Trivia

Test what you know about 70s music, or read the stories behind it. This hub has a trivia post, a scored quiz, an ABBA vs Queen face-off and a look at banned songs of the decade.

Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of October 8, 1970 to 1979, led by Maggie May with five weeks, then Kiss You All Over with four
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October 8 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

October 8 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of September 16, 1970 to 1979, led by My Sharona with six weeks, then Best of My Love with five
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September 16 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

September 16 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of August 19, 1970 to 1979, led by Alone Again (Naturally) with six weeks, then four songs with four weeks each
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August 19 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

August 19 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of July 15, 1970 to 1979, led by Shadow Dancing with seven weeks, then It's Too Late and Bad Girls with five each
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July 15 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

July 15 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of June 12, 1970 to 1979, led by Silly Love Songs with five weeks and My Love with four
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June 12 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

June 12 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of May 29, 1970 to 1979, led by Reunited with four weeks and American Woman, The Streak and Sir Duke with three each
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May 29 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

May 29 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of May 1, 1970 to 1979, led by Night Fever with eight weeks, then Joy to the World and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face with six each
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May 1 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

May 1 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of April 17, 1970 to 1979, led by Night Fever with eight weeks and Joy to the World and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face with six each
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April 17 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

April 17 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of March 20, 1970 to 1979, led by Night Fever with eight weeks and Bridge over Troubled Water with six
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March 20 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

March 20 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of February 13, 1970 to 1979, led by One Bad Apple with five weeks and Stayin' Alive and Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? with four each
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February 13 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

February 13 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of February 1, 1970 to 1979, led by Le Freak with six weeks, then American Pie with four
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February 1 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

February 1 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of January 9, 1970 to 1979, led by Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head and My Sweet Lord with four each
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January 9 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

January 9 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of December 12, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten
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December 12 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

December 12 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years, from The Tears of a Clown to Babe. Play them all.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of December 3, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten weeks, then Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) with eight
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December 3 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

December 3 in music history: the Hot 100 number one for that week in every year of the 1970s, from The Partridge Family to Barbra Streisand. Play all ten.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of November 28, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten
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November 28 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

November 28 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years, from I Think I Love You to No More Tears. Play them all.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of November 19, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten weeks, then Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) with eight
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November 19 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

November 19 in music history: the Hot 100 number one for that week in every year of the 1970s, from the Jackson 5 to the Commodores. Play all ten.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of November 12, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten weeks, then I'll Be There with five
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November 12 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

November 12 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years. Play every one.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of November 7, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten
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November 7 in Music History: The 1970s Number Ones

November 7 in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for that week in all ten years, from I'll Be There to Pop Muzik. Play them all.

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Bar chart of total weeks at number one for the ten songs on top the week of October 24, 1970 to 1979, led by You Light Up My Life with ten
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This Week in Music History: October 24 in the 1970s

This week in music history, 1970s style: the Hot 100 number one for the week of October 24 in all ten years, from I'll Be There to Rise. Play them all.

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Queen in 1975, the year their first Hot 100 hit arrived the same decade ABBA broke through in the ABBA vs Queen chart comparison
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ABBA vs Queen: Who Won the US Charts in the 70s?

ABBA vs Queen: real US Hot 100 data from the 1970s reveals who actually won the charts, not just global album sales totals.

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A massive crowd watches a live band perform at an Amsterdam stadium concert in 1972, the era this 70s music quiz puts to the test
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70s Music Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Decade

Take this 70s music quiz: 50 real multiple-choice questions, instant feedback, and a running score. Completely free, no signup.

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BBC Broadcasting House in London, the building behind many of the banned songs of the 70s decisions covered in this post
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Banned Songs of the 70s: The Real Story

Discover the real banned songs of the 70s: who banned them, why, and which famous bans turned out to be myths.

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

Test your 70s music trivia knowledge with 64 real questions on disco, punk, funk, and prog rock, each with a short explanation behind the answer.

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