3 Top 40 Hits From 1977 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

The article highlights three 1977 Top 40 hits it says remain familiar to people who grew up in the 1970s: Fleetwood Mac’s “You Make Loving Fun”, Stevie Wonder’s “Another Star” and the Marshall Tucker Band’s “Heard It In A Love Song”. It looks at their writers and themes, and places them in the wider careers of the musicians.

Christine McVie wrote “You Make Loving Fun” for Fleetwood Mac’s *Rumours* and said it helped restart her songwriting after a spell of creative doubt. Wonder wrote “Another Star”, which appeared on *Songs in the Key of Life*, an album that also included “I Wish” and “Sir Duke”. Toy Caldwell wrote “Heard It In A Love Song”, about a restless man; it was the Marshall Tucker Band’s only single to reach the Top 20.