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Thursday, April 22, 2021

In Memory Demis Roussos


Demis Roussos died in January 2015 in Athens, Greece. Demis was born in 1946 in Egypt and has sold over 60 million records as solo and in groups. In the lates 1960s he joined the group Aphrodite's Child which was formed by Vangelis.

They had a few small singles
1970"It's Five O'Clock"


1970"Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall"


1971"Such a Funny Night"


1972"Break"


Roussos started a solo career in the early 1970s and had several Top Twenty UK singles.



In 1975 he had a hit called Happy To Be An Island In The Sun, followed in 1976 by the groundbreaking Forever And Forever, which actually was an EP with two other songs.

Forever and Ever got to No. 1 and the next single even reached No. 2 with When Forever Has Gone, this made Demis a household name, especially with his great Greek clothing being seen on TV.

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Friday, October 2, 2020

Top Ten Singles 1976


Here are the top selling singles in the UK from 1976.

Top Hits of 1976
   1 Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses For Me Article about Eurovision Song Contest
   2 Elton John & Kiki Dee Don't Go Breaking My Heart
   3 Pussycat Mississippi
   4 Abba Dancing Queen  Article about Abba
   5 Dr. Hook A Little Bit More
Ray Sawyer died in 2018
   6 Chicago If You Leave Me Now
   7 Abba Fernando  Article about Abba
   8 Tina Charles I Love To Love

  9 Demis Roussos The Roussos Phenonemon (EP)
   10 Showaddywaddy Under The Moon Of Love


MORE FUN FROM 1976