No. 1 Hits of the 70s Vol. 11 Trivia Quiz

Answer: may be your own

"The Love You Save" was the third straight Jackson 5 hit to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts when it spent two weeks in the number one position in the summer of 1970. Their debut tune "I Want You Back" and also "ABC" preceded it to the top spot. The song also hit the number seven position in the U.K.

Answer: You've Got a Friend

"You've Got a Friend" was originally written and recorded by Carole King for her "Tapestry" album. Dusty Springfield recorded the song first in 1971, but the song was not released due a dispute with her record company, so it fell to James Taylor to take the song to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week in the summer that year.

The song also reached number two in Canada, and number four in the U.K.. Taylor and King were handsomely rewarded for his fortune, with both winning Grammy awards for the song. Springfield's version went unreleased until 1999, when it was finally issued on one of her re-releases.

Answer: Song Sung Blue

"Song Sung Blue" became Diamond's second number one during his career when it topped the Billboard charts for one week in the summer of 1972. Diamond had previously scored with "Cracklin' Rosie" back in 1970. This song went to the top of the U.S. charts as well as hitting number five in Canada, and number 14 in the U.K..

It came off the album called "Moods" and was nominated for two Grammy awards.

Answer: Billy Preston

Billy Preston, sometimes known as "the fifth Beatle", worked with the group on the "Abbey Road", and "Let It Be" albums, and was actually given billing on the Beatles release of "Get Back". Preston on his own was a star, scoring with a number of hits during the early to mid 1970s. "Will It Go Round In Circles" spent two weeks at the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the summer of 1973.

Answer: Mother Father Sister Brother

MFSB is actually the acronym for Mother Father Sister Brother which was the way the record label read (MFSB). The song which was essentially an instrumental piece save for the verse "Let's get it on, its time to get down" which can occasionally be heard throughout.

This verse was sung by The Three Degrees, who would go on to have some major success of their own later that same year when "When Will I See You Again" reached number two on the Billboard charts. As for "TSOP", it was originally written as the theme song for the popular American television music show, "Soul Train", and it spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard charts in the spring of 1974.

Answer: My Eyes Adored You

"My Eyes Adored You" was the song whose title changed in 1974 and became Frankie Valli's first number one tune (No, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" only reached number two) as a solo artist. The song had a working title of "Blue Eyes in Georgia", and was written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan.

It was actually written for The Four Seasons but after the record label refused to release it, Valli bought the rights to the song for $4000. He shopped it around with no initial success, until he found a label that would only record it if his was the only name that appeared on the label.

He agreed and ended up with a tune that went to number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the spring of 1975. It also revived interest in the Four Seasons, who would then go on to have a revival of sorts in the mid-1970s.

Answer: True

Of course they were. Homer Howard Bellamy and David Milton Bellamy came to us from Darby, Florida. They started performing in the late 1960s, and went to California in the 1970. "Let Your Love Flow" was their first major hit. It was originally offered to Neil Diamond after being written by one of his roadies named Larry Williams, but Diamond turned it down.

The Bellamy Brothers took the song to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a one week stay in the spring of 1976 as well as reaching number seven in the U.K.

While this was their only major success on the Hot 100 charts, they became major country music stars, having a slew of hits on the country charts in the 1980s.

Answer: David Soul

David Soul, one of the co-stars of the top rated U.S. television series "Starsky and Hutch" took time out to record this tune in 1977 and was rewarded with one week at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the spring that year. It was a worldwide hit, spending four weeks at the top of the U.K. charts as well.

Answer: His Mother

Lionel has said that the song was written about his mother after hearing some comments his father had made about her. The song itself was a number one tune for the group, spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard charts in the summer of 1978. Interestingly, it was the only Motown recorded song to reach number one during that year, and was The Commodores' first number one hit.

Answer: Anita Ward

Anita Ward was actually a schoolteacher, having earned a degree in psychology, but was dabbling in music and had signed a recording contract. When this song was presented to her, she didn't like it originally, but relented and recorded the song. Good choice.

The song went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts for a two week stay in the summer of 1979 as well as hitting the top spot in Canada and the U.K. Some unfortunate personal events in Anita's life put a halt to her recording career, and she is essentially known as a one hit wonder.