#1s from the 70s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Simon & Garfunkel

Paul Simon's and Art Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" was released in January 1970. In February 1970 it had risen to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for six weeks. Also an album of the same name, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" became the last for the duo.

The title is a metaphor for comforting someone living through a trying time in their life. It received a Grammy for Record of the Year.

Answer: Three Dog Night

In the years 1969 through 1975, no other group achieved more top ten hits than Three Dog Night. Songs like "Joy to the World", "An Old Fashioned Love Song", and "Never Been to Spain" topped the charts during those years. "Joy to the World" was the number one song for 1971.
The band's name has ties to the Australian Outback. It seems that the Aboriginals would measure the cold by how many dogs they had to sleep with to stay warm. A three-dog night was very cold.

Answer: Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack graduated from Howard University at the age of 19 in 1956.
Clint Eastwood used "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", sung by Roberta Flack, in his feature film, "Play Misty for Me". It became the biggest hit of 1972.

Answer: Tony Orlando and Dawn

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn was the number one song for 1973. The song came to symbolize homecoming for people all over the world. Loved ones tied a yellow ribbon around a tree for returning Vietnam veterans, as well as those held hostage in Iran.
The song may have gotten its inspiration from the Civil War era when a girlfriend or wife of a soldier wore a yellow ribbon to show support for her loved one far away.

Answer: Barbra Streisand

"The Way We Were" as sung by Barbra Streisand was number one in 1974. The song was from the eponymous romantic drama starring Streisand and the late Robert Redford.

Answer: Captain & Tennille

"Love Will Keep Us Together" was recorded by Captain and Tennille and became the number one song of 1975. Daryl Dragon (the Captain) and Toni Tennille were married for 39 years. Despite the many years, their marriage was apparently an unhappy one. They divorced in 2014. Dragon died in 2019.

Answer: Wings

"Silly Love Songs" was recorded by Wings in 1976 and became the number one song for that year. Paul McCartney had been receiving some criticism for always writing love songs. In "Silly Love Songs" he asks "what's wrong with that, I'd like to know".

Answer: Rod Stewart

The number one song for 1977 was Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright). The song received considerable criticism for its suggestive lyrics. It was even banned by the BBC.

Answer: Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb released "Shadow Dancing" in 1978. It was Billboard's number one song for that year. Andy was the youngest of the four Gibb brothers, the three eldest being known as the Bee Gees. 1978 was a banner year for Andy Gibb. He had several Top Ten hits ("An Everlasting Love" and "I Just Want To Be Your Everything").

He was only twenty years old. Sadly, his career took a turn for the worst when he became addicted to cocaine, which led to an early death ten years later.

Answer: The Knack

"My Sharona" was released in 1979 by The Knack. It became Billboard's number one single of the year. Sharona was actually a real person who became Doug Fleger's girlfriend. Fleger, The Knack's lead singer, claimed it was love at first sight and that it took him only 15 minutes to write the song. Unfortunately, Fleger passed away from lung cancer in 2010.