Friday, November 9, 2018

Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" certified Gold 1977


Released as a single from the album I Remember Yesterday in July 1977, I Feel Love by Donna Summer was certified Gold November 9, 1977.  It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 but reached the top in the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

It is considered one of the most influential songs of all time and in 2011, Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important".

Take a look at how many different charts have acclaimed it for being necessary, indispensable, or just down-right awesome!

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Les InrockuptiblesFrance1000 Indispensable Songs2006*
1000 Necessary Songs2015*
Volume200 Records that Changed the World2008*
MusikexpressGermanyThe 700 Best Songs of All Time2014134
Rolling StoneThe 500 Best Songs of All Time2004458
SpexThe Best Singles of the Century1999*
NPO Radio 2NetherlandsTop 40 Songs by Year 1969-2000201318
PanoramaNorwayThe 30 Best Singles of the Year 1970-9819991
BBCUnited KingdomPop on Trial, Top 50 Songs from the 1970s2008*
Robert Dimery1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: And 10,001 You Must Download2010*
The Guardian1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear2009*
A history of modern music2011*
IDJ MagazineThe 50 Greatest Dance Singles200437
MixmagThe 100 Best Dance Singles of All Time199612
MojoThe 100 Records That Changed the World200796
Gary MulhollandThis Is Uncool: The 500 Best Singles Since Punk Rock2002*
MuzikThe 50 Most Influential Records of All Time2003*
NMEThe 100 Best Songs of NME's Lifetime201279
The 100 Best Songs of the 1970s6
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time20143
QThe 50 Most Exciting Tunes Ever200244
100 Songs That Changed the World200336
The 1001 Best Songs Ever*
The 1010 Songs You Must Own2004*
Top 20 Singles from 1970-19793
The Ultimate Music Collection2005*
Paul RolandCD Guide to Pop & Rock, 100 Essential Singles2001*
UncutThe 100 Greatest Singles from the Post-Punk Era11
100 Rock and Movie Icons200568
BlenderUnited StatesStandout Tracks from the 500 CDs You Must Own2003*
Dave MarshKevin SteinThe 40 Best of the Top 40 Singles by Year198115
Michaelangelo MatosTop 100 Singles of the 1970s20014
PitchforkThe Pitchfork 5002008*
The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s[25]20164
PopMattersThe 100 Best Songs Since Johnny Rotten Roared200338
Rolling StoneThe 500 Greatest Songs of All Time2004411
40 Songs That Changed the World2007*
TimeThe All-Time 100 Songs2011*
TrebleThe Top 200 Songs of the 1970s201214
(*) designates lists that are unordered.



No comments: