Earth, Wind & Fire – “That’s the Way of the World”, 163. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of the year 1970. Or was it? The best of their songs is the soulful smash “She’s Gone,” which arguably features Hall and Oates’ greatest vocal performance. Lyrically it couldn’t have been more timely. Brilliant. You could have been banned by mistake. Covered to lumpen effect by Robert Palmer/Duran Duran/Chic supergroup Power Station in 1985. Which was probably misplaced really. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1483850446001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAABumiUU~,CmZu1qzq0NyICxn2Vp-nk3_Z6ll_Smhf&bctid=1585572416001. Artists by total number of weeks at number-one, Songs by total number of weeks at number-one, Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian), Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show), List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s, "Hot 100 55th Anniversary: Every No. The 70s didn’t do things by halves; relive the magic with the decade’s 100 key tracks. Labels: Best 70s Songs, best songs of the decades, Top 100 songs of the 1970s, Top 300 Songs of the 1970s, Top 500 Songs of the 70s 29 comments: Anonymous April 6, 2014 at 5:26 AM Words: Dan Martin, Matthew Horton, Priya Elan, Tim Chester. Gordy had perfected a system of cranking out R&B hits that didn’t ruffle any political or social feathers. While everything about rock and roll was getting more complex, Ramones were stripping it all down. It’s actually a darker look at a “teenage wasteland” created by the Woodstock drug culture. Finishing with a radio signal, this is the World Service in a time of terror. Glen Matlock’s last appearance on a Sex Pistols record is, funnily enough, a bit overshadowed by all the other hoo-ha circling about. All the 60s 70s 80s Songs that reached the charts in those decades. As the 70s hit their stride, Cologne’s krautrock pioneers evolved into more expressive and extreme forms of jazz-inflected sound. Seventies Superstars | 128. The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 1970s. 47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHHv4u8Vomw. But Hendrix’s guitar is the show-stopper. It’s colossal; a progressive rock song that gets such a classification simply because it so monumental. Robert Smith and company would go on to create more complex and sophisticated material. 1 Song (1958-2013)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_the_1970s&oldid=976773671, Lists of Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 September 2020, at 22:40. David Byrne scrapped his initial plans to include descriptions of the act of murder in the lyrics but it doesn’t take anything away from the song, as taut and just-about-funky as all the best ‘Heads and the starting point of a flood of new wave genius. Sly and the Family Stone – “Family Affair”. The zippy and infectious signature tune from the definitive female force of the punk rock scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLIerfXuZ4. His genius was on full display with an unprecedented run of brilliant albums. For such an unusually catchy tune ‘The Model’ took years to make an impact, starting life as a snappy pop interlude on 1978’s ‘The Man Machine’ before becoming a single that was largely overlooked until the end of 1981 when it suddenly pelted up the UK charts right to No.1. TOP 500 HITS OF THE SEVENTIES - LISTENER CREATED NOVEMBER 2004. His endless number of disciples have been reaching for the same stars ever sense. And it was played at John Peel’s funeral. Much of the credit goes to Giorgio Moroder, whose futuristic sound changed the scope of pop music. The end result is a level of vulnerability rarely achieved by the band. “Let It Be” is the last iconic Beatles song, released as the title track from the band’s final album (Though, recorded after “Abbey Road”). Rod the Mod’s first solo No.1 wasn’t even supposed to be an A-side but it only took a fortnight for it to elbow ‘Reason To Believe’ off the front of the disc. “What’s Going On” was an artistic game changer for Motown and soul music as a whole. Yet it soars with emotion, making it sound bigger than it actually is. Simone recorded Baltimore at a time when new material from her was rare. In which Paul Weller declares holy class war through the medium of awesome Moddish new wave. google_ad_width = 728; The fact that James Brown has multiple songs on this list is testament to his longevity, or, more so, his prolific nature. Player - Baby Come Back. What exactly is “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a song that had to feel 10-times as odd back in 1975? Elvis Costello & the Attractions – “Pump It Up”, 132. While it never quite fit into the band’s iconic live shows, it was one of the Grateful Dead’s most popular songs on radio. Hendrix’s greatest guitar track? Looking back on one the most thrilling journeys in music history, Macca sounds sentimental and weatherbeaten, a man finding peace, and the song is one of the warmest and fuzziest of the decade. Billy Joel – “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”, 56. Television didn’t quite have the punk knack. We all love a grand folly and if you can get through Robert Plant’s hey-nonnying about pipers and May Queens, Jimmy Page has reserved a screaming balls-out axefest just for you. There are numerous other songs that showcase the entire band. But his genius was already quite discernible right here. The single went to No.2 in the States, the album to the top of NME’s all-time albums list in 1985. In actual fact, ‘Tumbling Dice’ had been kicking around for years before its ‘Exile’ completion, only worked into shape once Mick Taylor had been booted off lead. The 70s didn’t do things by halves; relive the magic with the decade’s 100 key tracks. “Kashmir” has the perfect guitar riff, the ultimate drum beat and those Robert Plant screams you can’t get enough of. The Doobie Brothers had a great run of success prior to the release of 1978′s “Minute By Minute.” But it wasn’t until that album, led by the single “What a Fool Believes” and Michael McDonald firmly positioned as the face of The Doobies, that things exploded. So here’s the best of the best from The Rolling Stones, Queen, The Beatles (solo and together), Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and many more. ‘Cars’ was significant in that it married Numan’s Tubeway Army experiments with a more conventional, rock song structure. Jon King and Andy Gill trade vocals with all the soul of George Osborne. Separate it from the weddings, hen parties, endless party showings of Mamma Mia and screeching karaoke versions and – well – here you have one of the greatest pop songs ever. Why is “Rocket Man" Elton John’s definitive song? A blend of innuendo – “strap your hands across my engines” – runaway sax from Clarence Clemons and full Wall Of Sound cacophony from the E Street Band, ‘Born To Run’ is a chest-bursting tour de force that even survived a Frankie Goes To Hollywood cover. 63. But for the most part, about 90 percent (or more) of the greatest songs from the decade were eligible. Dylan famously said it took him 10 years to live and write “Tangled Up in Blue” and it shows. It was very quickly acknowledged as a classic. Goodness knows how Joni must be feeling now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48emaMVhnBU. No such luck for The Kinks manager Robert Wace, who had his unfortunate encounter immortalised in what would become one of the band’s most iconic songs. Don’t know if you’re aware of this, but this was John Peel’s favourite record. But something really clicked when he got involved in the songwriting process. ‘I Feel Love’ is one of the earliest purely synthetic recordings, the very first house record and the future in an orgasmic space-age nutshell. He wasn’t just the greatest player of all time, but a master of improvisation and effects, producing a sound that was unlike anything the music world had heard before. But the 1970s stands as the decade where everything came together to create a diverse musical landscape that would shape various genres moving forward. ‘London Calling”s catchy, wheezing closer was hardly meant to be there. The sting was matched by the sloping tease of the music, highlighted by a sleazy guitar solo, hazy cowbell and Jagger’s (surely ironic) backing vocals. The Mael brothers’ most majestic, rabbit-out-a-hat single suggested magic realism via The Wild West. Bob at his lilting best, looking back at his impoverished past in the ghettos of Trench Town in Jamaica. Pale-faced synth pioneer (from Slough) Gary Numan fashioned a high concept around his debut hit, a world where an isolated public communicates with cyber ‘friends’ – oh God, it’s happened. If you’ve ever wondered why Davis is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is one of the essential songs to listen to. Billboard Top 100 Hits. A piano chanson (complete with Brian May’s jaw dropping guitar solo) leaps gleefully into a full blown operatic parody, and the results are legendary. It remains an effervescent festival favourite to this day. Wow. But “Gloria” is the song from the album that cemented Smith as a legend. Buddy Miles’ drumming is amazing. Lou Reed could have been singing about himself when he said Ginny’s life was “saved by rock’n’roll.” The guitars and bass sound jangling and groovy, whilst the usually dour Reed sounds positively born again as he intones lines about radio hits making everything “alright” again. A joyful taste of what was to come. Not by a long shot. All rights reserved (About Us). As the story goes, Tyler often chose to emulate early soul singers because he didn’t like his own voice all that much.