One of the key beneficiaries of this generosity was Andy Gibb, the youngest Gibb brother, who went on to enjoy a string of three #1 hits penned by his brothers. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits across multiple decades, time frames are weighted to account for fluctuating chart turnover rates due to different methodologies utilized.By 1977, the Bee Gees were writing so many hits that they could afford to pass a few off to other artists.
1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. This top Billboard Hot 100 songs of each decade is ranked based on each title’s performance on the Hot 100 through the chart dated Nov. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: March 10, 1979 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: October 9, 1976 “A Fifth Of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 2, 1974ġ9. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: August 20, 197 7 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 24, 1973 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: August 25, 1979ġ6.”Killing Me Softly With His Song” – Roberta Flack Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 18, 1976 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: January 6, 1973ġ4. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: June 2, 1979 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 4, 1978 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: June 17, 1978 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: April 21, 1973 “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” – Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: March 18, 1978ĩ. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 8, 1973 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: May 22, 1976 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: July 30, 1977 “I Just Want To Be Your Everything” – Andy Gibb Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: December 24, 1977ĥ. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: December 9, 1978 Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: November 13, 1976 “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” – Rod Stewart Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: October 15, 1977Ģ. If you missed the top 20 from the ’60s, make sure to read that here. Marvin Gaye was the only singer to match McCartney’s feat, with “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” in the ’60s and his sensual classic “Let’s Get It On” in the ’70s.Ĭheck out the Spotify playlist of the top 20 below and read on to see when each hit peaked. He made the list twice with the Beatles in the ’60s and appeared on it again in the ’70s with Wings. Speaking of Paul McCartney, he’s one of very few singers to appear in the top 20 in two consecutive decades. Paul McCartney Shares His Unreleased Recording with John Bonham (The former Beatle had a fondness for that genre see also his 1979 single “Goodnight Tonight.”) In contrast to the previous decade, there weren’t many big rock hits The Knack and Paul McCartney‘s Wings were the only two, and Wings’ “Silly Love Songs” featured a pronounced bass groove that is basically disco.
Some of these were disco frontwomen, but more were balladeers: Debby Boone, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, and Roberta Flack. While only one woman landed a top twenty hit in the ’60s top twenty recap, seven ladies achieved that status in the ’70s. The ’70s saw a lot more women on the upper reaches of the charts. The Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits of the 1960s The Bee Gees' Barry Gibb on New HBO Documentary and His Brothers: 'It Became a Competition' (Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band’s “A Fifth of Beethoven,” which appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack alongside the Bee Gees mega-hits, also made it onto the top 20 list.) The Bee Gees weren’t the only act to have success with disco - so did Chic, Donna Summer, the Emotions, and Gloria Gaynor - meaning that the genre accounted for at least half of the decade’s biggest songs. They didn’t start in disco, but they changed with the times, and as a white group embracing the disco sound, they became an unstoppable commercial juggernaut. The Gibb Brothers single-handedly account for 25 percent of the top twenty in the ’70s.
The three brothers in the Bee Gees landed three of the top 20 hits of the decade, and Andy Gibb - another brother - had two more as a solo artist. One family dominated the Billboard Hot 100 in the ’70s: The Gibbs. 1, we’re revealing the top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits from each decade since the 1960s (for a total of 120 songs). In honor of Billboard magazine’s 120th anniversary on Nov.
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