1970 is often considered a watershed for rock & roll. The years on either side - 1969 and 1971 - can make a stronger claim to being the "best," but none was more important than 1970. If it had only ...

Some songs are so emotional that they'll give you goosebumps with each and every listen, including these tearjerker gems from ...

Stacker looked at the #1 rock songs of the 1970s using the Billboard Hot 100 and MusicBrainz, an open music encyclopedia via the University of Waterloo. - TV Times/Future Publishing via Getty Images ...

You can learn a lot about any given year by listening to its most popular songs. In 1970, the No. 1–selling single was Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” an ode to everlasting hope and ...

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 ...

Country Music was thriving in the 1970's with artists like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Charlie Daniels and Tanya Tucker just to name a few. Legends, such as Willie Nelson, came out of that time period ...

Iconic ‘70s Hit Gets First Official Music Video 55 Years Later originally appeared on Parade. Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” was one of the surprise hits of 1970 when it reached No. 3 on the ...

Elvis Presley built his legendary career on memorable songs that remain industry standards today. But even the most incredible stars can miss out on significant chart-topping hits. During the 1970s, ...

Elton John performing his song ‘Crocodile Rock’ on the set of The Muppet Show. Rock music electrified the 1970s, igniting a decade of creativity and innovation in music. The subgenres that stemmed ...

Rock music electrified the 1970s, igniting a decade of creativity and innovation in music. The subgenres that stemmed from rock continue to reverb throughout our culture today. Progressive rock bands ...