Number-one singles of 1977 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

in 1977.

Week ending	Song	Artist
1 January	When a Child is Born When a Child Is Born "When a Child is Born" is a popular Christmas song. The original melody was "Soleado", a tune from 1972 by Ciro Dammicco , composer for the Italian group Daniel Santecruz Ensemble. The English language lyrics were written later by Fred Jay....	Johnny Mathis Johnny Mathis John Royce "Johnny" Mathis is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standards, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and 73 making the Billboard charts...
8 January	If You Leave Me Now If You Leave Me Now "If You Leave Me Now" is the title of a popular hit ballad by the American rock group Chicago, from their album Chicago X. It was written and sung by bass guitar player Peter Cetera and released as a single in July 1976....	Chicago Chicago (band) Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had...
15 January	If You Leave Me Now	Chicago
22 January	Living Next Door to Alice Living Next Door to Alice "Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by the Australian vocal harmony trio New World in 1972, the song charted at # 35 on the Australian chart...	Smokie Smokie (band) Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw...
29 January	Living Next Door to Alice	Smokie
5 February	Don't Cry for Me Argentina	Julie Covington Julie Covington Julie Covington is an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina".-Career:...
12 February	Don't Cry for Me Argentina	Julie Covington
19 February	Don't Cry for Me Argentina	Julie Covington
26 February	When I Need You When I Need You "When I Need You" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded by Hammond on his 1976 album When I Need You. Produced by Richard Perry, Leo Sayer's version made number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1977 after three of his earlier...	Leo Sayer Leo Sayer Leo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
5 March	When I Need You	Leo Sayer
12 March	When I Need You	Leo Sayer
19 March	Chanson D'Amour Chanson D'Amour "Chanson D'Amour" is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin which was a Top Ten hit in 1958 for Art and Dotty Todd; a remake by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit - #1 in the UK - in 1977....	Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both...
26 March	Chanson D'Amour	Manhattan Transfer
2 April	Chanson D'Amour	Manhattan Transfer
9 April	Knowing Me, Knowing You Knowing Me, Knowing You "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a hit single recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocal sung by Anni-Frid Lyngstad. During recording sessions, it had the working titles of "Ring It In" and "Number 1, Number 1"...	ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
16 April	Knowing Me, Knowing You	ABBA
23 April	Knowing Me, Knowing You	ABBA
30 April	Knowing Me, Knowing You	ABBA
7 May	Knowing Me, Knowing You	ABBA
14 May	It's Nice To Be In Love Again It's Nice To Be In Love Again "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in English by The Swarbriggs Plus Two.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with the band singing about the joy felt by someone in love again...	The Swarbriggs The Swarbriggs Thomas Sheridan and John James Swarbrigg are Irish music promoters and former pop musicians. As The Swarbriggs they represented Ireland at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with That's What Friends Are For. As The Swarbriggs Plus Two, with Nicola Kerr and Alma Carroll, they competed again in 1977...
21 May	Have I the Right? Have I the Right? Have I The Right? was The Honeycombs' debut single and biggest hit. It was composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, who had made contact with the Honeycombs, a London-based group, then playing under the name of The Sheratons, in the Mildmay Tavern in the Balls Pond Road in Islington, where they...	Dead End Kids
28 May	Have I the Right?	Dead End Kids
4 June	Have I the Right?	Dead End Kids
11 June	Big Tom is Still the King	Susan McCann
18 June	Big Tom is Still the King	Susan McCann
25 June	Back Home	Dickie Rock Dickie Rock Dickie Rock is an Irish singer. He experienced much success on the Irish charts during the 1960s, but has continued on as a popular live act as well as occasionally hitting the charts ever since.-Early fame:...
2 July	Back Home	Dickie Rock
9 July	Back Home	Dickie Rock
16 July	Back Home	Dickie Rock
23 July	Sam Sam (Olivia Newton-John song) "Sam" is the title of an Adult contemporary song from 1977 by the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. The song was written by Don Black and Hank Marvin and appears on Newton-John's album, Don't Stop Believin.- Chart positions :...	Olivia Newton John
30 July	Sam	Olivia Newton John
6 August	When Benji Wrapped his Tractor Round the Old Oak Tree	Brendan Grace Brendan Grace Brendan Grace is an Irish comedian and singer. He is known for his comedy schoolboy character "Bottler", the role of Murphy in the 1995 movie Moondance, and his 1996 appearance in the Irish TV sitcom Father Ted as Father Fintan Stack.-Background:Born in the heart of Dublin in 1951, Brendan was...
13 August	When Benji Wrapped his Tractor Round the Old Oak Tree	Brendan Grace
20 August	Daddy's Little Girl	Brendan Quinn
27 August	Angelo Angelo (song) "Angelo" is a song by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. Released as a single in June 1977, it became the group's second UK number one hit.- Background :...	Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....
3 September	I Need You	Joe Dolan Joe Dolan Joseph "Joe" Francis Robert Dolan was an Irish entertainer, recorder and singer of easy listening songs...
10 September	Way Down Way Down "Way Down" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was the last single released before his death on August 16, 1977. The song was written by Layng Martine, Jr. and was later covered by Status Quo and Cliffhanger....	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
17 September	I Need You	Joe Dolan
24 September	Nobody Does it Better Nobody Does It Better "Nobody Does It Better" is a power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. It was recorded by Carly Simon as the theme song for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film, although...	Carly Simon Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...
1 October	Way Down	Elvis Presley
8 October	Silver Lady Silver Lady (song) "Silver Lady" was a popular single by David Soul.Written by Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens and produced by Macaulay, Silver Lady was the second and final number one single in the UK for David Soul spending three weeks at the top in October 1977. The single fared less well in his homeland peaking...	David Soul David Soul David Soul is an American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme Starsky and Hutch . He gained British citizenship in 2004.-Early life:...
15 October	Silver Lady	David Soul
22 October	Silver Lady	David Soul
29 October	Silver Lady	David Soul
5 November	Yes Sir I Can Boogie	Baccara Baccara Baccara was a female vocal duo formed in 1977 by Spanish artists Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola . The pair rapidly achieved international success with their debut single "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", which reached number one across much of Europe...
12 November	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft " is a song by Klaatu, originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The following year, The Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians...	The Carpenters The Carpenters Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...
19 November	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	The Carpenters
26 November	Belfast Belfast (Boney M. song) "Belfast" is the second single of the disco band Boney M.'s 1977 album Love for Sale. "Belfast" was the first Boney M. single to feature lead vocals by Marcia Barrett and became their 4th consecutive German chart-topper. In the UK it peaked at #8...	Boney M Boney M Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba...
3 December	Rockin' All Over the World Rockin' All Over The World Rockin' All Over the World is the tenth studio album by the British band Status Quo, released 1977. It is the first of their records to be produced by Pip Williams. It was released in November 1977, and reached #5....	Status Quo
10 December	Mull of Kintyre Mull of Kintyre (song) "Mull of Kintyre" is a song written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine and performed by Wings. The song was written in tribute to the picturesque Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, where McCartney has owned High Park Farm since 1966, and its headland or Mull of Kintyre.The song was Wings' biggest hit...	Wings Wings (band) Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
17 December	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
24 December	Mull of Kintyre	Wings
31 December	Mull of Kintyre	Wings

24 Number Ones
Most weeks at No.1 (artist): ABBA (5)
Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Knowing Me, Knowing You" - ABBA (5)
Most No.1s: all artists 1 Number One each

See also