INSIGNIFICANT DATA:

THE HITS OF THE 1970'S

(Chart information according to Billboard magazine)
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First #1: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas
Last #1: "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes
Longest Stay at #1: "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone (10 weeks)
Act with Most #1 Songs: The Bee Gees (9)
Act with the Most Consecutive #1 Hits: Bee Gees (6)
#1 Song on the day I was born (December 2, 1972): "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" by The Temptations

Highest Debut on Top 100: "Let it Be" by The Beatles (#6, 3/21/70)
Longest Stay in Top 10: "How Deep is Your Love" by The Bees Gees (17 weeks)
Longest Stay on Hot 100; "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis (40 weeks)
First Platinum-Certified Single: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor

Act with most #1 LPs: Elton John (7)
Act with most consecutive #1 LPs: Paul McCartney & Wings and Chicago (5 each)
Album with most #1 singles: Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (4, with 3 other songs that had previously reached #1)
Longest stay at #1 on the Album charts: Rumours by Fleetwood Mac (31 weeks)

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Had Hits on the Hot 100 during both first and last weeks of the '70s:

• Neil Diamond
• Michael Jackson (With Jackson 5 in 1970)
• Jefferson Airplane (Name changed To Jefferson Starship by 1979)
• Kool & the Gang
• Led Zeppelin
• Smokey Robinson (With The Miracles in 1970)
• Dionne Warwick (with "Deja Vu" in 1979!)
• Stevie Wonder

TV themes that were Top 20 hits:

• "Theme From "S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (#1, 1976)
• "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian (#1, 1976)
• "Happy Days" by Pratt & McClain (#5, 1976)
• "Makin' It" by David Naughton (#5, 1979)
• "The Rockford Files" by Mike Post (#10, 1975)
• "Different Worlds" (From "Angie") by Maureen McGovern (#18, 1979)
• "Baretta's Theme" by Rhythm Heritage (#20, 1976)

Top Songs from Motion Pictures:

1. "How Deep is Your Love" (Saturday Night Fever) by The Bee Gees
2. "Stayin' Alive" (Saturday Night Fever) by The Bee Gees
3. "Night Fever" (Saturday Night Fever) by The Bee Gees
4. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) by B.J. Thomas
5. "(Evergreen) Love Theme From A Star is Born" by Barbra Streisand
6. "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand
7. "You're the One That I Want" (Grease) by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
8. "Grease" by Frankie Valli
9. "The Rose" by Bette Midler
10. "Nobody Does it Better" (The Spy Who Loved Me) by Carly Simon
11. "Car Wash" by Rose Royce
12. "If I Can't Have You" (Saturday Night Fever) by Yvonne Elliman
13. "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From `Rocky') by Bill Conti
14. "Send One Your Love" (The Secret Life of Plants) by Stevie Wonder
15. "Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)" (Bless the Beasts and the Children) by Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.
16. "Hopelessly Devoted To You" (Grease) by Olivia Newton-John
17. "I Am Woman" (Stand Up and Be Counted) by Helen Reddy
18. "Last Dance" (Thank God it's Friday) Donna Summer
19. "Drivin' My Life Away" (Roadie) by Eddie Rabbitt
20. "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross

#1 Instrumentals:

1. "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
2. "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group
3. "Love's Theme" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra
4. "TSOP" by MFSB
5. "Pick Up the Pieces" by The Average White Band
6. "The Hustle" by Van McCoy
7. "Theme from `S.W.A.T.'" by Rhythm Heritage
8. "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
9. "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from `Rocky')" by Bill Conti
10. "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco
11. ""Rise" by Herb Alpert

Most Top 100 singles:

1. James Brown (37)
2. Chicago (28)
3. Neil Diamond (27)
4. Elton John (26)
5. Elvis Presley (26)
6. Paul McCartney/Wings (24)
7. John Denver (24)
8. The Carpenters (23)
9. The Bee Gees (23)
10. Aretha Franklin (23)
11. Diana Ross (23)
12. The Jackson 5 (22)
13. Olivia Newton-John (22)
14. The Isley Brothers (22)
15. Stevie Wonder (21)
16. Gladys Knight & the Pips (21)
17. The Spinners (21)
18. Earth, Wind & Fire (21)
19. Dawn (20)
20. The Temptations (20)

Most Top 40 Singles:

1. Elton John (24)
2. Paul McCartney/Wings (24)
3. Chicago (21)
4. Elvis Presley (21)
5. James Brown (19)
6. The Carpenters (19)
7. The Jackson 5 (19)
8. Neil Diamond (19)
9. The Bee Gees (18)
10. Stevie Wonder (18)
11. Three Dog Night (17)
12. Olivia Newton-John (16)
13. Barry Manilow (15)
14. Dawn (15)
15. Gladys Knight & the Pips (15)
16. Aretha Franklin (15)
17. Diana Ross (15)
18. Helen Reddy (14)
19. The Temptations (14)

Most Top 10 Singles:

1. Elton John (17)
2. Paul McCartney/Wings (15)
3. The Bee Gees (12)
4. Carpenters (12)
5. Chicago (12)
6. Stevie Wonder (12)
7. The Jackson 5 (10)
8. Barry Manilow (10)
9. Olivia Newton-John (9)
10. Donna Summer (9)
11. The Eagles (8)
12. Three Dog Night (8)
13. The Commodores (7)
14. John Denver (7)
15. Al Green (7)
16. Ringo Starr (7)
17. Barbra Streisand (7)
18. War (7)

Top 10 Album/LP Artists:

1. Elton John
2. Chicago
3. The Rolling Stones
4. Bob Dylan
5. Neil Diamond
6. Paul McCartney/Wings
7. Barbra Streisand
8. Jethro Tull
9. John Denver
10. Grand Funk Railroad

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