Songs
The biggest records on UK Singles Chart that entered the chart in the 1970s, ranked by Weeks at #1. 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 Weeks at #1, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
| # | Song | Record Power | Weeks at #1 | Top-ten weeks | Weeks on chart | Peak | On chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You're The One That I WantJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 62.0 | 9 | 15 | 26 | #1Jun 1978 | May 1978 → Nov 1978 |
| 2 | Mull of Kintyre/Girls' SchoolWings | 48.0 | 9 | 12 | 17 | #1Nov 1977 | Nov 1977 → Mar 1978 |
| 3 | Bohemian RhapsodyQueen | 54.7 | 8 | 11 | 49 | #1Nov 1975 | Nov 1975 → Jul 2022 |
| 4 | In The SummertimeMungo Jerry | 47.6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | #1Jun 1970 | May 1970 → Oct 1970 |
| 5 | Summer NightsJohn Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | 40.4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | #1Sep 1978 | Sep 1978 → Jan 1979 |
| 6 | My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison | 59.0 | 6 | 13 | 30 | #1Jan 1971 | Jan 1971 → May 2002 |
| 7 | The Wonder of YouElvis Presley | 57.9 | 6 | 12 | 26 | #1Jul 1970 | Jul 1970 → May 2005 |
| 8 | Band Of GoldFreda Payne | 45.0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | #1Sep 1970 | Aug 1970 → Jan 1971 |
| 9 | Save Your Kisses For MeBrotherhood Of Man | 43.8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #1Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 → Jun 1976 |
| 10 | Hot LoveT. Rex | 43.1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | #1Mar 1971 | Feb 1971 → Jun 1971 |
| 11 | Bright EyesArt Garfunkel | 41.2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | #1Apr 1979 | Feb 1979 → Jul 1979 |
| 12 | Dancing QueenABBA | 41.2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | #1Aug 1976 | Aug 1976 → Aug 2008 |
| 13 | I Hear You KnockingDave Edmunds | 40.5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | #1Nov 1970 | Nov 1970 → Feb 1971 |
| 14 | Bye Bye BabyBay City Rollers | 39.9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #1Mar 1975 | Mar 1975 → Jun 1975 |
| 15 | Don't Go Breaking My HeartElton John & Kiki Dee | 39.0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | #1Jul 1976 | Jun 1976 → Sep 1976 |
| 16 | Merry Xmas EverybodySlade | 121.5 | 5 | 6 | 121 | #1Dec 1973 | Dec 1973 → Dec 2024 |
| 17 | Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the RingBoney M | 78.6 | 5 | 19 | 40 | #1May 1978 | Apr 1978 → Jan 1979 |
| 18 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep CheepMiddle of the Road | 59.5 | 5 | 10 | 34 | #1Jun 1971 | May 1971 → Jan 1972 |
| 19 | Long Haired Lover from LiverpoolLittle Jimmy Osmond | 55.2 | 5 | 11 | 27 | #1Dec 1972 | Nov 1972 → May 1973 |
| 20 | Knock Three TimesDawn | 54.5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | #1May 1971 | Apr 1971 → Oct 1971 |
| 21 | Amazing GraceThe Pipes & Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard | 52.6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | #1Apr 1972 | Mar 1972 → Dec 1972 |
| 22 | Without YouNilsson | 50.5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | #1Mar 1972 | Jan 1972 → Mar 1994 |
| 23 | Maggie May/Reason To BelieveRod Stewart | 49.5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | #1Oct 1971 | Aug 1971 → Jan 1972 |
| 24 | Puppy LoveDonny Osmond | 45.9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | #1Jul 1972 | Jun 1972 → Jan 1973 |
| 25 | Way DownElvis Presley | 39.9 | 5 | 10 | 17 | #1Aug 1977 | Aug 1977 → May 2005 |
| 26 | BlockbusterThe Sweet | 37.2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | #1Jan 1973 | Jan 1973 → Apr 1973 |
| 27 | Knowing Me, Knowing YouABBA | 36.4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | #1Mar 1977 | Feb 1977 → May 1977 |
| 28 | Three Times A LadyCommodores | 34.6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | #1Aug 1978 | Jul 1978 → Oct 1978 |
| 29 | Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)Edison Lighthouse | 32.9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #1Jan 1970 | Jan 1970 → Apr 1970 |
| 30 | Another Brick in the WallPink Floyd | 30.6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | #1Dec 1979 | Nov 1979 → Feb 1980 |
| 31 | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree ft Tony OrlandoDawn feat. Tony Orlando | 75.8 | 4 | 11 | 40 | #1Apr 1973 | Mar 1973 → Dec 1973 |
| 32 | ImagineJohn Lennon | 71.3 | 4 | 16 | 40 | #1Jan 1981 | Oct 1975 → Aug 2012 |
| 33 | MississippiPussycat | 50.1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | #1Oct 1976 | Aug 1976 → Jan 1977 |
| 34 | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)The New Seekers | 45.5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | #1Jan 1972 | Dec 1971 → Apr 1972 |
| 35 | Eye Level {1973}Simon Park Orchestra | 43.0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | #1Sep 1973 | Sep 1973 → Feb 1974 |
| 36 | Mouldy Old DoughLieutenant Pigeon | 42.9 | 4 | 8 | 19 | #1Oct 1972 | Sep 1972 → Jan 1973 |
| 37 | Don't Give Up On UsDavid Soul | 41.9 | 4 | 9 | 16 | #1Jan 1977 | Dec 1976 → Mar 1977 |
| 38 | FernandoABBA | 41.3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | #1May 1976 | Mar 1976 → Jun 1976 |
| 39 | My Ding-A-LingChuck Berry | 40.9 | 4 | 9 | 17 | #1Nov 1972 | Oct 1972 → Feb 1973 |
| 40 | Ernie (the Fastest Milkman in the West)Benny Hill | 39.8 | 4 | 8 | 17 | #1Dec 1971 | Nov 1971 → Feb 1972 |
| 41 | I Love You Love Me LoveGary Glitter | 39.8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | #1Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 → Feb 1974 |
| 42 | I Feel LoveDonna Summer | 39.3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | #1Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 → May 2012 |
| 43 | See My Baby JiveWizzard | 38.0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | #1May 1973 | Apr 1973 → Aug 1973 |
| 44 | Coz I Luv YouSlade | 36.7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | #1Nov 1971 | Oct 1971 → Jan 1972 |
| 45 | We Don't Talk AnymoreCliff Richard | 36.4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | #1Aug 1979 | Jul 1979 → Oct 1979 |
| 46 | I'm Still WaitingDiana Ross | 35.7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | #1Aug 1971 | Jul 1971 → Oct 1971 |
| 47 | Lonely This ChristmasMud | 35.3 | 4 | 6 | 37 | #1Dec 1974 | Nov 1974 → Dec 2024 |
| 48 | I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor | 35.2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | #1Mar 1979 | Jan 1979 → May 1979 |
| 49 | I Don't Want to Talk About It/First Cut Is the DeepestRod Stewart | 34.8 | 4 | 8 | 13 | #1May 1977 | Apr 1977 → Jul 1977 |
| 50 | Are 'Friends' Electric?Tubeway Army | 34.8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | #1Jun 1979 | May 1979 → Aug 1979 |
| 51 | Get It OnT. Rex | 33.9 | 4 | 8 | 14 | #1Jul 1971 | Jul 1971 → Sep 2007 |
| 52 | Heart Of GlassBlondie | 33.2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | #1Jan 1979 | Jan 1979 → Jul 1995 |
| 53 | Wuthering HeightsKate Bush | 32.1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | #1Mar 1978 | Feb 1978 → Aug 2014 |
| 54 | I Don't Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats | 32.1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | #1Jul 1979 | Jul 1979 → Jul 1994 |
| 55 | Metal GuruT. Rex | 32.0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | #1May 1972 | May 1972 → Aug 1972 |
| 56 | SheCharles Aznavour | 31.2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | #1Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 → Sep 1974 |
| 57 | SailingRod Stewart | 31.2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | #1Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 → Oct 1975 |
| 58 | I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)Gary Glitter | 30.5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | #1Jul 1973 | Jul 1973 → Sep 1973 |
| 59 | Seasons In The SunTerry Jacks | 30.2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | #1Mar 1974 | Mar 1974 → Jun 1974 |
| 60 | Name of the GameABBA | 30.1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | #1Oct 1977 | Oct 1977 → Jan 1978 |
| 61 | Cum On Feel The NoizeSlade | 29.0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | #1Feb 1973 | Feb 1973 → May 1973 |
| 62 | Tiger FeetMud | 28.7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | #1Jan 1974 | Jan 1974 → Mar 1974 |
| 63 | Sugar Baby LoveThe Rubettes | 26.9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | #1May 1974 | Apr 1974 → Jun 1974 |
| 64 | Young LoveDonny Osmond | 25.2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | #1Aug 1973 | Aug 1973 → Oct 1973 |
| 65 | Mary's Boy ChildBoney M | 24.4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | #1Dec 1978 | Nov 1978 → Jan 1979 |
| 66 | GrandadClive Dunn | 55.4 | 3 | 10 | 28 | #1Jan 1971 | Nov 1970 → Jun 1971 |
| 67 | Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel | 47.3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | #1Mar 1970 | Feb 1970 → Aug 1970 |
| 68 | Wand'Rin' StarLee Marvin | 43.0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | #1Mar 1970 | Feb 1970 → Aug 1970 |
| 69 | Under the Moon of LoveShowaddywaddy | 41.1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | #1Nov 1976 | Oct 1976 → Feb 1977 |
| 70 | If You Leave Me NowChicago | 40.7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | #1Nov 1976 | Oct 1976 → Jan 1977 |
| 71 | Hey Girl Don't Bother MeThe Tams | 40.0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | #1Sep 1971 | Jul 1971 → Nov 1971 |
| 72 | Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and DogsBrian and Michael | 39.2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | #1Apr 1978 | Feb 1978 → Jun 1978 |
| 73 | Y.M.C.A.Village People | 38.7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | #1Dec 1978 | Nov 1978 → Mar 1979 |
| 74 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful WomanDr. Hook | 38.6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | #1Nov 1979 | Sep 1979 → Jan 1980 |
| 75 | Gonna Make You a StarDavid Essex | 38.2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | #1Nov 1974 | Oct 1974 → Jan 1975 |
| 76 | Back HomeEngland World Cup Squad | 37.9 | 3 | 8 | 17 | #1May 1970 | Apr 1970 → Aug 1970 |
| 77 | Silver LadyDavid Soul | 37.7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | #1Oct 1977 | Aug 1977 → Nov 1977 |
| 78 | WoodstockMatthews' Southern Comfort | 37.7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | #1Oct 1970 | Sep 1970 → Jan 1971 |
| 79 | Daydreamer/Puppy SongDavid Cassidy | 33.8 | 3 | 6 | 15 | #1Oct 1973 | Oct 1973 → Jan 1974 |
| 80 | Chanson D'AmourThe Manhattan Transfer | 33.8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | #1Mar 1977 | Jan 1977 → Apr 1977 |
| 81 | One Day at a TimeLena Martell | 33.7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | #1Oct 1979 | Sep 1979 → Jan 1980 |
| 82 | Rock Your BabyGeorge McCrae | 33.6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | #1Jul 1974 | Jun 1974 → Sep 1974 |
| 83 | Whispering GrassWindsor Davies & Don Estelle | 32.7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | #1Jun 1975 | May 1975 → Jul 1975 |
| 84 | Son of My FatherChicory Tip | 32.7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | #1Feb 1972 | Jan 1972 → Apr 1972 |
| 85 | When I Need YouLeo Sayer | 32.7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | #1Feb 1977 | Jan 1977 → Apr 1977 |
| 86 | Billy - Don't Be A HeroPaper Lace | 31.5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | #1Mar 1974 | Feb 1974 → May 1974 |
| 87 | So You Win AgainHot Chocolate | 31.0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | #1Jun 1977 | Jun 1977 → Aug 1977 |
| 88 | Stand By Your ManTammy Wynette | 30.3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | #1May 1975 | Apr 1975 → Jul 1975 |
| 89 | Kung Fu FightingCarl Douglas | 30.3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | #1Sep 1974 | Aug 1974 → Nov 1974 |
| 90 | Everything I OwnKen Boothe | 30.2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | #1Oct 1974 | Sep 1974 → Mar 1987 |
| 91 | Take A Chance On MeABBA | 30.1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | #1Feb 1978 | Jan 1978 → Apr 1978 |
| 92 | I Love to LoveTina Charles | 29.9 | 3 | 7 | 12 | #1Feb 1976 | Feb 1976 → Apr 1976 |
| 93 | School's OutAlice Cooper | 29.7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | #1Aug 1972 | Jul 1972 → Sep 1972 |
| 94 | When a Child Is BornJohnny Mathis | 29.7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | #1Dec 1976 | Nov 1976 → Dec 2024 |
| 95 | I Can't Give You Anything (but My Love)The Stylistics | 29.0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | #1Aug 1975 | Jul 1975 → Sep 1975 |
| 96 | You To Me Are EverythingThe Real Thing | 28.8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | #1Jun 1976 | May 1976 → Aug 1976 |
| 97 | Sunday GirlBlondie | 28.2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | #1May 1979 | May 1979 → Aug 1979 |
| 98 | Hold Me CloseDavid Essex | 26.6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | #1Sep 1975 | Sep 1975 → Nov 1975 |
| 99 | Mama Weer All Crazee NowSlade | 25.7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | #1Sep 1972 | Aug 1972 → Oct 1972 |
| 100 | Give a Little LoveBay City Rollers | 25.2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | #1Jul 1975 | Jul 1975 → Aug 1975 |
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