanded editions of 1974 albums

(The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard #16 AC in the US)

5. Foxtrot - Genesis (1972)

6. Bubbles - The Free Design (1998) My playlist version of Spanish import

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IJ0FB3V0eW8bESFLTHuYh

7. The Very Best of The Human League (2003) (Don't You Want Me #1 US)

8. Rumours: Deluxe Edition - Fleetwood Mac (2013) (Dreams #1 US)

9. The Visitors: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2012) (When All Is Said And Done #27 US)

10. Kisses & Hits - Brotherhood Of Man (Fan-made disc) (Save Your Kisses For Me #27 US)

11. As Time Goes By - Carpenters (2001)

12. These Dreams: Heart's Greatest Hits (1997) (Alone #1 US)

13. Beg, Steal Or Borrow - The New Seekers (2001) Dutch compilation (I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing #7 US)