The Music of the 70s Blog

Genres, songs, artists, year-by-year retrospectives and trivia from the greatest decade in music.

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Rock, disco, soul, funk, prog and every sound the decade produced.

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Songs

Deep dives into the singles that defined the 70s, one track at a time.

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Artists

The bands and performers behind the decade's greatest records.

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Years

Year-by-year retrospectives from 1970 through 1979.

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Fun facts, forgotten stories and trivia from the decade in music.

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Infographic showing the top songs of 1970, including Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water and the Jackson 5's four Year-End Hot 100 hits
Years

Top Songs of 1970: The Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Countdown

The definitive countdown of 1970's biggest hits, from Simon & Garfunkel's chart-topping single to the Jackson 5's record-breaking year, plus the full top 20 and a genre-by-genre breakdown.

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Infographic illustrating the evolution of 70s rock, from hard rock and progressive rock through glam, southern rock, arena rock, and the punk explosion that ended the decade
Genres

70s Rock: The Sound That Defined a Decade

From the Beatles' breakup to the punk explosion, trace how 70s rock moved through hard rock, prog, soft rock, glam, southern rock, and arena rock before splintering at the decade's end.

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Black-and-white photo collage of five 70s chart-topping artists: Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, Elton John, the Bee Gees, and Debby Boone
Songs

Best Songs of the 70s: The Ultimate Decade Ranking

From Debby Boone's record-breaking ballad to the Bee Gees' nine number-ones and the new wave turn of 1979, trace the songs that defined the decade, era by era.

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Black-and-white photo of the Bee Gees performing on stage in the 1970s
Artists

Bee Gees: The Complete Story of Pop's Most Successful Sibling Act

From a name that never meant "Brothers Gibb" to disco's biggest phenomenon and pop's most sought-after songwriters, trace the Bee Gees' full career arc.

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Hand-drawn illustration asking 'How well do you know 70s music trivia?' with a vinyl record, disco ball, guitar, jukebox, and cassette tape
Trivia

70s Music Trivia: 64 Questions to Test How Well You Really Know the Decade

From disco's Moog synthesizer breakthrough to punk's Year Zero and the strange science behind funk basslines, test yourself against 64 real 70s music trivia questions.

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Hand-drawn Sketch Note infographic showing the top songs of 1971, including Three Dog Night's number one hit Joy to the World, The Carpenters' record three-song year, and Donny Osmond's four chart appearances
Years

Top Songs of 1971: The Year's Biggest Hits & Trends

From Three Dog Night's chart-topping "Joy to the World" to the Carpenters' record three-song year and soul music's commercial breakthrough, trace the top songs of 1971.

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