Wings had the best-selling single of 1977 with "Mull of Kintyre"/"Girls' School", which topped the chart for nine weeks. It was the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK alone and also became the year's Christmas number-one.David Soul (pictured in 2013) achieved three top 10 singles this year, including the number-one hits "Don't Give Up on Us" and "Silver Lady", which both finished in the list of the year's top 10 best sellers.Elvis Presley secured three top 10 singles in 1977. Following his death on 16 August, "Way Down" rose to number-one and stayed there for five weeks, eventually becoming the eighth best selling single of the year. In October, a tribute song to Presley, "I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)" by Dutch singer Danny Mirror, charted at number four.
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1977, as well as songs which peaked in 1976 and 1978 but were in the top 10 in 1977. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and seventeen singles charted in the top 10 in 1977, with one-hundred and seven singles reaching their peak this year.
Nineteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1977. Boney M. and Showaddywaddy shared the record for most top 10 hits in 1977 with four hit singles each. Showaddywaddy's collection including the number-one single "Under the Moon of Love" from the end of the previous year, which remained in the top 10 for the first three weeks of 1977. Boney M. made their top 10 debut in January with the number six hit "Daddy Cool".
American-British actor and singer David Soul made the top 10 on three occasions in 1977, including the second-biggest selling single of the year "Don't Give Up on Us". Disco legend Donna Summer also had a very successful year, also scoring three top 10 entries, including the number-one hit "I Feel Love". Elvis Presley was another artist who had three top 10 entries this year, and following his death in August, he reached number-one for five weeks with his single "Way Down".
Fifty-four artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1977, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, three went on to record another hit single that year: Deniece Williams, Elkie Brooks and Julie Covington. David Soul, Sex Pistols and The Stranglers all recorded two more top 10 singles in 1977. Boney M. had three other entries in their breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
Donna Summer secured three top 10 hits this year, including her only UK number-one single, "I Feel Love".Kenny Rogers (pictured in 2006) achieved his first UK top 10 hit as a solo artist in 1977 with "Lucille", which spent one week at number-one in June.
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1977, including singles that reached their peak in 1976 or 1978. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1976 is also shown.
