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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-top-40-hits-from-1977-that-every-70s-kid-still-knows-by-heart-today/
- Published: 2026-10-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T02:22:36+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-top-40-hits-from-1977-that-every-70s-kid-still-knows-by-heart-today/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Three recognisable 1977 hits are revisited.
- McVie, Wonder and Caldwell wrote the songs.
- Each track reflects a different artist’s career.

## Summary

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.

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