Mayfield has also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice. "Baby Come Back" - Player His most successful being “Doctor my Eyes,” which made it to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Woo-woo!” The Pips’ deathless contribution to one of Gladys Knight’s best loved tunes is an impression of a steam train. Billy Joel performing in the Netherlands September 13, 1972 Image source: Wikipedia Creative Commons. Bachman-Turner Overdrive released 8 studio albums between 1970 and 1979. In 1975, Rufus released the album “Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan,” which made it to number 7 in the Billboard 200 and number 1 in the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.
After several line up changes, The James Gang finally split in 1976. "You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
One of the 1970s most popular Philadelphia soul groups, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, was an American R&B/soul band best known for their R&B, soul, doo-wop, and disco genres. the 100 best-selling albums of the 70s "The 100 Best-Selling Albums of the 70s" (as of 2004) 1. Between 1970 and 1979, Stevie Wonder took home a total of 12 Grammy Awards, more than half of the 22 he has received during the course of his career. Donna Summer’s second collaboration with Giorgio Moroder – after the interminable disco lustfest ‘Love To Love You Baby’ in 1975 – is a record with the sort of insignificance that cannot be understated. They released 14 singles between 1970-1974, “School’s Out” reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
However, this chart is no longer considered accurate due to the method of data collection by the BMRB and has since been superseded. After getting all that political conscience stuff out of the way on ‘What’s Going On’, Marvin Gaye went straight for the groin with ‘Let’s Get It On’, soundtracking a million and more trysts with tumbling funk and a begging vocal that would teeter on the edge of “Let it go, Marv” embarrassment if it wasn’t so downright persuasive. "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" - John Denver
“Highway to Hell” is the only single feature on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 47. The groups most significant success came in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Six as a solo artist and two as a member of Wings. Producing an accurate list of the best-selling singles of the 1970s in the United Kingdom has therefore never been a simple task because of the difficulty in obtaining accurate sales data from the period. Image source: Netherlands National Archive.
Genres: Jazz rock, soft rock, R&B, pop rock, Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number record cover.
The powerful marching riff took it the top of the hit parade, and did the same for the Sugababes a couple of decades later when Richard X cunningly reworked his mash-up of Adina Howard’s ‘Freak Like Me’.
2. "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon During the 1970s, Kool and the Gang released 31 singles with four featuring in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The Guess Who released 28 singles during the 1970s.
During 1970 and 1977, Presley released 13 studio albums. In 1973 Bob Seger formed the Silver Bullet Band. Formed in 1972 in California, Van Halen is an American hard rock band. Her 1975 hit “You’re No Good,” went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Referred to as “The Godfather of Soul”, James Brown is recognized as one of the greatest funk musicians in history. "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer. 3. In which we learned Iggy Pop was “a street-walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm“. James Brown was one of the first inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. “Do it Again” at number 6 and “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” at number 4.
“Three Times a Lady” and “Still,” went to number 1. Editorial Team. The Mael brothers’ most majestic, rabbit-out-a-hat single suggested magic realism via The Wild West. Genres: Psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock, The Doors – Riders on the Storm record cover. Heart were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Even with the Three Dog Night’s chart successes, they have not yet been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; however, in 2000, Three Dog Night were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The Sex Pistols released 9 singles during the 1970s. Ronstadt has sold more than 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time. The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and in 1999, they were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame despite never winning a Grammy Award. Rush released 12 singles during the 1970s, only two of which made it into the Billboard Hot 100. Two of Santana’s most successful singles during the 70s were “Evil Ways” and “Black Magic Woman,” which went to 9 and 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. It’s as dizzy and displaced as it should be, drifting through guitar solos and a pretty chorus before winding up in the Scissor Sisters’ back pocket. "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" - The Four Seasons, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee, "Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney and Wings, "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon, "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" - The Four Seasons, The Top 10 Singles of 1977 In 2014, he was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2015, George Harrison won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. 2.
Genres:Folk, blues, rock, gospel, country, traditional pop, vocal jazz, Bob Dylan and The Band touring in Chicago, 1974 In 1974, she released “Free Man in Paris,” which made it to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Help Me,” which made it all the way to number 1. 1. 8. All the rest of the song’s swinging soul power is down to Knight’s convincing devotion to a man whose dreams of LA stardom have gone tits up, and Jim Weatherly’s less-is-more lyric: “I’d rather live in his world than live without him in mine“.