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3 Hits From the 1970s That Just Don’t Get Enough Praise

The 1970s are a gold mine of iconic music. The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Black Sabbath, and so many other bands were gracing the charts and releasing massively successful ...
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1970 Hit Song Reached No. 1 Twice—And Changed Lives ‘Massively’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1970, the Dutch rock group Shocking Blue hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Venus.” The group made history as the ...
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4 Hit Rock Songs From the 1970s That Prove They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

Anyone who has used tools, driven cars, or owned appliances from the 1970s can attest to the fact that they just don’t make things the way they did back then. It was a time when things were built to ...

1970 No. 1 Hit Became a Beloved Breakup Anthem

How Freda Payne’s 1970 hit "Band of Gold" rose to No. 1 and became one of pop music’s most enduring breakup anthems.
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4 Rock Songs From the 1970s That Didn’t Top the Charts Then, but Would Hit No. 1 Today

You might think it would be easy to predict which songs will stand the test of time. Looking at the hits of today, it’s hard to imagine everyone could forget about them one day. Similarly, looking at ...

In 1970, This Iconic Folk Duo Landed Their Third No. 1 Hit — Just Months Before Splitting Up

On March 28, 1970, beloved folk duo Simon & Garfunkel landed their third and final Billboard No. 1 single, "Bridge Over ...

1970 Career-Defining Classic Became a No. 1 Hit 56 Years Ago Today

On April 25, 1970, “ABC” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, dethroning “Let It Be” by The Beatles. With the song’s ...
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4 Country Songs From 1970 That Deserved To Hit No. 1

In the mood for some super underrated country songs from the year 1970? The first year of the decade was a fine one for country tunes. Yet, many charting hits that year did not make it to the No. 1 ...
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3 Country No. 1 Hits From the 1970s That Beat Out Some of the Decade’s Biggest Players

Don’t get us wrong, country music is one of the United States’ most beloved genres of music. However, when it comes to gracing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 consistently, pop and rock music ...
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3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Had the Potential To Be Major Crossover Hits

Country music rules country charts, and fairly often, especially nowadays, it also rules the most popular chart in the world, the Billboard Hot 100. However, that hasn’t always been the case, as the ...
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3 Hits From the 1970s That Simply Don’t Get Enough Praise

In the 1970s, one of the biggest artists from Ireland was Gilbert O’Sullivan. However, his reign as an incredibly popular artist didn’t expand greatly beyond the decade. Regardless, the man created ...
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1970 Hit Song Reached No. 1 Twice—And Changed Lives ‘Massively’

In 1970, the Dutch rock group Shocking Blue hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Venus.” The group made history as the first-ever Dutch band to top the coveted U.S. music chart, per The Current.