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Official Top 40 Singles

Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

23–29 September 1977

Telephone Line by Electric Light Orchestra cover

1

Telephone Line

Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra

Last week: 4, Peak: 1, Weeks: 7

FESTIVAL

Boogie Nights by Heatwave cover

2

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights - Heatwave

Last week: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 13

PHONOGRAM

I Just Want To Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb cover

3

I Just Want To Be Your Everything

I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb

Last week: 2, Peak: 2, Weeks: 8

FESTIVAL

I Don't Want To Talk About It by Rod Stewart cover

4

I Don't Want To Talk About It

I Don't Want To Talk About It - Rod Stewart

Last week: 5, Peak: 4, Weeks: 9

WEA/Warner

Do You Want To Make Love by Peter McCann cover

5

Do You Want To Make Love

Do You Want To Make Love - Peter McCann

Last week: 3, Peak: 3, Weeks: 7

FESTIVAL

I Feel Love by Donna Summer cover

6

I Feel Love

I Feel Love - Donna Summer

Last week: 8, Peak: 6, Weeks: 3

PHONOGRAM

Way Down by Elvis Presley cover

7

Way Down

Way Down - Elvis Presley

Last week: 11, Peak: 7, Weeks: 4

RCA/SonyMusic

Higher And Higher by Rita Coolidge cover

8

Higher And Higher

Higher And Higher - Rita Coolidge

Last week: 17, Peak: 8, Weeks: 6

FESTIVAL

Telephone Man by Mari Wilson cover

9

Telephone Man

Telephone Man - Mari Wilson

Last week: 9, Peak: 9, Weeks: 5

MUSHROOM

Lucille by Kenny Rogers cover

10

Lucille

Lucille - Kenny Rogers

Last week: 6, Peak: 2, Weeks: 20

FESTIVAL

Rio by Mike Nesmith cover

11

Rio

Rio - Mike Nesmith

Last week: 7, Peak: 7, Weeks: 3

WEA/Warner

Black Betty by Ram Jam cover

12

Black Betty

Black Betty - Ram Jam

Peak: 12, Weeks: 1

PHONOGRAM

Undercover Angel by Alan O'Day cover

13

Undercover Angel

Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

Last week: 13, Peak: 4, Weeks: 13

WEA/Warner

Best Of My Love by The Emotions cover

14

Best Of My Love

Best Of My Love - The Emotions

Last week: 27, Peak: 14, Weeks: 5

PHONOGRAM

Angel In Your Arms by Hot cover

15

Angel In Your Arms

Angel In Your Arms - Hot

Last week: 15, Peak: 7, Weeks: 16

WEA/Warner

How Much Love by Leo Sayer cover

16

How Much Love

How Much Love - Leo Sayer

Last week: 24, Peak: 10, Weeks: 11

FESTIVAL

The One I Sing My Love Songs To by Toni Williams cover

17

The One I Sing My Love Songs To

The One I Sing My Love Songs To - Toni Williams

Last week: 14, Peak: 9, Weeks: 10

NZ artist

FESTIVAL

I'm In You by Peter Frampton cover

18

I'm In You

I'm In You - Peter Frampton

Last week: 18, Peak: 17, Weeks: 8

FESTIVAL

Pearl's A Singer by Elkie Brooks cover

19

Pearl's A Singer

Pearl's A Singer - Elkie Brooks

Last week: 37, Peak: 19, Weeks: 4

FESTIVAL

Easy by The Commodores cover

20

Easy

Easy - The Commodores

Last week: 29, Peak: 19, Weeks: 7

EMI

Mahna Mahna by The Muppets cover

21

Mahna Mahna

Mahna Mahna - The Muppets

Last week: 12, Peak: 7, Weeks: 11

PHONOGRAM

A House For Sale by Mark Williams cover

22

A House For Sale

A House For Sale - Mark Williams

Last week: 22, Peak: 22, Weeks: 3

NZ artist

EMI

Ariel by Dean Friedman cover

23

Ariel

Ariel - Dean Friedman

Last week: 28, Peak: 23, Weeks: 3

RCA/SonyMusic

Hot To Trot by Wild Cherry cover

24

Hot To Trot

Hot To Trot - Wild Cherry

Last week: 25, Peak: 17, Weeks: 16

PHONOGRAM

Give A Little Bit by Supertramp cover

25

Give A Little Bit

Give A Little Bit - Supertramp

Last week: 16, Peak: 14, Weeks: 6

FESTIVAL

Sunny by Boney M cover

26

Sunny

Sunny - Boney M

Last week: 19, Peak: 17, Weeks: 13

WEA/Warner

My Mistake by Split Enz cover

27

My Mistake

My Mistake - Split Enz

Peak: 27, Weeks: 1

NZ artist

FESTIVAL

Cocaine by JJ Cale cover

28

Cocaine

Cocaine - JJ Cale

Last week: 23, Peak: 1, Weeks: 29

FESTIVAL

I Caught Your Act by Hues Corporation cover

29

I Caught Your Act

I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation

Last week: 20, Peak: 6, Weeks: 10

RCA/SonyMusic

My Broken Souvenirs by Pussycat cover

30

My Broken Souvenirs

My Broken Souvenirs - Pussycat

Last week: 10, Peak: 1, Weeks: 20

EMI

Gutter Black by Hello Sailor cover

31

Gutter Black

Gutter Black - Hello Sailor

Last week: 21, Peak: 20, Weeks: 4

NZ artist

FESTIVAL

Whodunit by Tavares cover

32

Whodunit

Whodunit - Tavares

Last week: 30, Peak: 3, Weeks: 13

EMI

Hello Stranger by Yvonne Elliman cover

33

Hello Stranger

Hello Stranger - Yvonne Elliman

Last week: 34, Peak: 12, Weeks: 9

PHONOGRAM

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac cover

34

Dreams

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Last week: 36, Peak: 16, Weeks: 14

WEA/Warner

I Wanna Get Next To You by Rose Royce cover

35

I Wanna Get Next To You

I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royce

Peak: 6, Weeks: 17

PHONOGRAM

Ma Baker by Boney M cover

36

Ma Baker

Ma Baker - Boney M

Peak: 36, Weeks: 1

WEA/Warner

Barracuda by Heart cover

37

Barracuda

Barracuda - Heart

Peak: 37, Weeks: 1

PHONOGRAM

Cross Fire by Bellamy Brothers cover

38

Cross Fire

Cross Fire - Bellamy Brothers

Last week: 31, Peak: 14, Weeks: 8

WEA/Warner

I'm Your Boogie Man by KC And The Sunshine Band cover

39

I'm Your Boogie Man

I'm Your Boogie Man - KC And The Sunshine Band

Last week: 32, Peak: 12, Weeks: 16

RCA/SonyMusic

So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate cover

40

So You Win Again

So You Win Again - Hot Chocolate

Last week: 33, Peak: 16, Weeks: 8

EMI