What songs were big in the 70s?

Top Songs of the 1970’s Planning a Party? These Chicago DJ Pros KNOW the Seventies!

Rank	Song Title	Year
1	Wonderful Tonight	1978
2	YMCA	1975
3	Sweet Home Alabama	1974
4	We Are Family	1979

What were the top 20 songs of 1970?

Bridge Over Troubled Water. Simon & Garfunkel. Also appears on these Year End Charts.

(They Long To Be) Close To You. Carpenters.

American Woman/No Sugar Tonight. The Guess Who.

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head. B.J. Thomas.

War. Edwin Starr.

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. Diana Ross.

I’ll Be There. Jackson 5.

Get Ready. Rare Earth.

What was the best selling song of the 70s?

Best-selling singles

No.	Title	Artist
1	“Mull of Kintyre”/”Girls’ School”	Wings
2	“Rivers of Babylon”/”Brown Girl in the Ring”	Boney M.
3	“You’re the One That I Want”	John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
4	“Mary’s Boy Child”	Boney M.

What music was played in the 70s?

Funk, Soul, R&B, Pop, Hard Rock, Soft Rock and Disco all carved out their place in the music world in the 1970s. The late 70s also witness the birth of another young music style: hip-hop. Some of the best rock n roll of all time was recorded in the 70s.

What was the number one song in 1977?

ABBA scored a #1 hit with “Dancing Queen” in 1977. Debby Boone scored a #1 hit in 1977 with “You Light Up My Life”, staying at the top of the chart for ten straight weeks.

What were the top 20 songs in 1975?

Love Will Keep Us Together. Captain & Tennille.

Rhinestone Cowboy. Glen Campbell.

Philadelphia Freedom. Also appears on these Year End Charts.

Before The Next Teardrop Falls. Freddy Fender.

My Eyes Adored You. Frankie Valli.

Some Kind Of Wonderful. Grand Funk.

Fame. David Bowie.

Laughter In The Rain. Neil Sedaka.

What was the #1 song of 1976?

Silly Love Songs
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976

No.	Title	Artist(s)
1	“Silly Love Songs”	Wings
2	“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”	Elton John & Kiki Dee
3	“Disco Lady”	Johnnie Taylor
4	“December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)”	The Four Seasons

What is the best 70s music?

The top 10 best Yes songs from the 70s 10) Astral Traveller (1970) 9) On The Silent Wings Of Freedom (1978) 8) Going For The One (1977) 7) Starship Trooper (1971) 6) The Revealing Science Of God (1973) 5) Roundabout (1971) 4) Yours Is No Disgrace (1971) 3) Heart Of The Sunrise (1971) 2) Awaken (1977) 1) Close To The Edge (1972)

What were some great songs of the 70s?

Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)

Layla

Play That Funky Music

Hooked on a Feeling

Boys Are Back in Town

My Sharona

Stuck in the Middle With You

Baker Street

Cat’s in the Cradle

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

What is the most popular song from the ’70s?

Stairway To Heaven- Led Zeppelin (1971)

Dust In The Wind- Kansas (1977)

Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)

Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd (1979)

Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)

Money- Pink Floyd (1973)

Take It Easy- The Eagles (1972)

Paranoid- Black Sabbath (1970)

Josie- Steely Dan (1977)

Smoke On The Water- Deep Purple (1972)

What is the greatest soul song of the 70s?

The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 70s by Maher Saidi on Apple Music Tell Me Something Good (feat. Chaka Khan) Rags to Rufus (feat. Chaka Khan)