Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1977 Quiz

Answer: David Soul

"Don't Give Up On Us" was written by Tony Macaulay. It was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for David Soul in 1977. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

David Soul was born David Richard Solberg in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1943. He attended the University of the Americas in Mexico City and the University of Minnesota. He was offered a contract to play baseball with the Chicago White Sox but chose to study political science instead. He became known as the "Covered Man" after appearances on The Merv Griffin TV Show in 1966 and 1967, on which he sang while wearing a mask. In 1967 he appeared as Dennis Blake in one episode of "Flipper" and as Makora in "The Apple", an episode of the original "Star Trek".

Of course he is most famous as one half of "Starsky and Hutch", a TV series that ran from 1975 to 1979. It starred David Soul as Kenneth Hutchinson and Paul Michael Glaser as David Michael Starsky. They were two police detectives in Bay City, California. Also starring were Antonio Fargas as police informer Huggy Bear and Bernie Hamilton as Captain Harold C. Dobey.

Answer: Julie Covington

"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice. It was number one for one week on the UK singles chart for Julie Covington in 1977. It did not chart in the US.

Julie Covington was born in London, England, in 1946. She got her big break while still a student at Homerton College, Cambridge, when she appeared on the David Frost show in 1967. She appeared in "Godspell" in 1971 and "The Rocky Horror Show" in 1973. After appearing in the two series of the TV programme "Rock Follies" in 1976 and 1977, she was offered the title role in the original studio recording of "Evita". It was originally offered to singer Elkie Brooks who turned it down.

Covington was offered the role of Eva Peron in the original stage production of "Evita" but declined and singer/actress Elaine Paige took the role instead. Covington turned down the role because she did not like Eva Peron but years later she expressed regret at her decision. She had one more hit on the UK singles chart when "Only Women Bleed" peaked at number 12 in 1977.

Answer: When I Need You

"When I Need You" was written by Albert Hammond/Carole Bayer Sager. It was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for Leo Sayer in 1977. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Leo Sayer was born Gerard Hugh Sayer in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, in 1948. He studied commercial art and graphic design at West Sussex College of Art and Design in Worthing, Sussex, England. In 1967 he was working as a hall porter at the King's Hotel in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, England, he assisted in the rescue of guests from a fire that damaged the first floor of the hotel. He himself was then rescued by builders who were working on a building next to the hotel.

Sayer began his music career as a songwriter. He co-wrote "Giving It All Away" with David Courtney. Produced by singer Adam Faith, it gave Roger Daltrey of The Who a solo number five hit on the UK singles chart in 1973. It peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. Between 1973 and 1982 Sayer had ten UK Top Ten hits which included four number two hits. In the late '80s and early '90s he faced financial ruin after a series of legal cases against Adam Faith, Chrysalis Records and his new management. He became an Australian citizen in 2009.

Answer: Manhattan Transfer

"Chanson D'Amour" was written by Wayne Shanklin. It was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for Manhattan Transfer in 1977. It did not chart in the US.

This configuration of Manhattan Transfer were were formed in 1973 by Tim Hauser. The group consisted of Tim Hauser, Laurel Masse, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel. In 1978 Laurel Masse was badly injured in a car crash and was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne.

"Chanson D'Amour" was their only Top Ten hit on the UK singles chart. Their biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Boy From New York City" which peaked at number seven in 1981. It was their only US Top Ten hit but never charted in the UK.

"Chanson D'Amour" also a number one hit in Ireland and Norway, was taken from their 1976 album "Coming Out" which peaked at number 12 on the UK album chart in 1977. It did not chart in the US.

Answer: Hot Chocolate

"So You Win Again" was written by Russ Ballard. It was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for Hot Chocolate in 1977. It peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Hot Chocolate formed in 1969 by Errol Brown MBE, born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1943 and Tony Wilson, born in Trinidad, in 1947. They started their recording career as the Hot Chocolate Band when signed to Apple records and released a version of "Give Peace A Chance" in 1969. It was approved by John Lennon and produced by ex-Shadows drummer Tony Meehan. Between 1970 and 1997 they had 14 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart which included their only UK number one "So You Win Again". Their song "You Sexy Thing" reached the UK singles chart three times, it peaked at number two in 1975, number ten in 1987 (remix) and number six in 1997. Lead singer Errol Brown died from liver cancer in the Bahamas on 6 May 2015.

In the USA, between 1975 and 1979 Hot Chocolate had three Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The highest chart position was gained by "You Sexy Thing" when it peaked at number three in 1976.

Answer: Donna Summer

"I Feel Love" was written by Giorgio Moroder/Pete Bellotte/Donna Summer. It was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for Donna Summer in 1977. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in 1948. In the late '60s she was a member of the group Crow. When they disbanded she auditioned for and got the part of Sheila in the musical "Hair" and moved to Germany to perform in the Munich production of the show. She then spent several years acting and singing in Europe before returning to the USA, in 1975.

Between 1976 and 1995 she had ten Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart which included her only UK number one hit "I Feel Love". Between 1976 and 1989 she had 14 Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 which included the four number one hits "MacArthur Park" (1978), "Hot Stuff" (1979), "Bad Girls" (1979) and "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" a duet with Barbra Streisand (1979).

Answer: Mexico

"Angelo" was written by Tony Hiller/Martin Lee/Lee Sheridan. It was number one for one week on the UK singles chart for Brotherhood Of Man in 1977. It did not chart in the US.

The Brotherhood Of Man were formed in 1969 but the line-up had changed a number of times by the time "Angelo" was released. The two guys and two girls on the record were Martin Lee, Lee Sheriden, Nicky Stevens and Sandra Stevens (no relation). When "Angelo" peaked at number one, Brotherhood Of Man became the first UK act to top the UK chart after winning the Eurovision Song Contest.

Between 1970 and 1978 Brotherhood Of Man had five Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart which included three number one hits "Save Your Kisses For Me" (1976), "Angelo" (1977) and "Figaro" (1978). They had four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 but only one "United We Stand" made the Top 20 when it peaked at number 13 in 1970.

Answer: Way Down

"Way Down" was written by Layng Martine Jr. It was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Elvis Presley in 1977. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Way Down" jumped from number 42 to number four on the UK singles chart the week after the death of Elvis Presley on 16 August 1977 aged 42. From "Heartbreak Hotel" in 1956 to "Way Down" in 1977, Elvis had 55 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart which included his 17th and last number one hit of the 20th century, "Way Down". Eleven of those UK number one hits came in the '60s. He had a sequence of five consecutive number one hits "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" (1961), "Rock A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling In Love" (1962), "Good Luck Charm" (1962), "She's Not You" (1962) and "Return To Sender" (1962).

On the Billboard Hot 100 during the same period Elvis Presley had 38 Top Ten hits which included 18 number one hits.

Answer: The Name Of The Game

"The Name Of The Game" was written by Stig Anderson/Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus. It was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for ABBA in 1977. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.

Formed in Stockholm in 1972, ABBA were Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Bjorn Ulvaeus. They were the first act from Scandinavia to have a number one hit on the UK singles chart.

In the UK they had 19 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1974 and 1981 which included the the nine number one hits "Waterloo" (1974), "Mamma Mia" (1975), "Fernando" (1976), "Dancing Queen" (1976), "Knowing Me Knowing You" (1977), "The Name Of The Game" (1977), "Take A Chance On Me" (1978), "The Winner Takes It All" (1980), "Super Trooper" (1980).

Answer: Mull Of Kintyre

"Mull Of Kintyre" was written by Paul McCartney/Denny Laine. It was number one for nine weeks on the UK singles chart for Wings in 1977/78. It was a double A-Side with "Girls' School". It did not chart in the US.

In one configuration or another between 1971 and 1989 Paul McCartney had 24 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart. This included the four number one hits "Mull Of Kintyre"/"Girls' School" (1977/78), "Ebony And Ivory" with Stevie Wonder (1982), "Pipes Of Peace" (1984) and "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" with The Christians, Holly Johnson, Gerry Marsden and Stock, Aitken and Waterman (1989).

"Ferry 'Cross The Mersey" was a charity record in aid of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. It took place during an F. A. Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the ground of Sheffield Wednesday on the 15 April 1989. 96 people died and more than 700 were injured.