updates
Jul 2024
Another track that comes to mind from that era: "Green Grass & High Tides" by Southern rock band The Outlaws from their eponymous 1975 LP. Link
Jun 2024
Another favourite song added to the Tracklist: Fox Fire by Loggins and Messina from their 1976 album Native Sons. Link
Jul 2023
Spotted in an exhibition about the sea at the Palacio de Cibeles (Madrid City Hall), running until September 17, 2023. Link
Mar 2023
Based on Radio Caroline Listeners' Top 30s posted on the site, these are the tracks that listeners requested the most. Unsurprisingly, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" took the top spot with 26 plays. That was followed by The Eagles' "Hotel California" with 15 plays, Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" with 13 plays, and The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" with 12 plays.
The list also includes some other noteworthy tracks that appeared at least 5 times in the Top 30s, such as "More Than A Feeling" by Boston, "All Right Now" by Free, "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, "Money" by Pink Floyd, "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan, and "Born To Run" by Bruce Springsteen, among many others.
Here are the tracks with at least 5 appearances in the Top 30s:
26 Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin
15 Hotel California – Eagles
13 Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
12 Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues
11 I’m Not In Love – 10CC
11 More Than A Feeling – Boston
10 All Right Now – Free
10 Angie – Rolling Stones
10 Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
8 Desperado – Eagles
8 Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
8 Money – Pink Floyd
8 Paranoid – Black Sabbath
8 Time – Pink Floyd
7 Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
7 Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon And Garfunkel
7 Dreamer – Supertramp
7 Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding – Elton John
7 Going For The One – Yes
7 Hurricane – Bob Dylan
7 Mockingbird – Barclay James Harvest
7 One Of These Nights – Eagles
7 School – Supertramp
7 Sheep – Pink Floyd
7 Year Of The Cat – Al Stewart
6 A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
6 All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
6 Black Magic Woman – Santana
6 Child In Time – Deep Purple
6 Child Of The Universe – Barclay James Harvest
6 Follow You Follow Me - Genesis
6 Fool To Cry – Rolling Stones
6 Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
6 Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers
6 Radar Love – Golden Earring
6 Rikki Don’t Lose That Number – Steely Dan
6 Ripples – Genesis
6 Shangri-la - Electric Light Orchestra
6 Without You – Nilsson
5 A Day In The Life – The Beatles
5 A Horse With No Name – America
5 Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
5 Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
5 Can’t Get Enough – Bad Company
5 Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra
5 Do It Again – Steely Dan
5 Do You Feel Like We Do – Peter Frampton
5 Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
5 Hocus Pocus – Focus
5 I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) – Genesis
5 Jessica – The Allman Brothers Band
5 Light My Fire – The Doors
5 No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley And The Wailers
5 She’s Gone – Daryl Hall & John Oates
5 Sister Golden Hair – America
5 Sympathy For The Devil – Rolling Stones
5 The Last Resort – Eagles
5 Tightrope – Electric Light Orchestra
5 Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
But what about the most popular artists from the day-to-day programming? Taken from the limited data available, here is a rather fuzzy snapshot of the most played artists taken from this site's playlists page.
1976
In 1976, The Eagles topped the list of most frequently featured artists with 8 appearances, narrowly beating The Who who had 7 appearances. David Bowie and The Electric Light Orchestra were close behind, with 5 appearances each. 10cc, Alan White, America, Rod Stewart, Steeleye Span, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones also had a notable presence with 4 appearances each. Be Bop Deluxe, Bob Dylan, Chicago, Elton John, Jackson Browne, The Loving Awareness Band, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd were also popular choices, each making 3 appearances.
1977
The Beatles were the most-played artists on the 1977 playlists with 14 appearances. They are followed by Elton John with 8, and the Doobie Brothers and ELO with 7. Artists with 5 plays were Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, Roxy Music, Santana, and The Rolling Stones. Artists appearing 4 times were Barclay James Harvest, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall & John Oates, David Bowie, George Harrison, Loving Awareness, Marshall Tucker Band, Marvin Gaye, Supertramp, and The Eagles. Artists with 3 appearances on the playlists were America, Bad Company, Bryan Ferry, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Eric Clapton, Gallagher & Lyle, Genesis, Heart, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Kayak, Love, Loving Awareness, Renaissance, Sparks, Steve Miller Band, The Monkees, and Wings.
1978
In 1978, Eric Clapton led the pack with 6 appearances, followed closely by The Rolling Stones with 5. Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, and Mink de Ville all had 4 appearances, while Bob Seger and Robert Palmer each had 3. Additionally, there were many artists who appeared twice on the 1978 playlists, namely 10cc, Billy Joel, Boston, City Boy, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Elvis Costello, Gerry Rafferty, Jackson Browne, Kate Bush, Moody Blues, Pablo Cruise, Paul Simon, Rezillos, Roxy Music, Steel Pulse, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Babys, and The Beatles.
1979-80
Finally, from Easter 1979 to the close in March 1980, we have the following: The Police with 5 appearances, The Rolling Stones with 4, Chicago, Status Quo, Steely Dan, and The Beatles with 3 each. Numerous artists made 2 appearances: Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Boston, Bruce Springsteen, Caravan, Chas ‘N’ Dave, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Dave Edmunds, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Gallagher & Lyle, Genesis, Ian Gomm, Little Feat, Little River Band, Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger, Pointer Sisters, Roxy Music, Santana, Steppenwolf, The Clash, The Flying Lizards, The Lone Groover, The Pretenders, and The Ramones.