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The Bee Gees, circa 1977. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

No Skips: 3 Movie Soundtracks That 70s Kids Will Never Forget

Neil Young performing in 1976

4 Folk-Flavored Beauties From Singer-Songwriters in 1972

3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1978 That We Still Listen to Today

3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1978 That We Still Listen to Today

Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard’s Ode to His Grandmother Was at No. 1 Exactly 3 Years After a Song Inspired by His Mom Was at the Top

Harry Nilsson performing

5 Rock Songs From the 1970s That Take Emotional Singing to a Whole New Level

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  • 3 Rock Songs From 1972 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

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    3 Rock Songs From 1972 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

    May 14, 2026, 11:24 am

  • 1975: British rock band Queen (clockwise from top: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and John Deacon pose for an Electra Records publicity still to promote their album 'A Night at the Opera' in 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    Say More With Less: 3 Minimalist Songs From the 1970s That Speak Volumes

    May 14, 2026, 9:00 am

  • 3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1971 That We Still Listen to Today

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    3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1971 That We Still Listen to Today

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1970 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    3 Rock Songs From 1970 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    May 13, 2026, 11:20 am

  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 01: American singer Harry Chapin performs on stage at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England in September 1977. (Photo by Keith Bernstein/Redferns)

    3 Acoustic Classic Rock Songs From the 70s That Are More Like Poetry

    May 13, 2026, 9:00 am

  • 3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1971 That We Still Listen to Today

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    3 Nostalgic Rock Songs From 1971 That We Still Listen to Today

    May 12, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • Dolly Parton

    On This Day in 1978, Dolly Parton Was at No. 1 With One of the Sexiest Songs in Her Discography

    May 12, 2026, 3:56 pm

  • Charley Pride, who had multiple No. 1 hits with Glenn Martin Songs

    On This Day in 2019, Nashville Bid Farewell to the Songwriter Who Penned Country Classics for Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, and Tammy Wynette

    May 12, 2026, 2:26 pm

  • 3 Rock Hits From 1974 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

    3 Rock Hits From 1974 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

  • 1970s vocalist from Queen, Freddie Mercury

    7 Vocal Performances From the 1970s That Still Blow My Mind No Matter How Many Times I Hear Them

    May 12, 2026, 9:22 am

  • The Time John Lennon Gave Back One of the Most Prestigious English Awards: “I Must Get Rid Of It”

    3 Timeless Songs From the 1970s That Will Make You Fall in Love With Whistling Again

    May 12, 2026, 9:00 am

  • Stealers Wheel, group portrait by an old bus in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1973. L-R Rod Coombes, Gerry Rafferty, Rab Noakes, DeLisle Harper, Luther Grosvenor, Joe Egan. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)

    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s With Choruses That Will Get Stuck in Your Head for Days

    May 12, 2026, 5:30 am

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