List of Radio & Records number-one singles of the 1970s

This is a list of songs that have peaked at number-one on the Radio & Records singles chart in the 1970s.

1973

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
October 5	"Half-Breed"	Cher
October 12	"Angie"	The Rolling Stones
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9	"Photograph"	Ringo Starr
November 16
November 23
November 30	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Elton John
December 7
December 14
December 21	"Time in a Bottle"	Jim Croce

1974

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 11	"Time in a Bottle"	Jim Croce
January 18	"The Way We Were"	Barbra Streisand
January 25
February 1
February 8	"Seasons in the Sun"	Terry Jacks
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22	"Bennie and the Jets"	Elton John
March 29
April 5	"Hooked on a Feeling"	Blue Swede
April 12	"Bennie and the Jets"	Elton John
April 19	"The Loco-Motion"	Grand Funk Railroad
April 26
May 3
May 10
May 17	"The Streak"	Ray Stevens
May 24	"Band on the Run"	Paul McCartney & Wings
May 31
June 7	"Sundown"	Gordon Lightfoot
June 14
June 21
June 28	"Rock the Boat"	The Hues Corporation
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26	"Rock Your Baby"	George McCrae
August 2	"The Night Chicago Died"	Paper Lace
August 9
August 16
August 23	"(You're) Having My Baby"	Paul Anka
August 30
September 6	"I Shot the Sheriff"	Eric Clapton
September 13	"I Honestly Love You"	Olivia Newton-John
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25	"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"	Bachman–Turner Overdrive
November 1
November 8
November 15	"I Can Help"	Billy Swan
November 22	"Kung Fu Fighting"	Carl Douglas
November 29
December 6
December 13
December 20	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	Elton John

1975

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 10	"Mandy"	Barry Manilow
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7	"Black Water"	The Doobie Brothers
February 14
February 21	"Have You Never Been Mellow"	Olivia Newton-John
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28	"Lovin' You"	Minnie Riperton
April 4	"Philadelphia Freedom"	The Elton John Band
April 11
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9	"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"	Tony Orlando and Dawn
May 16	"Philadelphia Freedom"	The Elton John Band
May 23	"Sister Golden Hair"	America
May 30
June 6	"Love Will Keep Us Together"	Captain & Tennille
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18	"The Hustle"	Van McCoy
July 25	"Jive Talkin'"	Bee Gees
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29	"Fallin' in Love"	Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
September 5	"Get Down Tonight"	KC and the Sunshine Band
September 12
September 19	"Fame"	David Bowie
September 26
October 3	"I'm Sorry"	John Denver
October 10	"Bad Blood"	Neil Sedaka
October 17
October 24
October 31	"Island Girl"	Elton John
November 7
November 14
November 21	"That's the Way (I Like It)"	KC and the Sunshine Band
November 28
December 5
December 12
December 19	"I Write the Songs"	Barry Manilow

1976

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 9	"I Write the Songs"	Barry Manilow
January 16
January 23	"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"	Paul Simon
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20	"Theme from S.W.A.T."	Rhythm Heritage
February 27
March 5	"Dream Weaver"	Gary Wright
March 12
March 19	"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"	The Four Seasons
March 26
April 2
April 9	"Disco Lady"	Johnnie Taylor
April 16
April 23	"Welcome Back"	John Sebastian
April 30
May 7
May 14	"Silly Love Songs"	Wings
May 21
May 28
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25	"Afternoon Delight"	Starland Vocal Band
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23	"Kiss and Say Goodbye"	The Manhattans
July 30	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"	Elton John & Kiki Dee
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17	"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"	KC and the Sunshine Band
September 24	"If You Leave Me Now"	Chicago
October 1
October 8
October 15	"Rock'n Me"	Steve Miller Band
October 22
October 29
November 5	"Muskrat Love"	Captain & Tennille
November 12	"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"	Rod Stewart
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17	"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"	Leo Sayer

1977

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 7	"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"	Leo Sayer
January 14	"Blinded by the Light"	Manfred Mann's Earth Band
January 21
January 28
February 4	"New Kid in Town"	Eagles
February 11
February 18	"Torn Between Two Lovers"	Mary MacGregor
February 25	"Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"	Barbra Streisand
March 4
March 11
March 18	"Rich Girl"	Hall & Oates
March 25
April 1	"Hotel California"	Eagles
April 8
April 15
April 22	"When I Need You"	Leo Sayer
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27	"Dreams"	Fleetwood Mac
June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24	"Undercover Angel"	Alan O'Day
July 1
July 8	"Da Doo Ron Ron"	Shaun Cassidy
July 15	"I'm in You"	Peter Frampton
July 22
July 29	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything"	Andy Gibb
August 5
August 12
August 19	"Best of My Love"	The Emotions
August 26
September 2	"Don't Stop"	Fleetwood Mac
September 9
September 16
September 23	"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"	Meco
September 30
October 7	"Nobody Does It Better"	Carly Simon
October 14	"You Light Up My Life"	Debby Boone
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25	"How Deep Is Your Love"	Bee Gees
December 2
December 9
December 16
December 23	"Baby Come Back"	Player

1978

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 13	"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"	Rod Stewart
January 20
January 27	"Stayin' Alive"	Bee Gees
February 3
February 10
February 17
February 24
March 3
March 10	"Night Fever"	Bee Gees
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21	"If I Can't Have You"	Yvonne Elliman
April 28
May 5	"With a Little Luck"	Wings
May 12
May 19
May 26	"Shadow Dancing"	Andy Gibb
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23	"Baker Street"	Gerry Rafferty
June 30
July 7
July 14
July 21	"Miss You"	The Rolling Stones
July 28	"Grease"	Frankie Valli
August 4	"Three Times a Lady"	Commodores
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15	"Kiss You All Over"	Exile
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20	"Hot Child in the City"	Nick Gilder
October 27	"Whenever I Call You 'Friend'"	Kenny Loggins
November 3	"MacArthur Park"	Donna Summer
November 10
November 17
November 24	"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"	Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand
December 1
December 8
December 15	"Le Freak"	Chic
December 22

1979

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
January 12	"Too Much Heaven"	Bee Gees
January 19
January 26	"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"	Rod Stewart
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2
March 9	"Tragedy"	Bee Gees
March 16
March 23	"What a Fool Believes"	The Doobie Brothers
March 30
April 6
April 13	"Heart of Glass"	Blondie
April 20
April 27	"Reunited"	Peaches & Herb
May 4
May 11
May 18
May 25	"Hot Stuff"	Donna Summer
June 1
June 8	"The Logical Song"	Supertramp
June 15	"Chuck E.'s In Love"	Rickie Lee Jones
June 22
June 29	"She Believes in Me"	Kenny Rogers
July 6	"Shine a Little Love"	Electric Light Orchestra
July 13	"Gold"	John Stewart
July 20
July 27	"The Main Event/Fight"	Barbra Streisand
August 3	"My Sharona"	The Knack
August 10
August 17
August 24	"After the Love Has Gone"	Earth, Wind & Fire
August 31	"Lonesome Loser"	Little River Band
September 7
September 14
September 21	"Sail On"	Commodores
September 28
October 5
October 12	"Rise"	Herb Alpert
October 19	"Heartache Tonight"	Eagles
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16	"Babe"	Styx
November 23
November 30
December 7	"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"	Rupert Holmes
December 14
December 21