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As the decade progressed, a growing trend in the music industry was to promote songs to radio without the release of a commercially available singles in an attempt by record companies to boost albums sales. Because such a release was required to chart on the Hot 100, many popular songs that were hits on top 40 radio never made it onto the chart.
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #
The artists of the 1970s produced so many chart-topping hits we compiled a list. It includes bands and singers such as Stevie Wonder, ABBA, and Redbone. ... A List of the 30 Best Songs of the '70s ...
Colorful costumes, endless radio play, and big-money music videos supported the top tunes throughout the '90s. In short, it was a time of musical triumph — and some of the decade’s biggest ...
20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by James Brown containing 20 of his most famous recordings. Released by Polydor in 1991 as a single-disc alternative to the Star Time box set, it features songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. 16 of the songs from the album had previously topped the US R&B charts.
Mixmag's "The 50 Most Influential Dance Music Albums of All Time" [245] Treble's "Top 150 Albums of the 90s": #136 [8] Musikexpress's Best Albums of the 90s: #49 [183] 7 November 1995 () Liquid Swords: GZA/Genius: East Coast hip hop; hardcore hip hop; Geffen: Highly regarded for its complex lyricism. [355] Accolades: 1995 94diskont. Oval ...
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
Greatest Hits 1977–1990 is a compilation album by the Stranglers, released in November 1990 by Epic Records. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It contains hit singles selected from their back catalogue from both EMI and Epic Records .