After calculating which hits of 1982, 1984, and 1989 are most lost, we’re looking this week at top 100 of the ‘80s overall. That makes “Crying” the hit song of the 1980s with the highest “lost factor,” according to the calculations that the Ross On Radio column has been publishing since early April that measure the distance between a song’s popularity at the time and the amount of airplay it typically receives now.
Last week, it got no monitored airplay in North America. with a remake of Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” That song became the No. Nine years later, in the middle of a CHR downturn, and after eight years without an American hit, McLean scored a surprise No. And after more than 48 years, it still got nearly 300 spins last week according to Nielsen BDSRadio. Despite its length, “American Pie” has only faded from the radio relatively recently. "T.S.O.P.The first time Don McLean saluted his ‘50s rock and roll heroes, it produced a timeless classic. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" - The Stylistics "Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass "The First Time Ever I Saw You Face" - Roberta Flack "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan "Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" - The Bee Gees "Mama Told Me Not To Come" - Three Dog Night "(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Carpenters "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
Just click on the direct links to (if you're an android app user you could buy this CD using amazon's android app), CD Universe or Alibris below the song's album cover for more information and (in most cases) to listen to song samples. PLEASE NOTE: All songs presented in "The Top 100 Seventies Singles" are available for purchase on compact disc or digital download.
So grab your favorite bottle of wine from the wine rack and settle in to listen to the greatest hits of the 1970s. This list includes a wide variety of hits from adult contemporary to rock and R&B. From unforgettable masterpieces by major superstars (Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On") to definitive singles by forgotten greats (Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown") to fun, quirky novelties by one-hit wonders (Terry Jacks' "Seasons In The Sun"), these 100 most popular songs of the Seventies are a fascinating combination of the sublime and the ridiculous.Īfter perusing this list, don't forget to check out our 200 Additional Seventies Singles section for more reviews of great Seventies singles! Songs we listened to on AM radios at home. Ere's the inside story - along with links to midis, lyrics and videos - on the Top 100 singles of the Seventies.