Top 10 Songs of the 1970's

As soon as I hit teenager status, I discovered the music of the seventies. The Top Ten songs of the 1970’s are a mixture of Disco and Rock N’ Roll, basically anything that could be danced to whether fast or slow. This article will list the actual top ten songs of the 1970’s, the top ten singles, a list of some popular melodies from the soundtrack of the number one movie as well as little extra trivia tidbits for every year of this mellow decade. (Disclaimer: I have researched this topic thoroughly but humans do err, therefore do not take this information as tie-dyed in stone.)

The Billboard Top 10 songs of the year 1970 were:
1.) “Venus” by The Shocking Blue
2.) “Mama Told Me Not To Come” by Three Dog Night
3.) “I Think I Love You” by The Partridge Family
4.) “Tears of a Clown” by Smokey Robinson & Miracles
5.) “The Rapper” by the Jaggerz
6.) “I Want You Back” by the Jackson Five
7.) “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum
8.) “Vehicle” by The Ides of March
9.) “War” by Edwin Starr
10.) “Green-Eyed Lady” by Sugarloaf

As I have come to find out, through the years, the song that wins the “Song of the Year” rarely is ever included in the top ten. 1970 was no different. “Bridge Over Trouble Water” by Simon and Garfunkel won the honor this year. But, and this is a very rare occurrence as well, it was considered the number one single of the year. Numbers two through ten follow: 

2.) "American Woman" by Guess Who
3.) "Get Ready" by Rare Earth
4.) "Band of Gold" by Freda Payne
5.) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas
6.) "ABC" by The Jackson 5
7.) "Let It Be" by The Beatles
8.) "Close To You" by Carpenters
9.) "Mama Told Me Not To Come" by Three Dog Night
10.) "War" by Edwin Starr

The soundtrack from the top grossing movie of the year, Love Story, introduced all romantic couples to “Theme from Love Story”.