^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 10, 1970".^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary Year End, 1970".
"The Number Ones: Ray Stevens' "Everything Is Beautiful" ". "The Number Ones: Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" ". ^ "Pop/Rock » British Invasion » British Invasion"."The British Invasion: From the Beatles to the Stones, The Sixties Belonged to Britain". Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" ". ^ a b "Adult Contemporary chart for January 3, 1970".Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961–2006. Indicates best-performing easy listening song of 1970 Canadian singer Anne Murray spent six weeks at number one with " Snowbird". The final Easy Listening number one of the year was " It's Impossible" by Perry Como, which held the top spot for the final four weeks of 1970.Ĭhart history The Carpenters spent 13 weeks at number one, the most by any act. "Let It Be" also topped the Hot 100, as did " Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel, and " Everything is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens. Within days of their topping the chart, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the group, instigating a split which was complete by the end of the year, bringing the career of the most successful and influential band of all time to an end. Although the British quartet had achieved huge success in the United States, spearheading the so-called British Invasion of the American market, few of their hits had crossed over to the Easy Listening market. In April, the Beatles achieved their first and only number one on the Easy Listening chart with " Let It Be". The duo's total of 13 weeks spent at number one was the most by any act in 1970. After spending six weeks in the top spot of the Easy Listening chart in the summer with "(They Long to Be) Close to You", the Carpenters spent a further seven weeks at number one in the fall with "We've Only Just Begun", the longest unbroken run of the year atop the chart. The former song was the breakthrough hit for the Carpenters, also topping the Hot 100 and launching a period of international stardom for the brother-sister duo. Elvis Presley reached the top spot with both " The Wonder of You" and " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and the Carpenters had number ones with both " (They Long to Be) Close to You" and " We've Only Just Begun". Thomas and Jones returned to number one later in the year with " I Just Can't Help Believing" and " Daughter of Darkness" respectively, and were two of the four acts to achieve two Easy Listening number ones in 1970. It remained atop the Easy Listening chart for the first four weeks of the year before being replaced by " Without Love (There Is Nothing)" by Welsh singer Tom Jones. Thomas, which was in its third week atop the Easy Listening chart, and also held the top spot on Billboard 's all-genres listing, the Hot 100. On the first chart of 1970, the number one position was held by " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by B. In 1970, 16 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Easy Listening, based on playlists submitted by easy listening radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores. This playlist is great for reliving your glory days or for throwing a fun dance party at home." Bridge over Troubled Water" was a chart-topper for Simon and Garfunkel.Īdult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. You'll know the words to so many songs on this list, like "American Pie" and "Dancing Queen." Many of these works reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 at one point or another, proving their widespread popularity and forever solidifying their place in music history. They totally defined the decade, after all! The moment you press play, these iconic '70s songs will transport you back to an era filled with bell-bottoms, hot pants, and platform shoes.
Regardless of what type of music you prefer, you'll appreciate the hits on this list. While these artists produced very different sounds, they all have one thing in common: They created some of the best '70s songs of all time. In the '70s, singers like Diana Ross, Paul McCartney, and Olivia Newton-John quickly gained popularity as solo artists while beloved groups like the Bee Gees and The Temptations dominated the airwaves together. But even if you weren't movin' and groovin' during the decade (and sporting the fun clothing that now makes for some great '70s Halloween costumes), anyone can appreciate the amazing movies and music of the era.
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