Ranking #30 singles, U.S. edition: 1974-1977 (opens in new tab)

Their name is Roxy Music. Thanks to payola or dumb luck, they watched as the Ferry-McKay composition called “Love is the Drug” peak at #30, their only top 40 breach. Jimmy Buffett (contributing his only winsome tune) and Ohio Players boasted surfaces this clean, but only Roxy understood the bleakness of the pickup scene. I […]