The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1970s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
Reached number one | Artist(s) | Single | Record label | Weeks at number one | Ref | |
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1970 | ||||||
227 | January 3, 1970 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" | 4 | [1] | ||
228 | January 31, 1970 | "I Want You Back" | 1 | |||
229 | February 7, 1970 | "Venus" | 1 | |||
230 | February 14, 1970 | "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" | 2 | |||
231 | February 28, 1970 | Simon & Garfunkel | "Bridge Over Troubled Water"♪ (1970) | 6 | ||
232 | April 11, 1970 | "Let It Be" | 2 | |||
233 | April 25, 1970 | The Jackson 5 | "ABC" | 2 | ||
234 | May 9, 1970 | "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" | RCA Victor | 3 | ||
235 | May 30, 1970 | "Everything Is Beautiful" | 2 | |||
236 | June 13, 1970 | The Beatles | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" | 2 | ||
237 | June 27, 1970 | The Jackson 5 | "The Love You Save" | 2 | ||
238 | July 11, 1970 | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | 2 | |||
239 | July 25, 1970 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | A&M | 4 | ||
240 | August 22, 1970 | "Make It with You" | 1 | |||
241 | August 29, 1970 | "War" | 3 | |||
242 | September 19, 1970 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 3 | |||
243 | October 10, 1970 | "Cracklin' Rosie" | 1 | |||
244 | October 17, 1970 | The Jackson 5 | "I'll Be There" | 5 | ||
245 | November 21, 1970 | "I Think I Love You" | 3 | |||
246 | December 12, 1970 | "The Tears of a Clown" | 2 | |||
247 | December 26, 1970 | "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" | 4 | |||
1971 | ||||||
248 | January 23, 1971 | "Knock Three Times" | 3 | |||
249 | February 13, 1971 | "One Bad Apple" | 5 | |||
250 | March 20, 1971 | "Me and Bobby McGee" | 2 | |||
251 | April 3, 1971 | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" | 2 | |||
252 | April 17, 1971 | Three Dog Night | "Joy to the World"♪ (1971) | 6 | ||
253 | May 29, 1971 | "Brown Sugar" | 2 | |||
254 | June 12, 1971 | "Want Ads" | 1 | |||
255 | June 19, 1971 | "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" | 5 | |||
256 | July 24, 1971 | "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" | 1 | |||
257 | July 31, 1971 | "You've Got a Friend" | 1 | |||
258 | August 7, 1971 | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | 4 | |||
259 | September 4, 1971 | "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" | 1 | |||
260 | September 11, 1971 | "Go Away Little Girl" | 3 | |||
261 | October 2, 1971 | "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" | 5 | |||
262 | November 6, 1971 | "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | 2 | |||
263 | November 20, 1971 | "Theme from Shaft" | 2 | |||
264 | December 4, 1971 | Sly and the Family Stone | "Family Affair" | 3 | ||
265 | December 25, 1971 | "Brand New Key" | 3 | |||
1972 | ||||||
266 | January 15, 1972 | "American Pie" | 4 | |||
267 | February 12, 1972 | "Let's Stay Together" | 1 | |||
268 | February 19, 1972 | "Without You" | RCA Victor | 4 | ||
269 | March 18, 1972 | "Heart of Gold" | 1 | |||
270 | March 25, 1972 | "A Horse with No Name" | 3 | |||
271 | April 15, 1972 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"♪ (1972) | 6 | |||
272 | May 27, 1972 | "Oh Girl" | 1 | |||
273 | June 3, 1972 | "I'll Take You There" | 1 | |||
274 | June 10, 1972 | "Candy Man" | 3 | |||
275 | July 1, 1972 | Neil Diamond | "Song Sung Blue" | 1 | ||
276 | July 8, 1972 | "Lean On Me" | 3 | |||
277 | July 29, 1972 | "Alone Again (Naturally)" | 6 | |||
278 | August 26, 1972 | "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" | 1 | |||
279 | September 16, 1972 | Three Dog Night | "Black and White" | 1 | ||
280 | September 23, 1972 | "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" | 3 | |||
281 | October 14, 1972 | "Ben" | 1 | |||
282 | October 21, 1972 | "My Ding-a-Ling" | 2 | |||
283 | November 4, 1972 | "I Can See Clearly Now" | 4 | |||
284 | December 2, 1972 | The Temptations | "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | 1 | ||
285 | December 9, 1972 | "I Am Woman" | 1 | |||
286 | December 16, 1972 | "Me and Mrs. Jones" | 3 | |||
1973 | ||||||
287 | January 6, 1973 | "You're So Vain" | 3 | |||
288 | January 27, 1973 | "Superstition" | 1 | |||
289 | February 3, 1973 | "Crocodile Rock" | 3 | |||
290 | February 24, 1973 | Roberta Flack | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | 5 | ||
291 | March 24, 1973 | "Love Train" | 1 | |||
292 | April 7, 1973 | "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" | 2 | |||
293 | April 21, 1973 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"♪ (1973) | 4 | ||
294 | May 19, 1973 | Stevie Wonder | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | 1 | ||
295 | May 26, 1973 | "Frankenstein" | 1 | |||
296 | June 2, 1973 | "My Love" | 4 | |||
297 | June 30, 1973 | George Harrison | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" | 1 | ||
298 | July 7, 1973 | "Will It Go Round in Circles" | A&M | 2 | ||
299 | July 21, 1973 | "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" | 2 | |||
300 | August 4, 1973 | "The Morning After" | 20th Century | 2 | ||
301 | August 18, 1973 | Diana Ross | "Touch Me in the Morning" | 1 | ||
302 | August 25, 1973 | "Brother Louie" | 2 | |||
303 | September 8, 1973 | "Let's Get It On" | 2 | |||
304 | September 15, 1973 | Helen Reddy | "Delta Dawn" | 1 | ||
305 | September 29, 1973 | "We're an American Band" | 1 | |||
306 | October 6, 1973 | Cher | "Half-Breed" | 2 | ||
307 | October 20, 1973 | The Rolling Stones | "Angie" | 1 | ||
308 | October 27, 1973 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" | 2 | |||
309 | November 10, 1973 | "Keep On Truckin'" | 2 | |||
310 | November 24, 1973 | "Photograph" | 1 | |||
311 | December 1, 1973 | The Carpenters | "Top of the World" | A&M | 2 | |
312 | December 15, 1973 | "The Most Beautiful Girl" | 2 | |||
313 | December 29, 1973 | Jim Croce | "Time in a Bottle" | 2 | ||
1974 | ||||||
314 | January 12, 1974 | "The Joker" | 1 | |||
315 | January 19, 1974 | "Show and Tell" | 1 | |||
316 | January 26, 1974 | Ringo Starr | "You're Sixteen" | 1 | ||
317 | February 2, 1974 | "The Way We Were"♪ (1974) | 3 | |||
318 | February 9, 1974 | "Love's Theme" | 20th Century | 1 | ||
319 | March 2, 1974 | "Seasons in the Sun" | 3 | |||
320 | March 23, 1974 | Cher | "Dark Lady" | 1 | ||
321 | March 30, 1974 | "Sunshine on My Shoulders" | RCA Victor | 1 | ||
322 | April 6, 1974 | "Hooked on a Feeling" | 1 | |||
323 | April 13, 1974 | Elton John | "Bennie and the Jets" | 1 | ||
324 | April 20, 1974 | "TSOP" | 2 | |||
325 | May 4, 1974 | Grand Funk | "The Loco-Motion" | 2 | ||
326 | May 18, 1974 | Ray Stevens | "The Streak" | 3 | ||
327 | June 8, 1974 | Paul McCartney and Wings | "Band on the Run" | 1 | ||
328 | June 15, 1974 | "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" | 2 | |||
329 | June 29, 1974 | "Sundown" | 1 | |||
330 | July 6, 1974 | "Rock the Boat" | RCA Victor | 1 | ||
331 | July 13, 1974 | "Rock Your Baby" | 2 | |||
332 | July 27, 1974 | John Denver | "Annie's Song" | RCA Victor | 2 | |
333 | August 10, 1974 | Roberta Flack | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | 1 | ||
334 | August 17, 1974 | "The Night Chicago Died" | 1 | |||
335 | August 24, 1974 | "(You're) Having My Baby" | 3 | |||
336 | September 14, 1974 | "I Shot the Sheriff" | 1 | |||
337 | September 21, 1974 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" | 20th Century | 1 | ||
338 | September 28, 1974 | "Rock Me Gently" | 1 | |||
339 | October 5, 1974 | "I Honestly Love You" | 2 | |||
340 | October 19, 1974 | Billy Preston | "Nothing from Nothing" | A&M | 1 | |
341 | October 26, 1974 | "Then Came You" | 1 | |||
342 | November 2, 1974 | Stevie Wonder | "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | 1 | ||
343 | November 9, 1974 | "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" | 1 | |||
344 | November 16, 1974 | "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" | 1 | |||
345 | November 23, 1974 | "I Can Help" | 2 | |||
346 | December 7, 1974 | "Kung Fu Fighting" | 20th Century | 2 | ||
347 | December 21, 1974 | "Cat's in the Cradle" | 1 | |||
348 | December 28, 1974 | Helen Reddy | "Angie Baby" | 1 | ||
1975 | ||||||
349 | January 4, 1975 | Elton John | "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | 2 | ||
350 | January 18, 1975 | "Mandy" | 1 | |||
351 | January 25, 1975 | The Carpenters | "Please Mr. Postman" | A&M | 1 | |
352 | February 1, 1975 | "Laughter in the Rain" | 1 | |||
353 | February 8, 1975 | "Fire" | 1 | |||
354 | February 15, 1975 | "You're No Good" | 1 | |||
355 | February 22, 1975 | "Pick Up the Pieces" | 1 | |||
356 | March 1, 1975 | "Best of My Love" | 1 | |||
357 | March 8, 1975 | Olivia Newton-John | "Have You Never Been Mellow" | 1 | ||
358 | March 15, 1975 | "Black Water" | 1 | |||
359 | March 22, 1975 | "My Eyes Adored You" | 1 | |||
360 | March 29, 1975 | "Lady Marmalade" | 1 | |||
361 | April 5, 1975 | "Lovin' You" | 1 | |||
362 | April 12, 1975 | Elton John | "Philadelphia Freedom" | 2 | ||
363 | April 26, 1975 | B. J. Thomas | "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" | 1 | ||
364 | May 3, 1975 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" | 3 | ||
365 | May 24, 1975 | "Shining Star" | 1 | |||
366 | May 31, 1975 | "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | 1 | |||
367 | June 7, 1975 | John Denver | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | RCA Victor | 1 | |
368 | June 14, 1975 | America | "Sister Golden Hair" | 1 | ||
369 | June 21, 1975 | "Love Will Keep Us Together"♪ (1975) | A&M | 4 | ||
370 | July 19, 1975 | Paul McCartney and Wings | "Listen to What the Man Said" | 1 | ||
371 | July 26, 1975 | "The Hustle" | 1 | |||
372 | August 2, 1975 | Eagles | "One of These Nights" | 1 | ||
373 | August 9, 1975 | Bee Gees | "Jive Talkin'" | 2 | ||
374 | August 23, 1975 | "Fallin' in Love" | 1 | |||
375 | August 30, 1975 | "Get Down Tonight" | 1 | |||
376 | September 6, 1975 | "Rhinestone Cowboy" | 2 | |||
377 | September 20, 1975 | "Fame" | RCA Victor | 2 | ||
378 | September 27, 1975 | John Denver | "I'm Sorry" | RCA Victor | 1 | |
379 | October 11, 1975 | Neil Sedaka | "Bad Blood" | 3 | ||
380 | November 1, 1975 | Elton John | "Island Girl" | 3 | ||
381 | November 22, 1975 | KC and the Sunshine Band | "That's the Way (I Like It)" | 2 | ||
382 | November 29, 1975 | "Fly, Robin, Fly" | 3 | |||
383 | December 27, 1975 | The Staple Singers | "Let's Do It Again" | 1 | ||
1976 | ||||||
384 | January 3, 1976 | "Saturday Night" | 1 | |||
385 | January 10, 1976 | "Convoy" | 1 | |||
386 | January 17, 1976 | Barry Manilow | "I Write the Songs" | 1 | ||
387 | January 24, 1976 | Diana Ross | "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" | 1 | ||
388 | January 31, 1976 | Ohio Players | "Love Rollercoaster" | 1 | ||
389 | February 7, 1976 | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | 3 | |||
390 | February 28, 1976 | "Theme From S.W.A.T." | 1 | |||
391 | March 6, 1976 | "Love Machine" | 1 | |||
392 | March 13, 1976 | "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" | 3 | |||
393 | April 3, 1976 | "Disco Lady" | 4 | |||
394 | May 1, 1976 | "Let Your Love Flow" | 1 | |||
395 | May 8, 1976 | "Welcome Back" | 1 | |||
396 | May 15, 1976 | "Boogie Fever" | 1 | |||
397 | May 22, 1976 | "Silly Love Songs"♪ (1976) | 5 | |||
398 | May 29, 1976 | Diana Ross | "Love Hangover" | 2 | ||
399 | July 10, 1976 | "Afternoon Delight" | 2 | |||
400 | July 24, 1976 | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | 2 | |||
401 | August 7, 1976 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 4 | |||
402 | September 4, 1976 | Bee Gees | "You Should Be Dancing" | 1 | ||
403 | September 11, 1976 | KC and the Sunshine Band | "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" | 1 | ||
404 | September 18, 1976 | "Play That Funky Music" | 3 | |||
405 | October 9, 1976 | "A Fifth of Beethoven" | 1 | |||
406 | October 16, 1976 | "Disco Duck" | 1 | |||
407 | October 23, 1976 | "If You Leave Me Now" | 2 | |||
408 | November 6, 1976 | Steve Miller Band | "Rock'n Me" | 1 | ||
409 | November 13, 1976 | Rod Stewart | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"♪ (1977) | 8 | ||
1977 | ||||||
410 | January 8, 1977 | "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" | 1 | |||
411 | January 15, 1977 | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" | 1 | |||
412 | January 22, 1977 | Stevie Wonder | "I Wish" | 1 | ||
413 | January 29, 1977 | "Car Wash" | 1 | |||
414 | February 5, 1977 | "Torn Between Two Lovers" | Ariola America | 2 | ||
415 | February 19, 1977 | "Blinded by the Light" | 1 | |||
416 | February 26, 1977 | Eagles | "New Kid in Town" | 1 | ||
417 | March 5, 1977 | Barbra Streisand | "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)" | 3 | ||
418 | March 26, 1977 | "Rich Girl" | RCA | 2 | ||
419 | April 9, 1977 | "Dancing Queen" | 1 | |||
420 | April 16, 1977 | "Don't Give Up on Us" | 1 | |||
421 | April 23, 1977 | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | 1 | |||
422 | April 30, 1977 | Glen Campbell | "Southern Nights" | 1 | ||
423 | May 7, 1977 | Eagles | "Hotel California" | 1 | ||
424 | May 14, 1977 | Leo Sayer | "When I Need You" | 1 | ||
425 | May 21, 1977 | Stevie Wonder | "Sir Duke" | 3 | ||
426 | June 11, 1977 | KC and the Sunshine Band | "I'm Your Boogie Man" | 1 | ||
427 | June 18, 1977 | "Dreams" | 1 | |||
428 | June 25, 1977 | Marvin Gaye | "Got to Give It Up (Part 1)" | 1 | ||
429 | July 2, 1977 | "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)" | 1 | |||
430 | July 9, 1977 | "Undercover Angel" | 1 | |||
431 | July 16, 1977 | "Da Doo Ron Ron" | 1 | |||
432 | July 23, 1977 | Barry Manilow | "Looks Like We Made It" | 1 | ||
433 | July 30, 1977 | "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" | 4 | |||
434 | August 20, 1977 | "Best of My Love" | 5 | |||
435 | October 1, 1977 | "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" | 2 | |||
436 | October 15, 1977 | "You Light Up My Life" | 10 | |||
437 | December 24, 1977 | Bee Gees | "How Deep Is Your Love" | 3 | ||
1978 | ||||||
438 | January 14, 1978 | "Baby Come Back" | 3 | |||
439 | February 4, 1978 | Bee Gees | "Stayin' Alive" | 4 | ||
440 | March 4, 1978 | Andy Gibb | "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" | 2 | ||
441 | March 18, 1978 | Bee Gees | "Night Fever" | 8 | ||
442 | May 13, 1978 | "If I Can't Have You" | 1 | |||
443 | May 20, 1978 | Wings | "With a Little Luck" | 2 | ||
444 | June 3, 1978 | "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" | 1 | |||
445 | June 10, 1978 | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "You're the One That I Want" | 1 | ||
446 | June 17, 1978 | Andy Gibb | "Shadow Dancing"♪ (1978) | 7 | ||
447 | August 5, 1978 | "Miss You" | 1 | |||
448 | August 12, 1978 | "Three Times a Lady" | 2 | |||
449 | August 26, 1978 | Frankie Valli | "Grease" | 2 | ||
450 | September 9, 1978 | "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | 3 | |||
451 | September 30, 1978 | "Kiss You All Over" | 4 | |||
452 | October 28, 1978 | "Hot Child in the City" | 1 | |||
453 | November 4, 1978 | "You Needed Me" | 1 | |||
454 | November 11, 1978 | "MacArthur Park" | 3 | |||
455 | December 2, 1978 | Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" | 2 | ||
456 | December 9, 1978 | "Le Freak" | 6 | |||
1979 | ||||||
457 | January 6, 1979 | Bee Gees | "Too Much Heaven" | 2 | ||
458 | February 10, 1979 | Rod Stewart | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 4 | ||
459 | March 10, 1979 | "I Will Survive" | 3 | |||
460 | March 24, 1979 | Bee Gees | "Tragedy" | 2 | ||
461 | April 14, 1979 | "What a Fool Believes" | 1 | |||
462 | April 21, 1979 | "Knock on Wood" | Ariola America | 1 | ||
463 | April 28, 1979 | "Heart of Glass" | 1 | |||
464 | May 5, 1979 | "Reunited" | 4 | |||
465 | June 2, 1979 | Donna Summer | "Hot Stuff" | 3 | ||
466 | June 9, 1979 | Bee Gees | "Love You Inside Out" | 1 | ||
467 | June 30, 1979 | "Ring My Bell" | 2 | |||
468 | July 14, 1979 | Donna Summer | "Bad Girls" | 5 | ||
469 | August 18, 1979 | Chic | "Good Times" | 1 | ||
470 | August 25, 1979 | "My Sharona"♪ (1979) | 6 | |||
471 | October 6, 1979 | "Sad Eyes" | 1 | |||
472 | October 13, 1979 | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" | 1 | |||
473 | October 20, 1979 | "Rise" | A&M | 2 | ||
474 | November 3, 1979 | "Pop Muzik" | 1 | |||
475 | November 10, 1979 | Eagles | "Heartache Tonight" | 1 | ||
476 | November 17, 1979 | Commodores | "Still" | 1 | ||
477 | November 24, 1979 | Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | 2 | ||
478 | December 8, 1979 | "Babe" | A&M | 2 | ||
479 | December 22, 1979 | "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" | 3 | |||
The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 1970s.
Artist | Number-one hits | |
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Bee Gees | 9 | |
Elton John | 6 | |
Stevie Wonder | 5 | |
Paul McCartney and Wings | 5 | |
Eagles | 5 | |
The Jackson 5 | 4 | |
Diana Ross | 4 | |
John Denver | 4 | |
KC and the Sunshine Band | 4 | |
Barbra Streisand | 4 | |
Donna Summer | 4 |
The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1970s.
Artist | Weeks at number one | |
---|---|---|
Bee Gees | 27 | |
Rod Stewart | 17 | |
Elton John | 15 | |
Paul McCartney and Wings | 13 | |
Andy Gibb | 13 | |
Donna Summer | 13 | |
Roberta Flack | 12 | |
The Jackson 5 | 10 | |
Tony Orlando and Dawn | 10 | |
Barbra Streisand | 10 | |
Debby Boone | 10 | |
Three Dog Night | 9 |
The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1970s.
Weeks at number one | Song | Artist(s) |
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10 | "You Light Up My Life" | Debby Boone |
8 | "Night Fever" | Bee Gees |
"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Rod Stewart | |
7 | "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb |
6 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
"Joy to the World" | Three Dog Night | |
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack | |
"Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |
"Le Freak" | Chic | |
"My Sharona" | The Knack | |
5 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
"One Bad Apple" | The Osmonds | |
"It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" | Carole King | |
"Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" | Rod Stewart | |
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" | Roberta Flack | |
"Silly Love Songs" | Wings | |
"Best of My Love" | The Emotions | |
"Bad Girls" | Donna Summer |