You'll never guess the 10 biggest songs of the 1970s

If you get 10/10 on this, you should probably be in the music biz.

Every song listed below was a big hit. They still get a lot of play to this day. But only ten of them can claim to be the No. 1 song of the year.

We looked at the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles chart for every year of the 1970s. This is Billboard's tally of the top hits of the entire year.

Try to guess what the No. 1 song of the year was throughout the decade. Getting a perfect score might be harder than writing a catchy tune.

  1. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1970?
  2. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1971?
  3. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1972?
  4. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1973?
  5. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1974?
  6. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1975?
  7. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1976?
  8. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1977?
  9. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1978?
  10. What was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1979?

You'll never guess the 10 biggest songs of the 1970s

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127 Comments

todd0613 9 months ago
Anyone notice they put Bob Denver instead of John Denver
jgrimson 40 months ago
8/10...I was there listening to those countdowns on New Year's! Mis-remembered a couple...Barbara and Wings. Well we did have enough of those Silly Love Songs after a while.

Biz 45 months ago
Music and hugs are two things I NEED in my life to stay healthy and happy❣️I need them to survive, along with O2, H2O, and nourishment. Each having equal importance to me.
frances3agape 45 months ago
Probably my WORST quiz results ever - 6 of 10.
But during my poor college years, I did not own a radio or record player!
mtm frances3agape 45 months ago
you did better than me...and I'm a denizen of the 70's....just listened to better music in that decade
Lillyrose 45 months ago
4 out of 10. I was born in 1970, so they were all guesses.
MHRDeadhead 45 months ago
5 for 10! LOL Never was a big fan of "pop" music, but I know that I've heard all of those songs at least a bazillion times. Yawn...

Side Note: Rod Stewart's "Tonight's The Night"....it never worked out to be "the" night for me! Had to wait until the '80s for that to happen! LOLOL
hermanstein2015 45 months ago
You got 6 out of 10 guess I don't pay attention to that stuff.
AMgirl 45 months ago
Got 10/10, listened to the radio constantly from 1970-79, especially when I was stationed overseas w/the military for 2 years, no American TV, so everyone listen to Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS), which played the Top 40. Great 70s memories!
Granny 45 months ago
I only got half of them, but they were all good songs so it was hard to pick the best one. However, it was JOHN Denver who sang "Take Me Home, Country Roads", not Gilligan!
ItalGal68 Granny 45 months ago
Obviously, whoever prepared the Quiz needs to take the one listed under "Related!" :-)
Laura 45 months ago
7-10 at bad just barely a teen! 🎶🎙️🎸🥁🎧🎤🎷📻🎶😊
Lefluers1 45 months ago
I lived through the 70s, so I’d better remember most of these!
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