American Songwriter

4 Chart-Topping Artists From the 1970s Who Disappeared Without a Trace

Andrew True was a bit of a controversial pop culture figure in the 1970s. She is known for her hit disco-pop tune “More, More, More” under the project The Andrea True Connection. However, she is also ...
American Songwriter

4 Rock Classics From the 1970s That Topped the Pop Charts

This Janis Joplin hit was actually written by Kris Kristofferson. However, Joplin’s posthumously-released version of the song from 1971 ended up becoming one of her signature tunes. And it outshone ...

1976 No. 1 Hit Voted Second Worst Song of the 1970s by Rolling Stone Readers

A chart-topping 1976 single is faced criticism decades later from Rolling Stone readers who ranked it as the second worst ...
The Cheat Sheet

Elvis Presley Passed on 2 Spectacular 1970s MOR Hits That Became Chart-Topping Classics

Elvis Presley built his legendary career on memorable songs that remain industry standards today. But even the most incredible stars can miss out on significant chart-topping hits. During the 1970s, ...
AOL

The Blockbuster Film That Finally Gave This 1970s Icon a Chart-Topping Hit

The Blockbuster Film That Finally Gave This 1970s Icon a Chart-Topping Hit originally appeared on Parade. After rising to fame in both television and film, this 1970s icon finally scored a ...
WTEN

Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny ...
Stacker on MSN

The 10 biggest country songs of the 1970s

Using Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts, Stacker identified the most popular song of each year by selecting those that held the top spot the longest.
KXAN

Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb ...