The song that will not leave your mind (why isn't it a TV commercial yet?) is "Seasons In The Sun" Ha - you read this, now I'll bet you are humming it! We had joy, we had fun, we had .... I quit!
The Hot #1 Hits from
| The Songs | The Artists | The Records! | The month they hit! |
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| The Joker | Steve Miller Band | Capitol | January |
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| Show And Tell | Al Wilson | RockyRoad | January |
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| You're Sixteen | Ringo Starr | Apple | January |
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| The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | Columbia | February |
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| Love's Theme | Love Unlimited Orchestra | Phila International | February |
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| Seasons In The Sun | Terry Jacks | Bell | March! |
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| Dark Lady | Cher | Imperial ? | March |
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| Sunshine On My Shoulders | John Denver | RCA | March |
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| Hooked On A Feeling | Blue Swede | Phillips | April |
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| Bennie And The Jets | Elton John | MCA | April |
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| TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) | MFSB featuring The Three Degrees | Phila International | April |
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| The Loco-Motion | Grand Funk | Capitol | May |
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| The Streak | Ray Stevens | Barnaby | May |
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| Band On The Run | Paul McCartney & Wings | Apple | June |
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| Billy, Don't Be A Hero | Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods | ABC | June |
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| Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot | Reprise | June |
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| Rock The Boat | The Hues Corporation | RCA | July |
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| Rock Your Baby | George McCrae | T.K. | July |
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| Annie's Song | John Denver | RCA | July |
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| Feel Like Makin' Love | Roberta Flack | Atlantic | August |
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| The Night Chicago Died | Paper Lace | Mercury | August |
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| (You're) Having My Baby | Paul Anka | Buddah | August |
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| I Shot The Sheriff | Eric Clapton | RSO | September |
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| Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe | Barry White | 20th Century Fox | September |
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| Rock Me Gently | Andy Kim | Steed | September |
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| I Honestly Love You | Olivia Newton-John | UNI | October |
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| Nothing From Nothing | Billy Preston | A & M | October |
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| Then Came You | Dionne Warwick & The Spinners | Atlantic | October |
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| You Haven't Done Nothing | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | November |
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| You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | Mercury | November |
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| Whatever Gets You Thru The Night | John Lennon | Apple | November |
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| I Can Help | Billy Swan | Monument | November |
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| Kung Fu Fighting | Carl Douglas | 20th Century | December |
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| Cat's In The Cradle | Harry Chapin | Electra | December |
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| Angie Baby | Helen Reddy | Capitol | December |
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Babs had the most popular song this year, but soul was becoming a lot more listened to, and played on the main stream radio stations! Harry Chapin had another good one, but his only and I thought "Taxi" should have made it. Note, also -- 35 big ones this year, a record of records!!