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Top Of The Pops - The 1970's
1970 No 1 UK Hit Singles Chart toppers for Jimi Hendrix, Mungo Jerry and Matthew's Southern Comfort, made 1970 a cool year at the top!
1971 No 1 UK Hit Singles A year that started with Clive Dunn's hit, "Grandad" and ended with Benny Hill at the top. Classic!
1972 No 1 UK Hit Singles Some classic songs hit the top this year including the Nilsson classic, "Without You" and "Vincent" by Don McLean.
1973 No 1 UK Hit Singles Glam Rock was at it's height with hits this year by Wizzard, The Sweet, Gary Glitter, and Slade.
1974 No 1 UK Hit Singles A first showing in the UK charts for pop sensation Abba, after their successful Eurovision song contest entry.
1975 No 1 UK Hit Singles Spawning a whole nation of badly dressed teens, the Bay City Rollers hit fame this year.
1976 No 1 UK Hit Singles Abba contested chart positions with UK Eurovision winners the Brotherhood of Man, while the Wurzels did their thing!
1977 No 1 Hit Singles A Big year for Starsky & Hutch actor David Soul with a couple of hits, and Abba still riding high.
1978 No 1 Hit Singles With the release of the movie, "Grease" it was hard to get John Travolta & Olivia Newton John off the top this year!
1979 No 1 Hit Singles A year of disco classics at the top including, "Tragedy", "I Will Survive" and "Y.M.C.A", all before April!
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