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3 Emotional 1970s Songs That Still Give Me Goosebumps

Some songs are so emotional that they'll give you goosebumps with each and every listen, including these tearjerker gems from ...
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3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That No One Remembers Anymore (but They Were Better Than the Rest)

These one-hit wonders from the 1970s have faded from public consciousness, and they definitely deserve more love today.
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3 Hits From the 1970s That Just Don’t Get Enough Praise

The 1970s are a gold mine of iconic music. The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Black Sabbath, and so many other bands were gracing the charts and releasing massively successful ...
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3 Country No. 1 Hits From the 1970s That Beat Out Some of the Decade’s Biggest Players

Don’t get us wrong, country music is one of the United States’ most beloved genres of music. However, when it comes to gracing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 consistently, pop and rock music ...
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4 Hit Rock Songs From the 1970s That Prove They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

Anyone who has used tools, driven cars, or owned appliances from the 1970s can attest to the fact that they just don’t make things the way they did back then. It was a time when things were built to ...
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4 Country Songs From 1970 That Deserved To Hit No. 1

In the mood for some super underrated country songs from the year 1970? The first year of the decade was a fine one for country tunes. Yet, many charting hits that year did not make it to the No. 1 ...
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3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Had the Potential To Be Major Crossover Hits

Country music rules country charts, and fairly often, especially nowadays, it also rules the most popular chart in the world, the Billboard Hot 100. However, that hasn’t always been the case, as the ...
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3 Hits From the 1970s That Simply Don’t Get Enough Praise

In the 1970s, one of the biggest artists from Ireland was Gilbert O’Sullivan. However, his reign as an incredibly popular artist didn’t expand greatly beyond the decade. Regardless, the man created ...