| | Year: | 1977 | | Date: | 23/1/1977 | | Show no: | 6 | | Summary: | SHOW NUMBER 6 IN A SERIES OF 6 COUNTING DOWN TOP 100 HITS FOR 1976, THIS SHOW REPLAYING HITS 16 TO 1. HOSTED BY MOLLY MELDRUM (WEARING SUNGLASSES) AND JOHN PAUL YOUNG WHO ARE BOTH IN HIGH SPIRITS WITH YOUNG AT ONE STAGE PUSHING MOLLY OFF CHAIR AND MOLLY INTRODUCING DUET BY ELTON JOHN AND KIKKI DEE AS A LITTLE DUET BY TWO GIRLS, ELSIE AND KIKKI. EXPLOSION BEHIND CHAIRS ON SET CAUSES MOLLY TO JUMP UP IN FRIGHT AND FALL ONTO FLOOR, HE ALSO TAKES CAMERA INTO CONTROL ROOM TO INTRODUCE PRODUCER, PA, AND TECHNICAL STAFF. HALF WAY THROUGH SHOW OBVIOUS THAT MELDRUM AND YOUNG HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TONE DOWN THEIR BEHAVIOUR. MELDRUM SAYS GOODNIGHT TO END SHOW PREMATURELY AND YOUNG PRESENTS HIM WITH PAPER FLOWERS AT END OF SHOW;'77 HIT PICKS:;HEART 'SUNRISE CANYON';SEAN CASSIDY 'THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL';(16) MAX MERRITT & THE METEORS 'SLIPPING AWAY;(15) SILVER STUDS 'HAPPY DAYS';(14) BRYAN FERRY 'LET'S STICK TOGETHER';(13) TED MULRY GANG 'DARK TOWN STRUTTERS BALL';(12) JOHN PAUL YOUNG 'I HATE THE MUSIC';(11) ROD STEWART 'TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT';(10) BILLY OCEAN 'LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU';(9) R & J STONE 'WE DO IT';(8) C W MCCALL 'CONVOY';(7) FOX 'SINGLE BED';(6) TED MULRY GANG 'JUMP IN MY CAR';(5) ELTON JOHN & KIKKI DEE 'DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART';(4) ABBA 'DANCING QUEEN';(3) SHERBET 'HOWZAT';(2) QUEEN 'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY';(1) ABBA FERNANDO (CLIPS STARTS WITH FTG OF YOUNG IN BLONDE WIG LIP SYNCHING TO SONG) |
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