Songs

The biggest records on Billboard Hot 100 that entered the chart in the 1970s, ranked by Top-ten weeks. Click a column to re-sort.

Record Power is the song's own figure: each week on the chart is worth its position as a share of a full chart — a #1 week is 3.5, a #21 week 1.8, a #100 week 0.1 — added up over the run. No credit split and no discount for what else the artist had charting, so a duet and an album-bomb single count the same as any other record. What a song earned each artist is on the artist pages.

Ranked by Top-ten weeks, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →

Biggest records
#SongRecord PowerWeeks at #1Top-ten weeksWeeks on chartPeakOn chart
1How Deep Is Your LoveBee Gees70.831733#1Dec 1977Sep 1977 → May 1978
2I Just Want To Be Your EverythingAndy Gibb65.441631#1Jul 1977Apr 1977 → Nov 1977
3Le FreakChic58.961525#1Dec 1978Oct 1978 → Apr 1979
4You Light Up My LifeDebby Boone61.7101425#1Oct 1977Sep 1977 → Feb 1978
5Do That To Me One More TimeCaptain & Tennille59.211427#1Feb 1980Oct 1979 → Apr 1980
6Hot StuffDonna Summer52.331421#1Jun 1979Apr 1979 → Sep 1979
7Stayin' AliveBee Gees58.741327#1Feb 1978Dec 1977 → Jun 1978
8I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor51.931327#1Mar 1979Dec 1978 → Jun 1979
9Night FeverBee Gees51.581320#1Mar 1978Feb 1978 → Jun 1978
10Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")Barbra Streisand50.431325#1Mar 1977Dec 1976 → May 1977
11Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye49.021319#1Sep 1973Jul 1973 → Nov 1973
12StillCommodores45.011320#1Nov 1979Sep 1979 → Feb 1980
13Shadow DancingAndy Gibb54.371225#1Jun 1978Apr 1978 → Sep 1978
14Y.M.C.A.Village People54.201226#2Feb 1979Oct 1978 → Apr 1979
15Best Of My LoveThe Emotions51.051223#1Aug 1977Jun 1977 → Nov 1977
16Kiss You All OverExile50.141223#1Sep 1978Jul 1978 → Dec 1978
17Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQueen49.041222#1Feb 1980Dec 1979 → May 1980
18Boogie Oogie OogieA Taste Of Honey48.931223#1Sep 1978Jun 1978 → Nov 1978
19My SharonaThe Knack48.361222#1Aug 1979Jun 1979 → Nov 1979
20Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?Rod Stewart47.641221#1Feb 1979Dec 1978 → May 1979
21Bohemian RhapsodyQueen71.601144#2May 1992Jan 1976 → Dec 2018
22(Love Is) Thicker Than WaterAndy Gibb53.321129#1Mar 1978Nov 1977 → May 1978
23Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)Rod Stewart49.581123#1Nov 1976Oct 1976 → Mar 1977
24Please Don't GoKC And The Sunshine Band48.811126#1Jan 1980Aug 1979 → Feb 1980
25Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak TreeDawn feat. Tony Orlando48.241123#1Apr 1973Feb 1973 → Jul 1973
26Lay Down SallyEric Clapton47.101123#3Apr 1978Jan 1978 → Jun 1978
27American Pie (Parts I & II)Don McLean47.041119#1Jan 1972Nov 1971 → Apr 1972
28I Think I Love YouThe Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones feat. David Cassidy46.731119#1Nov 1970Oct 1970 → Feb 1971
29Three Times A LadyCommodores46.321120#1Aug 1978Jun 1978 → Oct 1978
30The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceRoberta Flack45.561118#1Apr 1972Mar 1972 → Jul 1972
31Joy To The WorldThree Dog Night45.561117#1Apr 1971Mar 1971 → Jul 1971
32Knock Three TimesDawn45.531118#1Jan 1971Nov 1970 → Mar 1971
33Maggie May/Reason To BelieveRod Stewart45.251121#1Oct 1971Jul 1971 → Dec 1971
34I'll Be ThereJackson 545.251116#1Oct 1970Sep 1970 → Jan 1971
35Alone Again (Naturally)Gilbert O'Sullivan44.761118#1Jul 1972Jun 1972 → Oct 1972
36Silly Love SongsWings44.151119#1May 1976Apr 1976 → Aug 1976
37Ring My BellAnita Ward44.021121#1Jun 1979May 1979 → Sep 1979
38(They Long To Be) Close To YouCarpenters43.041117#1Jul 1970Jun 1970 → Oct 1970
39(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your BootyKC And The Sunshine Band42.811121#1Sep 1976Jul 1976 → Nov 1976
40BabeStyx42.421119#1Dec 1979Oct 1979 → Feb 1980
41You're So VainCarly Simon42.331117#1Jan 1973Dec 1972 → Mar 1973
42Let It BeThe Beatles39.821114#1Apr 1970Mar 1970 → Jun 1970
43A Fifth Of BeethovenWalter Murphy & The Big Apple Band52.411028#1Oct 1976May 1976 → Dec 1976
44Baby Come BackPlayer49.331032#1Jan 1978Oct 1977 → May 1978
45Don't It Make My Brown Eyes BlueCrystal Gayle47.701026#2Nov 1977Aug 1977 → Feb 1978
46Play That Funky MusicWild Cherry47.431025#1Sep 1976Jun 1976 → Dec 1976
47EmotionSamantha Sang46.501027#3Mar 1978Nov 1977 → May 1978
48Disco Duck (Part I)Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots45.311025#1Oct 1976Aug 1976 → Jan 1977
49Bad GirlsDonna Summer45.051020#1Jul 1979May 1979 → Oct 1979
50A Little More LoveOlivia Newton-John44.301020#3Feb 1979Nov 1978 → Apr 1979
51Escape (The Pina Colada Song)Rupert Holmes44.331021#1Dec 1979Oct 1979 → Mar 1980
52I Write The SongsBarry Manilow44.111020#1Jan 1976Nov 1975 → Mar 1976
53I GotchaJoe Tex44.001021#2May 1972Jan 1972 → Jun 1972
54ReunitedPeaches & Herb43.941023#1May 1979Mar 1979 → Aug 1979
55It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth MoveCarole King43.051017#1Jun 1971May 1971 → Aug 1971
56Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)Eddie Kendricks42.721019#1Nov 1973Aug 1973 → Dec 1973
57I'd Really Love To See You TonightEngland Dan & John Ford Coley42.601024#2Sep 1976Jun 1976 → Nov 1976
58If I Can't Have YouYvonne Elliman42.511022#1May 1978Jan 1978 → Jun 1978
59One Less Bell To AnswerThe 5th Dimension42.001019#2Dec 1970Oct 1970 → Feb 1971
60Can't Smile Without YouBarry Manilow41.801019#3Apr 1978Feb 1978 → Jun 1978
61Torn Between Two LoversMary Macgregor41.521022#1Feb 1977Nov 1976 → Apr 1977
62You Don't Bring Me FlowersBarbra Streisand & Neil Diamond41.521017#1Dec 1978Oct 1978 → Feb 1979
63Brand New KeyMelanie41.331018#1Dec 1971Oct 1971 → Feb 1972
64My LifeBilly Joel40.101019#3Jan 1979Nov 1978 → Mar 1979
65Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)Looking Glass40.111016#1Aug 1972Jun 1972 → Sep 1972
66Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel40.161014#1Feb 1970Feb 1970 → May 1970
67The Tears Of A ClownSmokey Robinson & The Miracles39.721016#1Dec 1970Oct 1970 → Jan 1971
68My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A PityGeorge Harrison39.241014#1Dec 1970Nov 1970 → Feb 1971
69Love RollercoasterOhio Players39.211016#1Jan 1976Nov 1975 → Feb 1976
70Send One Your LoveStevie Wonder38.601018#4Dec 1979Nov 1979 → Mar 1980
71One Of These NightsEagles38.311017#1Aug 1975May 1975 → Sep 1975
72How Can You Mend A Broken HeartBee Gees38.241015#1Aug 1971Jun 1971 → Oct 1971
73Make It With YouBread37.511017#1Aug 1970Jun 1970 → Oct 1970
74A Horse With No NameAmerica36.531014#1Mar 1972Feb 1972 → May 1972
75Hot Child In The CityNick Gilder49.71931#1Oct 1978Jun 1978 → Jan 1979
76Rock With YouMichael Jackson49.64925#1Jan 1980Nov 1979 → May 2026
77Sad EyesRobert John47.21927#1Oct 1979May 1979 → Nov 1979
78Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell46.82923#1Sep 1975May 1975 → Nov 1975
79Boogie NightsHeatwave46.20927#2Nov 1977Jul 1977 → Jan 1978
80The Way We WereBarbra Streisand45.73923#1Feb 1974Nov 1973 → Apr 1974
81Pop MuzikM45.71924#1Nov 1979Aug 1979 → Jan 1980
82You're The One That I WantJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John45.41924#1Jun 1978Apr 1978 → Sep 1978
83Philadelphia FreedomThe Elton John Band45.12921#1Apr 1975Mar 1975 → Jul 1975
84I'll Never Love This Way AgainDionne Warwick43.70924#5Oct 1979Jun 1979 → Dec 1979
85Kiss And Say GoodbyeThe Manhattans43.62926#1Jul 1976Apr 1976 → Oct 1976
86RiseHerb Alpert43.62925#1Oct 1979Jul 1979 → Jan 1980
87Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)The Raiders42.91922#1Jul 1971Apr 1971 → Sep 1971
88The Rubberband ManThe Spinners42.60921#2Dec 1976Sep 1976 → Jan 1977
89Dancing MachineJackson 542.50922#2May 1974Mar 1974 → Aug 1974
90Too Much HeavenBee Gees42.32921#1Jan 1979Nov 1978 → Apr 1979
91MacArthur ParkDonna Summer42.13920#1Nov 1978Sep 1978 → Jan 1979
92If You Leave Me NowChicago42.02921#1Oct 1976Aug 1976 → Jan 1977
93Bennie And The JetsElton John41.51918#1Apr 1974Feb 1974 → Jun 1974
94Baker StreetGerry Rafferty41.00920#2Jun 1978Apr 1978 → Sep 1978
95Miss YouThe Rolling Stones41.01920#1Aug 1978May 1978 → Oct 1978
96I'm SorryJohn Denver40.91918#1Sep 1975Aug 1975 → Dec 1975
97We've Only Just BegunCarpenters40.50917#2Oct 1970Sep 1970 → Jan 1971
98Car WashRose Royce40.41923#1Jan 1977Oct 1976 → Mar 1977
99Good TimesChic40.31919#1Aug 1979Jun 1979 → Oct 1979
100Crocodile RockElton John39.83917#1Feb 1973Dec 1972 → Mar 1973

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