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"Couldn't Get It Right" was written after RCA Records told the Climax Blues Band that there wasn't a hit on their 1976 album Gold Plated and asked them to 'try and write a hit'.They then wrote it, in the words of its bassist Derek Holt, 'from absolutely nowhere'and it hit #10 on the UK Singles Chart. Later on that year, the song was picked up by Sire Records and the following year it made #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, the song was ranked #32 on Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1977. (source: Wkipedia).

Hold the Line is a song written by David Paich and recorded by the American rock group Toto. The song was the band's first single, and was featured on their debut eponymous album. It reached #5 in the US Billboard Charts[1] during the winter of 1978–79.

"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a single from Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song was originally released in 1976 on their album Jailbreak.It was given 499th position among the 2004 Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"More Than a Feeling" is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released by the rock band Boston as the lead single from their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" on the flipside. The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is now a staple of classic rock and in 2009 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

"Barracuda" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart, released as the first single from the band's second album Little Queen (1977). Upon its release "Barracuda" became Heart's second top-20 hit in the U.S., peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has become the band's signature song and is a staple on American classic rock radio playlists.

"Sara Smile" is the title of a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Hall & Oates. It was released in January 1976 as the second single from their album Daryl Hall & John Oates. The song was the group's first Top 10 hit in the US, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968, subsequently appearing on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose (US) and The Pious Bird of Good Omen (UK). In 1970, it became a classic hit by Santana, as sung by Gregg Rolie, reaching No. 4 in the U.S. and Canadian charts, after appearing on their Abraxas album, becoming more closely associated with Santana than Fleetwood Mac.

"Lady Marmalade" is a song by the girl group Labelle. It was released on August 3, 1974 as the first single from Nightbirds. The song is famous for its sexually suggestive chorus of "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)?", which translates into English as "Do you want to sleep with me (tonight)?" The song held the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week, and topped the Canadian RPM national singles chart on the same date. Labelle's version of "Lady Marmalade" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003, and was ranked number 479 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"Brick House" is a song from the Commodores' 1977 album Commodores. The single peaked at #5 in the U.S. and #32 in the UK pop charts.

Fly Like an Eagle is the ninth studio album by American rock group Steve Miller Band. The album was released in May 1976 by Capitol Records in North America and Mercury Records in Europe. The album was a success, spawning three singles, the title track, "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock'n Me", and eventually receiving quadruple platinum certification from the RIAA.

Ram Jam was an American 1970s rock band, known for their 1977 hit single, "Black Betty."

Stories was an early 1970s rock and pop music band based in New York. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown, bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a Number 1 hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie.

"Fox on the Run" is a popular glam rock song by the British band Sweet, first recorded in 1974. It was their 14th single and in 1975 reached number 2 on the British single list, 5 in the US, 1 in Australia, 1 in Germany, 2 in the Netherlands and 2 in Norway. The lyrics of the song are about groupies and use the typical slang of the time, in which sexy women were known as 'foxes'.

"Magic" is a popular 1974 song by Scottish pop rock band Pilot, and was the first hit single for the group. It was written by Pilot's David Paton for their debut album, From the Album of the Same Name. It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on 19 July 1975,[1] and received a gold certification.[2] It climbed as far as #11 on the UK Singles Chart and reached #5 during the summer of 1975 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Livin' Thing" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It appears on ELO's 1976 album, A New World Record.

"What Is Life" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass. In many countries, it was issued as the second single from the album, in February 1971, becoming a top 10 hit in the United States and a European number 1. In the United Kingdom, "What Is Life" appeared as the B-side to "My Sweet Lord".

"My Sharona" is the debut single by The Knack. The song was written by Berton Averre and Doug Fieger, and released in 1979 from their album Get the Knack. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart where it remained for six weeks, and was #1 on their Top Pop Singles year-end chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and had been the fastest gold status debut single since The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964.

"Just What I Needed" is a song by the American rock band The Cars from their self-titled debut album, released in 1978 on Elektra Records. "Just What I Needed" was sung by the Cars' bassist Benjamin Orr. The single peaked at number 27 in the US and number 17 in the UK. It also reached #38 in New Zealand. This song first appeared in 1977 on Boston radio stations WCOZ and WBCN from the Cars' demo tape. Shortly thereafter it became one of the stations' most requested songs.

Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) is the debut album by the Brooklyn, New York band B.T. Express. Released in 1974 on Scepter Records. The album would chart number one on the R&B charts and number five on the Pop charts. It would also include the number one Soul Single, Do It ('Til You're Satisfied.

"Pick Up the Pieces" was released in the United Kingdom in July 1974 but failed to chart. When the album was released in the United States in October 1974, radio stations there started to play the song, and on 22 February 1975, it went to the top of the US singles chart and peaked at number five on the soul charts.After its US success, the song charted in the UK and climbed to number six. "Pick Up the Pieces" also made it to number eleven on the US disco chart.