Artist: Various Artists

Title: Now That's What I Call The 70's / Various

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Format: CD

Release Date: 2025

Label: Universal Uk

UPC: 198029011722

Genre: Rock

Album Tracks

1. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
2. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky
3. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
4. The Police - Message in a Bottle
5. Blondie - Heart of Glass
6. Gary Numan - Cars
7. The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
8. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap
9. The Clash - London Calling
10. Pretenders - Kid
11. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
12. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
13. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
14. Don McLean - American Pie
15. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
16. Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache
17. Dr. Hook - a Little Bit More
18. Pussycat - Mississippi
19. Dolly Parton - Jolene
20. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
1. John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)
2. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
3. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
4. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World
5. Thin Lizzy - the Boys Are Back in Town
6. Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
7. Free - All Right Now
8. Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
9. Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
10. Marvin Gaye - What's Going on
11. The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New
12. The Hollies - the Air That I Breathe
13. Harry Nilsson - Without You
14. Eric Carmen - All By Myself
15. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now
16. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
17. Billy Joel - My Life
18. Elvis Presley - Way Down
19. Showaddywaddy - Under the Moon of Love
20. Darts - Daddy Cool / the Girl Can't Help It
1. Donna Summer - MacArthur Park
2. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
3. Village People - Y.M.C.A
4. Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
5. Chic - Good Times
6. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
7. Earth, Wind & Fire - September
8. Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything
9. The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)
10. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
11. Tina Charles - I Love to Love
12. Heatwave - Boogie Nights
13. Odyssey - Native New Yorker
14. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
15. Commodores - Three Times a Lady
16. Dean Friedman W/ Denise Marsa - Lucky Stars
17. Kiki Dee - Amoureuse
18. Shirley Bassey - Something
19. Demis Roussos - Forever and Ever
20. The Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'amour
1. Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)
2. David Essex - Gonna Make You a Star
3. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
4. Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
5. Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
6. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
7. Sweet - Blockbuster
8. Suzi Quatro - Can the Can
9. Mud - Tiger Feet
10. Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo
11. Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
12. The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
13. Pilot - Magic
14. Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
15. Sailor - a Glass of Champagne
16. Barry Blue - Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)
17. The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
18. Freda Payne - Band of Gold
19. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
20. Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
1. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. 10CC - I'm Not in Love
3. Bread - Make It with You
4. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song
5. Leo Sayer - When I Need You
6. Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again
7. Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon8. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
8. Jackson 5 - the Love You Save
9. Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
10. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
11. The Wombles - the Wombling Song
12. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses for Me
13. Dawn Feat. Tony Orlando - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
14. The New Seekers - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
15. Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun
16. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
17. Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted to You
18. David Soul - Don't Give Up on Us
19. Paul McCartney & Wings - Mull of Kintyre

It's time to celebrate an incredible decade in pop music - and with so many huge hits to choose from we had to make this a 100 track selection across 5 CDs - including more than 40 #1 singles... immerse yourself in rock, glam, disco, punk, new wave, soul, easy listening and pure pop gold... 'NOW That's What I Call The 70s'! Kicking off with one of Queen's best loved anthems, 'Don't Stop Me Now' ahead of the timeless 'Mr Blue Sky' from Electric Light Orchestra, and the brilliant 'Baker Street' from Gerry Rafferty. Four of 1979's #1s are next from The Police, Blondie, Gary Numan and The Buggles - with the latter two pointing the way toward the next decade with their synth led sound. A run of punk and new wave classics from The Boomtown Rats, The Clash, Pretenders, The Undertones and Siouxsie And The Banshees feature ahead of the 1975 chart topper 'Make Me Smile...' from Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, and iconic hits 'American Pie', and 'Maggie May' from Don McLean and Rod Stewart respectively. The first CD closes with 'Mississippi' - a pop-country #1 from Pussycat, Dolly Parton with the unforgettable 'Jolene', and Neil Diamond with the enduringly popular 'Sweet Caroline'. Rock in the '70s is represented on Disc 2 by Bruce Springsteen with his signature 'Born To Run', Meat Loaf with the epic drama of 'Bat Out Of Hell', Status Quo with 'Rockin' All Over The World' - their Top 3 smash from 1977, that nearly 8 years later would open 'Live Aid', and Thin Lizzy with 'The Boys Are Back In Town'. R&B legends Ike & Tina Turner hit with 'Nutbush City Limits', and Joan Armatrading made her debut with the beautiful 'Love And Affection'. Legendary soul follows from Marvin Gaye with 'What's Going On' and The Stylistics with 'You Make Me Feel Brand New' - and staying with huge ballads, Harry Nilsson and Chicago both hit #1 with their masterful love songs. Justin Hayward had a massive hit with 'Forever Autumn', and Billy Joel had his second UK hit with 'My Life'. In the wake of his death, 'Way Down' hit #1 for Elvis Presley, while rock & roll revivalists' close the second disc - Showaddywaddy with their chart topper 'Under The Moon Of Love', and Darts with their debut hit 'Daddy Cool / The Girl Can't Help It'. Disco was a massive genre with some of the greatest stars and biggest hits of the decade featured - Donna Summer opens with her version of 'MacArthur Park' ahead of a trio of #1s from Gloria Gaynor with 'I Will Survive', 'YMCA' from Village People, and Baccara with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'. Chic, Sister Sledge and Earth, Wind & Fire all enjoyed massive hits along with Barry White who hit the top spot in 1974 with 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything'. More dance-floor-filling #1s are up next from The Four Seasons, George McCrae and Tina Charles plus more disco smashes from Heatwave and Odyssey before slowing for soul infused ballads from Rose Royce with 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore', and Commodores with their 1978 #1 'Three Times A Lady'. The CD winds down with essential easy-listening-pop from Dean Friedman w/ Denise Marsa, Kiki Dee, Shirley Bassey and #1s from Demis Roussos and Manhattan Transfer with 'Chanson D'Amour'. Stars don't come much bigger than Elton John, and Disc Four opens with his timeless classic 'Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)' before huge pop #1s from David Essex and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Glam rock & pop ruled the charts from 1972 to 1974 and from those years, Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, Sparks and Alvin Stardust are featured alongside #1s from Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Wizzard and 1974's biggest seller 'Tiger Feet' from Mud. Also #1 in the same year were The Rubettes with 'Sugar Baby Love', and unforgettable pop gems from Pilot with 'Magic' and Bay City Rollers with 'Shang-A-Lang' are included. The disc moves towards it's close with some of the decade's biggest soul hits; The Three Degrees and Freda Payne topped the charts with 'When Will I See You Again' and 'Band Of Gold' - and Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross reinforced their superstar status. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel has become one of the most loved songs of all time - and this 1970 #1 starts off our final disc, ahead of 10cc's classic 'I'm Not In Love'. The run of stunning ballads continues with Bread, Roberta Flack and 'When I Need You', #1 in 1977 from Leo Sayer. Hot Chocolate hit the top with 'So You Win Again' - and Boney M. not only hit #1 in 1978 with 'Rivers Of Babylon', but it became the year's best seller and sold over 2 million copies. Althea & Donna and Carl Douglas achieved truly original #1s with 'Uptown Top Ranking' and 'Kung Fu Fighting' whilst Jackson 5, Billy Ocean, and The Wombles also enjoyed massive pop success. 1976's biggest seller was the UK's entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest - the winning song 'Save Your Kisses For Me' from Brotherhood Of Man, and it opens a trio of pure pop classics that also feature Dawn feat. Tony Orlando and The New Seekers. Our final five selections from this amazing decade include #1s from Terry Jacks and David Soul, 'Devil Woman' from Cliff Richard which went on to become one of his most popular songs, Olivia Newton-John with the anthemic karaoke favourite 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' from the 'Grease' soundtrack - and