The Chart Book - Billboard - Volume 4 - The Hot 100 - 1970-1979

Oct 12, 2026

Billboard chart compendium covering the years 1970-1979, compiled by Lonnie Readioff. Volume 4 focuses on The Hot 100 and includes structured sections such as chart milestones, explanations of how the book works, an artist section, analyses for both Billboard Hot 100 and Bubbling Under The Hot 100, and listings like number 1s and most-weeks records by artist, year, and record. The text describes methodology, acknowledgements, and a rights notice, with an as-is disclaimer.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPosters

FormatPDF

Pages29

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Chart Milestones: Billboard Hot 100

Chart Milestones: Bubbling Under The Hot 100

How This Book Works

The Artist Section

The Number 1’s

Analysis Section-Billboard Hot 100

Analysis Section-Bubbling Under The Hot 100

Full Title Listing In Alphabetical Order

The Chart Book – Billboard Volume 4 The Hot 100 1970-1979 Compiled by Lonnie Readioff Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 Chart Milestones: Billboard Hot 100 ................................................................... 7 Chart Milestones: Bubbling Under The Hot 100 ................................................. 8 How This Book Works.......................................................................................... 10 The Artist Section ................................................................................................ 13 The Number 1’s ................................................................................................... 475 Analysis Section-Bllboard Hot 100 .................................................................... 480 Most Weeks On Chart By Artist ..................................................................... 481 Most Weeks On Chart By Year ....................................................................... 495 Most Weeks On Chart By Record ................................................................... 499 Analysis Section-Bubbling Under The Hot 100 .................................................. 501 Most Weeks On Chart By Artist ..................................................................... 502 Most Weeks On Chart By Year ....................................................................... 515 Most Weeks On Chart By Record ................................................................... 519 Full Title Listing In Alphabetical Order ................................................................ 521 This book is © Lonnie Readioff 2024, though the original charts that this book is derived from were first printed in Billboard between 1970 and 1979. The original data was compiled from reference to the original weekly magazines and corrected using internet resources, such as Discogs, 45cat and others for durations and composers and, in some cases, iTunes. The book is presented on an as-is basis. While every effort has been made to make sure it is free from defects I will not be held responsible if it does nasty things to your computer. Though it shouldn’t. But if it does, it’s not my fault. Notes on the text As with any book of this nature there are mistakes inside its pages. I would be stupid to think that there were none. So, if you spot a mistake and let me know, I’ll correct it and you’ll get your name in the book. Drop me an email at [lonnie@thechartbook.co.uk](lonnie@thechartbook.co.uk) and I’ll check out the error, though I also welcome praise and criticism, both for the book and the layout of the book. As far as can be tested this book is virus free, though it may contain traces of nuts. Introduction The 1970’s dawn and with it dawns dance and disco, although these genres are really more for the middle of the decade and beyond. Officially, the first recorded Disco song is ‘She’s A Winner’by the Intruders in 1972, although the idea started at the end of the 1960’s as a reaction by the 1960’s counterculture to the dominance of rock music and the stigmatisation of dance music. Dance music itself largely ended during the Second World War, with many dance bands disbanded as the members joined the war effort (as discussed in various volumes in the 1940’s), but music has always been designed, first and foremost, as something to dance along to or to complete repetitive tasks to (see the sea shanties or work songs as examples) . Rock music came to dominate the end of the 1960’s, but it would be 1981 before Billboard created a chart for it. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones are examples of Rock music (although the Beatles do cover various musical styles, particularly in the White Album) and musical genres do rise and fall and merge and split over the years. Dance would be no different (at its height i

FAQs

What years does this volume cover and what chart focus does it include?

This volume covers 1970-1979 and focuses on The Hot 100, with additional coverage for Bubbling Under The Hot 100.

How was the book’s data compiled and corrected?

The original data was compiled from the original weekly magazines and corrected using internet resources such as Discogs and 45cat, and in some cases iTunes.

Does the book provide analysis beyond raw chart listings?

Yes. It includes analysis sections and summaries such as most weeks on chart by artist, by year, and by record for both the Billboard Hot 100 and Bubbling Under The Hot 100.

Oct 12, 2026

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