The #1 dance song on January 1, 1977

Don't Leave Me This Way By Thelma Houston

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1977

#1 Hit Song

Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rod Stewart

UK #1 Song

When a Child Is Born (Soleado)
Johnny Mathis

#1 R&B Song

Car Wash
Rose Royce

#1 Country Song

Sweet Dreams
Emmylou Harris

Notable January 1 birthdays in the 1970s

Clare Calbraith
TV Actress
Born January 01, 1974
Bunnie Reiss
Painter
Born January 01, 1979
Yigit Bulut
Journalist
Born January 01, 1972
João Miguel
Movie Actor
Born January 01, 1970
Polly Maberly
TV Actress
Born January 01, 1976
Scott Riggs
Race Car Driver
Born January 01, 1971
Bryan Thao Worra
Poet
Born January 01, 1973