List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
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This is a list of musical artists whose one hit came out in the 1970s.
The list contains recording artists who reached the Top 40 of the U.S. pop chart (the Billboard Hot 100
) with just one single.
Artists in italics have only one Top 40 hit, but either
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
) with just one single.
Artists in italics have only one Top 40 hit, but either
- had other songs chart on genre-specific charts
- have had success and influence within their genre or the annals of popular music and/or
- a long-lasting and devoted cult following
- wider success in other fields of the music industry
- are a non-American act who have had wider success in their homeland
1970
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me" | Crow Crow (band) Crow is a Minneapolis-based blues rock band, that was first active from 1967 to 1972. They are best known for the song "Evil Woman ," which was notably covered by Black Sabbath.-History:... |
January 10, 1970 | 19 |
| "Venus" | Shocking Blue Shocking Blue Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague, the Netherlands, formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus", went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974.-Members:... |
February 7, 1970 | 1 |
| "Baby Take Me in Your Arms" | Jefferson | February 14, 1970 | 23 |
| "One Tin Soldier One Tin Soldier "One Tin Soldier" is a 1960s era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. The Canadian pop group Original Caste first recorded the song in 1969. The track went to No. 6 on the RPM Magazine charts and hit the No.1 position on Canada's most influential radio chain, CHUM-AM, in Canada... " |
Original Caste Original Caste The Original Caste is a Canadian folk-pop group. Its style is characterized by rich tight vocals and a clean sound; the group was compared to The Carpenters, The Mamas & the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver and Peter, Paul and Mary. The band formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1966 under the... |
February 14, 1970 | 34 |
| "Hey There Lonely Girl Hey There Lonely Girl "Hey There Lonely Girl" is a song by R&B singer Eddie Holman. Recorded and released in 1969, it charted in 1970. An original version by Ruby and the Romantics was entitled, "Hey There Lonely Boy" in 1963. Holman's song hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart... " |
Eddie Holman Eddie Holman Eddie Holman is an American singer and recording artist. He is best known for his 1970 hit song "Hey There Lonely Girl".-Biography:... |
February 21, 1970 | 2 |
| "If I Were a Carpenter" | June Carter Cash June Carter Cash Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash... |
February 21, 1970 | 36 |
| "Jennifer Tomkins" | The Street People The Street People The Street People was the name of two American groups to score hits on the US Billboard charts in the 1970s.A group called The Street People hit #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with the song "Jennifer Tomkins". The group's vocalist was Rupert Holmes.... |
March 7, 1970 | 36 |
| "Ma Belle Amie Ma Belle Amie "Ma Belle Amie" is a single by Tee Set off the album Ma Belle Amie. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970.... " |
Tee Set Tee Set Tee Set was a pop rock band formed in 1966 in Delft, Netherlands.The group recorded a single in 1969 entitled "Ma Belle Amie", which was a hit in their native country, selling over 100,000 copies... |
March 14, 1970 | 5 |
| "The Rapper The Rapper "The Rapper" is a song by The Jaggerz, written by band member Dominic Ierace, better known as Donnie Iris. Released as a single, it reached #2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1970 for selling over a million copies of the record.- Covers :"The Rapper" has... " |
The Jaggerz The jaggerz The Jaggerz are a pop/rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, often considered a one-hit wonder because their only major success was the single "The Rapper", written by Donnie Iris... |
March 21, 1970 | 2 |
| "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) "Love Grows " is a popular song by "one-hit wonder" Edison Lighthouse. The single hit the number one spot on the UK singles chart on the week ending on 31 January 1970, where it remained for a total of five weeks.- Song profile :... " |
Edison Lighthouse Edison Lighthouse Edison Lighthouse was a UK pop group, initially a studio-only assemblage that served as a vehicle for session vocalist Tony Burrows and songwriter/record producers Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason, are best known for their 1970 UK chart-topper and million-selling record, "Love Grows ".-Career:The... |
March 28, 1970 | 5 |
| "The House of the Rising Sun The House of the Rising Sun "The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans... " |
Frijid Pink Frijid Pink Frijid Pink is a Detroit area blues rock band formed in 1967, best known for their version of "House of the Rising Sun," released in 1969.The initial line-up of the band included drummer Richard Stevers, guitarist Gary Ray Thompson, bassist Tom Harris, lead singer Tom Beaudry , and later added... |
April 4, 1970 | 7 |
| "Mississippi Queen Mississippi Queen "Mississippi Queen" is a song by the American rock band Mountain. Considered a rock classic, it was their most successful single, reaching #21 in the Billboard Hot 100 record chart in 1970... " |
Mountain Mountain (band) Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today... |
April 18, 1970 | 21 |
| "Long Lonesome Highway" | Michael Parks Michael Parks Michael Parks is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in almost fifty films and has made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came... |
April 18, 1970 | 20 |
| "Spirit in the Sky Spirit in the Sky "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in 1969. The single sold two million copies in 1969 and 1970 and reached number three in the U.S. Billboard chart, as well as number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. Rolling Stone... " |
Norman Greenbaum Norman Greenbaum Norman Greenbaum is an American singer-songwriter. He was raised in a traditional Jewish household and went to Hebrew school. His initial interest in music was sparked by Southern blues music and the folk music that was hugely popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s... |
April 18, 1970 | 3 |
| "Tennessee Bird Walk Tennessee Bird Walk "Tennessee Bird Walk" is a 1970 novelty single by the country music husband-and-wife duo Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan. The single was the duo's second release on the country charts and became their most successful single... " |
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan is an American country music duo from Florida. It is composed of guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Jack Blanchard and his wife, keyboardist/vocalist Misty Morgan . The duo recorded for several labels in the 1970s, including the charting albums Birds of a Feather and Two... |
April 25, 1970 | 23 |
| "Reflections of My Life" | Marmalade Marmalade (band) Marmalade were a successful Scottish pop rock group, from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as "The Gaylords", later "Dean Ford and The Gaylords". In 1966, they changed the group name to 'The Marmalade'. The most successful period for the band, in terms of UK chart success, was... |
May 9, 1970 | 10 |
| "Airport Love Theme (Gwen and Vern)" | Vincent Bell Vinnie Bell Vinnie Bell is a leading American session guitarist and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music.He played in nightclubs in New York City in the late 1950s... |
May 16, 1970 | 31 |
| "Mississippi" | John Phillips John Phillips (musician) John Edmund Andrew Phillips , was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and promoter . Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas... |
May 16, 1970 | 13 |
| "Vehicle" | The Ides of March | May 23, 1970 | 2 |
| "My Baby Loves Lovin'" | White Plains White Plains (band) White Plains were a British pop music group, that existed from 1969 to 1976.-Career:White Plains evolved from the late 1960s pop/psychedelic band The Flower Pot Men, composed of Tony Burrows, Pete Nelson, and Robin Shaw together with Neil Landon . The band was primarily a studio project led by John... |
June 27, 1970 | 13 |
| "Ride Captain Ride Ride Captain Ride "Ride Captain Ride" is a song recorded by the American rock band Blues Image. The song was co-written by the band's singer-guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte. It was included on the group's 1970 album, Open... " |
Blues Image | July 11, 1970 | 4 |
| "Go Back" | Crabby Appleton Crabby Appleton Crabby Appleton was an American early 1970s band who scored a Top 40 hit with their first single, "Go Back."The group is named after a character from the Tom Terrific cartoon.-History :... |
July 18, 1970 | 36 |
| "O-o-h Child O-o-h Child "O-o-h Child" is a seminal 1970 single recorded and released by Chicago soul family group the Five Stairsteps, who released it on the Buddah label. Written by Stan Vincent and included on the band's The Stairsteps album from 1970, it has become the Stairsteps' signature song and has inspired more... " |
Five Stairsteps | July 18, 1970 | 8 |
| "Gimme Dat Ding Gimme Dat Ding (song) "Gimme Dat Ding" is a 1970 popular song sung by "one-hit wonder" The Pipkins, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Released as a single, it is the title track of an album by The Pipkins on EMI Columbia, the song also appeared on a compilation of the same name, which The Pipkins shared with... " |
The Pipkins The Pipkins The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo, best known for their hit single "Gimme Dat Ding" , which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Charts and #9 on the U.S. charts in 1970... |
July 18, 1970 | 9 |
| "A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)" | Miguel Ríos Miguel Ríos Miguel Ríos is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain.-Biography:... |
July 18, 1970 | 14 |
| "Are You Ready?" | Pacific Gas and Electric Pacific Gas & Electric (band) Pacific Gas & Electric was an American blues rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s, led by singer Charlie Allen. Their biggest hit was "Are You Ready?"-Career:... |
August 1, 1970 | 14 |
| "Tighter, Tighter" | Alive N Kickin' Alive N Kickin' Alive N Kickin’ is a Brooklyn band, led by singers Pepe Cardona and Sandy Toder, known mainly for their 1970 hit single "Tighter, Tighter" which reached #7 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart... |
August 8, 1970 | 7 |
| "Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi "Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written and originally performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970. It was a big hit in her native Canada as well as Australia and the UK... " |
The Neighborhood | August 22, 1970 | 29 |
| "The Sly, Slick and the Wicked" | The Lost Generation The Lost Generation (band) The Lost Generation was an American soul group from Chicago, Illinois. The members began singing together in 1969, after Jesse Dean completed time in the United States Army, and shortly after forming, Lowrell Simon's childhood friend, Gus Redmond , had the group record with producer Carl Davis... |
August 22, 1970 | 30 |
| "Lay a Little Lovin' on Me" | Robin McNamara Robin McNamara Robin McNamara is an American singer, songwriter and musician.In 1963, while in tenth grade, McNamara formed a rock and roll group with a few school mates; they christened their band Robin and the Hoods, performing locally in the New England area with McNamara as the lead vocalist... |
August 22, 1970 | 11 |
| "Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera) Overture (The Who song) Overture is a song by English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks released on Tommy; the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks"... " |
Assembled Multitude | August 29, 1970 | 16 |
| "In the Summertime" | Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most... |
September 12, 1970 | 3 |
| "Neanderthal Man" | Hotlegs Hotlegs Hotlegs was a short-lived English band best known for its hit single "Neanderthal Man" in 1970. The band consisted of Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme and – briefly – Graham Gouldman... |
September 26, 1970 | 22 |
| "Rubber Duckie Rubber duckie "Rubber Duckie" is a song sung by the Muppet character Ernie on Sesame Street. The song is named after Ernie's toy, a rubber duck affectionately named Rubber Duckie.... " |
Ernie (Jim Henson) Ernie Ernie is a fictional character, a Muppet on the Public Broadcasting Service's long-running children's television show, Sesame Street. He and his roommate Bert form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve troublemaker and Bert the world-weary foil... |
September 26, 1970 | 16 |
| "Joanne" | Michael Nesmith and the First National Band Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name... |
October 3, 1970 | 21 |
| "All Right Now All Right Now "All Right Now" is a rock single by the English rock band Free. The song, released in mid-1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire And Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed... " |
Free Free (band) Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a... |
October 17, 1970 | 4 |
| "Do What You Wanna Do" | Five Flights Up Five Flights Up Five Flights Up was an American five-person R&B ensemble. They had a hit in 1970 with the song "Do What You Wanna Do", written by J.B. Bingham. The song, released on T-A Records, hit #37 on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart.... |
October 17, 1970 | 37 |
| "God, Love and Rock and Roll" | Teegarden and Van Winkle | October 31, 1970 | 22 |
| "Indiana Wants Me Indiana Wants Me "Indiana Wants Me" is a song written and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor. It was released on the Rare Earth label, a subsidiary of Motown Records, in 1970, and was a top ten hit in both the US and UK.... " |
R. Dean Taylor R. Dean Taylor R. Dean Taylor is a Canadian singer, most famous as a recording artist, songwriter and record producer for Motown Records company during the 1960s and 1970s... |
November 14, 1970 | 5 |
| "Somebody's Been Sleeping" | 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) 100 Proof was a funk/soul group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1969. Put together by Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, they signed to Hot Wax Records and went on to release several hit singles between 1969 and 1972. The biggest of these, "Somebody's Been Sleeping", reached #8 on the... |
November 14, 1970 | 8 |
| "As the Years Go By As the Years Go By "As the Years Go By" is the first single by rock fusion band Mashmakhan from their self-titled debut album. The single was first recorded in Columbia B Studios and was released as the first single to Mashmakhan's self-titled debut album. The other single "Days When We Are Free" was used as the... " |
Mashmakhan Mashmakhan Mashmakhan was a Canadian rock fusion band that was most active in the early 1970s, and is best known for their hit single "As the Years Go By."-History:... |
November 21, 1970 | 31 |
| "Montego Bay" | Bobby Bloom Bobby Bloom Robert "Bobby" Bloom was an American singer-songwriter. He is known best for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970 song, "Montego Bay," which was co-written with and produced by Jeff Barry.-Biography:... |
November 28, 1970 | 8 |
| "Yellow River" | Christie Christie (band) Christie were an English rock band formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single, "Yellow River" released in 1970.-Career:... |
November 28, 1970 | 23 |
| "5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)" | The Presidents The Presidents (band) The Presidents were an American soul group from Washington, D.C.. The group's members were Tony Boyd, Archie Powell, and Billy Shorter. The group scored a hit in the U.S. in 1970 with the Van McCoy produced track, "5-10-15-20 ", taken from the Sussex Records album of the same name... |
December 26, 1970 | 11 |
1971
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "For the Good Times" | Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music... |
January 2, 1971 | 11 |
| "Games" | Redeye Redeye (band) Redeye was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The group released two albums on Pentagram Records in the early 1970s, and had two hit singles in 1971, "Games" and "Red Eye Blues" Redeye was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The group released two albums on... |
January 23, 1971 | 27 |
| "We Gotta Get You a Woman" | Runt Runt (album) Runt is the self-titled debut of the band Runt, first released in 1970 on the Ampex Records label.Many regard the album as Todd Rundgren's debut solo album, as all later reissues credit the album to Todd Rundgren rather than to Runt... |
January 30, 1971 | 20 |
| "1900 Yesterday" | Liz Damon's Orient Express | February 13, 1971 | 33 |
| "Precious, Precious" | Jackie Moore | February 13, 1971 | 36 |
| "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" | Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most... |
February 13, 1971 | 3 |
| "Sweet Mary" | Wadsworth Mansion | February 27, 1971 | 7 |
| "Theme from Love Story" | Francis Lai Francis Lai Francis Lai is a French accordionist, and composer noted for his film scores.While in his twenties, Francis Lai left home and went to Paris where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene... |
March 6, 1971 | 31 |
| "D.O.A." | Bloodrock Bloodrock Bloodrock was an American hard rock band, based in Fort Worth, Texas, that had considerable success in the 1970s, and was one of the earliest of a number of significant bands to emerge from the Fort Worth club and music scene during the early to mid 1970s and on into the new century.-Early... |
March 6, 1971 | 36 |
| "Me and Bobby McGee Me and Bobby McGee "Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller. Others performed the song later, including Kristofferson himself, and Janis Joplin who topped the U.S. singles chart with the song in 1971 after her death, making the song the second... " |
Janis Joplin Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band... |
March 20, 1971 | 1 |
| "Help Me Make It Through the Night Help Me Make It Through the Night "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a country music ballad composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson.Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire magazine interview with Frank Sinatra... " |
Sammi Smith Sammi Smith Sammi Smith was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Faye Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson... |
March 27, 1971 | 8 |
| "One Toke Over the Line" | Brewer & Shipley Brewer & Shipley Brewer & Shipley were an American folk rock music duo of the late 1960s through 1970s, consisting of singer-songwriters Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley. They were known for their intricate guitar work, vocal harmonies and socially conscious lyrics. Their greatest success was the song "One Toke Over the... |
April 10, 1971 | 10 |
| "Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a Gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album Honey, Wheat and Laughter.... " |
Ocean Ocean (band) Ocean was a gospel rock band formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. They are best known for their million-selling 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand", penned by Gene MacLellan. The gramophone record sold over one million copies and received a gold disc awarded by the Recording... |
May 1, 1971 | 2 |
| "Stay Awhile" | The Bells The Bells (band) The Bells were a Canadian rock band from Montreal that had two hit singles in the early 1970s. Featuring South African natives Anne and Jackie Ralph as well as Cliff Edwards, Doug Gravelle and Gordie McLeod, the group started in 1965 as The Five Bells.... |
May 1, 1971 | 7 |
| "Timothy Timothy (song) "Timothy" is a song written by Rupert Holmes and recorded by the Buoys in 1971, presenting the unnerving story of three men trapped in a collapsed mine, two of whom apparently resort to cannibalism against the third . Despite being censored or even banned outright by many U.S... " |
The Buoys The Buoys The Buoys was a progressive rock band from the early 1970s. Its membership included Bill Kelly, Fran Brozena, Jerry Hludzik, Carl Siracuse and Chris Hanlon, based in the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania area... |
May 1, 1971 | 17 |
| "Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley" | C. Company featuring Terry Nelson Terry Nelson (musician) Terry Nelson Skinner was an American disc jockey from Russellville, Alabama. Together with a group of studio musicians, Nelson released a single in 1971 on Plantation Records under the name C. Company featuring Terry Nelson. The single, entitled "Battle Hymn of Lt... |
May 1, 1971 | 37 |
| "Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" | Daddy Dewdrop Daddy Dewdrop Daddy Dewdrop is a pseudonym for an American songwriter named Dick Monda , backed up by some studio musicians, including Tom Hensley who later became the musical director for Neil Diamond, and Butch Rillera who later became a member of the group Redbone... |
May 8, 1971 | 9 |
| "Once You Understand" | Think Think (band) Think was a studio group put together by producers and songwriters Lou Stallman and Bobby Susser in 1971. The group released a single, "Once You Understand", on Laurie Records which included a spoken dialogue between male and female teenagers and their parents regarding a youth overdose. The single... |
May 15, 1971 | 23 |
| "Here Comes the Sun Here Comes the Sun "Here Comes the Sun" is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. It is regarded as one of the most popular Beatles songs. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles... " |
Richie Havens Richie Havens Richard P. "Richie" Havens is an African American folk singer and guitarist. He is best known for his intense, rhythmic guitar style , soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.-Career:Born in Brooklyn, Havens was the eldest of nine children... |
May 22, 1971 | 16 |
| "I Love You for All Seasons" | The Fuzz The Fuzz (band) The Fuzz was an American vocal trio from Washington, D.C.. They started out in 1970 as The Passionettes, but changed their name when they signed to Calla Records in 1971. Their self-titled debut album came out that year, and the single "I Love You for All Seasons" went Top 10 on the US Billboard... |
May 22, 1971 | 21 |
| "Woodstock Woodstock (song) "Woodstock" is a song about the Woodstock Music and Art Festival of 1969.Joni Mitchell wrote the song from what she had heard from then-boyfriend, Graham Nash, about the festival. She had not been there herself, since she was told it would be more advantageous to appear on The Dick Cavett Show by... " |
Matthews Southern Comfort Iain Matthews Iain Matthews is an English musician and songwriter. He was born Iain Matthew McDonald, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald, then as the 1960s progressed, as Ian Matthews... |
May 22, 1971 | 23 |
| "Love Means (You Never Have to Say You're Sorry)" | Sounds of Sunshine Sounds of Sunshine Sounds of Sunshine were an American pop vocal ensemble from Los Angeles, California consisting of three brothers. The group released one album on Ranwood Records in 1971, which peaked on the Billboard 200 at #187. Its title track, "Love Means ", was a minor U.S. hit, peaking at #39 on the Billboard... |
May 29, 1971 | 39 |
| "Toast and Marmalade for Tea Toast and Marmalade for Tea Toast and Marmalade for Tea is a song written by Australian musician Steve Groves. It was a Top 20 U.S. hit for Groves's group Tin Tin in 1971.1970: TIN TIN - Toast And Marmalade For Tea b/w Manhattan Woman The song's distinct distorted piano melody was discovered accidentally when an engineer... " |
Tin Tin Tin Tin (band) Tin Tin was a pop/rock band formed in the UK in 1966, by expatriate Australian musicians.-Beginning:The band was formed by Steve Groves and Steve Kipner, who named the band after the popular belgian cartoon The Adventures of Tintin... |
May 29, 1971 | 20 |
| "Cool Aid" | Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid Chemists Paul Humphrey Paul Nelson Humphrey is an American jazz and funk/R+B drummer.He worked as a session drummer in the 1960s for jazz artists such as Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Kai Winding, Charles Mingus, Lee Konitz, Blue Mitchell and Gene Ammons.As a bandleader, he recorded under the name Paul Humphrey and the... |
June 12, 1971 | 29 |
| "Funky Nassau - Part 1" | The Beginning of the End The Beginning of the End (band) The Beginning of the End was a funk group from Nassau, Bahamas. The group consisted of three brothers and a fourth member on bass. They released an album entitled Funky Nassau in 1971 on Alston Records , and the track "Funky Nassau - Part I" became a hit single in the U.S., peaking at #15 on the... |
July 17, 1971 | 15 |
| "Get It On" | Chase Chase (band) The band Chase was created in 1970 by Bill Chase, Ted Piercefield, Alan Ware, and Jerry Van Blair, all veteran jazz trumpeters who were also adept at vocals and arranging. They were backed up by a rhythm section consisting of Phil Porter on keyboards, Angel South on guitar, Dennis Johnson on bass,... |
July 31, 1971 | 24 |
| "Double Barrel" | Dave and Ansell Collins Dave and Ansell Collins Dave and Ansell Collins were a Jamaican vocal/instrumental duo .-History:... |
August 7, 1971 | 22 |
| "Rings" | Cymarron Cymarron Cymarron was an American soft rock band from the 1970s, most famous for their song "Rings" - a number 17 hit in 1971 . "Rings" was also the first single release on Columbia's Entrance label. Cymarron was composed of Rick Yancey, Sherrill Parks, and Richard Mainegra... |
August 7, 1971 | 17 |
| "Resurrection Shuffle" | Ashton, Gardner and Dyke Ashton, Gardner and Dyke Ashton, Gardner and Dyke were a power rock trio, most popular in the early 1970s. They are best remembered for their song, "Resurrection Shuffle", a transatlantic Top 40 success in 1971... |
August 7, 1971 | 40 |
| "What the World Needs Now Is Love What the World Needs Now Is Love "What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month... /Abraham, Martin and John Abraham, Martin and John "Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion. It is a tribute to the memories of icons of social change, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy... " |
Tom Clay Tom Clay Tom Clay was an American radio personality and disc jockey.Clay was born Thomas Clague in New York, and in the 1950s he was popular in the Detroit area on WJBK-AM both as a DJ, and for his on-air comic characterizations; he became a local celebrity... |
August 14, 1971 | 8 |
| "Mr. Big Stuff Mr. Big Stuff "Mr. Big Stuff" is a song by R&B singer Jean Knight. Released from her 1971 debut album of the same title, it became a huge crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at number-one on Billboard's Best Selling Soul Singles and peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. "Mr. Big Stuff" would... " |
Jean Knight Jean Knight Jean Knight is an African-American soul/R&B/funk singer, best known for her 1971 Stax Records hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff".-Early years:... |
August 14, 1971 | 2 |
| "Smiling Faces Sometimes Smiling Faces Sometimes "Smiling Faces Sometimes" is a soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label. The song was originally recorded by the Temptations in 1971. Producer Norman Whitfield had the song re-recorded by the Undisputed Truth the same year, resulting in a number-three Billboard... " |
The Undisputed Truth The Undisputed Truth The Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques... |
September 4, 1971 | 3 |
| "K-Jee" | The Nite-Liters | September 11, 1971 | 39 |
| "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" | Glass Bottle | September 25, 1971 | 36 |
| "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" is a song recorded in early 1971 by its composer Lally Stott, and made popular later that year by Scottish band Middle of the Road for whom it was a UK number one chart hit... " |
Mac and Katie Kissoon Mac and Katie Kissoon Mac and Katie Kissoon is a male / female vocal duo, consisting of brother and sister Mac Kissoon and Katie Kissoon... |
October 2, 1971 | 20 |
| "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" | Paul Stookey | October 16, 1971 | 24 |
| "Trapped By a Thing Called Love" | Denise LaSalle Denise LaSalle Denise LaSalle is an American R&B/soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer.-Career:... |
October 30, 1971 | 13 |
| "Women's Love Rights" | Laura Lee Laura Lee Laura Lee is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful in the 1960s and 1970s and influential for her records which discussed and celebrated women’s experience.-Career:... |
October 30, 1971 | 36 |
| "I've Found Someone of My Own" | Free Movement Free movement Free movement may refer to:*Freedom of movement between states*The Free Movement, an R&B group... |
November 13, 1971 | 5 |
| "Easy Loving Easy Loving "Easy Loving" is a song composed by country music singer-songwriter Freddie Hart. Released in the summer of 1971, it became Hart's breakthrough hit and a country music standard.-Song history:... " |
Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972.... |
November 20, 1971 | 17 |
| "I'd Love to Change the World" | Ten Years After Ten Years After Ten Years After is an English blues-rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, Ten Years After scored eight Top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart... |
November 20, 1971 | 40 |
| "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)" | Coven Coven (band) Coven is an American rock band formed in the late 1960s, composed of vocalist Jinx Dawson, bassist Oz Osborne , Chris Neilsen on guitar, Rick Durrett and later John Hobbs on keyboards, and drummer Steve Ross... |
November 27, 1971 | 26 |
| "She's All I Got She's All I Got "She's All I Got" is a moderate up-tempo song written by Gary U.S. Bonds and Jerry Williams, Jr. in which the male narrator pleads to someone else not to take away his lover. It has been recorded by several artists. The first version, released in 1971 by Freddie North, was a Top 40 U.S. pop hit,... " |
Freddie North Freddie North Freddie North was an American R&B singer.He had experience as a disc jockey at WLAC-Nashville and in promotion for Nashboro Records, who released gospel music. In 1971, he released an album, Friend, on Mankind Records . The disc yielded two hit singles, "She's All I Got" Freddie North (born 28 May... |
November 27, 1971 | 39 |
| "Desiderata Desiderata Desiderata is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann... " |
Les Crane Les Crane Les Crane , born Lesley Stein, was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy.Born in Long Beach, New York , Crane... |
December 4, 1971 | 8 |
| "Theme from Summer of '42" | Peter Nero Peter Nero Peter Nero is an American pianist and pops conductor.-Early life:Born in Brooklyn, New York, As Bernard Nierow, Nero started his formal music training at the age of seven. He studied piano under Frederick Bried... |
December 11, 1971 | 21 |
| "Hallelujah" | Sweathog Sweathog (band) Sweathog was an American rock band.Group members Lenny Goldsmith and David Leonard Johnson first met in 1967 while Johnson was playing in a group called The Persuaders at the Wayne Manor nightclub in Sunnyvale, California. After Johnson did a stint with the Beach Boys and Dr... |
December 18, 1971 | 33 |
1972
| Song | Performer | Peak Date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "An American Trilogy" | Mickey Newbury Mickey Newbury Mickey Newbury was an American songwriter, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Biography:... |
January 1, 1972 | 26 |
| "Sunshine" | Jonathan Edwards | January 15, 1972 | 4 |
| "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing " is a popular song which originated as a jingle in the groundbreaking 1971 "Hilltop" television commercial for Coca-Cola. The song, produced by Billy Davis and performed by The New Seekers, portrayed a positive message of hope and love sung by a multicultural... " |
The Hillside Singers The Hillside Singers The Hillside Singers were an American folk group. The ensemble was assembled by advertising agency McCann Erickson for the purposes of singing in a television commercial... |
January 15, 1972 | 13 |
| "White Lies, Blue Eyes" | Bullet Bullet (band) Bullet was a one-hit wonder American rock band. Its only hit, "White Lies, Blue Eyes", peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1972. Band member Roget Pontbriand went on to play with K.C. and the Sunshine Band and Wild Cherry... |
January 15, 1972 | 28 |
| "Kiss an Angel Good Morning Kiss an Angel Good Morning "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin" is the title of a song written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and became his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts... " |
Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis... |
February 5, 1972 | 21 |
| "Joy" | Apollo 100 featuring Tom Parker Apollo 100 Apollo 100 was a short-lived British instrumental studio-based group that had a hit with the Johann Sebastian Bach-inspired single "Joy" in 1972.... |
February 26, 1972 | 4 |
| "Precious and Few" | Climax Climax (band) Climax was an American band formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, most noted for their 1971-1972 hit song "Precious and Few," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 singles chart... |
February 26, 1972 | 3 |
| "Bang a Gong (Get It On) Get It On (T. Rex song) "Get It On" was covered by the Power Station in 1985. Their version – titled "Get It On " – was released as their second single from their debut album. The track was a hit in both the UK, reaching number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, and the U.S., where the song peaked at number nine on the... " |
T. Rex T. Rex (band) T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name... |
March 4, 1972 | 10 |
| "Softly Whispering I Love You" | English Congregation English Congregation English Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They formed in England under the name The Congregation English Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They formed in England under the name The Congregation English Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They formed in England under the name... |
March 4, 1972 | 29 |
| "Run Run Run" | Jo Jo Gunne Jo Jo Gunne Jo Jo Gunne is a rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1971 by Jay Ferguson and Mark Andes after they had left Spirit... |
March 18, 1972 | 27 |
| "Jungle Fever" | The Chakachas The Chakachas The Chakachas were a Belgian based group of Latin soul studio musicians. Also known as 'Les Chakachas' or 'Los Chakachas', they were formed by band leader Gaston Bogaert, ex-Los Juano Boengs and The Continentals, percussion ; Tito Puente's singer wife Kari Kenton, vocals and maracas; Vic Ingeveldt... |
March 25, 1972 | 8 |
| "Mister Can't You See Mister Can't You See "Mister Can't You See" is a song written by Mickey Newbury and Townes Van Zandt that first appeared on Newbury's 1968 debut album Harlequin Melodies. Newbury's original version was slow and dominated by strings and a very simple drumbeat, with his voice telling a tale of nature's power and beauty... " |
Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes... |
April 1, 1972 | 38 |
| "Crazy Mama" | JJ Cale | April 8, 1972 | 22 |
| "Ain't Understanding Mellow" | Brenda Lee Eager Brenda Lee Eager Brenda Lee Eager is an American soul singer, songwriter and musical theatre performer who has written and performed several hits, including "Ain't Understanding Mellow", "Close to You", and "Somebody's Somebody".-Life and career:... |
April 8, 1972 | 21 |
| "Suavecito" | Malo Malo Malo was an American Latin-tinged rock and roll group. The San Francisco-based ensemble was led by Arcelio Garcia and Jorge Santana, the brother of Latin-rock guitarist, Carlos Santana.... |
May 6, 1972 | 18 |
| "Hot Rod Lincoln Hot Rod Lincoln "Hot Rod Lincoln" was recorded in 1955, as an answer song to "Hot Rod Race", a 1951 hit for Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys. Hot Rod Race tells the story of a late-model Ford and Mercury who end up racing along the highway, neither driver gaining an advantage, and staying "neck and neck"... " |
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is an American country rock band founded in 1967. Core members included founder George Frayne, John Tichy, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen, Andy Stein, Paul "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow, Lance Dickerson, and Bobby Black.... |
June 3, 1972 | 9 |
| "Immigration Man" | David Crosby David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash , and CPR... and Graham Nash Graham Nash Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer... |
June 10, 1972 | 36 |
| "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" | Little Jimmy Osmond Jimmy Osmond James Arthur "Jimmy" Osmond is an American singer, actor, and businessman.-Biography:Jimmy Osmond is the youngest of his siblings and an occasional member of their musical group, The Osmonds. He is the ninth and last child of George and Olive Osmond, and his siblings are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne,... |
June 17, 1972 | 34 |
| "Amazing Grace Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,... " |
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is a cavalry regiment of... |
July 1, 1972 | 11 |
| "I've Been Lonely for So Long I've Been Lonely for So Long "I've Been Lonely For So Long" is a pop-soul song recorded by American southern soul singer Frederick Knight. The song, written by Posie Knight and Jerry Weaver, was released in 1972 by Stax Records.... " |
Frederick Knight Frederick Knight (singer) Frederick Knight is an American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer.- Biography :Knight recorded with Mercury and Capitol in New York before signing with Stax Records in 1972. He had his only UK hit single, "I've Been Lonely For So Long," in 1972. The song was on the chart for 10 weeks and... |
July 8, 1972 | 27 |
| "How Do You Do" | Mouth & MacNeal Mouth & MacNeal Mouth & MacNeal was a pop duo from the Netherlands. They are best known for their million selling recording of "How Do You Do".-Career:They were formed in 1971 when record producer Hans van Hemert brought together the solo talent of Mouth and Maggie MacNeal... |
July 22, 1972 | 8 |
| "Day By Day" | Godspell Godspell Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway... |
July 29, 1972 | 13 |
| "Layla Layla "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally released by their blues-rock band, Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs... " |
Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos were a blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends... |
August 5, 1972 | 10 |
| "Gone" | Joey Heatherton Joey Heatherton Joey Heatherton is an American actress, dancer, and singer.-Early life:Christened Davenie Johanna Heatherton and nicknamed "Joey," she was raised in Rockville Centre, New York, a suburb of New York City. There she attended St. Agnes Cathedral School, a Catholic grade and high school... |
August 12, 1972 | 24 |
| "Hold Your Head Up" | Argent Argent (band) Argent are an English rock band founded in 1969 by keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies.-Career:The first three demos from Argent, recorded in the autumn of 1968 featured Mac MacLeod on bass guitar though he was not meant to become a member of the group.Original members of the band were... |
August 26, 1972 | 5 |
| "Motorcycle Mama" | Sailcat Sailcat Sailcat was a short-lived American rock and roll band. They were a one-hit wonder who scored a hit single in the summer of 1972 with the song "Motorcycle Mama".-Track listing:* Side one*# "Rainbow Road" John Wyker - 4:00... |
August 26, 1972 | 12 |
| "Small Beginnings" | Flash Flash (band) -Flash:Flash was an English progressive rock group, formed by former Yes guitarist Peter Banks and vocalist Colin Carter in August 1971. Bassist Ray Bennett and drummer Mike Hough completed the line-up.... |
August 26, 1972 | 29 |
| "Beautiful Sunday" | Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (singer) Daniel Boone is an English pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the U.S. with the single "Beautiful Sunday" in 1972. The song was written by Boone and Rod McQueen and racked up millions in singles sales worldwide. It peaked at No... |
September 16, 1972 | 15 |
| "All the Young Dudes All the Young Dudes (song) "All the Young Dudes" is a song written by David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972. NME editors Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray have described the track as "one of that rare breed: rock songs which hymn the solidarity of the disaffected without... " |
Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople were a British rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s. They are popularly known for the song "All the Young Dudes", written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album of the same name.-The early years:Mott The Hoople... |
September 23, 1972 | 37 |
| "Easy Livin'" | Uriah Heep Uriah Heep (band) Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals... |
September 23, 1972 | 39 |
| "Popcorn Popcorn (instrumental) "Popcorn" is an early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 on his album Music to Moog By. The same year this tune was released and recorded at Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City.... " |
Hot Butter Hot Butter Hot Butter was an instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard player Stan Free. The other band members were Dave Mullaney, John Abbott, Bill Jerome, Steve Jerome, and Danny Jordan. They are best known for their 1972 cover of the Moog synthpop instrumental, "Popcorn", originally recorded by its... |
October 21, 1972 | 9 |
| "The City of New Orleans City of New Orleans (song) "City of New Orleans" is a folk song written by Steve Goodman , describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans via the Illinois Central Railroad in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the eponymous train for a visit to his wife's family... " |
Arlo Guthrie Arlo Guthrie Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice... |
October 28, 1972 | 18 |
| "From the Beginning" | Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer... |
October 28, 1972 | 39 |
| "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" | Danny O'Keefe Danny O'Keefe Danny O'Keefe is a U.S. based singer-songwriter, born in Spokane, Washington, in 1943. O'Keefe's musical career has spanned four decades from his early days playing in the Minnesota coffee houses to his present station in the Seattle area... |
November 4, 1972 | 9 |
| "Convention '72" | The Delegates The Delegates The Delegates were a novelty song group who scored a hit in the United States in 1972. The "band" was actually Bob DeCarlo, the morning disc jockey at KQV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bob was approached by Nick Cenci and Nick Kousaleous, local Pittsburgh record moguls, to make a novelty record... |
November 18, 1972 | 8 |
| "Thunder and Lightning" | Chi Coltrane Chi Coltrane Chi Coltrane is best known as an American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer.-Career:... |
November 18, 1972 | 17 |
| "American City Suite" | Cashman and West | November 18, 1972 | 27 |
1973
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Blue Haze | January 13, 1973 | 27 |
| "Love Jones" | Brighter Side of Darkness Brighter Side of Darkness Brighter Side of Darkness was a short-lived American R&B/soul group. They were formed in 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. Their lead singer was 12-year-old Darryl Lamont; the other members were Ralph Eskridge, Randolph Murph and Larry Washington.... |
February 3, 1973 | 16 |
| "Why Can't We Live Together Why Can't We Live Together Why Can't We Live Together is a song by Timmy Thomas from the album Why Can't We Live Together. The song is notable for its sparse, stripped-down production, which featured only a Hammond organ, percussion from an early rhythm machine and Thomas's passionate, soulful vocal... " |
Timmy Thomas Timmy Thomas Timmy Thomas is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".-Career:... |
February 10, 1973 | 3 |
| "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?" | Hurricane Smith | February 17, 1973 | 3 |
| "Dancin' in the Moonlight Dancing in the Moonlight "Dancing In The Moonlight" is the title song on the 1973 King Harvest album. The track was released as a single in 1972 and it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released other singles but these were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight"... " |
King Harvest King Harvest King Harvest was a 1970s American rock band, best known for their 1973 hit single, "Dancing in the Moonlight".-Background:Formed by a group of four American expatriates in Paris in 1970, King Harvest was best known for its one US hit single, "Dancing In The Moonlight," which was released in 1972... |
February 24, 1973 | 13 |
| "Soul Song Soul Song “Soul Song” is a song made famous by country music singer Joe Stampley. Originally released in 1972, the song became his first No. 1 song and was the title track to Stampley’s album, released in early 1973.... " |
Joe Stampley Joe Stampley Joe Stampley is an American country music singer.-Biography:He was born to R.C. Stampley, Jr. , and Mary E. Stampley... |
March 10, 1973 | 37 |
| "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) "Also Sprach Zarathustra " is a song by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1972 album Prelude. It is a jazz-influenced rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition Also sprach Zarathustra, most famous for its use in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey .Released as the... " |
Deodato Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato is a Brazilian pianist, composer, record producer and arranger, primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements of rock/pop, R&B/funk, Brazilian/Latin, and symphonic or orchestral music.Mainly,... |
March 31, 1973 | 2 |
| "Dead Skunk Dead Skunk "Dead Skunk" is a 1973 novelty song by Loudon Wainwright III.The song is musically a simple folk song based on acoustic guitar, but accompanied by drums and strings. The lyrics, which literally interpreted describe a dead skunk in the middle of a busy road and the smell it produces for pedestrians,... " |
Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To... |
March 31, 1973 | 16 |
| "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a Southern Gothic song written by songwriter Bobby Russell and performed in 1972 by his then-wife Vicki Lawrence... " |
Vicki Lawrence Vicki Lawrence Vicki Lawrence is an American actress, comedienne, and Billboard Hot 100 #1 singer, who was frequently a game show panelist in the 1970s and 1980s... |
April 7, 1973 | 1 |
| "Walk on the Wild Side" | Lou Reed Lou Reed Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades... |
April 28, 1973 | 16 |
| "Daisy a Day" | Jud Strunk Jud Strunk Jud Strunk was an American singer, songwriter and comedian.-Biography:Born Justin Strunk, Jr. in Jamestown, New York, he was raised in Buffalo, New York, where as a small boy his showmanship became evident... |
May 19, 1973 | 14 |
| "Wildflower Wildflower (Skylark song) "Wildflower" is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. First performed by the Canadian band Skylark, it has been covered by many artists and more recently has been sampled in a number of hip hop songs.-Skylark recording:... " |
Skylark Skylark (Canadian band) Skylark was a former Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971–1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. The band formed from one of Ronnie Hawkins' backup groups and signed with Capitol Records, releasing a self-titled album in 1972 which spawned three singles... |
May 26, 1973 | 9 |
| "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" | First Choice First Choice (band) First Choice was an American girl group vocal music trio from Philadelphia. The group produced the disco hits "Armed and Extremely Dangerous", "Smarty Pants", "The Player", "Love Thang", "Let No Man Put Asunder" and "Dr. Love". They were signed to soul label Philly Groove Records and to disco label... |
May 26, 1973 | 28 |
| "Superfly Meets Shaft" | John & Ernest John & Ernest John & Ernest was an American novelty song ensemble. composed of John Free and Ernest Smith. They scored a hit single in 1973 with the record "Super Fly Meets Shaft", which hit #31 on the Top 40. The record consisted of lines from popular songs of the day, which tell a story about the main... |
May 26, 1973 | 31 |
| "Hocus Pocus" | Focus Focus (band) Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia"... |
June 2, 1973 | 9 |
| "Leaving Me" | The Independents The Independents (vocal group) The Independents were an American R&B vocal group active from 1971 to 1975. They scored several hits on the U.S. Pop and R&B charts. Their biggest success came in 1973 when "Leaving Me" went to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on that chart for 14 weeks and selling over one million copies. The... |
June 2, 1973 | 21 |
| "Teddy Bear Song" | Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "The Teddy Bear Song". After the success of the song, she continued to have success on the Country charts.... |
June 2, 1973 | 32 |
| "Back When My Hair Was Short" | Gunhill Road Gunhill Road Gunhill Road was an American band, consisting of Glenn Leopold, Steven Goldrich, and Gil Roman. Paul Reisch replaced Gil Roman in 1973.-Career:... |
June 2, 1973 | 40 |
| "Pillow Talk" | Sylvia Sylvia Robinson Sylvia Robinson was an American singer, musician, record producer, and record label executive, most notably known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records. She is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the genre... |
June 9, 1973 | 3 |
| "Playground in My Mind" | Clint Holmes Clint Holmes Clint Holmes , is a singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer. He was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire , England, the son of an African-American jazz musician and a white English opera singer... |
June 16, 1973 | 2 |
| "I'm Doin' Fine Now" | New York City New York City (band) New York City was an American R&B vocal group. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", and all of the group's members had had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles.-Career:... |
June 23, 1973 | 17 |
| "Right Place Wrong Time" | Dr. John Dr. John Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider... |
June 30, 1973 | 9 |
| "Doing It to Death" | Fred Wesley Fred Wesley Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:... and the J.B.'s The J.B.'s The J.B.'s were James Brown's band during the first half of the 1970s. On record the J.B.'s were sometimes billed under various alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., The First Family and The Last Word... |
July 14, 1973 | 22 |
| "Satin Sheets" | Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett is an American Country Music Singer and Grand Ole Opry star, best-known for her 1973 chart-topping Country hit, "Satin Sheets", that spent three weeks at No. 1.... |
July 14, 1973 | 28 |
| "Misdemeanor" | Foster Sylvers Foster Sylvers Foster Emerson Sylvers is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist... |
July 28, 1973 | 22 |
| "Soul Makossa Soul Makossa "Soul Makossa" is a 1972 single by Cameroonian makossa saxophonist Manu Dibango. It is often cited as one of the first disco records. In 1972 David Mancuso found a copy in a Brooklyn West Indian record store and often played it at his Loft parties. The response was so positive that the few copies... " |
Manu Dibango Manu Dibango -External links:*... |
July 28, 1973 | 35 |
| "Brother Louie" | Stories Stories (band) Stories was a rock and pop music band, based out of New York in the early 1970s. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown, bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a Number 1 hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie."-Band history:Lloyd ... |
August 25, 1973 | 1 |
| "In the Midnight Hour In the Midnight Hour "In the Midnight Hour" is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett. It was composed by Pickett and Steve Cropper at the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis where Martin Luther King, Jr. would later be murdered in April 1968... " |
Cross Country Cross Country (band) Cross Country is a band formed in 1973 by three fourths of the musical group The Tokens- Jay Siegel, Mitch Margo and Phil Margo.The group released one self-titled album.-Track listing:# Today - 2:52# Just A Thought - 3:22# Cross Country - 3:49... |
September 22, 1973 | 30 |
| "My Maria My Maria "My Maria" is a song co-written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Stevenson released "My Maria" as a single in August 1973, and the song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at #1 on the US... " |
B. W. Stevenson | September 29, 1973 | 9 |
| "I Can't Stand the Rain I Can't Stand the Rain (song) "I Can't Stand the Rain" is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles, and written by Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller & Ann Peebles. The song became Peebles' biggest hit when in 1973 it reached #38 on the US Pop Chart and #6 on the R&B/Black Chart. The single also reached #41 on the UK Pop... " |
Ann Peebles Ann Peebles Ann Peebles is an African American singer-songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label... |
December 22, 1973 | 38 |
1974
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Painted Ladies" | Ian Thomas Ian Thomas (Canadian musician) Ian Thomas is a singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is younger brother to famed comedian and actor Dave Thomas.-Career:... |
January 12, 1974 | 34 |
| "Midnight Rider Midnight Rider "Midnight Rider" is a popular and widely covered song by The Allman Brothers Band, from their album Idlewild South. Written by Gregg Allman and Robert Kim Payne, the song has become a fixture of the band's live performances and an enduring standard... " |
Gregg Allman Gregg Allman Gregory Lenoir Allman , known as Gregg Allman, is a rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia... |
January 19, 1974 | 19 |
| "If We Make It Through December If We Make It Through December "If We Make It Through December" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1973 as the lead single from album, of the same name. The song was included on Haggard's Christmas album released that year... " |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
January 19, 1974 | 28 |
| "Americans The Americans (commentary) "The Americans" is a famous commentary by Canadian broadcaster Gordon Sinclair. Originally written for a regular broadcast on CFRB radio in Toronto on June 5, 1973, it became a media and public phenomenon, replayed several times a day by some United States radio stations, released as a hit audio... " |
Byron MacGregor Byron MacGregor Byron MacGregor was a Canadian news anchor and news director.-Career:Born Gary Lachlan Mack in Calgary, Alberta, by the age of nineteen, he became the youngest news director at the AM radio station, CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, which also served Detroit, Michigan as well as Toledo and Cleveland in... |
February 9, 1974 | 4 |
| "Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) The Americans (commentary) "The Americans" is a famous commentary by Canadian broadcaster Gordon Sinclair. Originally written for a regular broadcast on CFRB radio in Toronto on June 5, 1973, it became a media and public phenomenon, replayed several times a day by some United States radio stations, released as a hit audio... " |
Gordon Sinclair Gordon Sinclair Allan Gordon Sinclair, OC, FRGS was a Canadian journalist, writer and commentator.-Early life:Sinclair was born in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. In 1916, before finishing his first year of high school, Sinclair dropped out to take a job with the Bank of Nova Scotia... |
February 9, 1974 | 24 |
| "Jim Dandy Jim Dandy (song) "Jim Dandy" is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker in 1956. It reached the top of the R&B chart and #17 on the pop charts in the U.S... " |
Black Oak Arkansas Black Oak Arkansas Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s with ten charting albums released in that decade... |
February 16, 1974 | 25 |
| "Can This Be Real" | Natural Four | February 16, 1974 | 31 |
| "Seasons in the Sun Seasons in the Sun Apart from the versions noted above, there have been numerous cover versions of the song. Generally, these use the same translation as the Terry Jacks version, and thus inherit that version's less harsh interpretation of the song's storyline.... " |
Terry Jacks Terry Jacks Terrence Ross "Terry" Jacks is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist.-Early life:... |
March 2, 1974 | 1 |
| "I Love I Love "I Love" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in October 1973 as the only single from the album, For the People in the Last Hard Town. The song would be Hall's most successful single becoming his fourth number one on the U.S.... " |
Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
March 2, 1974 | 12 |
| "Last Kiss Last Kiss "Last Kiss" is a song that was released by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It was unsuccessful chartwise. Cochran subsequently re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963. The song was later revived by J... " |
Wednesday Wednesday (band) Wednesday was a pop vocal group from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. They scored a hit single in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974 with their cover of the song "Last Kiss", which peaked at #34. That same year, they were nominated for the Canadian Juno Award for Most Promising Group. The single... |
March 2, 1974 | 34 |
| "Rock On Rock On (David Essex song) "Rock On" is a song that was composed and sung by English singer/songwriter David Essex in 1973. In March 1974, it reached #1 in Canada on the RPM national Top Singles chart and was a Top 5 song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop-music chart. It was Essex's only Billboard Top 40 hit. The song also... " |
David Essex David Essex David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums... |
March 9, 1974 | 5 |
| "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind) Eres tú (Mocedades song) "Eres tú" is a popular Spanish language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band Mocedades, with Amaya Uranga on lead.This song was chosen as Spain's entry in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest... " |
Mocedades Mocedades Mocedades is a Spanish singing group from the Basque Country, probably best known for representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973 with the song "Eres Tú"... |
March 23, 1974 | 9 |
| "My Sweet Lady" | Cliff DeYoung Cliff DeYoung Clifford Tobin DeYoung is an American actor and musician.DeYoung was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended California State University.... |
March 23, 1974 | 17 |
| "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" is a rock song written by Rick Derringer. It was first recorded by Johnny Winter with Derringer in 1970. In 1973, Derringer recorded a solo version and it became his only Top 40 chart hit, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 at #23... " |
Rick Derringer Rick Derringer Rick Derringer is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer.-1960s:When he was seventeen years old, his band The McCoys recorded "Hang on Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, which became the number one song in America before "Yesterday" by The Beatles knocked it out of the top spot. The song was... |
March 23, 1974 | 23 |
| "I'll Be the Other Woman" | The Soul Children The Soul Children The Soul Children was an American vocal group who recorded soul music for Stax Records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They had three top ten hits on the Billboard R&B chart – "The Sweeter He Is" , "Hearsay" , and "I'll Be The Other Woman" – all of which crossed over to the Hot... |
March 30, 1974 | 38 |
| "The Lord's Prayer The Lord's Prayer (Sister Janet Mead song) "The Lord's Prayer" is a rock setting of the Lord's Prayer with music by Arnold Strals recorded in 1973 by the Australian nun Sister Janet Mead. Mead was known for pioneering the use of contemporary rock music in celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass and for her weekly radio programs... " |
Sister Janet Mead Sister Janet Mead Sister Janet Mead is a Roman Catholic nun and is best known for recording a rock version of The Lord's Prayer. The surprise hit reached #3 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1974 and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in that same year. The single earned her a Grammy Award nomination and Golden Gospel... |
April 13, 1974 | 4 |
| "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) "TSOP " is a 1974 hit recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees. A classic example of the Philadelphia soul genre, it was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff as the theme for the American musical television program Soul Train, which specialized in African American musical... " |
MFSB MFSB MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the... |
April 20, 1974 | 1 |
| "Tell Me a Lie Tell Me a Lie "Tell Me a Lie" is a popular 1983 Country Music song, made famous by 80s Country recording artist Janie Fricke.In 1983, Janie Fricke picked up the song "Tell Me a Lie" as to be released as her next single in 1983. During this time, Fricke racked up a good amount of hits, like "It Ain't Easy Bein'... " |
Sami Jo Sami Jo Sami Jo was an American country singer. She is best known for her 1974 single "Tell Me a Lie", which peaked at No. 21 on the Pop Top 40 that same year.... |
April 20, 1974 | 21 |
| "Tubular Bells Tubular Bells Tubular Bells is the debut record album of English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. It was the first album released by Virgin Records and an early cornerstone of the company's success... " |
Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature... |
May 11, 1974 | 7 |
| "The Entertainer The Entertainer (rag) "The Entertainer" is sub-titled "A rag time two step", which was a form of dance popular until about 1911, and a style which was common among rags written at the time.Its structure is: Intro AA BB A CC Intro2 DD.... " |
Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only thirteen people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize... |
May 18, 1974 | 3 |
| "No Charge" | Melba Montgomery Melba Montgomery Melba Montgomery is an American country music singer. She is best known for duet hit recordings in the 1960s with country music singer George Jones.... |
June 8, 1974 | 36 |
| "Be Thankful for What You've Got" | William DeVaughn William DeVaughn William DeVaughn is an American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for the hit song "Be Thankful for What You Got".-Biography:... |
June 29, 1974 | 4 |
| "This Heart" | Gene Redding Gene Redding Gene Redding was an American singer, who was discovered by Etta James at a USO Club in Anchorage, Alaska.He released one album on Capitol Records in 1974, entitled Blood Brother. The album hit #45 on the Billboard Black Albums chart on the strength of the singles "Blood Brothers" and "This Heart"... |
July 20, 1974 | 24 |
| "Please Come to Boston" | Dave Loggins Dave Loggins David Allen "Dave" Loggins is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame... |
August 10, 1974 | 5 |
| "The Night Chicago Died The Night Chicago Died "The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada. It is about a fictional shoot-out in Chicago... " |
Paper Lace Paper Lace Paper Lace are a Nottingham based pop group, formed in 1969. They are known to Americans as a one-hit wonder; however, in the UK they were a "classic two and a half hit wonder".-History:... |
August 17, 1974 | 1 |
| "Sugar Baby Love" | The Rubettes The Rubettes The Rubettes were an English pop band assembled in 1973 by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton, then the head of A&R at Polydor Records, and his co-songwriter, Tony Waddington, after their doo-wop and 1950s American pop-influenced songs had been rejected by a number of existing acts... |
August 31, 1974 | 37 |
| "One Day at a Time" | Marilyn Sellars Marilyn Sellars Marilyn Sellars is an American country music and gospel singer who had several hits during the mid 1970s on Mega Records, most notably the original version of "One Day At A Time" in 1974.-Early career:... |
September 28, 1974 | 37 |
| "Beach Baby" | First Class | October 5, 1974 | 4 |
| "Hang on in There Baby" | Johnny Bristol Johnny Bristol Johnny Bristol , was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s... |
October 5, 1974 | 8 |
| "After the Goldrush" | Prelude Prelude (band) Prelude are an English based vocal folk group, who in their most famous line-up consisted of Brian Hume , his wife Irene Hume and Ian Vardy... |
October 5, 1974 | 13 |
| "Fallin' in Love" | Souther, Hillman, Furay Band | October 5, 1974 | 27 |
| "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) "Life Is a Rock " is a 1974 song by an ad hoc group of studio musicians called Reunion, with Joey Levine as the lead singer. The song was written by Paul DiFranco and Norman Dolph... " |
Reunion | November 16, 1974 | 8 |
| "I Can Help I Can Help "I Can Help" is a song written and performed by Billy Swan. Released in September 1974, the song was a big crossover smash, reaching #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts late that fall.... " |
Billy Swan Billy Swan Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs... |
November 23, 1974 | 1 |
| "The Need to Be" | Jim Weatherly Jim Weatherly James Dexter Weatherly is an American singer-songwriter. Weatherly played quarterback at the University of Mississippi and was an All-American before choosing songwriting over a football career... |
November 23, 1974 | 11 |
| "Kung Fu Fighting Kung Fu Fighting "Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song written by Jim Brusatto and Vivian Hawke performed by Carl Douglas, and composed and produced by Biddu. It was released as a single in 1974, at the cusp of a chopsocky film craze, and eventually rose to the top of the British and American charts, in addition to... " |
Carl Douglas Carl Douglas Carl Douglas is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single... |
December 7, 1974 | 1 |
| "Woman to Woman" | Shirley Brown Shirley Brown Shirley Brown is an American soul singer, best known for her million-selling single "Woman to Woman" which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975.-Woman to Woman:... |
December 7, 1974 | 22 |
1975
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Doctor's Orders" | Carol Douglas Carol Douglas Carol Douglas is an American singer whose hit "Doctor's Orders" was a pioneer track in the disco genre.-Early life and acting career:... |
February 8, 1975 | 11 |
| "Up in a Puff of Smoke" | Polly Brown Polly Brown Polly Brown is an English singer. A member of Pickettywitch and Sweet Dreams - and with each group lead singer on a Top Ten hit, respectively "That Same Old Feeling" and "Honey Honey" - Brown had an international solo hit in 1975 with "Up in a Puff of Smoke".-Biography:Brown recorded with... |
March 15, 1975 | 16 |
| "Sad Sweet Dreamer" | Sweet Sensation Sweet Sensation (band) Sweet Sensation was an eight piece British soul group who had some success between 1974 and 1977. Cast very much in the then-popular mould of the Philly sound, they broke through in 1974 following an appearance on a UK television talent show, New Faces... |
March 22, 1975 | 14 |
| "Shame, Shame, Shame Shame, Shame, Shame (Shirley & Company song) "Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson and performed by American disco band Shirley & Company. The single hit number one on the soul singles chart for one week, and number one on the disco/dance charts for four weeks.The track was one of the first international disco... " |
Shirley & Company Shirley & Company Shirley & Company was an American disco group, consisting of Shirley Goodman , Jesus Alvarez, Walter Morris, Bernadette Randle, Seldon Powell, Jonathan Williams and Clarence Oliver.... |
March 29, 1975 | 12 |
| "Lovin' You" | Minnie Riperton Minnie Riperton Minnie Julia Riperton was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You". She was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph from 1972 until her death in the summer of 1979. They had two children - music engineer Marc Rudolph and actress/comedienne Maya... |
April 5, 1975 | 1 |
| "Shaving Cream Shaving Cream (song) "Shaving Cream" is a song written by Benny Bell in 1946, and originally sung by Paul Wynn. It is a novelty song which uses innuendo with a rhyme scheme that implies that the last word in each verse is "shit", while the refrain begins with the words "Shaving Cream," with exaggerated emphasis on the... " |
Benny Bell Benny Bell Benny Bell was an American singer-songwriter who reached popularity in the 1940s, with a comeback in the 1970s. He is particularly remembered for his risqué but cheerfully optimistic songs.-Career:Benny Bell was born to an immigrant Jewish family in New York City... |
April 26, 1975 | 30 |
| "Chevy Van" | Sammy Johns Sammy Johns Sammy Johns is an American country singer-songwriter, best known for his million selling 1975 hit single, "Chevy Van".-Career:... |
May 3, 1975 | 5 |
| "Autobahn Autobahn (song) "Autobahn" is a song by German electronic band Kraftwerk, composed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider of the band, with Emil Schult collaborating on the lyrics. It is co-produced by Conny Plank, and was the band's first track to use sung lyrics... " |
Kraftwerk Kraftwerk Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008... |
May 3, 1975 | 25 |
| "How Long?" | Ace Ace (band) Ace were a British rock music band, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. They are notable for their part in the early career of Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a solo artist, and as a member of several other groups... |
May 31, 1975 | 3 |
| "Judy Mae" | Boomer Castleman Boomer Castleman Owen Castleman, better known by his stage name Boomer Castleman, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Farmers Branch, Texas. He was a one-hit wonder, hitting the US charts in 1975 with the single "Judy Mae", which peaked at #33.... |
June 14, 1975 | 33 |
| "Lizzie and the Rainman" | Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13... |
June 14, 1975 | 37 |
| "I'm Not Lisa I'm Not Lisa "I'm Not Lisa" is a country music song written and recorded by American country artist Jessi Colter. It was released as a single on January 16, 1975 by Capitol Records. "I'm Not Lisa" would become Colter's first major hit as a solo artist.-Content:... " |
Jessi Colter Jessi Colter Jessi Colter is an American country music artist who is best known for her collaboration with her husband, country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings and for her 1975 country-pop crossover hit "I'm Not Lisa".... |
June 21, 1975 | 4 |
| "Love Won't Let Me Wait" | Major Harris Major Harris (singer) Major Harris is an American R&B singer, associated with the Philadelphia soul sound.-Career:... |
June 21, 1975 | 5 |
| "The Last Farewell" | Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker Roger Whittaker is an Anglo-Kenyan singer-songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of over 55 million. His music can be described as easy listening. He is best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability... |
June 21, 1975 | 19 |
| "Magic Magic (Pilot song) "Magic" is a popular song from 1974, and was the first hit single for the Scottish band Pilot. It was written by Pilot's Dave Paton.It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on July 19, 1975, and received a gold certification... " |
Pilot Pilot (band) Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.-Career:... |
July 12, 1975 | 5 |
| "The Hustle The Hustle (song) "The Hustle" is a famous disco song by songwriter/arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It scored #1 on the "Billboard Hot 100" and the "Hot Soul Singles" charts during the summer of 1975. It also peaked at #9 on the Australian Singles Chart and #3 in the UK... " |
Van McCoy Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy was an accomplished musician, music producer, arranger, songwriter, and orchestra conductor. He is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song "The Hustle", which is still played in dance halls and on radio to this day more than thirty years since his death... |
July 26, 1975 | 1 |
| "Rockin' Chair" | Gwen McCrae Gwen McCrae Gwen McCrae is an American R&B singer, best known for her March, 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair".-Career:... |
August 2, 1975 | 9 |
| "Dynomite–Part 1" | Tony Camillo's Bazuka Tony Camillo Tony Camillo is an American record producer, orchestrator and arranger. He worked on many soul and disco recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, including recordings by Dionne Warwick, Eric Carmen, The Stylistics, Dazz Band, Millie Jackson, Chambers Brothers, Peaches & Herb, Sha Na Na, Grand Funk... |
August 2, 1975 | 10 |
| "(Shu-Doo-Pa-Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Fool" | Travis Wammack Travis Wammack Travis Wammack in Walnut, Mississippi, is an American rock and roll guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. He began his professional music career when he wrote and recorded his first record at the age of eleven... |
August 16, 1975 | 38 |
| "Third Rate Romance" | Amazing Rhythm Aces Amazing Rhythm Aces The Amazing Rhythm Aces are an American country rock group. The band has characterized their music as "American Music" or "Roots Music" — rock, country, blues, R&B, folk, reggae and Latino... |
September 13, 1975 | 14 |
| "Black Superman–'Muhammad Ali'" | Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band Johnny Wakelin Johnny Wakelin is a British Pye Records recording artist.-Career:He had his first outings in clubs in his hometown but without big success... |
September 13, 1975 | 21 |
| "Your Love" | Graham Central Station Graham Central Station Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham . The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often incorrectly called Grand Central Station.... |
September 20, 1975 | 38 |
| "Feelings" | Morris Albert Morris Albert Morris Albert is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, famous for his 1975 hit single "Feelings".... |
October 25, 1975 | 6 |
| "Eighteen with a Bullet" | Pete Wingfield Pete Wingfield Pete Wingfield is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.-Career:... |
November 29, 1975 | 15 |
| "I Wanta Do Something Freaky to You" | Leon Haywood Leon Haywood Otha Leon Haywood is an American funk and soul singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 1975 hit single "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You", which has been much sampled by Dr. Dre and others.... |
December 13, 1975 | 15 |
| "I'm on Fire" | 5000 Volts 5000 Volts 5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act that achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina Charles and Martin Jay, with a changing group of session musicians.-Career:... |
December 13, 1975 | 26 |
1976
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Let's Live Together" | The Road Apples The Road Apples The Road Apples were an American pop rock group from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their lead singer/guitarist was David Finnerty. The other band members were Flip Morse , Bard Richmond , Jean-Do Sifantus , and Chuck Eisenhardt... |
January 10, 1976 | 35 |
| "Baby Face Baby Face (1926 song) Baby Face is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Akst, the lyrics by Benny Davis. The song was published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber had a number one hit with the song.... " |
Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps was an American disco group in existence from 1975 to 1978. The "fife and drum corps" was actually an assemblage of studio musicians put together by Harold Wheeler; the group's vocalists were Linda November, Vivian Cherry, Arlene Martell, and Helen Miles.Their... |
March 6, 1976 | 14 |
| "Love Hurts Love Hurts "Love Hurts" is the name of a song, written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is also well known from a 1975 international hit version by the rock band Nazareth and in the UK by a top 5 hit in 1975 by Jim Capaldi.The song was introduced... " |
Nazareth Nazareth (band) Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975... |
March 13, 1976 | 8 |
| "The White Knight The White Knight (Cledus Maggard song) "The White Knight" is a novelty country music song made famous by Jay Huguely, who - recording as Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band - enjoyed a brief run of national popularity with the song when it became popular in 1976.-Song story:... " |
Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band | March 13, 1976 | 19 |
| "Junk Food Junkie" | Larry Groce Larry Groce Larry Groce is an American singer-songwriter and radio host. Since 1983, Groce has served as the host and artistic director of Mountain Stage, a two-hour live music program produced by West Virginia Public Radio and distributed by NPR. He first entered the national spotlight in 1976 when his... |
March 20, 1976 | 9 |
| "Love Is the Drug" | Roxy Music Roxy Music Roxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson... |
March 20, 1976 | 30 |
| "We Can't Hide It Anymore" | Larry Santos Larry Santos Larry Santos is an American singer-songwriter. He wrote tunes for several American pop bands in the 1960s, including the 1963 #3 hit "Candy Girl" for The Four Seasons. In the mid-Sixties, he recorded a few singles as part of a group called The Madisons, as well as under his own name... |
April 10, 1976 | 36 |
| "Welcome Back" | John Sebastian John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000... |
May 8, 1976 | 1 |
| "Union Man" | Cate Bros. | May 22, 1976 | 24 |
| "Fooled Around and Fell in Love Fooled Around and Fell in Love "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" was a single by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. It appeared on his 1975 album Struttin' My Stuff and was released as a single the following year. Bishop does not sing lead vocals on the track; feeling that his gravelly voice didn't do the song justice, he invited... " |
Elvin Bishop Elvin Bishop Elvin Bishop is an American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist.-Career:Bishop was born in Glendale, California, and grew up on a farm near Elliott, Iowa. His family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was ten years old... |
May 22, 1976 | 3 |
| "Happy Days" | Pratt & McClain Pratt & McClain Pratt & McClain was a 1970s-era rock and roll band, originally called Brother Love, consisting of Jerry McClain and Truett Pratt, along with various sidemen. They scored a Billboard #5 hit in 1976 with Theme to Happy Days.-Band history:... |
June 5, 1976 | 5 |
| "Movin'" | Brass Construction Brass Construction Brass Construction was an American funk group formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1968. They were originally known as Dynamic Soul, and went on to record a string of hit singles and albums through to 1985.-Career:... |
June 26, 1976 | 14 |
| "Making Our Dreams Come True" | Cyndi Grecco Cyndi Grecco Cyndi Grecco was an American singer who sang the theme tune to the popular 1970s American television show, Laverne & Shirley. Titled "Making Our Dreams Come True," the song was also put out as a single and charted at #25 on July 25, 1976. The song came out on the small Private Stock label... |
July 4, 1976 | 25 |
| "Afternoon Delight Afternoon Delight (song) "Afternoon Delight" is the title of a song recorded by American group, Starland Vocal Band, featuring close harmony and sexually suggestive wordplay. It was written by Bill Danoff, one of the members of the band. It became a number-one U.S. Billboard Hot 100 single on July 10, 1976... " |
Starland Vocal Band Starland Vocal Band Starland Vocal Band were an American pop band, known primarily for "Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest-selling singles in 1976.-Career:The group began as 'Fat City', a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. The band was also composed of Jon Carroll and Margot Chapman... |
July 10, 1976 | 1 |
| "The Boys Are Back in Town The Boys Are Back in Town "The Boys Are Back in Town" is a single from Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song came out in 1976 on their album Jailbreak. It was honoured with the 499th position among the 2004 Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, though it was not included in the 2010 update... " |
Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums... |
July 24, 1976 | 12 |
| "I'm Easy I'm Easy (song) "I'm Easy" was a popular music hit in 1976 in the United States. The song was featured in the movie Nashville, written and performed by Keith Carradine.... " |
Keith Carradine Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor who has had success on stage, film and television. In addition, he is a Golden Globe and Oscar winning songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an acting "dynasty" that began with his father, John Carradine.-Early life:Keith... |
August 7, 1976 | 17 |
| "Turn the Beat Around Turn the Beat Around In 1994 , the song was recorded by Gloria Estefan for the soundtrack to the film The Specialist. Released as a single, it became a hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is also featured on Estefan's fourth solo album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. She also sang the song as her opening... " |
Vicki Sue Robinson Vicki Sue Robinson Vicki Sue Robinson was an American theatre and film actress and singer, closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music; she is most famous for her 1976 hit, "Turn the Beat Around."-Early life and career:... |
August 14, 1976 | 10 |
| "Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (Red Sovine song) "Teddy Bear" is a song made famous by country music singer Red Sovine. Released in 1976, the song was the title track to Sovine's album released that same year.-Story of Red Sovine's song Teddy Bear:... " |
Red Sovine Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson Sovine , better known as Red Sovine, was an American country music singer associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music... |
August 28, 1976 | 40 |
| "Play That Funky Music Play That Funky Music "Play That Funky Music" is a funk song written by Robert Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The performers on the classic recording included the members of the band at the time: lead singer Parissi, guitarist Bryan Bassett, bassist Allen Wentz, and drummer Ron Beitle, with session horn... " |
Wild Cherry Wild Cherry (band) Wild Cherry was a funk/rock band best known for their funk song "Play That Funky Music".-History:Rob Parissi was raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio. Parissi graduated from Mingo High School in 1968. Rob formed the band Wild Cherry in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio, one mile north of... |
September 18, 1976 | 1 |
| "Street Singin'" | Lady Flash Lady Flash Lady Flash was an American trio of singers whose members were Reparata Mazzola, Monica Pege and Debra Byrd. They were the featured backup group for Barry Manilow from 1974-1979 and released one hit of their own, 1976's "Street Singin'". The tune, which was written and arranged by Manilow, reached... |
September 18, 1976 | 27 |
| "Wham Bam" | Silver Silver (band) Silver was an American 1970s country-rock band, best known for their bubblegum 1976 hit "Wham Bam".Members of the group included John Batdorf , lead vocals and guitar; Brent Mydland , keyboards and vocals; Tom Leadon , bass guitar and vocals; Greg Collier, guitar and vocals; and Harry... |
October 2, 1976 | 16 |
| "A Fifth of Beethoven A Fifth of Beethoven "A Fifth of Beethoven" is a disco instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. It was adapted by Murphy from the first movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. The record was produced by noted production music and sound effects recording producer Thomas J. Valentino. It was one of... " |
Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band Walter Murphy Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. is an American instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He rose to fame with the hit instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of passages from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, in 1976, when disco was at the height of its... |
October 9, 1976 | 1 |
| "Disco Duck Disco Duck "Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Memphis disc jockey Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 . It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15... (Part 1)" |
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots Rick Dees Rigdon Osmond "Rick" Dees III is an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song "Disco Duck." He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated... |
October 16, 1976 | 1 |
| "Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)" | Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, now known as Flash Cadillac, are an American retro rock 'n' roll band. They are best known for their portrayal of the group Herbie and the Heartbeats in the film American Graffiti, to which they contributed three songs: cover versions of "At the Hop" and... |
October 23, 1976 | 29 |
| "You Are My Starship" | Norman Connors Norman Connors Norman Connors is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, producer, and headliner, who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads.-Biography:... |
November 6, 1976 | 27 |
| "Anything You Want" | John Valenti John Valenti John Valenti is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He began his career as lead singer and writer for a pop band, Puzzle. Puzzle released two solid albums on Motown Records in 1973 and 1974 . They one of the rare white groups on Motown. With a sound often reminiscent of the... |
November 6, 1976 | 37 |
| "Nadia's Theme (The Young and The Restless)" | Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. Perry Botkin, Jr. Perry Botkin, Jr. is an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. He had a successful career in music for over forty years. As an arranger, he worked with Bobby Darin, Harry Nilsson, The Lettermen, Ed Ames, and Harpers Bizarre, among others... |
December 11, 1976 | 8 |
1977
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Jeans On Jeans On "Jeans On" is a song by British musician David Dundas from his 1977 self-titled debut album. Released as a single the previous year, it was first featured as an television advertising jingle for Brutus Jeans... " |
David Dundas Lord David Dundas Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas is an English musician known for his film and television scoring, having previously had chart success in the rock genre.-Biography:... |
January 29, 1977 | 17 |
| "Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon Cherchez La Femme "Cherchez La Femme" is a song that was written and performed by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with lead vocals by Cory Daye in 1976. It was later featured in the 1998 film, 54... " |
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was a big band and swing influenced disco band, formed in the Bronx, New York. They are best known for their #1 US dance hit, "Cherchez La Femme"/C'est si bon, from their self-titled debut album.... |
January 29, 1977 | 27 |
| "In the Mood In the Mood "In the Mood" is a big band era #1 hit recorded by American bandleader Glenn Miller. Joe Garland and Andy Razaf arranged "In the Mood" in 1937-1939 using a previously existing main theme composed by Glenn Miller before the start of the 1930s... " |
Henhouse Five Plus Too Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
February 5, 1977 | 40 |
| "Living Next Door to Alice" | Smokie Smokie (band) Smokie is an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire who found success in Europe in the 1970s.-Early years:Originally called The Yen, then The Sphynx and later Essence, the band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede's Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen's first gig was at Birkenshaw... |
February 26, 1977 | 25 |
| "Spring Rain" | Silvetti | March 19, 1977 | 39 |
| "Don't Give Up on Us Don't Give Up on Us (song) "Don't Give Up on Us" is a song by David Soul.Riding high on the success of playing in the hit TV show Starsky and Hutch, Soul returned to one of his early career choices as a singer... " |
David Soul David Soul David Soul is an American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme Starsky and Hutch . He gained British citizenship in 2004.-Early life:... |
April 9, 1977 | 1 |
| "Love in C Minor" | Cerrone Cerrone Marc Cerrone is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles... |
April 9, 1977 | 36 |
| "Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme)" | Wilton Place Street Band Wilton Place Street Band Wilton Place Street Band was an American disco group. The group was an ensemble of studio musicians put together by record producer Trevor Lawrence in Los Angeles, California for the purpose of recording an instrumental disco cover version of the theme tune to "I Love Lucy". The result, "Disco... |
April 9, 1977 | 24 |
| "Tryin' to Love Two" | William Bell William Bell (singer) William Bell is an American soul singer and songwriter, and one of the architects of the Stax-Volt sound. As a performer, he is probably best known for 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water" ; 1968's "Private Number" ; and 1976's "Tryin' To Love Two", Bell's only US top 40 hit, which also hit #1 on the... |
April 30, 1977 | 10 |
| "Sometimes" | Facts of Life Facts of Life (band) Facts of Life was an American soul/disco group formed by producer Millie Jackson, whose members were Jean Davis , Keith Williams, and Chuck Carter. They signed to independent label Kayvette Records, and a single, "Caught in the Middle", got airplay on Southern US radio stations but did not chart... |
April 30, 1977 | 31 |
| "Old Fashion Boy (You're the One)" | Stallion Stallion (band) Stallion was an American pop rock group, from Denver, Colorado, U.S. They were a one-hit wonder, only scoring in 1977 with "Old Fashioned Boy ", which peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.... |
April 30, 1977 | 37 |
| "Cherry Baby" | Starz Starz (band) Starz was a 1970s heavy metal and power pop band from New Jersey, United States. Despite a lack of big commercial success, the band has a lasting cult following and has been cited as a major influence by bands such as Mötley Crüe, Poison and Twisted Sister.... |
May 7, 1977 | 33 |
| "Dancin' Man" | Q Q (1970s band) Q was a disco group formed in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA. They released an album on Epic Records entitled Dancin' Man in 1977, which peaked at #140 on the Billboard 200... |
May 14, 1977 | 23 |
| "Slow Down" | John Miles John Miles (musician) John Miles is an English rock music vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player, best known for his 1976 Top 3 UK hit single, "Music".-Career:... |
June 11, 1977 | 34 |
| "Ariel" | Dean Friedman Dean Friedman Dean Friedman is an American singer-songwriter who plays piano, keyboard, guitar and other instruments, including the harmonica.-Music:... |
June 25, 1977 | 26 |
| "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) Gonna Fly Now "Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford... " |
Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957... |
June 25, 1977 | 28 |
| "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) Gonna Fly Now "Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little and Nelson Pigford... " |
Bill Conti Bill Conti William "Bill" Conti is an American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards ceremony.-Early life and career:... |
July 2, 1977 | 1 |
| "Undercover Angel Undercover Angel (song) "Undercover Angel" was a hit single for singer/songwriter Alan O'Day. Certified gold, it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Australian Singles Chart.-Background:... " |
Alan O'Day Alan O'Day Alan O'Day is an American singer-songwriter, best known for writing and singing "Undercover Angel," a song which was number 1 in 1977. He also wrote songs for several other notable performers, such as 1974's Helen Reddy number 1 hit "Angie Baby" and the Righteous Brothers' number 3 hit "Rock And... |
July 9, 1977 | 1 |
| "Angel in Your Arms Angel in Your Arms "Angel in Your Arms" is the title of a 1977 Top Ten hit for Hot - also a Top Ten country music 1985 hit for Barbara Mandrell - composed by Herbert Clayton Ivey, Terrence Woodford and Herbert Thomas Brasfield Jr.... " |
Hot Hot (band) Hot was a vocal trio from Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in 1976. Its original members were Gwen Owens , Cathy Carson and Juanita Curiel... |
July 16, 1977 | 6 |
| "Devil's Gun" | C.J. and Co. | July 16, 1977 | 36 |
| "Do You Wanna Make Love" | Peter McCann Peter McCann Peter McCann is an American singer and songwriter, who later resided in Nashville, Tennessee. As a staff writer with ABC Music he wrote the song "Right Time of the Night", which was a Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit for Jennifer Warnes in May 1977... |
August 6, 1977 | 5 |
| "It's a Crazy World" | Mac McAnally Mac McAnally Lyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts... |
August 13, 1977 | 37 |
| "Telephone Man" | Meri Wilson Meri Wilson Meri Wilson was an American popular music singer, specializing in double entendre novelty songs.She was born in Nagoya, Japan, at a U.S. military base, but raised in Marietta, Georgia. Wilson later gained a Masters Degree in Musical Education at Georgia State University.In the 1970s she moved to... |
August 20, 1977 | 18 |
| "Slide" | Slave Slave (band) Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington and Mark Hicks formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975.-Career:Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr... |
August 20, 1977 | 32 |
| "Black Betty Black Betty "Black Betty" is a 20th century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources claim it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations of earlier folk material; in this case an 18th century marching... " |
Ram Jam Ram Jam Ram Jam was an American 1970s rock band, best known for their 1977 hit single, "Black Betty".The band members were Bill Bartlett , Pete Charles , Myke Scavone , and Howie Arthur Blauvelt . Also, Jimmy Santoro, who toured with the band in support of their debut album, joined on guitar for the... |
September 3, 1977 | 18 |
| "Float On Float On (The Floaters song) "Float On" is a 1977 hit song by the R&B/soul group The Floaters.The spoken verses combine two popular memes from the time, star signs and video and phone dating, in lines like Aquarius and my name is Ralph / Now I like a woman who loves her freedom... " |
The Floaters The Floaters The Floaters were an African American, R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976.-Career:... |
September 17, 1977 | 2 |
| "Smoke from a Distant Fire" | Sanford/Townsend Band | September 17, 1977 | 9 |
| "Cat Scratch Fever Cat Scratch Fever Cat Scratch Fever is an album by Ted Nugent released in 1977, as well as the name of the album's title song. "Death By Misadventure" recounts the death of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. Guitarist Derek St. Holmes came back during this album after he left... " |
Ted Nugent Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career... |
October 8, 1977 | 30 |
| "You Light Up My Life You Light Up My Life (song) Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977. The following year, Johnny Mathis recorded and named his album after the song. LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label . Her version fared modestly... " |
Debby Boone Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year... |
October 15, 1977 | 1 |
| "The King Is Gone" | Ronnie McDowell Ronnie McDowell Ronald Dean "Ronnie" McDowell is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1977 with the song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had died not long before the single's release. From that single onward, McDowell has charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard... |
October 22, 1977 | 13 |
| "Heaven on the 7th Floor" | Paul Nicholas Paul Nicholas Paul Nicholas is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.-Biography:Nicholas was born as Paul Oscar Beuselinck in Peterborough, England... |
November 26, 1977 | 6 |
| "You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)" | High Inergy High Inergy High Inergy was an American R&B and soul girl group who found fame on Motown Records in the late 1970s. They are best known for their hit, "You Can't Turn Me Off ".-History:... |
December 24, 1977 | 12 |
1978
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Short People Short People "Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album Little Criminals, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The verses and chorus seem to be a pointed attack on the short... " |
Randy Newman Randy Newman Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores.... |
January 28, 1978 | 2 |
| "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus for the singer/pianist Nina Simone, who first recorded it in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been recorded or performed by many artists, and is widely known by the 1965 blues rock hit... " |
Santa Esmeralda Santa Esmeralda Santa Esmeralda is a U.S./French Disco group formed in the 1970s, which earned a #1 club hit in 1977 with a cover version of the song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".-Mr. "Misunderstood":Leroy Gómez was born in Wareham, Massachusetts of Cape Verdean descent... |
February 18, 1978 | 15 |
| "Native New Yorker" | Odyssey Odyssey (band) Odyssey was a New York, now UK-based dance music band. It grew out of the talent of the Connecticut-born Lopez sisters: Lillian Lopez , Louise Lopez , and Carmen Lopez , who left the group before Odyssey, as the group came to be known after her departure, was formed.-Career:Filipino singer Tony... |
February 18, 1978 | 21 |
| "Emotion" | Samantha Sang Samantha Sang Samantha Sang is a stage name of Australian singer, Cheryl Lau Sang, from Melbourne, who had an earlier career as Cheryl Gray. She had a number eight hit in Australia with "You Made Me What I Am" in 1967. By 1969, she had relocated to United Kingdom and worked with Bee Gees but then returned... |
March 18, 1978 | 3 |
| "Falling" | LeBlanc and Carr | April 1, 1978 | 13 |
| "Theme Song from Which Way Is Up" | Stargard Stargard (band) Stargard was an American three-piece female funk band, consisting of original members Rochelle Runnells, Debra Anderson, and Janice Williams. Stargard was best known for their 1977 Norman Whitfield-penned hit song " Which Way Is Up?" which served as a theme for the movie of the same name starring... |
April 1, 1978 | 21 |
| "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything" | Rubicon Rubicon (US band) Rubicon was a one-hit wonder funk rock band from California, who had a hit single in 1978 with "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything". The song peaked at #28 on the Billboard magazine national singles charts, spending 11 weeks on the Hot 100.... |
April 22, 1978 | 28 |
| "Werewolves of London Werewolves of London "Werewolves of London" is a rock song composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon and performed by Zevon. Included on Zevon's 1978 album Excitable Boy, it featured accompaniment by bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.The single was released by Asylum as... " |
Warren Zevon Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known... |
May 13, 1978 | 21 |
| "Let's All Chant" | Michael Zager Band Michael Zager Michael Zager has produced, composed, and/or arranged original music in a wide range of musical idioms, including commercials, albums, network television, and as a source for theme music for films.... |
May 20, 1978 | 36 |
| "Because the Night Because the Night "Because the Night" is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith which was released as a single in 1978, taken from Smith's album Easter. The song was a hit, rising to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and helping propel sales of Easter to mainstream success –... " |
Patti Smith Group Patti Smith Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses.... |
June 24, 1978 | 13 |
| "Almost Summer" | Celebration featuring Mike Love Mike Love Michael Edward "Mike" Love is an American singer/songwriter and musician with The Beach Boys. He was a founding member of the band along with his cousins Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and their friend Al Jardine, and continues to perform with the band to the present day... |
June 24, 1978 | 28 |
| "Dance Across the Floor" | Jimmy "Bo" Horne | June 24, 1978 | 38 |
| "Chattanooga Choo Choo Chattanooga Choo Choo "Chattanooga Choo Choo" is a song by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon . It was recorded in a big-band/swing manner by Glenn Miller and his orchestra and featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller and his orchestra, The Modernaires, Milton Berle... " |
Tuxedo Junction | July 1, 1978 | 32 |
| "I Can't Stand the Rain I Can't Stand the Rain (song) "I Can't Stand the Rain" is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles, and written by Don Bryant, Bernard "Bernie" Miller & Ann Peebles. The song became Peebles' biggest hit when in 1973 it reached #38 on the US Pop Chart and #6 on the R&B/Black Chart. The single also reached #41 on the UK Pop... " |
Eruption Eruption (band) Eruption was a popular disco / R&B / Soul band in the 1970s and 1980s.-History:Silent Eruption was formed in 1974 in Britain. In 1975 they won the RCA Soul Search Contest, whilst their first single "Let Me Take You Back in Time" was released in 1976... |
July 8, 1978 | 18 |
| "Thank God It's Friday" | Love & Kisses Love & Kisses Love & Kisses was a 1970s disco group assembled by European producer Alec Costandinos, with a variety of male/female singers.After collaborating on Cerrone's debut album Love In C Minor , Costandinos assembled Love & Kisses in early 1977, and shortly after the group released their first album,... |
July 22, 1978 | 22 |
| "My Angel Baby" | Toby Beau Toby Beau (band) Toby Beau is a Texas band formed in the early 1970s, best known for the hit single "My Angel Baby" in 1978. Though little is known around the world about this band past this top fifteen single, the band is still in existence today, and continues to perform in the club circuit... |
August 12, 1978 | 13 |
| "King Tut King Tut (song) "King Tut" is a novelty song performed by Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons . It was released as a single in 1978, sold over a million copies, and reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Martin previewed the song in a live performance during the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday... " |
Steve Martin Steve Martin Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.... and the Toot Uncommons Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded... |
August 12, 1978 | 17 |
| "Magnet and Steel" | Walter Egan Walter Egan Walter Egan is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 gold status hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his album Not Shy, produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut of Fleetwood Mac fame... |
August 26, 1978 | 8 |
| "Rivers of Babylon Rivers of Babylon "Rivers of Babylon" is a rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and the 1999 Nicolas Cage movie... " |
Boney M Boney M Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba... |
August 26, 1978 | 30 |
| "Think It Over" | Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd is an American actress, singer and author. Ladd is best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the television series Charlie's Angels, hired amid a swirl of publicity prior to its second season in 1977 to replace the departing Farrah Fawcett-Majors... |
September 9, 1978 | 34 |
| "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | Chris Rea Chris Rea Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally... |
September 16, 1978 | 12 |
| "5.7.0.5." | City Boy City Boy City Boy were a moderately successful English rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal arrangements and heavy guitars. The band consisted of Lol Mason , Steve Broughton , Max Thomas , Chris Dunn , Roger Kent , Mike Slamer , and Roy Ward... |
September 16, 1978 | 27 |
| "Hot Child in the City Hot Child in the City "Hot Child in the City" is a pop rock ode to runaways from the album City Nights. It was recorded by Nick Gilder and it went to number one both in Canada and in the United States... " |
Nick Gilder Nick Gilder Nicholas George "Nick" Gilder , is an English-Canadian musician who first came to prominence as the frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd. He later had a successful solo career as a singer as well as a songwriter.-Biography:... |
October 28, 1978 | 1 |
| "I Will Still Love You" | Stonebolt Stonebolt Stonebolt was a rock band from Vancouver, Canada. They first formed in 1969 under the name Perth Amboy, and after adding a vocalist and keyboard player, they changed their name to Stonebolt in the early 1970s. They remained a local attraction in Vancouver until 1977, when they landed a recording... |
October 28, 1978 | 29 |
| "One Nation Under a Groove One Nation Under a Groove (song) "One Nation Under a Groove" is a 1978 song by Funkadelic, the title track from their album One Nation Under a Groove. The lyrics refer to dancing as a way to freedom. Compared to Funkadelic's earlier output, that was characterized by sound typical for rock music, this song has sound more typical... " |
Funkadelic | November 11, 1978 | 23 |
| "Run for Home" | Lindisfarne Lindisfarne (band) Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun... |
December 9, 1978 | 33 |
| "There'll Never Be" | Switch Switch (band) Switch was an R&B/funk band that found fame recording for the Gordy label in the late 1970s releasing hit songs such as "There'll Never Be", "I Call Your Name" and "The Best Beat in Town" and influenced bands such as DeBarge, which featured members Bobby and Tommy's siblings.-Early years:Formed in... |
December 9, 1978 | 36 |
| "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" | Alicia Bridges Alicia Bridges Alicia Bridges is an American singer who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife " in 1978.-Early years:... |
December 23, 1978 | 5 |
1979
| Song | Performer | Peak date | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| "New York Groove New York Groove "New York Groove" is a song written by Russ Ballard and first recorded by Hello in 1975 and later by Ace Frehley in 1978.-Hello:The British glam rock band Hello first recorded the song in 1975, for their debut album, Keeps Us Off The Streets... " |
Ace Frehley Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics... |
February 3, 1979 | 13 |
| "Don't Hold Back" | Chanson Chanson (band) Chanson was an American studio based disco group from the late 1970s, led by James Jamerson Jr. and David Williams. The group took their name from the French word for song. They were a one-hit wonder, reaching #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979 with "Don't Hold Back", on the Ariola... |
February 3, 1979 | 21 |
| "Got to Be Real Got To Be Real "Got to Be Real" is a 1978 disco song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day",... " |
Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:... |
February 17, 1979 | 12 |
| "Shake It" | Ian Matthews Iain Matthews Iain Matthews is an English musician and songwriter. He was born Iain Matthew McDonald, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald, then as the 1960s progressed, as Ian Matthews... |
February 17, 1979 | 13 |
| "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" | Gonzalez Gonzalez (band) Gonzalez were a British R&B and funk band. They became well known as a backing band for touring R&B, funk and soul stars. Their eponymous album was released in 1974 and they recorded a total of six albums before disbanding in 1986,... |
March 10, 1979 | 26 |
| "What You Won't Do for Love What You Won't Do For Love What You Won't Do For Love is a 2005 novel, the second book by author Wendy Coakley-Thompson. The title for the book was inspired by the Bobby Caldwell hit of the same name... " |
Bobby Caldwell Bobby Caldwell Bobby Caldwell is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, despite a prolific musical output over his 30-year career, is still best known for his 1978 hit single "What You Won't Do for Love". While he has always maintained a devoted fan base in the United States, a legendary... |
March 24, 1979 | 9 |
| "Chase" | Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records... |
March 31, 1979 | 33 |
| "Bustin' Loose, Part 1" | Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers Chuck Brown Chuck Brown is a guitarist and singer who is affectionately called "The Godfather of Go-go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed in and around Washington, D.C. in the mid- and late 1970s... |
April 7, 1979 | 34 |
| "Heaven Knows" | Brooklyn Dreams Brooklyn Dreams (group) The Brooklyn Dreams was a successful singing group of the late 1970s and early 1980s mixing R&B harmonies with contemporary dance/disco music and best-known for a number of collaborations with singer Donna Summer. The band consisted of Joe "Bean" Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano... |
April 7, 1979 | 4 |
| "Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (song) "Knock on Wood" is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd. The Eddie Floyd version peaked at number twenty-eight on the Hot 100, and spent one week at number one on the soul singles.... " |
Amii Stewart Amii Stewart Amy 'Amii' Paulette Stewart is an American contemporary R&B/disco/dance-pop singer, dancer and actress most famous for her hit disco record "Knock on Wood". Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's actress-singer daughter Sinitta.-Career:Amy Stewart was the... |
April 21, 1979 | 1 |
| "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" | Bell and James Bell and James Bell and James was an American soul group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania formed by Leroy Bell on and Casey James . LeRoy Bell is now a contestant on the American The X Factor-Career:... |
April 21, 1979 | 15 |
| "Music Box Dancer Music Box Dancer "Music Box Dancer" is an instrumental piece by Canadian musician Frank Mills that was an international hit in the late 1970s. It features a piano theme that is accompanied by other instrumentation, designed to resemble a music box.... " |
Frank Mills Frank Mills Frank Mills , is a Canadian pianist and recording artist, best known for his solo instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer".... |
May 5, 1979 | 3 |
| "Sweet Lui-Louise" | Ironhorse Ironhorse Ironhorse was a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed by the former The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive member, Randy Bachman along with Tom Sparks , Chris Leighton and Ron Foos .... |
May 5, 1979 | 36 |
| "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" | Instant Funk Instant Funk Instant Funk were a 1970s disco band, best known for their disco classic, "I Got My Mind Made Up ".-History:Instant Funk came out of New Jersey consisting of Raymond Earl, Scotty Miller and guitarist Kim Miller. The group was then called The Music Machine and they were very successful as a back-up... |
May 12, 1979 | 20 |
| "Stumblin' In Stumblin' In "Stumblin' In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman from the album If You Knew Suzi.... " |
Suzi Quatro Suzi Quatro Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor.She scored a string of hit singles in the 1970s that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, and had a recurring role on the popular American sitcom Happy Days.-Music:Quatro began her... and Chris Norman Chris Norman Chris Norman is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the lead singer of Smokie, an English glam rock band from Bradford, which found success in Europe in the 1970s.... |
May 12, 1979 | 4 |
| "Don't You Write Her Off" | McGuinn, Clark and Hillman | May 12, 1979 | 33 |
| "Such a Woman" | Tycoon Tycoon (band) Tycoon was an American rock band from New York City. The group released two records on Arista Records. "Such a Woman" charted one Top 40 hit single in 1979, "Such a Woman" Tycoon was an American rock band from New York City. The group released two records on Arista Records. "Such a Woman" charted... |
May 26, 1979 | 26 |
| "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right " I Don't Want to Be Right" is a soul song written by Stax Records songwriters Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. It has been performed by many singers, most notably by Luther Ingram, whose version topped the R&B chart for four weeks and rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100... " |
Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s... |
June 2, 1979 | 31 |
| "It Must Be Love" | Alton McClain and Destiny Alton McClain and Destiny Alton McClain and Destiny was an American disco group from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1978, the trio was composed of McClain, D'Marie Warren, and Robyrda Stiger... |
June 9, 1979 | 32 |
| "Just When I Needed You Most Just When I Needed You Most "Just When I Needed You Most" is the title of a 1979 song by the American singer-songwriter Randy VanWarmer. VanWarmer and former Hot Chocolate member Tony Wilson co-wrote the track, which was produced by Del Newman and appears on the singer's 1979 album, Warmer... " |
Randy VanWarmer Randy VanWarmer Randy VanWarmer was an American songwriter and guitarist. His biggest success was the pop hit, "Just When I Needed You Most". It reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1979 after peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart... |
June 16, 1979 | 4 |
| "Get Used to It" | Roger Voudouris Roger Voudouris Roger Voudouris was an [Greek|American]] singer-songwriter/guitarist best known for his 1979 hit, "Get Used To It".... |
June 16, 1979 | 21 |
| "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya" | New England New England (band) New England was an American rock band that was mainly active from 1978-1982. The group was best known for the song, "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya", which received heavy radio exposure on Album-oriented rock stations and reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979... |
June 16, 1979 | 40 |
| "Ring My Bell Ring My Bell "Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit. The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both... " |
Anita Ward Anita Ward Anita Ward is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper, "Ring My Bell".-Career:Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher... |
June 30, 1979 | 1 |
| "Makin' It Makin' It Makin' It is an American sitcom starring David Naughton as a disco dancer in the late 1970s. The series only lasted nine episodes, airing on Fridays at 8:00PM on ABC from February 1 through March 23, 1979 before being canceled... " |
David Naughton David Naughton (actor) David Walsh Naughton is an American actor and singer best known for his starring roles in the 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London, the 1980 Walt Disney comedy, Midnight Madness, the 1984 comedies Hot Dog..... |
July 21, 1979 | 5 |
| "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is a disco song performed by R&B duo McFadden & Whitehead from their debut album, McFadden & Whitehead. They wrote and produced this along with keyboard player Jerry Cohen. Released from their self-titled debut album in 1979, the song spent a week at number one on the R&B... " |
McFadden & Whitehead McFadden & Whitehead McFadden and Whitehead were an American songwriting, production, and recording duo, best known for their signature tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"... |
July 21, 1979 | 13 |
| "Kiss in the Dark" | Pink Lady Pink Lady (band) is a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda... |
August 4, 1979 | 37 |
| "You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" | Jones Girls | August 18, 1979 | 38 |
| "Morning Dance Morning Dance (song) "Morning Dance" is the title of an instrumental recording by the noted smooth jazz/jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. Released as a single from the band's second studio album of the same name in 1979, "Morning Dance" became a Top 40 hit in the United States, where it peaked at number 24 on the Billboard... " |
Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo, New York, USA. With over 25 albums released and 10 million copies sold, they are among the most prolific as well as commercially successful groups of the genre... |
August 25, 1979 | 24 |
| "Oh Well" | The Rockets The Rockets (band) The Rockets are an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan founded by guitarist Jimmy McCarty and drummer Johnny “Bee” Badanjek, both former members of the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels.... |
September 1, 1979 | 22 |
| "Girl of My Dreams" | Bram Tchaikovsky Bram Tchaikovsky Bram Tchaikovsky is the lead singer of an eponymous power pop band. The group scored a U.S. Top 40 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979, with "Girl Of My Dreams". In the Netherlands "Sarah Smiles" was a minor hit, reaching #33 in February 1979.Tchaikovsky was vocalist and guitarist for his band... |
September 1, 1979 | 37 |
| "Saturdaynight" | Herman Brood Herman Brood Hermanus "Herman" Brood was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and called "the Netherlands' greatest and only rock 'n' roll star," later in life he became a well-known painter.Known for his... |
September 8, 1979 | 35 |
| "Cruel to Be Kind" | Nick Lowe Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica... |
September 29, 1979 | 12 |
| "Born to Be Alive" | Patrick Hernandez Patrick Hernandez Patrick Hernandez is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979.-Biography:... |
September 29, 1979 | 16 |
| "Driver's Seat" | Sniff 'n' the Tears Sniff 'n' the Tears Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1978 song "Driver's Seat", a hit in many countries . The exception was the UK itself where a problem with EMI's pressing plant meant that the single was not available following the band's appearance on Top of the Pops and it peaked... |
September 29, 1979 | 15 |
| "Rolene" | Moon Martin Moon Martin John David "Moon" Martin is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.-Career:Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a pop artist and composer... |
October 13, 1979 | 30 |
| "Hold On" | Ian Gomm Ian Gomm Ian Robert Gomm is a British singer-songwriter, who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by NME in 1971.[]... |
October 27, 1979 | 18 |
| "Pop Muzik Pop Muzik "Pop Muzik" is a 1979 hit song by M, a project by Robin Scott.-Concept and chart performance:Robin Scott describes the genesis of "Pop Muzik" this way:... " |
M M (band) M was English musician Robin Scott's brief but very successful new wave/synthpop project in the late 1970s and early 1980s. M is most known for the 1979 hit "Pop Muzik", which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1979, and #1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on 3 November 1979... |
November 3, 1979 | 1 |
| "Street Life" | The Crusaders The Crusaders The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group , 19 of which were recorded under the name "The Jazz Crusaders" .-History:In 1960, following the demise of a... |
November 10, 1979 | 36 |
| "Come to Me" | France Joli France Joli France Joli is a Canadian singer, born 1963, who is best known for the disco classic "Come to Me."-Teen stardom:A native of Montreal, Quebec, Joli grew up in the Montreal suburb of Dorion... |
November 17, 1979 | 15 |
| "Please Don't Leave" | Lauren Wood Lauren Wood Lauren Wood is an American singer-songwriter, voice-over artist and producer. She is most notable for the 1989 single, "Fallen," which was used in the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, and "Please Don't Leave," a duet with singer Michael McDonald in 1980... |
November 24, 1979 | 24 |
| "Rainbow Connection" | Kermit (Jim Henson) Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over... |
November 24, 1979 | 25 |
| "If You Want It" | Niteflyte Niteflyte Niteflyte was an American disco group, whose main members were Howard Johnson and Sandy Torano. They released an album on Ariola Records in 1979, which peaked at #59 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart, and a single, "If You Want It", which hit #37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.They remain... |
December 1, 1979 | 37 |
| "I Still Have Dreams" | Richie Furay Richie Furay Richie Furay is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner... |
December 15, 1979 | 39 |
| "Video Killed the Radio Star Video Killed the Radio Star "Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by... " |
The Buggles The Buggles The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S... |
December 15, 1979 | 40 |
See also
- List of 1950s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 2000s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of 2010s one-hit wonders in the United States