
The '70s didn't start in -- they started sometime around The tracks on our list of the Top 10 Songs of sound like they're products of the decade and not leftovers from the previous one. After the turbulent '60s -- the wars, the assassinations, the drugs, the sexual revolution and music's expanded playing field -- the '70s were kinda like a hangover, a bittersweet but not entirely clear reflection of what just happened. Artists began settling into grooves, and the songs that came out in , for the first time, took on their own identities, not just borrowed ones from another era.
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'Hello It's Me'
Todd RundgrenRundgren originally recorded 'Hello It's Me' with his group Nazz in On his third solo album, the excellent double LP 'Something/Anything?,' he reworked the ballad as a more soulful and upbeat number that became the centerpiece of the record and Rundgren's only Top 10 hit. The solo version is way better than the original band take, which was also released as a single.
- 9
'Do It Again'
Steely DanSteely Dan's debut single turned the page on all of the lazily played psychedelic rock that album-oriented bands were churning out just a couple of years earlier. Consisting of musicians who had some serious jazz skills, Steely Dan didn't sound much like any other new groups in They were smart, studied, literate and disciplined. 'Do It Again' was one of their smoothest-sounding cuts, all rounded edges with a milky center.
- 8
'Smoke on the Water'
Deep PurpleIt includes one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time and a true story about a fire that delayed the recording of Deep Purple's sixth and bestselling album. But more than that, 'Smoke on the Water' is probably the most popular song attempted by first-time guitarists. Its opening chords have launched many young bands back in the day, and they still ring loud and clear today.
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'You Wear It Well'
Rod Stewart'Every Picture Tells a Story' was such a huge hit for Stewart in (both the album and the song 'Maggie May' hit No. 1) that the singer and his band, including members of the Faces, repeated the formula for the followup LP, 'Never a Dull Moment.' 'You Wear It Well' is a delayed love letter to an ex, filled with a little regret and a whole lotta awesome, starting with that violin solo.
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'Rocket Man'
Elton JohnLike David Bowie's 'Space Oddity,' 'Rocket Man' uses an outer-space analogy to voice the singer's growing isolation from family and friends. But unlike Bowie's song, the narrator of John's Top 10 hit (co-written by Bernie Taupin) doesn't sound entirely hopeless. It helps that John's warm performance injects some humanity into his lost spaceman.
- 5
'All the Young Dudes'
Mott the HoopleBefore David Bowie gave them 'All the Young Dudes,' Mott the Hoople were a lumbering hard-rock band on the verge of splitting up. But the glam anthem transformed the group and gave them a second life, extending their career for a couple more years. After 'Dudes,' Mott the Hoople were revered as glam gods, all thanks to producer Bowie, who was having a very good year (see No. 3 on our list of the Top 10 Songs of ).
- 4
'School's Out'
Alice CooperAlice Cooper was 24 years old when his timeless anthem about the last day of school was released. It immediately connected with teens across the country, hitting the Top And no wonder: Cooper's sinister excitement surges through the song. Plus, it includes one of the most inspired verses in rock history: "We got no class / And we got no principles / And we got no innocence / We can't even think of a word that rhymes." Brilliant.
- 3
'Ziggy Stardust'
David BowieBowie's reinvention from a tepid British folk-pop singer to a glam superstar began in , with the 'Hunky Dory' album. But it's on 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,' a concept record about a rock 'n' roll savior from another planet, where the transformation takes hold (Bowie essentially became the character for the next couple of years). 'Ziggy Stardust' is the album's guitar-powered centerpiece, a summation of sorts of the LP's trippy narrative.
- 2
'Heart of Gold'
Neil YoungNeil Young's only No. 1 single (only Top 10, in fact) from his only No. 1 album ('Harvest') was inspired by both a back injury and a trip to Nashville, where he recorded a handful of new acoustic songs with some local musicians. Unable to play an electric guitar, Young unplugged and wrote some stripped-down country-leaning songs. The success of both the song and album eventually prompted Young to switch musical gears from time to time -- a practice he continues to this day.
- 1
'Tumbling Dice'
The Rolling StonesLittle surprise that the best album of yields the No. 1 track on our list of the Top 10 Songs of It was a pivotal year for the Stones, whose last three albums made them the biggest and best band on the planet. 'Exile on Main St.,' a troubled double record mired in druggy production and even more druggy group members, was their masterpiece. 'Tumbling Dice' is the album's most accessible cut, a bluesy shuffle spiked with a side of twang. It remains one of the Stones' most enduring songs and the gateway to one of the best albums ever made.
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1
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
2
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Temptations
3
Smoke On The Water
Deep Purple
4
Lean On Me
Bill Withers
5
Heart Of Gold
Neil Young
6
Walk On The Wild Side
Lou Reed
7
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Stevie Wonder
8
If You Don't Know Me By Now
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
9
I'll Take You There
Staple Singers
10
Tumbling Dice
Rolling Stones
11
Love Train
O'Jays
12
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
13
Oh Girl
Chi-Lites
14
Take It Easy
Eagles
15
I'll Be Around
Spinners
16
Reeling In The Years
Steely Dan
17
Rocket Man
Elton John
18
School's Out
Alice Cooper
19
All The Young Dudes
Mott the Hoople
20
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff
21
Back Stabbers
O'Jays
22
I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Nash
23
Burning Love
Elvis Presley
24
I'm Still In Love With You
Al Green
25
Listen to the Music
Doobie Brothers
26
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
27
Crocodile Rock
Elton John
28
Stuck In The Middle With You
Stealers Wheel
29
I Saw The Light
Todd Rundgren
30
Rock And Roll, Part 2
Gary Glitter
31
Me and Mrs. Jones
Billy Paul
32
Go All The Way
Raspberries
33
Do It Again
Steely Dan
34
Love And Happiness
Al Green
35
Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
36
Superfly
Curtis Mayfield
37
Hello It's Me
Todd Rundgren
38
Time In A Bottle
Jim Croce
39
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
Spinners
40
Starman
David Bowie
41
Use Me
Bill Withers
42
Summer Breeze
Seals and Crofts
43
Saturday In The Park
Chicago
44
Freddie's Dead
Curtis Mayfield
45
Old Man
Neil Young
46
Everything I Own
Bread
47
Ben
Michael Jackson
48
Frankenstein
Edgar Winter Group
49
Brandy
Looking Glass
50
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right
Luther Ingram
51
Why Can't We Live Together
Timmy Thomas
52
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
53
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Paul Simon
54
Highway Star
Deep Purple
55
Across th Street
Bobby Womack
56
Virginia Plain
Roxy Music
57
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Al Green
58
It Never Rains in Southern California
Albert Hammond
59
Suffragette City
David Bowie
60
Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne
61
You Wear It Well
Rod Stewart
62
Ventura Highway
America
63
Pusherman
Curtis Mayfield
64
Dancing In The Moonlight
King Harvest
65
The Cisco Kid
War
66
Neither One of Us
Gladys Knight and the Pips
67
Whiskey In the Jar
Thin Lizzy
68
Ain't No Woman
Four Tops
69
The Guitar Man
Bread
70
Garden Party
Rick Nelson
71
Break Up To Make Up
Stylistics
72
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Eagles
73
Mother and Child Reunion
Paul Simon
74
The Jean Genie
David Bowie
75
Too Late To Turn Back Now
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
76
Suavecito
Malo
77
Free Ride
Edgar Winter Group
78
I Am Woman
Helen Reddy
79
Children Of the Revolution
T. Rex
80
Amie
Pure Prairie League
81
Get On The Good Foot
James Brown
82
Easy Livin'
Uriah Heep
83
Look What You Done For Me
Al Green
84
Day Dreaming
Aretha Franklin
85
Everybody Plays The Fool
Main Ingredient
86
Always on My Mind
Elvis Presley
87
Happy
Rolling Stones
88
I'm Stone In Love With You
Stylistics
89
I'd Love You To Want Me
Lobo
90
Top Of The World
Carpenters
91
The Needle and the Damage Done
Neil Young
92
Soul Makossa
Manu Dibango
93
Your Mama Don't Dance
Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
94
Witchy Woman
Eagles
95
Song Sung Blue
Neil Diamond
96
The Cover of Rolling Stone
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
97
Sail Away
Randy Newman
98
The World Is A Ghetto
War
99
Operator
Jim Croce
You Ought To Be With Me
Al Green
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City of New Orleans
Arlo Guthrie
Melissa
Allman Brothers Band
Metal Guru
T. Rex
Will It Go Round In Circles
Billy Preston
Rock And Roll Lullaby
B.J. Thomas
Conquistador (live)
Procol Harum
America The Beautiful
Ray Charles
Hi, Hi, Hi
Wings
Trouble Man
Marvin Gaye
Starting All Over Again
Mel and Tim
You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Jim Croce
Thick As A Brick
Jethro Tull
Honky Cat
Elton John
Taxi
Harry Chapin
Walking In The Rain With The One I Love
Love Unlimited
Little Willy
The Sweet
I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock & Roll Band)
Moody Blues
Wildflower
Skylark
Nice To Be With You
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Jimmy Castor Bunch
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I Don't Know
Bill Withers
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Watch The Sunrise
Big Star
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List of Billboard Hot number ones of

These are the BillboardHot number-one singles of
That year, 18 acts earned their first number one song, such as Don McLean, Al Green, Nilsson, Neil Young, America, Roberta Flack, The Chi-Lites, The Staple Singers, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Withers, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Looking Glass, Mac Davis, Chuck Berry, Johnny Nash, Helen Reddy, and Billy Paul. Michael Jackson, having previously hit number one with The Jackson 5, also earns his first number one song as a solo act.
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