User:FraDany/List of my number-one singles of the 1970s
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The Singles Chart is a weekly record chart based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday; during the 1970s, a total of 80 singles reached number one. The most successful artist of the 1970s was Swedish pop group ABBA, who topped the Singles Chart for 51 weeks with nine different singles. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by English rock band Queen is the biggest-selling single of the decade. The first number-one single of the 1970s was "Whole Lotta Love" by English rock band Led Zeppelin – released in November 1969, first reached number one in January, and remained at the top for ten consecutive weeks. The final number one of the decade was "I Have a Dream" by ABBA.
Number-one singles[edit]
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| † | Best-selling single of the year |
| ‡ | Runner-up single of the year |
| Best-selling single of the decade | |
| Runner-up single of the decade |
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Artists with the most number ones[edit]
Three artists all had at least five number-one singles during the 1970s.
| Artist | Number ones | Singles |
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| ABBA | 9 | List
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| Elton John | 7 | List
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| Boney M. | 5 | List
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Singles with the most weeks at number one[edit]
The following singles spent at least twelve weeks at number one during the 1970s.
| Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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| Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 15 |
| ABBA | "Fernando" | 13 |
| Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" | |
| Boney M. | "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" | 12 |
Artists with the most weeks at number one[edit]
Three different artists have spent thirty weeks or more at number one during the 1970s.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
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| ABBA | 51 | List
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| Elton John | 40 | List
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| Boney M. | 34 | List
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Best-selling singles of the 1970s[edit]
| No. | Single | Artist | Year | Weeks at number one |
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| 1 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | 1975 | 15 |
| 2 | "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" | Wings | 1977 | 13 |
| 3 | "Fernando" | ABBA | 1976 | 13 |
| 4 | "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" | Boney M. | 1978 | 12 |
| 5 | "You're the One That I Want" | John Travolta / Olivia Newton-John | 10 | |
| 6 | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | John Denver | 1971 | 10 |
| 7 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1974 | 10 |
| 8 | "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin | 1969 | 10 |
| 9 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel | 1970 | 9 |
| 10 | "Daddy Cool" | Boney M. | 1976 | 8 |
| 11 | "Dream On" | Aerosmith | 1973 | 8 |
| 12 | "Rocket Man" | Elton John | 1972 | 9 |
| 13 | "Life on Mars" | David Bowie | 1973 | 9 |
| 14 | "Paranoid" | Black Sabbath | 1970 | 9 |
| 15 | "Dancing Queen" | ABBA | 1976 | 7 |
| 16 | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | Baccara | 1977 | 8 |
| 17 | "More Than a Feeling" | Boston | 1976 | 7 |
| 18 | "Go Your Own Way" | Fleetwood Mac | 7 | |
| 19 | "Walk on the Wild Side" / "Perfect Day" | Lou Reed | 1972 | 8 |
| 20 | "Born to Be Alive" | Patrick Hernandez | 1978 | 10 |