This was a weird year for the charts. The strongest song of the year never hit #1 in 1977, because Rod Stewart peaked in November '76 with his "Tonight's The Night" and carried sales for months into '77. My vote therefore goes to one of the BeeGees for the "Hit of the Year"
1977 - The top hits month by month
| The HIT | The Artist | The Label | The time it peaked |
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| You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show) | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. | ABC | January |
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| You Make Me Feel Like Dancing | Leo Sayer | Warner Brothers | January |
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| I Wish | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | January |
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| Car Wash | Rose Royce | MCA | January |
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| Torn Between Two Lovers | Mary McGregor | Ariola American | February |
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| Blinded By The Light | Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Warner Brothers | February |
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| New Kid In Town | The Eagles | Asylum | February |
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| Evergreen | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | March |
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| Rich Girl | Daryl Hall & John Oates | RCA | March |
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| Dancing Queen | Abba | Atlantic | April |
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| Don't Give Up On Us | David Soul | Private Stock | April |
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| Don't Leave Me This Way | Thelma Houston | Tamla | April |
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| Southern Nights | Glen Campbell | Capitol | April |
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| Hotel California | The Eagles | Asylum | May |
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| When I Need You | Leo Sayer | Warner Brothers | May |
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| Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | May |
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| I'm Your Boogie Man | K.C. & The Sunshine Band | T.K. | June |
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| Dreams | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Brothers | June |
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| Got To Give It Up (pt 1) | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | June |
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| Gonna Fly Now (Theme from "Rocky") | Bill Conti | United Artists | July |
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| Undercover Angel | Alan O'Day | Pacific | July |
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| Da Doo Ron Ron | Shaun Cassidy | Warner Brothers/Curb | July |
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| Looks Like We Made It | Barry Manilow | Arista | July |
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| I Just Want To Be Your Everything | Andy Gibb | RSO | August |
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| Best Of My Love | The Emotions | Columbia | September |
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| Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band | Meco | Millenium | October |
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| You Light Up My Life | Debby Boone | Warner Brothers/Curb | November |
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| How Deep Is Your Love | Bee Gees | R.S.O. | December |
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