1 1970 “Bridge over Troubled Water” Simon & Garfunkel
3 *1970 “American Woman” The Guess Who
2 1970 “(They Long to Be) Close to You” The Carpenters
2*1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Nights
3*1971 “It’s Too Late” Carole King
7 1972 “Lean on Me” Bill Withers
4 *1972 “Without You” Harry Nilsson
2*1972 “Alone Again (Naturally)” Gilbert O’Sullivan
3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
7*1973 “Crocodile Rock” Elton John
3 1973 “Killing Me Softly with His Song” Roberta Flack
2*1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce
2 1974 “Seasons in the Sun” Terry Jacks
6 *1974 “The Loco-Motion” Grand Funk Railroad
3 1974 “Love’s Theme” Love Unlimited Orchestra
1 1975 “Love Will Keep Us Together” Captain & Tennille
5 *1975 “My Eyes Adored You” Frankie Valli
2*1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
4 1976 “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” The Four Seasons
1*1976 “Silly Love Songs” Wings
3 1977 “Best of My Love” The Emotions
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
2 *1977 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” Andy Gibb
1 *1977 “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Rod Stewart
4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
7*1978 “Baby Come Back” Player
5 1978 “Kiss You All Over” Exile
6*1978 “How Deep Is Your Love” Bee Gees
2 1979 “Bad Girls” Donna Summer
1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack pass
3 1979 “Le Freak” Chic pass
TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1970S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry!)
Thank you to those who chimed in late in an attempt to eliminate ties.
Unfortunately, instead, we now end up with TWO ties!
!!!!RUN-OFF NEEDED!!!!
So the next day will be for the run-off of these ties! (Next time, I may ask our son to choose any ties!)
****ROUND 3 - MOSTLY OVER*****
RESULTS FOR Round 3 so far, minus the run-offs:
1 1970 “Bridge over Troubled Water” Simon & Garfunkel
2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night
7 1972 “Lean on Me” Bill Withers
3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
7 1973 “Crocodile Rock” Elton John
2 1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce
6 1974 “The Loco-Motion” Grand Funk Railroad
2 1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
7 1978 “Baby Come Back” Player
6 1978 “How Deep Is Your Love” Bee Gees
1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack