Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Your classic 1970 soul hit of the day is “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)” by the Delfonics. This single was released in December of 1969 and climbed to #10 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts on March 21, 1970. It won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. “Didn’t I…
Today’s classic 1970 soul hit of the day is that mellow classic, “O-o-h Child” by the Five Stairsteps. It was released in April of 1970 and rose to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 18. The Five Stairsteps were a family group from Chicago that recorded for the Buddah Records label. They’d previously had some minor success recording…
Continuing our look at the best soul/R&B songs from that classic year of 1970, here’s today’s classic 1970 song of the day, “Love on a Two-Way Street” by the Moments. This single was released in March of 1970 and rose to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart) on May 30th. Billboard ranked the record…
Your classic 1970 soul song of the day is “Give Me Just a Little More Time” by the Chairmen of the Board. The single was released in January of 1970 and it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 21st. It was the group’s highest-charting single, selling more than one million copies in the U.S. alone. Just…
In our third week of looking at the big hits of the year 1970, a particularly good year for hit singles, we turn our attention ro the world of soul and R&B. With that in mind, today’s classic 1970 song of the day is “Band of Gold” by Freda Payne. This was Ms. Payne’s first big hit; released in April…
Today’s classic 1970 song of the day was probably the hardest-rocking song on the charts at the time. We’re talking “American Woman” by the Guess Who, which was released in March of 1970. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 9 and stayed there for three weeks. It also hit #1 on the Cash Box Top 100…
Today’s classic 1970 song of the day is instantly recognizable by its opening guitar riff. “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum was released in January of 1970 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It also hit #1 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, West Germany, and the U.K. “Spirit in…
Here’s another hard-rocking single from that great year of 1970, “All Right Now” by Free. This song was released in the U.S. on August 15, 1970 (May 15 in the U.K.) and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 17. This one was a little later in the year than the songs we’ve looked at previously, but…
Today’s classic 1970 tune of the day has a little harder edge than what we’ve been listening to so far. The tune is “The Rapper” by the Jaggerz; it was released in January of 1970 and rose to #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts. It ended up earning a gold record for selling…
Our look back at that classic year of 1970 wouldn’t be complete without a catchy song by a toothy teen idol. Hence today’s classic 1970 song of the day, “Julie, Do Ya Love Me” by Bobby Sherman. This frothy pop confection was released in July of 1970 and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #2 on the…