10cc, Robin Taylor Zander

In 1975, rock & roll still only ranked as a twentysomething genre. Radio took up a universal bandwidth in the absence of internet and cable TV. Into this much smaller cosmos wafted “I’m Not in Love.” Electric piano, Moog synthesizer, and a choir of three voices multiplied into 48 – co-writer Graham Gouldman with duo Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – the worldwide hit opened by declaring, “I’m not in love, so don’t forget it/ It’s just a silly phase I’m going through.” In fact, co-singer/writer Eric Stewart penned it as a pledge for his wife. The Top 10 U.S. breakthrough here comes sung by 10CC’s sole constant, Gouldman, now 78. – Raoul Hernandez