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Rock, disco, soul, funk, prog and every sound the decade produced.

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The bands and performers behind the decade's greatest records.

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Year-by-year retrospectives from 1970 through 1979.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of November 7, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten
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November 7 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

November 7 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years, from I'll Be There to Pop Muzik. Play them all.

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Bar chart of the 30 70s slow songs on this list by genre tag, led by soft rock with 18 songs
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70s Slow Songs: 30 Ballads to Play Start to Finish

70s slow songs: 30 chart-checked ballads from 1970 to 1979, from Bridge Over Troubled Water to Dust in the Wind, with a player that runs the whole list.

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Bar chart of the longest runs at number one among 70s dance songs, led by Night Fever with 8 weeks and Shadow Dancing with 7
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70s Dance Songs: 30 Tracks Built for the Floor

70s dance songs: 30 chart-checked tracks from 1970 to 1979, from Night Fever to Dancing Queen, with a player that runs the whole list.

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Bar chart of the 30 70s party songs on this list by year-end Hot 100 year: 1974 has the most with five, and 1972 has none
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70s Party Songs: 30 Dance Floor Hits You Can Play Here

70s party songs: 30 chart-verified dance floor hits from 1970 to 1979, with the story behind each and a player that runs the whole list.

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Bar chart of the 30 70s road trip songs on this list by genre tag, led by classic rock with 17 songs
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70s Road Trip Songs: 30 Tracks for the Open Road

70s road trip songs: 30 chart-checked tracks from 1970 to 1979, from Country Roads to Radar Love, with a player that runs the whole list.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of October 24, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten
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This Week in Music History: October 24 in the 1970s

This week in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for the week of October 24 in all ten years, from I'll Be There to Rise. Play them all.

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Bar chart of the 30 70s love songs on this list by year-end Hot 100 year: 1973 has the most with five, and 1971, 1974 and 1979 have two each
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70s Love Songs: 30 Classics You Can Play Right Here

70s love songs: 30 chart-verified classics from 1970 to 1979, with the story behind each and a player that runs the whole list.

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Fleetwood Mac members Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in a 1977 Rumours advertisement, the band behind Go Your Own Way
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Go Your Own Way: Buckingham's Breakup Song Explained

Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham's breakup song, the Rumours recording, the No. 10 peak, the Nicks lyric fight and the covers.

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John Denver in a 1974 RCA Records publicity portrait, the year Annie's Song reached number one
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Annie's Song: John Denver's Ski-Lift Love Song

Annie's Song by John Denver: written in about ten minutes on an Aspen ski lift, two weeks at No. 1 in 1974, its chart peaks and the covers.

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