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Now This Is What We Call Great '70s Music

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9.5

Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

► ► ► SPIRIT IN THE SKY ◄ ◄ ◄

NORMAN GREENBAUM

Entered UK Top 40: 28 March 1970 (33)
Peaked: 2 May 1970
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: GOLD

ABC - The Jackson 5

► ► ► ABC ◄ ◄ ◄

THE JACKSON 5

Entered UK Top 40: 23 May 1970 (20)
Peaked: 6 June 1970
Peak Position: 8
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 2

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry

► ► ► IN THE SUMMERTIME ◄ ◄ ◄

MUNGO JERRY

Entered UK Top 40: 6 June 1970 (13)
Peaked: 13 June 1970
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 7
Weeks in Top 10: 11
Certified: SILVER

The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)

The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)... - Fleetwood Mac

► ► ► THE GREEN MANALISHI ◄ ◄ ◄
(WITH THE TWO PRONG CROWN)

FLEETWOOD MAC

Entered UK Top 40: 30 May 1970 (18)
Peaked: 20 June 1970
Peak Position: 10
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: -

All Right Now - Free

► ► ► ALL RIGHT NOW ◄ ◄ ◄

FREE

Entered UK Top 40: 6 June 1970 (36)
Peaked: 4 July 1970
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: GOLD

Lola - The Kinks

► ► ► LOLA ◄ ◄ ◄

THE KINKS

Entered UK Top 40: 4 July 1970 (22)
Peaked: 8 August 1970
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: GOLD

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

► ► ► PARANOID ◄ ◄ ◄

BLACK SABBATH

Entered UK Top 40: 12 September 1970 (37)
Peaked: 10 October 1970
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: PLATINUM

(They Long to Be) Close To You - The Carpenters

► ► ► (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU ◄ ◄ ◄

THE CARPENTERS

Entered UK Top 40: 12 September 1970 (38)
Peaked: 10 October 1970
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: SILVER

Black Night - Deep Purple

► ► ► BLACK NIGHT ◄ ◄ ◄

DEEP PURPLE

Entered UK Top 40: 5 September 1970 (32)
Peaked: 17 October 1970
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: -

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix

► ► ► VOODOO CHILE ◄ ◄ ◄

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

Entered UK Top 40: 7 November 1970 (15)
Peaked: 21 November 1970
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: SILVER

Ride a White Swan - T.Rex

► ► ► RIDE A WHITE SWAN ◄ ◄ ◄

T-REX

Entered UK Top 40: 31 October 1970 (21)
Peaked: 23 January 1971
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: -

Hot Love - T.Rex

► ► ► HOT LOVE ◄ ◄ ◄

T.REX

Entered UK Top 40: 27 February 1971 (21)
Peaked: 20 March 1971
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 6
Weeks in Top 10: 10
Certified: -

8.5

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

► ► ► BROWN SUGAR ◄ ◄ ◄

THE ROLLING STONES

Entered UK Top 40: 24 April 1971 (38)
Peaked: 15 May 1971
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: GOLD

8.6

Get It On - T. Rex

► ► ► GET IT ON ◄ ◄ ◄

T.REX

Entered UK Top 40: 10 July 1971 (21)
Peaked: 24 July 1971
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Certified: GOLD

Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

► ► ► WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN ◄ ◄ ◄

THE WHO

Entered UK Top 40: 17 July 1971 (27)
Peaked: 14 August 1971
Peak Position: 9
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: SILVER

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

► ► ► MAGGIE MAY ◄ ◄ ◄

BENNY HILL

Entered UK Top 40: 4 September 1971 (31)
Peaked: 9 October 1971
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 10
Certified: PLATINUM

Coz I Luv You - Slade

► ► ► COZ I LUV YOU ◄ ◄ ◄

SLADE

Entered UK Top 40: 30 October 1971 (26)
Peaked: 13 November 1971
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Certified: -

Jeepster - T.Rex

► ► ► JEEPSTER ◄ ◄ ◄

T.REX

Entered UK Top 40: 13 November 1971 (37)
Peaked: 27 November 1971
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 9
Certified: -

Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher

► ► ► GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES ◄ ◄ ◄

CHER

Entered UK Top 40: 6 November 1971 (32)
Peaked: 27 November 1971
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: -

Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) - Benny Hill

► ► ► ERNIE ◄ ◄ ◄
(THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST)

BENNY HILL

Entered UK Top 40: 13 November 1971 (29)
Peaked: 11 December 1971
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Certified: -

7.9

A Horse With No Name - America

► ► ► A HORSE WITH NO NAME ◄ ◄ ◄

AMERICA

Entered UK Top 40: 8 January 1972 (21)
Peaked: 22 January 1972
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: GOLD

A Thing Called Love - Johnny Cash

► ► ► A THING CALLED LOVE ◄ ◄ ◄

JOHNNY CASH AND THE EVANGEL TEMPLE CHOIR

Entered UK Top 40: 15 April 1972 (37)
Peaked: 13 May 1972
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: -

Metal Guru - T.Rex

► ► ► METAL GURU ◄ ◄ ◄

T.REX

Entered UK Top 40: 13 May 1972 (9)
Peaked: 20 May 1972
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: -

8.5

Rocket Man - Elton John

► ► ► ROCKET MAN ◄ ◄ ◄

ELTON JOHN

Entered UK Top 40: 29 April 1972 (22)
Peaked: 3 June 1972
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: PLATINUM

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

► ► ► I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW ◄ ◄ ◄

JOHNNY NASH

Entered UK Top 40: 1 July 1972 (25)
Peaked: 22 July 1972
Peak Position: 5
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: SILVER

7.7

Starman - David Bowie

► ► ► STARMAN ◄ ◄ ◄

DAVID BOWIE

Entered UK Top 40: 8 July 1972 (29)
Peaked: 29 July 1972
Peak Position: 10
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Certified: PLATINUM

School's Out - Alice Cooper

► ► ► SCHOOL'S OUT ◄ ◄ ◄

ALICE COOPER

Entered UK Top 40: 22 July 1972 (17)
Peaked: 12 August 1972
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: -

Layla - Derek and the Dominos

► ► ► LAYLA ◄ ◄ ◄

DEREK AND THE DOMINOES

Entered UK Top 40: 12 August 1972 (25)
Peaked: 26 August 1972
Peak Position: 7
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: PLATINUM

All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople

► ► ► ALL THE YOUNG DUDES ◄ ◄ ◄

MOTT THE HOOPLE

Entered UK Top 40: 12 August 1972 (8)
Peaked: 9 September 1972
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: -

Crazy Horses - The Osmonds

► ► ► CRAZY HORSES ◄ ◄ ◄

THE OSMONDS

Entered UK Top 40: 11 November 1972 (27)
Peaked: 25 November 1972
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 10
Certified: -

7.3

Nights in White Satin - The Moody Blues

► ► ► NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN ◄ ◄ ◄

THE MOODY BLUES

Entered UK Top 40: 9 January 1968* (36)
Peaked: 6 January 1973
Peak Position: 9
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 3
Certified: SILVER

*rereleased in 1972

Block Buster! - The Sweet

► ► ► BLOCK BUSTER! ◄ ◄ ◄

SWEET

Entered UK Top 40: 13 January 1973 (16)
Peaked: 27 January 1973
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 8
Certified: -

Whisky in the Jar - Thin Lizzy

► ► ► WHISKY IN THE JAR ◄ ◄ ◄

THIN LIZZY

Entered UK Top 40: 27 January 1973 (35)
Peaked: 24 February 1973
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: SILVER

First recorded by:
THE DUBLINERS

6.5

Life On Mars? - David Bowie

► ► ► LIFE ON MARS? ◄ ◄ ◄

DAVID BOWIE

Entered UK Top 40: 30 June 1973 (21)
Peaked: 14 July 1973
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: PLATINUM

Angie - The Rolling Stones

► ► ► ANGIE ◄ ◄ ◄

THE ROLLING STONES

Entered UK Top 40: 1 September 1973 (27)
Peaked: 15 September 1973
Peak Position: 5
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: SILVER

Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett

► ► ► MONSTER MASH ◄ ◄ ◄

BOBBY "BORIS" PICKETT AND THE CRYPT-KICKERS

Entered UK Top 40: 8 September 1973 (30)
Peaked: 6 October 1973
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: -

Nutbush City Limits - Ike Turner, Tina Turner

► ► ► NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS ◄ ◄ ◄

IKE & TINA TURNER

Entered UK Top 40: 15 September 1973 (32)
Peaked: 13 October 1973
Peak Position: 4
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: -

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

► ► ► GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ◄ ◄ ◄

ELTON JOHN

Entered UK Top 40: 6 October 1973 (16)
Peaked: 27 October 1973
Peak Position: 6
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: SILVER

Top Of The World - The Carpenters

► ► ► TOP OF THE WORLD ◄ ◄ ◄

THE CARPENTERS

Entered UK Top 40: 30 October 1973 (36)
Peaked: 10 November 1973
Peak Position: 5
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 4
Certified: PLATINUM

8.7

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade

► ► ► MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY ◄ ◄ ◄

SLADE

Entered UK Top 40: 15 December 1973 (1)
Peaked: 15 December 1973
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 5
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: SILVER

Tiger Feet - Mud

► ► ► TIGER FEET ◄ ◄ ◄

MUD

Entered UK Top 40: 19 January 1974 (10)
Peaked: 26 January 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: GOLD

Billy Don’t Be A Hero - Paper Lace

► ► ► BILLY DON'T BE A HERO ◄ ◄ ◄

PAPER LACE

Entered UK Top 40: 23 February 1974 (38)
Peaked: 16 March 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: GOLD

Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro

► ► ► DEVIL GATE DRIVE ◄ ◄ ◄

SUZI QUATRO

Entered UK Top 40: 9 February 1974 (14)
Peaked: 23 February 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: GOLD

The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies

► ► ► THE AIR THAT I BREATHE ◄ ◄ ◄

THE HOLLIES

Entered UK Top 40: 9 February 1974 (33)
Peaked: 23 March 1974
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: SILVER

First recorded by:
ALBERT HAMMOND

Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks

► ► ► SEASONS IN THE SUN ◄ ◄ ◄

TERRY JACKS

Entered UK Top 40: 23 March 1974 (20)
Peaked: 6 April 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 4
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: GOLD

First recorded by:
JACQUES BREL

Remember You're a Womble - The Wombles

► ► ► REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE ◄ ◄ ◄

THE WOMBLES

Entered UK Top 40: 6 April 1974 (36)
Peaked: 11 May 1974
Peak Position: 3
Weeks at Peak: 1
Weeks in Top 10: 5
Certified: GOLD

This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both Of Us

This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both Of Us... - Sparks

► ► ► THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH ◄ ◄ ◄
FOR THE BOTH OF US

SPARKS

Entered UK Top 40: 11 May 1974 (27)
Peaked: 1 June 1974
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: SILVER

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

► ► ► KUNG FU FIGHTING ◄ ◄ ◄

CARL DOUGLAS

Entered UK Top 40: 24 August 1974 (29)
Peaked: 21 September 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 7
Certified: GOLD

8.4

Killer Queen - Queen

► ► ► KILLER QUEEN ◄ ◄ ◄

QUEEN

Entered UK Top 40: 26 October 1974 (23)
Peaked: 16 November 1974
Peak Position: 2
Weeks at Peak: 2
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: PLATINUM

Everything I Own - Ken Boothe

► ► ► EVERYTHING I OWN ◄ ◄ ◄

KEN BOOTHE

Entered UK Top 40: 28 September 1974 (35)
Peaked: 26 November 1974
Peak Position: 1
Weeks at Peak: 3
Weeks in Top 10: 6
Certified: SILVER

First recorded by:
BREAD

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Holy Godiva and I picked five songs each that reached the UK Top Ten for each year in the seventies... and this is what we ended up with.

Given that a Yeti used copy and paste from other entries before editing them, there might be errors in some of the information here, if you spot something, let me know and I'll get my golf club back out to smash randomly against the keyboard.