Rating the Top 100 songs of 1978

1 Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing: A-
Andy allegedly turned down the chance to become the fourth Bee Gee, to instead become a solo artist who did Bee Gee-esque songs with his brothers writing the material. In 1978, the Bee Gees could do no wrong, and this song is no exception.

2 Bee Gees Night Fever: A
It doesn't seem like this should have been the biggest hit off of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, but here it is. What is interesting about this song is the verses are at a higher emotional pitch than the chill chorus.

3 Debby Boone You Light Up My Life: D+
I may be overrating this song that spent months at number one, but didn't top the year end chart, since it's run came between 1977 and 1978. This is a rendition of a theme song from a movie no one saw (someone else sang it in the movie - hat tip to my friend Tom Borsellino), it's sappy dreck, but Debby Boone's singing is A-OK.

March 17, 2020 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #471)

10:02 PM Thao & The Get Down Stay Down • Meticulous Bird • A Man Alive • Ribbon Music

10:05 PM RUN-DMC • I'm Not Going Out Like That • Tougher Than Leather • Profile

10:10 PM ROOKIE • Hold On Tight • Rookie • Bloodshot

10:15 PM A House • Why Me? • Wide Eyed and Ignorant • Sentata/Parlophone

March 14, 2020 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #470)

9:00 AM Thomas Dolby • Airwaves • The Golden Age of Wireless • Capitol

9:05 AM Lorraine Ellison • Stay With Me • Stay With Me • Warner Bros./Seven Arts

9:09 AM Jeff Lescher • Do You Remember? • All Is Grace • self-released

9:14 AM Brandy Clark • Bad Car • Your Life Is a Record • Warner Records

March 7, 2020 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #469)

8:58 AM Aimee Mann • Disappeared • Charmer • SuperEgo

9:02 AM Scritti Politti • The "Sweetest Girl" • Early • Rough Trade

9:07 AM Beatrice Dillon • Workaround Seven • Workaround • PAN

9:13 AM Stephen J. Malkmus • The Greatest Own in Legal History • Traditional Techniques • Matador

February 29, 2020 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #468)

8:59 AM Rosanne Cash • Night School • The River & The Thread • Blue Note

9:03 AM Tyrone Davis • Let Me Back In • Greatest Hits • Rhino

9:06 AM Caroline Rose • Got to Go My Own Way • Superstar • New West

9:11 AM Soccer Mommy • royal screw up • color theory • Loma Vista

February 22, 2020 CHIRP Radio Playlist (Show #467)

9:00 AM Massive Attack • Teardrop • Mezzanine • Virgin

9:05 AM The Bangles • Going Down to Liverpool • All Over the Place • Columbia

9:09 AM Gil Scott-Heron / Makaya Mccraven • People of the Light • We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven • XL

9:14 AM Sparks • Self-Effacing • A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip • BMG

February 15, 2020 CHIRP Radio playlist (Show #466)

9:00 AM Crowded House • Fall at Your Feet • Woodface • Capitol

9:03 AM Hollie Cook • Angel Fire • Vessel of Love • Merge

9:07 AM Jeff Parker • Build a Nest • Suite for Max Brown • International Anthem/Nonesuch

9:11 AM Rumer • Bristlecone Pine (feat. Lost Hollow) • Nashville Tears • Cooking Vinyl Limited