The fact that no songs by Zeppelin, Aerosmith, pink Floyd, black sabbath, or queen ever charted number 1 just proves that billboard top list aren't proper representations on music during that time period
+Andy Walsh billboard will always be associated with more of the rock pop hits. Basically, most of the mainstream bands and softer rock bands made the list.
+Ahmet Yeniçay Oddly enough, Another Brick in the Wall is the only Pink Floyd song to reach #1 in the UK. Led Zeppelin had zero #1 hits. Queen on the other hand, I have no explanation for.
+Ant I am There is still some really fantastic stuff being made, you just have to dig a little. I would recommend to you Mac Demarco, Alvvays, Ty Segall, and my personal favorite new band, Tame Impala.
+blackearl7891 actually pop music has been quite good in the past few years with artists like Pharrel and Adele having maintream hits and radio play, along with the revival of artistry in hip hop like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, even getting recogition from the President and albums like "To Pimp A Butterfly" still touching on important racial and societal issues while having mainstream appeal.
@@TheJayson8899 Nope, Paul and John had better solo careers. But imagine this. 4 memebers of a disbanded band all had at least good-to-great solo careers. That's what made The Beatles so legendary. All were great artists on their own.
+Jack SS (JackSSVEVO) Yeah, Bowie had to more or less go disco to finally crack the 'States and deliver the commercial success his talent had been promising for years.
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+OLIVIA TUCEK okey, Olivia i am going to make your day. there is already a list for the 60s, but not only that. there is also one for the 50s as well as the 80s. And tomorrow they are releasing the 90s, then for 00s, and then the 10s. and finally on sunday they are making an all time list. now how does that sound?:-D
Jeff Lynne is the most talented Music God ever. He will be 71 in 2018 and his voice is Gold. All his live concerts sound as good if not better than the original recordings...Not many bands and musicians can match that. Just have a listen from Jeff Lynne's ELO at Wembley Stadium June 24 2017... Can't wait to see Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra on the 2018 Europe and North American Tour. I just received my tickets for LA , NY and Toronto Canada. It will be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uh, "Let It Be" was written entirely by Paul.. the only reason why it's labeled as a Lennon/McCartney song is because it was in their contract that any song they wrote either by themselves or together would be credited as "Lennon/McCartney".
Well to make it into the top 10 you had release singles which Zeppelin never did because they wanted people to listen to the whole album and not just whichever two songs were released as a single.
+KillerKing Even given that they're picking only #1 tracks, I still think this list confirms that they're choosing stuff solely to piss people off and get more clicks. We both fell for it this time :)
10. Crocodile Rock by Elton John 9. My Sweet Lord by George Harrison 8. Maggie May by Rod Stewart 7. Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin 6. Hey Jude by The Beatles 5. American Woman by The Guess Who 4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel 3. American Pie by Don McLean 2. Fame by David Bowie 1. More Than A Feeling by Boston
So "The Dark Side of the Moon", topping the Billboard chart (and staying on the chart for over 700 weeks!) doesn't count? Maybe it deserves a list of its own! Top 10 Best songs form DSOTM!
My favorite songs from the 1970’s in General 10.) What Is Life- George Harrison 9.) Let It Be- The Beatles 8.) Evil Woman- Electric Light Orchestra 7.) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd 6.) Hotel California- The Eagles 5.) Cafe On the Left Bank- Wings 4.) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin 3.) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- Elton John 2.) Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who 1.) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love should at least be an honorable mention (I know it was released in their 1980 album but the song itself was released in 1979)
***** i'm not talking about pink floyd man i'm talking about led zeppelin and i was talking to CanadiankidASMR when i said that plz read what someone says before you reply to them
+Nicholas James Concerning the fact that I'm not an idiot.....I'm fully aware that One-Hit Wonders have been around for a long time. There are just so many compared to back then.
Not sure people can know how important sweet lies from George Harrison really was. When Hendrix and Joplin died, it shook the world. That song was an incredible dose of enlightenment and almost a form of therapy to so many. It’s such a powerful song.
this is for those songs that hit no. 1 in the 70s in the us. when bohemian rhapsody hit no. 1, it was either in the uk or the us in 1992 after freddies death
From 1974 to 1980 on New Year’s Eve they always counted down the top songs of the 70s on rock radio stations. Every year the number 1 and 2 songs were stairway to Heaven and smoke on the water. Neither was a number 1 hit but both had more impact than most these number 1 songs. Goes to show you.
You make some interesting picks Watchmojo and I enjoy the music - unfortunately the real list ie Billboards actual Chart Topping records for the 70s looks somewhat different - 1. You Light Up My life (Debby Boone) (21 weeks in top 40, 14 weeks top 10 and 10 weeks at No 1) 2. Night Fever (Bee Gees) (18-13-8) 3. Tonight's The Night (Rod Stewart) (17-11-8) 4. Shadow Dancing (Andy Gibb) (19-12-7) 5. Le Freak (Chic) (19-15-6) 6. My Sharona (The Knack) (16-12-6) 7. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack) (15-11-6) 8. Alone Again (Naturally)(Gilbert O'Sullivan) (15-11-6) 9. Joy To The World (Three Dog Night) (15-11-6) 10. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) (13-10-6). Reference - The Billboard Book of USA Top 40 Hits, 5th Edition
+RGS Unless you are from the UK they topped the chart with Bohemian Rhapsody in '75 and was the biggest hit of the year. I think this list is more based on the American charts..
For the fun of it I went to Wiki to see the list of all #1 hits in the 70's. First of all, I can't imagine how Mojo got it boiled down to 10 plus 4. Secondly, the variety of genres that reached #1 shows the breadth of music in the 70's: rock, country, Funk, folk, pop, early punk, disco, novelty, religious (remember "You Light Up My Life"?),, etc.
I'm amazed how many people can not understand the topic of this list. Did you even read the title.? It's about US chart topping rock songs in the 70s, therefore Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc. are not included because they didn't have any
As a child of the 70s, I could list 50 songs that belong in the top ten, but I couldn't definitively put them in the proper order. I can't argue with the list they have, though. That's what's so hard about making a list about 70s music - there was so many great tunes.
When i Think Of 70s Songs I Think If you Want Blood You Got it We will Rock you Spread Your Wings Don t stop me now You are the first my last My Everything
Ok, I see a lot of people wanting to find where Led Zep, Stairway to Heaven and Bohemian Rhapsody is, but the vieo is about CHART TOPPING songs. Unfortunately done of them reached number one. They may be critically acclaimed and brilliant, but none meet the criteria.
My Sharona...I love....AM radio I grew up on but the Knack was big when I was in Junior High. They paved the way to the 80s and into the nineties...I still love Elton John, The Eagles, Guess Who and the Who(not mentioned!!!)
I was surprised that they didn't really seem to understand "American Pie". Don Mclean himself said many times that is was a tribute to the 3 musicians that died in 1959 when their plane went down. Richie Valens, Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly.
+etni3s1 I agree. But Led Zeppelin's highest rate was number 4 with Whole Lotta Love in January 1970. As for Black Sabbath, Iron Man (highest ranking song) only reached #52.
867-5309 (Jenny) by Tommy Tuntone has has HUGE cultural significance... as now in TV and movies, all phone numbers now start with 555- That, and it's a seriously sick song.
That's not what American Pie is about. Did you guys research? It's based on the horrific plane crash on February 3, 1959 killing artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.
The most ridiculous part of this is that they had Buddy Holly This Will Be The Day in their 50s music version of this video that they put out recently.
The Bee Gees were the most influential and successful of the decade. It’s amazing to see them being ignored all the time. None of the artists listed had more number ones in the 70’s. They wrote almost 13 number ones and performed on 9.
+Good Comment I think i'm not sure but Janis maybe had a hold of this song long before pearl ever hit the recording studio, so she had time to craft it. i'm sorry if this didn't help
Hers wasn't the original, that came out in 69. So she probably heard it, fell in love with the song and performed it live a few times until the guy who wrote it originally, asked her to record it for that album that was released after she died...
After reading the comments something to consider is that some of the best bands and artists like Led Zeppelin or David Bowie didn't have all of their songs at number 1. In fact it was Led Zeppelin's albums that were number 1. Some of the best music is not always on the charts, and as good as the music from the 70's were some of the great artists proved themselves to the world by not having hits and then made it big anyway by their talent and charisma.
Cool Top Ten lists of the Rock Songs of the 70's .I got the year wrong when it came to the song Let it Be ,I was wrong by one year .It is still one of my fav Beatles songs of all time .Just the No 1 song on this list ,This post is a little late to the party .But I did watch the first time and not post anything ,When I should have can't see the songs from the 80's & 90's .Another whole part of my life .That was actually cool WatchMojo Thanks .
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When I think of 70s rock songs I think:
-Hotel California
-Bohemian Rhapsody
-Stairway to Heaven
at least hotel was there
Dream on too
More than a feeling
Well, these were the 'bubblegum' of the 70s, being #1 on the pop chart. I don't think Zepplin ever had a #1, and Hendrix only had 1.
Too bad 2 of them weren't released as singles
I hate bohemian rhapsody
The fact that no songs by Zeppelin, Aerosmith, pink Floyd, black sabbath, or queen ever charted number 1 just proves that billboard top list aren't proper representations on music during that time period
words of wisdom right here
Thank u
+Andy Walsh billboard will always be associated with more of the rock pop hits. Basically, most of the mainstream bands and softer rock bands made the list.
+Andy Walsh another brick in the wall made number 1
jtgoheels Queen is as mainstream as it gets ...... it's just the Billboard is too American
I'm a simple man. I see a Beatle on the thumbnail, I click it.
same
+1
agree!!
why the fuck is this comment getting so popular?
Same here, brother.
When Paul looks into the camera and starts singing it still gives me the goosebumps. Even after all these years
Austincat grow up
Eyeless Jack that was almost a year ago man. Let it go
No Led Zeppelin, Queen or Pink Floyd ?
Exactly!
No pink floyd than I'm not even watching this
+Ahmet Yeniçay I agree where are these classic songs !
+Ahmet Yeniçay Oddly enough, Another Brick in the Wall is the only Pink Floyd song to reach #1 in the UK. Led Zeppelin had zero #1 hits. Queen on the other hand, I have no explanation for.
Zep only hit top 5 in Jan 1970...Pink Floyd not until 1980
Saw Paul and instantly clicked :)
Beatles forever.
Exactly what I did
Lmao gotta love the beatles
Yes.
Me right now
SAME!!!
it must have been fucking hard to pick this list. both the 60s and 70s was just a bombardment of amazing music
Yep now it's just pop and rap shit
+Ant I am and not even good pop or rap music
+Ant I am There is still some really fantastic stuff being made, you just have to dig a little. I would recommend to you Mac Demarco, Alvvays, Ty Segall, and my personal favorite new band, Tame Impala.
+blackearl7891 actually pop music has been quite good in the past few years with artists like Pharrel and Adele having maintream hits and radio play, along with the revival of artistry in hip hop like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, even getting recogition from the President and albums like "To Pimp A Butterfly" still touching on important racial and societal issues while having mainstream appeal.
+Samuel Bigus I will stick will rock
Just to be clear Let It Be was completely written by Paul McCartney. John didn't even like the song that much.
Let it be was written by George no? and yeah, John never liked this song
+LEOODARTHVADER2 Wtf?
John didn't really like any of Paul's songs after 1966 did he? Like maxwells silver hammer
+Lee Johnson False, he loved "Oh, darling". In fact, he tried to convince Paul to let him sing the song in the album, but he declined.
+Marcus Plain he didn't like how Paul sung it though did he
LETS TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE PAUL MCCARTNEY's BEARD IN THE THUMB-NAIL 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Paul McCartney? Click.
George Harrison? Even better.
Seriously, Harrison's All Things Must Pass is a fantastic album.
brendaofthedesert Definitely. I honestly think George had a better solo career than Lennon and McCartney, although Lennon's was obviously cut short.
@@TheJayson8899 Nope, Paul and John had better solo careers. But imagine this. 4 memebers of a disbanded band all had at least good-to-great solo careers. That's what made The Beatles so legendary. All were great artists on their own.
@@hacantyapradipta1119 I mean in terms of music, not sales.
Plastic Ono Band destroys anything any of the others ever did though.
All Beatles created equal...
George Harrison and Paul McCartney...ah :)
Martin Green- What the heck is your point lol
Almost EVERY Beatles song got onto the charts. So, if you will, shove that up your ass.
Martin Green- And may I clarify, that is your OPINION. Your quite UNPOPULAR opinion.
No Led Zeppelin? Wtf.
Zep never topped the charts
They didn't release singles so none of there songs reached number 1
+The Monobrow and a lot of their most popular songs they ripped from other people
Austin 41 why because its true?
They're neglecting famous songs from the time periods to actually choose songs that were number 1. No exceptions
You forgot "Work Bitch" by Britney Spears
Agree
+Bobby Johnson relax...... bitch (no ofense)
she's irrelevant unlike everyone on this list
That's a pop song, and it's not even released in the 70s either.
+SpyroPS1mc it needs to be a joke for people to get it. that wasnt a joke, just idiocy
No Queen, and Bowie was only a honorable mention? damn.
+Dino Robin ^
+Lily Araujo I think Space Oddity was released in the 60's.
Dissapointment
+Jack SS (JackSSVEVO) Yeah, Bowie had to more or less go disco to finally crack the 'States and deliver the commercial success his talent had been promising for years.
Leo Comerford It's a pity that Bowie's talented work that was highly praised in Britain was not praised in the U.S. as well.
I saw Paul on the thumbnail so I clicked, its simple
I thought Bohemian Rhapsody would be on this list
+Elías MG yeah, I though It would be number 1
+Patricio Martinez Nah, I'd think that Stairway to Heaven would be number 1 even though I like Queen more than I do Zeppelin.
I thought that or imagine by john lennon but they both never reached # 1 so they can't be in this list
same!
+CarsickTube46 "Stairway to Heaven" was never released as a single, so it can't be included in lists like this- though it often is.
I only watch this because Paul is in the thumbnail lmao.
Watch the video about the 60's, he's there too ;)
+Laurence Gilbert thank you!! c:
Jeez, "Let it be" gives me goosebumps.
Gotten me through some tough times over decades...
Fleetwood Mac "Dreams" was number one on the billboard charts in June 1977.
Followed up in 1978 by the even more successful Rumours. Those were 2 great years for listeners of Fleetwood Mac.
U sure it was 77, I could swear I seen them in 76
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+OLIVIA TUCEK okey, Olivia i am going to make your day.
there is already a list for the 60s, but not only that. there is also one for the 50s as well as the 80s. And tomorrow they are releasing the 90s, then for 00s, and then the 10s. and finally on sunday they are making an all time list.
now how does that sound?:-D
Since you include My sweet Lord and Let it be, you might as well do Top 10 Gospel Songs
So iTunes put David Bowie's "Fame" under the "Soul" genre on my phone.
Jeff Lynne is the most talented Music God ever. He will be 71 in 2018 and his voice is Gold. All his live concerts sound as good if not better than the original recordings...Not many bands and musicians can match that. Just have a listen from Jeff Lynne's ELO at Wembley Stadium June 24 2017... Can't wait to see Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra on the 2018 Europe and North American Tour. I just received my tickets for LA , NY and Toronto Canada. It will be awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uh, "Let It Be" was written entirely by Paul.. the only reason why it's labeled as a Lennon/McCartney song is because it was in their contract that any song they wrote either by themselves or together would be credited as "Lennon/McCartney".
Does it matter tho? With one without the other there probably wouldn't have been The Beatles.
And you made this a big deal because???? It’s an amazing song! I’m puzzled how queen or zeppelin didn’t make this list
Shame Led Zeppelin never made it to the top in the US
I know right
Well to make it into the top 10 you had release singles which Zeppelin never did because they wanted people to listen to the whole album and not just whichever two songs were released as a single.
+Michael Saville whole lotta love made it to number 4
+Andrew Ross but wasn't whole lotta love released in 1969 (which technically isn't the 70s yet)
+Nico Paré yeah Ik ik im just making a point about how led Zeppelin did release some singles
No Pink Floyd? Fuck this list. Lol
I know it's insane!
or sabbath or zepplin!!! YES FUCK THIS LIST!!!
+Spencer Wilbanks most of Pink Floyd's best albums came out in the 70's.
+KillerKing Even given that they're picking only #1 tracks, I still think this list confirms that they're choosing stuff solely to piss people off and get more clicks. We both fell for it this time :)
+KillerKing Another Brick in the Wall hit didn't hit #1 until 1980 in the US
10. Crocodile Rock by Elton John
9. My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
8. Maggie May by Rod Stewart
7. Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
6. Hey Jude by The Beatles
5. American Woman by The Guess Who
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
3. American Pie by Don McLean
2. Fame by David Bowie
1. More Than A Feeling by Boston
Stairway to heaven? Bohemian rhapsody? Fuck is this
+Loferix gaming Never number 1 on the Billboard Chart thooooo'.. Read the title ffs
+Young Sandwich It was number one in the UK
+Luis Carbajal the Billboard is the American chart. Read the title, for fuck's sake.
+Marcus Plain Is there any United Nations version of Billboard top for Love's Sake? XD
+Codename Biterius The UK chart is the closest thing. ;P
I SAW PAUL MCCARTNEY LAST WEEK AND HE IS MY LOVE AND LIFE
I had a chance to see him last week in Portland, but couldn't because I had a baseball game. 😢
+Cohen Johnson awe I'm sorry. But whatever you can do to see Paul in concert YOU NEED TO. It is life changing I swear.
The only concert I went to was Dolly Parton would die to see Paul
So "The Dark Side of the Moon", topping the Billboard chart (and staying on the chart for over 700 weeks!) doesn't count? Maybe it deserves a list of its own! Top 10 Best songs form DSOTM!
DSOTM has 9 songs
SSHHHHHHH!!!!...
+Sinix PT but we can put "The Travel Sequence" or something like that. That was a good song but Pink Floyd put "On The Run" instead
+Sinix PT It does have 10
If You Count 'Speak To Me' as one
and/or leave 'Time/Breathe Reprise' as 'Time' and 'Breathe'
YES PINK FLOYD FOR LIFE
My favorite songs from the 1970’s in General
10.) What Is Life- George Harrison
9.) Let It Be- The Beatles
8.) Evil Woman- Electric Light Orchestra
7.) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
6.) Hotel California- The Eagles
5.) Cafe On the Left Bank- Wings
4.) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
3.) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- Elton John
2.) Won’t Get Fooled Again- The Who
1.) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
Saw Paul and instantly liked
Crazy Little Thing Called Love should at least be an honorable mention (I know it was released in their 1980 album but the song itself was released in 1979)
Right mention, indeed!
My Sharona has officially been ruined but that fucking Hormel pepperoni commercial.
+17,000,000
W
My favorite song from the 70s is Bohemian Rhapsody bye Queen.
how could you forget pink Floyd? arguably in the top 5 most influential bands of the 70's
+knvern but didn't have any us top the charts songs until 1980
they also forgot led zeppelin :/
CanadiankidASMR They only release full albums so that right there makes them imeliable ineligible for the list so they didn't forget them
***** i'm not talking about pink floyd man i'm talking about led zeppelin and i was talking to CanadiankidASMR when i said that plz read what someone says before you reply to them
I'm a simple woman, when I see Paul McCartney I click
It’s not Paul McCartney it’s John Lennon dumbass
@@noahcarbone679 It's obviously Paul McCartney
@@noahcarbone679 wheres the glasses and why is his hair black with facial hair
@@noahcarbone679 are you on weed?
Man.....times changed. Now mainstream is full of one-hit wonders these days.
+Lord_Obito True. But Don McLean was a huge one hit wonder as well.
+I love both types of Football same with Asia
+Nicholas James Concerning the fact that I'm not an idiot.....I'm fully aware that One-Hit Wonders have been around for a long time. There are just so many compared to back then.
+Nicholas James True
I hope you are aware they has always been one hit wonders. Its not just a new thing.
The Beatles Bests songs was Wrote by McCa, of course with Lennon - McCartney credits :)
Not sure people can know how important sweet lies from George Harrison really was. When Hendrix and Joplin died, it shook the world. That song was an incredible dose of enlightenment and almost a form of therapy to so many. It’s such a powerful song.
Please tell us morw why it's so important, really love to hear
WTF with Bohemian Rhapsody? It reached number 1 for 9 weeks!
+Pizzaman333 No you just can't read the title..This is about Billboard toppers..Bohemian Rhapsody never was never number 1 in Billboard..
They just had to have "crocodile rock"
Watch mojo why do you do this
Yes. But it was in UK Charts not in Billboard
Its going off U.S charts, NOT British charts.
this is for those songs that hit no. 1 in the 70s in the us. when bohemian rhapsody hit no. 1, it was either in the uk or the us in 1992 after freddies death
The title should read " Top Ten Hits of 1971"
Belmont79 Even though Imagine and Stairway to Heaven (the best songs of 1971) don’t qualify
I've seen The Eagles live in concert, glad I did
Want to go bowling?
Yes I'd love to go bowling!
so many songs that i wonder how they didnt get on here then realise that they somehow never topped the charts
+Matthew Leicester see you get it unlike some others on here
Why did the farmer in the 1970s form a punk rock band? ANSWER: He was sick of hauling Oates (Hall and Oates).
From 1974 to 1980 on New Year’s Eve they always counted down the top songs of the 70s on rock radio stations. Every year the number 1 and 2 songs were stairway to Heaven and smoke on the water. Neither was a number 1 hit but both had more impact than most these number 1 songs. Goes to show you.
As if there was no stairway to heaven on this
+Katie Lily It didnt top the billboard charts :P
+Marcus Andersson I don't think it was even a single
+Marcus Andersson I don't think it was even a single
Brian Murphy Nope, that's true!
led zeppelin wanted their albums to be a complete musical experience and so they never released their songs as a single
I dont think they'll be able to find 10 rock songs that topped the charts in the 2000s or the 2010s
Rock n roll train was #1 in 2008
snooopywtf But were any of them #1?
theres a lot
This is a video that will span the Top 10 Billboard Rock Songs over the decade. Don't worry though, this will come days later...
+snooopywtf they're talking about number one in the US billboard 100.
The 60's and 70's are the best!!
I am a simple teenaged girl, I see Paul I click.
You make some interesting picks Watchmojo and I enjoy the music - unfortunately the real list ie Billboards actual Chart Topping records for the 70s looks somewhat different -
1. You Light Up My life (Debby Boone) (21 weeks in top 40, 14 weeks top 10 and 10 weeks at No 1)
2. Night Fever (Bee Gees) (18-13-8)
3. Tonight's The Night (Rod Stewart) (17-11-8)
4. Shadow Dancing (Andy Gibb) (19-12-7)
5. Le Freak (Chic) (19-15-6)
6. My Sharona (The Knack) (16-12-6)
7. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack) (15-11-6)
8. Alone Again (Naturally)(Gilbert O'Sullivan) (15-11-6)
9. Joy To The World (Three Dog Night) (15-11-6)
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel) (13-10-6).
Reference - The Billboard Book of USA Top 40 Hits, 5th Edition
What about Queen?
Queen never topped the charts until AOBTD in the 80's
+RGS Unless you are from the UK they topped the chart with Bohemian Rhapsody in '75 and was the biggest hit of the year. I think this list is more based on the American charts..
+Orby yeah it is
Smokeweed D Bear this list is Completely based on the American charts. Its in the title “Top 10 billboard chart topping songs of the 70s” are you dumb
Lennon had nothing to do with the writing of Let it Be... it was all Paul
Janis Joplin was 27 when she died?
She looks about 50 in this clip!
that's the magic of Woodstock and drugs my friend
+THEWALRUSBALL
That may be so, I really couldn't say.
I was referring to her face!
Lol no shit she spent thousands on heroine a week
@@stevenbaldin2957 Its Heroin. smfh🙄
Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway To Heaven????
+EC Banter Bohemian Rhapsody didn't top the Billboard Top 100. It was 3 or something.
+Nathan Shlapobersky who cares it is Bohemian Rhapsody
EC Banter When it says that it topped the charts it means it peaked at number 1.
***** Not in the US
***** Well I guess you have a point, but they couldnt do that for every country. Whatever.
It's sad how Boston wasn't on any of these lists, the band was amazing
more than a feeling, time, money, bohemian rhapsody, baba oriely, i can go on
Top ten Motown music ?
Boi
yes! i would love that
Yes yes yes
Yes!!!!!
W
Should've inculded Led Zeppelin they dominated the 70s like no other band. Stairway to Heaven is definitely top 5
Top 1
So happy that the Eagles got #1.
For the fun of it I went to Wiki to see the list of all #1 hits in the 70's. First of all, I can't imagine how Mojo got it boiled down to 10 plus 4. Secondly, the variety of genres that reached #1 shows the breadth of music in the 70's: rock, country, Funk, folk, pop, early punk, disco, novelty, religious (remember "You Light Up My Life"?),, etc.
Hotel California is not 'open for endless interpretation'. The lyrics about the hotel you can never leave from is obviously a metaphor for addiction.
It's a metaphor for the life of a star in California
I'm amazed how many people can not understand the topic of this list. Did you even read the title.? It's about US chart topping rock songs in the 70s, therefore Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc. are not included because they didn't have any
Thank you! People just don't listen anymore.
Yes, they did...at least Queen did for sure.. I think Pink Floyd did as well.
Couldn't agree more on number 1!
It is sad that Thea's no Queen or Bowie, but number 1 is surely awesome.
Catherine Kuzmin yeah
Yes!! I'm wearing my Hotel California shirt today and everything!
From the start of the video I knew what #1 would be. Damn. Never gets old
Hotel California ❤❤
I miss how you cant get the full music video of Let it Be on youtube anymore since they took it down.
Let it be
We need like 3 more Another "Top 10 Billboard Chart Topping Rock Songs Of The 80s"
As a child of the 70s, I could list 50 songs that belong in the top ten, but I couldn't definitively put them in the proper order. I can't argue with the list they have, though. That's what's so hard about making a list about 70s music - there was so many great tunes.
When i Think Of 70s Songs I Think
If you Want Blood You Got it
We will Rock you
Spread Your Wings
Don t stop me now
You are the first my last My Everything
Ok, I see a lot of people wanting to find where Led Zep, Stairway to Heaven and Bohemian Rhapsody is, but the vieo is about CHART TOPPING songs. Unfortunately done of them reached number one. They may be critically acclaimed and brilliant, but none meet the criteria.
+TheStreetEmpire so many songs that I can't believe didn't top the charts
Matthew Leicester I know, it's quite weird in a way
Another Brick in the wall part 2??
EXACTLY
I was expecting that to be number one!!!! You let me down WatchMojo
+FloydFan45 can't be mad that it was hotel cali though
+Zane Zicklin More than a feeling?
+Zane Zicklin Will be in the 80s video. Part 2 was released on 8th January 1980 in the US.
No queen songs?
Queen didn't have a U.S. #1 hit until 1980. Prior to that their #1 hits were in the UK charts
Nope. It does make you think wtf.
My Sharona...I love....AM radio I grew up on but the Knack was big when I was in Junior High. They paved the way to the 80s and into the nineties...I still love Elton John, The Eagles, Guess Who and the Who(not mentioned!!!)
I was surprised that they didn't really seem to understand "American Pie". Don Mclean himself said many times that is was a tribute to the 3 musicians that died in 1959 when their plane went down. Richie Valens, Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly.
Now do this with the 80's and the 90's :))
soo just a question...... no sabbath or zeppelin...... Y!
+etni3s1 I agree. But Led Zeppelin's highest rate was number 4 with Whole Lotta Love in January 1970. As for Black Sabbath, Iron Man (highest ranking song) only reached #52.
They didn't release singles so they are not eligible
Doesn't anyone think that Bohemian Raphsody should be on this list. It is technically a rock song
Meh, not that good of a song, not really better than any of these on the list, maybe an honorable mention
Yendor you sir have no functional ears
Never reached #1 so it was automatically disqualified from the list.
but it never hit no. 1 in the us in the 70s
867-5309 (Jenny) by Tommy Tuntone has has HUGE cultural significance... as now in TV and movies, all phone numbers now start with 555-
That, and it's a seriously sick song.
Hotel California is and has been my favorite rock song since I first heard it way back in 1976.
No Stairway to Heaven or Bohemian Rhapsody??? Interesting?
Zeppelin didn't have any number 1s. They didn't release singles because they believed their albums we're to be listened in full.
Oh, ok!! Thanks!
No love for fleedwood mac?
Saito Hiraga *Fleetwood
That's not what American Pie is about. Did you guys research? It's based on the horrific plane crash on February 3, 1959 killing artists Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.
+Vitamin Joe That is "the day the music died" as he said in the video....
The most ridiculous part of this is that they had Buddy Holly This Will Be The Day in their 50s music version of this video that they put out recently.
+Jessy Musto
Buddy Holly Never sang a song titled This Will Be The Day.
A bit of research will explain all.
YES!!! Hotel California is my all time favorite song
Hotel California is the best of the best, I still can't resist the lyrics,, just beautiful.
If you ask me Hotel California is the best song ever made. (I am a hardcore Metalhead)
Top Ten Rock Guitarists? Brian May etc.
ah ok. there just so many I cant remember them all. tnx :D
David Gilmour.
Angus Young
Jimi Hendrix
Randy Rhoads
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Brian May
Carlos Santana
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Chuck Berry
I forgot to mention it’s not in a particular order and the list is of all time
Eagles finally get the credit they deserve.
Seriously, Frey died and all anyone cared about was David bowie
+Elliot Walsh Its a shame really. The Eagles are the forgotten rock band of the 70s.
This man speaks the truth!!!
The first and the second place - totally agree
No Abba, no Bee Gees, no Ramones, no Billy Idol? I grew up in the seventies, and these artists help define the decade for me!
The Bee Gees were the most influential and successful of the decade. It’s amazing to see them being ignored all the time.
None of the artists listed had more number ones in the 70’s. They wrote almost 13 number ones and performed on 9.
Okay so I thought American Pie was about Buddy Holly, especially the intro, and because Buddy Holly had a song called that'll be the day (?), right?
It is, that was poorly researched on their part, they just did a 50s version of this video recently and featured that song.
+Jessy Musto thank you, and yeah exactly.
+Jessy Musto yeah but that'll be day the day wasn't a buddy holly song it was the crickets song
How was "me and bobby mcgee" released after Joplin's death when she has a live version of this song! i don't understand
+Good Comment I think i'm not sure but Janis maybe had a hold of this song long before pearl ever hit the recording studio, so she had time to craft it.
i'm sorry if this didn't help
Hers wasn't the original, that came out in 69. So she probably heard it, fell in love with the song and performed it live a few times until the guy who wrote it originally, asked her to record it for that album that was released after she died...
Bohemian Rhapsody ?
+Alexandre Gurjão it really should have been there!
Bohemian Rhapsody didnt become popular until the 80s
+Kingdom Hearts Are you a moron? The song went to number 1, when it was released, where it stayed there for over a 2 months.
it wasn't a chart topper in though
That song didn't top Billboard. Queen made it to the top in the 80's.
After reading the comments something to consider is that some of the best bands and artists like Led Zeppelin or David Bowie didn't have all of their songs at number 1. In fact it was Led Zeppelin's albums that were number 1. Some of the best music is not always on the charts, and as good as the music from the 70's were some of the great artists proved themselves to the world by not having hits and then made it big anyway by their talent and charisma.
Cool Top Ten lists of the Rock Songs of the 70's .I got the year wrong when it came to the song Let it Be ,I was wrong by one year .It is still one of my fav Beatles songs of all time .Just the No 1 song on this list ,This post is a little late to the party .But I did watch the first time and not post anything ,When I should have can't see the songs from the 80's & 90's .Another whole part of my life .That was actually cool WatchMojo Thanks .
Interesting list. Definitely not like mine would be, I mean Crocodile Rock for god's sake?!
I'd prefer Bennie and The Jets
ya cmon where are Village People
I absolutely love Crocodile Rock! My favourite song from Elton John!
where is bohemian rhaspody and stairway to heaven
Never topped charts.
Those are awesome songs, but never topped billboard charts.
No:
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Pink Floyd
Boston
grew up with these songs oh what a night
I started listening to pop rock seriously mid 1973. Only #1 came after I started.