A Caffè ☕️Lattè 2-part Spotlight:

THE 100 BEST

AC CHART

70s #1 SONGS

 

Middle Of The Road; Easy Listening; Adult Contemporary.

The chart may have changed name but Billboard Magazine has compiled a list of the week’s most popular of the genre’s tracks. With soft rock and singer/ songwriters thriving during the 1970s, it is a decade worth a look back at 100 of its musical highlights that spent time at the top of the AC Chart.  

    

50 AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

49 ALL I KNOW Art Garfunkel

48 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER

       Paul Simon

47 BEST OF MY LOVE Eagles

46 I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG

       Jim Croce

45 I’D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo

44 TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

       Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

43 WHEN I NEED YOU Leo Sayer

42 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST

     WORD Elton John

41 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN Neil Sedaka

 

40 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond

39 I WRITE THE SONGS Barry Manilow

38 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW

        Olivia Newton- John

37 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS Carpenters

36 ANGIE BABY Helen Reddy

35 FERNANDO ABBA

34 WHERE IS THE LOVE

       Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

33 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Carly Simon

32 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross

31 TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce

 

30 FOR ALL WE KNOW Carpenters

29 FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE Roberta Flack

28 DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART

        Elton John & Kiki Dee

27 THE WAY I WANT TO TOUCH YOU

        Captain & Tennille

26 IT’S TOO LATE Carole King

25 SUPERSTAR Carpenters

24 THEME FROM MAHOGANY

       (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO) Diana Ross

23 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Carpenters

22 MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings

21 ANNIE’S SONG John Denver

 

20 SOLITAIRE Carpenters

19 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chicago

18 WITHOUT YOU Harry Nilsson

17 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Bee Gees

16 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE

       Roberta Flack

15 MANDY Barry Manilow

14 THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores

13 HURTING EACH OTHER Carpenters

12 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE Debbie Boone

11 SILLY LOVE SONGS Wings

 

10 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor

9 DANIEL Elton John

8 WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN Carpenters

7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

     Simon & Garfunkel

6 THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand

5 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John

4 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE

      Stevie Wonder

3 EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM ‘A STAR IS BORN’)

      Barbra Streisand

2 (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU

      Carpenters

1 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel