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From the soft singer/songwriter sounds of Carole King and James Taylor, to the disco beat of the Bee Gees and Donna Summer, the decade of the 1970s had it all!  From Abba to ZZ Top, travel back in time to a wonderfully groovy decade of Top 40 hits from multiple musical genres.  Across The Charts: The 1970s is the only place where you can compare and contrast such diverse 1970s artists as Abba, James Brown, Fleetwood Mac, Merle Haggard, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Linda Ronstadt and hundreds of others, across a vast array of national trade magazine charts.

All of the Top 40 songs across the following charts: 

• Billboard Hot 100 

• Billboard Country 

• Billboard R&B 

• Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles

• Cash Box Pop

• Record World Pop

• Record World Country

• Radio & Records Pop

• Gavin Report Pop

Featured in:

• A-to-Z Artist Section lists every artist with a Top 40 song and provides detailed data from each chart appearance. The format is similar to our Comparison Book, but with even more charts covered.

• Alphabetical Song Title Index for quick lookup

• Artist Rankings that highlight each decade’s leading performers

• Song Rankings that offer a broader view of each decade’s biggest hits