1970s

On This Day

10.15.25

On This Day in 1973, Dolly Parton Released a Major Hit That Inspired Covers by The White Stripes, Oliva Newton-John, and Hundreds More

By Clayton Edwards
The List

10.15.25

3 One-Hit Wonders From 1977 That Hit No. 1

By Jacob Uitti
Behind The Lyrics

10.14.25

This Billy Joel Lyric From 1976 Imagines a Bleak Future in the Big Apple

By Jim Beviglia
The List

10.13.25

3 Hit Country Songs From the 1970s That Belong on Your Current Playlist

By Clayton Edwards
The List

10.13.25

3 Forgotten and Lost Songs from 1978 I Bet You Don’t Remember

By Em Casalena
The List

10.13.25

3 Songs From 1973 That Were Euphoric To Listen to for the First Time

By Em Casalena
On This Day

10.13.25

On This Day in 1978, Dolly Parton Was on a 9-Week Run Atop the Country Chart With an Album Aimed at Crossover Success

By Clayton Edwards
The List

10.13.25

3 Bluegrass Songs From the 1970s That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

By Peter Burditt
The List

10.13.25

3 Alternative Rock Artists From the 1970s Who Disappeared Without a Trace

By Em Casalena
Behind The Song

10.13.25

The Sultry Story Behind Captain & Tennille’s Hottest Yacht Rock Song From 1979

By Jim Beviglia
The List

10.12.25

4 Pop One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Everyone Forgot About (But You Need To Remember)

By Em Casalena
The List

10.11.25

3 Forgotten and Lost Songs From 1977 I Bet You Don’t Remember

By Em Casalena

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Air Supply in concert on 9/4/83 in Merrilville, In. in Various Locations, (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)

The List

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3 Soft Rock Songs From 1979 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – MAY 09 : Kenny Rogers performs in concert, May 9, 1986 at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Getty Images/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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Behind The Song

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This 1978 Disco Song Started as a “Protest” Song and Turned Into Chic’s First No. 1 Hit
NEW YORK – 1969: Singer songwriter Joni Mitchell performs at the Central Park Music Festival in New York, New York in 1969. (Photo by Sherry Rayn Barnett/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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