Artists
The bands and singers behind the decade's biggest records, one profile at a time. For the full chart rankings, see 70s bands, 70s singers and 70s female singers.
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Diana Ross Songs: 12 Hits Played, 4 at No. 1
Diana Ross songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Love Hangover and more. Read the story behind each hit.
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Gladys Knight Songs: 12 Hits Played, 1 at Number One
Gladys Knight songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Midnight Train to Georgia, Neither One of Us and more. Read the story behind each hit.
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John Denver Songs: 11 Hits Played, 4 at No. 1
John Denver songs of the 70s, all 11 playable: Country Roads, Annie's Song and more. Read the story behind each hit.
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KC and the Sunshine Band Songs: 12 Hits Played, 5 at No. 1
KC and the Sunshine Band songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Get Down Tonight, Boogie Shoes and more. Read the story behind each hit.
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Barry Manilow Songs: 12 Hits Played, 3 at Number One
Barry Manilow songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Mandy, I Write the Songs, Copacabana and more. Read the story behind each hit.
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Earth Wind and Fire Songs: 12 Hits Played, 1 at No. 1
Earth Wind and Fire songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Shining Star, September, Boogie Wonderland and more. Read the story behind each hit.
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- Diana Ross Songs: 12 Hits Played, 4 at No. 1 — Diana Ross songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Love Hangover and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Gladys Knight Songs: 12 Hits Played, 1 at Number One — Gladys Knight songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Midnight Train to Georgia, Neither One of Us and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- John Denver Songs: 11 Hits Played, 4 at No. 1 — John Denver songs of the 70s, all 11 playable: Country Roads, Annie's Song and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- KC and the Sunshine Band Songs: 12 Hits Played, 5 at No. 1 — KC and the Sunshine Band songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Get Down Tonight, Boogie Shoes and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Barry Manilow Songs: 12 Hits Played, 3 at Number One — Barry Manilow songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Mandy, I Write the Songs, Copacabana and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Earth Wind and Fire Songs: 12 Hits Played, 1 at No. 1 — Earth Wind and Fire songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Shining Star, September, Boogie Wonderland and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Helen Reddy Songs: 13 Hits Played, 3 at Number One — Helen Reddy songs of the 70s, all 13 playable: I Am Woman, Delta Dawn, Angie Baby and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Three Dog Night Songs: 12 Hits Played, 3 at Number One — Three Dog Night songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Joy to the World, Black and White, Shambala and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Electric Light Orchestra Songs: 11 Hits Played, 5 Top Tens — Electric Light Orchestra songs of the 70s, all 11 playable: Evil Woman, Telephone Line, Mr. Blue Sky and more. Read the story behind each.
- Jackson 5 Songs: 13 Hits Played, 4 at Number One — Jackson 5 songs of the 70s, all 13 playable: I Want You Back, ABC, I'll Be There and more. Read the story behind each hit.
- Olivia Newton-John Songs: 12 Hits Played, 3 at No. 1 — Olivia Newton-John songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: I Honestly Love You, Have You Never Been Mellow and Grease. Read the story behind each.
- Carpenters Songs: 11 Hits Played, 3 at Number One — Carpenters songs: play all 11 hits from the 70s Year-End Hot 100, three at number one. Read how Karen and Richard turned a bank jingle into a classic.
- Chicago Band Songs: 12 Hits Played, 1 at Number One — Chicago band songs: play all 12 hits of the 70s, from Make Me Smile to If You Leave Me Now. Read how 25 or 6 to 4 and Saturday in the Park came to be.
- Fleetwood Mac Songs: 9 Hits Played, 1 at Number One — Fleetwood Mac songs: play all 9 hits of the 70s, from Over My Head to Sara. Read how Dreams, Rhiannon and Go Your Own Way came to be.
- Pink Floyd Songs: 12 Tracks Played, 1 at Number One — Pink Floyd songs of the 70s, all 12 playable: Money, Time, Wish You Were Here and the number one Another Brick in the Wall. Read the stories behind each.
- Led Zeppelin Songs: Play 15 Essentials and Their Stories — Led Zeppelin songs to play here: 15 essentials, the 8 that charted on the Hot 100, and the albums that ruled instead. Stairway, Kashmir and more.
- Elton John: 13 Hits Played, 6 at Number One — Elton John put 13 songs on the 70s Year-End Hot 100, six at number one. Play every hit and read the Lennon, Kiki Dee and Billie Jean King stories.
- 70s Female Singers: The Biggest Solo Women, by the Charts — The biggest 70s female singers, ranked by Billboard year-end hits. Olivia Newton-John leads with 8. See all 22 women, their No. 1s, and play each hit.
- 70s Bands: The Biggest Groups of the Decade, by the Charts — The biggest 70s bands, ranked by Billboard year-end hits. The Bee Gees lead with 12. See all 47 groups, their number ones, and play each top hit.
- 70s Singers: The Biggest Solo Artists, by the Charts — The biggest 70s singers, ranked by Billboard year-end hits. Elton John leads with 12. See all 48 solo stars, their number ones, and play each top hit.
- Donna Summer: The 1977 Hit Too Influential for the Charts — Donna Summer's I Feel Love peaked at only #6 and never touched Billboard's year-end top 100. Her real, chart-verified 1970s story.
- Al Green: The Hit He Gave Away Before It Was a Hit — Al Green landed three songs in one year-end chart, then never released his own version of a song that later became a standard. The real 70s story.
- Marvin Gaye: The Party Tape That Ended Up in Federal Court — Marvin Gaye recorded a #1 hit at a house party in 1977. Decades later it became one of pop music's biggest copyright lawsuits.
- Rick James: The Motown Deal That Took Eleven Years — Rick James got signed to Motown in 1966, then arrested weeks later. The real story of his eleven-year road back to Come Get It! in 1978.
- George Clinton: One Contract Dispute Built Two Bands — George Clinton split one band into two to dodge a bad record contract. The real 70s story behind Parliament, Funkadelic, and the Mothership.
- Jim Croce: The Song He Released the Day After He Died — Jim Croce died September 20, 1973. His next single shipped one day later. The real timeline of his final year, verified against Billboard's own chart data.
- Carole King: The Same Chart, Three Different Names — Carole King topped the 1971 year-end chart as a performer, and showed up twice more as the writer behind two other artists' hits that same year.
- Willie Nelson: The Songwriter Who Became the Star — Willie Nelson spent a decade writing hits for other singers. See how a Nashville house fire and one stripped-down album turned him into a star himself.
- Dolly Parton: The Split, the Songs, and the Lawsuit — Dolly Parton split from Porter Wagoner in 1974, wrote two career songs in one summer, then got sued for it. Here's the real 70s story.
- Stevie Wonder: The Deal That Built His Classic Period — Stevie Wonder let his Motown contract expire at 21, then came back with full creative control. Here's the 1971 deal that built his classic period.
- Brian May and Queen: The Guitar Built From a Fireplace — Brian May and Queen built a signature sound from a homemade guitar, a coin for a pick, and an amp made from junk. Here's how it actually worked.
- Iggy Pop: The 1970s Collapse and Berlin Resurrection — Iggy Pop's own band fell apart on a Detroit stage in 1974. See how David Bowie and Berlin turned that collapse into Lust for Life three years later.
- Benny Andersson: The Real Songwriting Method Behind ABBA — Benny Andersson taught himself piano by trial and error. See the real backward songwriting method behind SOS and every other ABBA hit.
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad: Born in Wartime, Found on Live TV — Anni-Frid Lyngstad was born in wartime Norway and raised by her grandmother in Sweden. See the real story before she became one quarter of ABBA.
- Bjorn Ulvaeus: The Bench Where ABBA Actually Began — Bjorn Ulvaeus led a real Swedish folk group for a decade before ABBA existed. See the park bench meeting that actually started it all.
- Agnetha Fältskog: The Solo Star Before ABBA Existed — Agnetha Fältskog topped Sweden's chart as a teenager, years before ABBA formed. See her real pre-ABBA hits and the solo album she made alongside the band.
- ABBA: The Band That Needed Permission for Its Own Name — Discover the real story of ABBA: the Eurovision win that started it all, the fish company that owned their name first, and what came after.
- Eagles the Band: The Lineup Swap That Changed Everything — Discover the real story of Eagles the Band: the backing-band origin, the disputed name story, and the one-day swap that led to Hotel California.
- Queen Freddie Mercury: Two Nights That Defined Their 70s — Discover the real story of Queen Freddie Mercury: the toothache that accidentally launched punk, and the video gamble that changed music.
- Grateful Dead in the 70s: The Band the Charts Missed — Discover Grateful Dead in the 70s: a drug bust that inspired their only real hit, the Wall of Sound, and the night that outlasted the charts.
- James Brown in the 70s: How He Became the Godfather of Soul — Discover James Brown in the 70s: the band that walked out, the album that got rejected, and how he became the Godfather of Soul.
- Talking Heads: Built From Found Objects, Not a Plan — Discover Talking Heads: the stolen TV term that became their name, the Son of Sam coincidence, and how they built a sound from nothing.
- Village People in the 70s: The Disco Act Everyone Missed — Discover Village People in the 70s: the gay club that inspired it, the Navy near-miss, and the real story behind the Y.M.C.A. arm dance.
- Bee Gees: The Story of Pop's Most Successful Sibling Act — The full story of the Bee Gees, from a name that never meant "Brothers Gibb" to disco's biggest phenomenon and pop's top songwriters.