200 ESSENTIAL UK & US #1 SINGLES.PART 4:  LXXVI - C. Continues next week.

Caffé Latté presents…

THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL BRITISH &

AMERICAN

#1 SINGLES

Hundreds of songs have topped the charts in Britain and America- the 2 key markets of rock music -since “Rock Around The Clock” reached #1 in 1955. The 200 that matter the most are presented here in chronological order, from that watershed disc through to 2016.

I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor 1979- 4 weeks	HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles 1977 - 1 week
ARE 'FRIENDS' ELECTRIC? Tubeway Army 1979- 4 weeks	DREAMS  Fleetwood Mac 1977- 1 week
I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS Boomtown Rats 1979- 4 weeks	HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees 1977- 3 weeks
CARS Gary Numan 1979- 1 week	STAYIN' ALIVE Bee Gees 1978- 4 weeks
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR The Buggles 1979- 1 week	YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT Olivia Newton-John  & John Travolta 1978- 1 week
ANOTHER BRICK IN  THE WALL Pink Floyd 1979- 5 weeks	THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores 1978- 2 weeks
BRASS IN POCKET The Pretenders 1980- 2 weeks	YOU DON'T BRING ME  FLOWERS Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond 1978- 2 weeks
ATOMIC Blondie 1980- 2 weeks	LE FREAK Chic 1978- 6 weeks
GOING UNDERGROUND The Jam 1980- 3 weeks	I WILL SURVIVE  Gloria Gaynor 1979- 3 weeks
GENO Dexy's Midnight Runners 1980- 2 weeks	HEART OF GLASS Blondie 1979- 1 week
USE IT UP AND  WEAR IT OUT Odyssey 1980- 2 weeks	HOT STUFF Donna Summer 1979- 3 weeks
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba 1980- 2 weeks	GOOD TIMES Chic 1979- 1 week
ASHES TO ASHES  David Bowie 1980- 2 weeks	DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson 1979- 1 week
WOMAN IN LOVE  Barbra Streisand 1980- 3 weeks	NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer 1979- 2 weeks
(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER John Lennon 1980- 1 week	ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL Pink Floyd 1980- 4 weeks
IMAGINE John Lennon 1981- 4 weeks	UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross 1980- 4 weeks
GHOST TOWN The Specials 1981- 3 weeks	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen 1980- 3 weeks
TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell 1981- 2 weeks	(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER John Lennon 1980- 5 weeks
UNDER PRESSURE Queen & David Bowie 1981- 2 weeks	9 TO 5 Dolly Parton 1981- 2 weeks
DON'T YOU WANT ME Human League 1981- 5 weeks	RAPTURE Blondie 1981- 2 weeks
THE MODEL Kraftwerk 1982- 1 week	ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie 1981- 9 weeks
HOUSE OF FUN Madness 1982- 2 weeks	I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL Joan Jett  & The Blackhearts 1982- 7 weeks
FAME Irene Cara 1982- 3 weeks	DON'T YOU WANT ME Human League 1982- 3 weeks
BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson 1983- 1 week	AFRICA Toto 1983- 1 week
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler 1983- 2 weeks	BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson 1983- 7 weeks