LIST OF 1970S ONE-HIT WONDERS IN THE UNITED STATES

This is a 'list of musical artists' whose one hit came out in the '1970s'.
The list contains recording artists who reached the Top 40 of the U.S. pop chart (the Billboard Hot 100) with just one single. Those in ''italics'' are artists with only one Top 40 hit, but either had other songs chart on genre-specific charts or have had success and influence within their genre or the annals of popular music.

Contents
Years
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
See also

Years


1970

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Evil Woman"CrowJanuary 10, 197019
"Venus"Shocking BlueFebruary 7, 19701
"Baby Take Me In Your Arms"JeffersonFebruary 14, 197023
"One Tin Soldier"Original CasteFebruary 14, 197034
"Hey There Lonely Girl"Eddie HolmanFebruary 21, 19702
"Jennifer Tomkins"The Street PeopleMarch 7, 197036
"Ma Belle Amie"Tee SetMarch 14, 19705
"The Rapper"JaggerzMarch 21, 19702
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Grows)"Edison LighthouseMarch 28, 19705
"The House of The Rising Sun"Frijid PinkApril 4, 19707
"Mississippi Queen"''Mountain''April 4, 197021
"Spirit in the Sky"Norman GreenbaumApril 18, 19703
"Long Lonesome Highway"Michael ParksApril 18, 197020
"Tennessee Bird Walk"Jack Blanchard and Misty MorganApril 25, 197023
"Reflections of My Life"MarmaladeMay 9, 197010
"'Airport' Love Theme (Gwen and Vern)"Vincent BellMay 16, 197031
"Mississippi"John PhillipsMay 16, 197013
"Vehicle"The Ides of MarchMay 23, 19702
"My Baby Loves Lovin'"White PlainsJune 27, 197013
"Ride Captain Ride"Blues ImageJuly 11, 19704
"Go Back"Crabby AppletonJuly 18, 197017
"O-o-h Child"The Five StairstepsJuly 18, 19708
"Gimme Dat Ding"The PipkinsJuly 18, 19709
"A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)"Miguel RíosJuly 18, 197014
"Are You Ready?"Pacific Gas and ElectricAugust 1, 197014
"Tighter, Tighter"Alive and KickingAugust 8, 19707
"Joanne"''Michael Nesmith and the First National Band''August 8, 197021
"Big Yellow Taxi"The NeighborhoodAugust 22, 197029
"The Sly, The Slick and the Wick"The Lost GenerationAugust 22, 197030
"Lay a Little Lovin' On Me"Robin McNamaraAugust 22, 197014
"Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera)"Assembled MultitudeAugust 29, 197016
"In the Summertime"Mungo JerrySeptember 12, 19703
"Neanderthal Man"HotlegsSeptember 26, 197022
"Rubber Duckie"ErnieSeptember 26, 197016
"All Right Now"FreeOctober 17, 19704
"Do What You Wanna Do"Five Flights UpOctober 17, 197037
"God, Love and Rock and Roll"Teegarden and Van WinkleOctober 31, 197022
"Indiana Wants Me"R. Dean TaylorNovember 14, 19705
"Somebody's Been Sleeping"100 Proof Aged in SoulNovember 14, 19708
"As The Years Go By"MashmakhanNovember 21, 197031
"Montego Bay"Bobby BloomNovember 28, 19708
"Yellow River"ChristieNovember 28, 197023
"5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)"The PresidentsDecember 26, 197011

1971

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"For the Good Times"''Ray Price''January 2, 197111
"Games"RedeyeJanuary 23, 197127
"1900 Yesterday"Liz Damon's Oriental ExpressFebruary 13, 197133
"Precious, Precious"Jackie MooreFebruary 13, 197136
"(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden"Lynn AndersonFebruary 13, 19713
"Sweet Mary"Wadsworth MansionFebruary 27, 19717
"Woodstock"''Matthews Southern Comfort''March 6, 197123
"Theme From Love Story"Frances LaiMarch 6, 197131
"D.O.A."BloodrockMarch 6, 197136
"Cool Aid"Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid ChemistsMarch 12, 197129
"Me and Bobby McGee"''Janis Joplin''March 20, 19711
"Help Me Make It Through the Night"Sammi SmithMarch 27, 19718
"One Toke Over the Line"Brewer & ShipleyApril 10, 197110
"Put Your Hand in The Hand"OceanMay 1, 19712
"Stay Awhile"The BellsMay 1, 19717
"Timothy"The BuoysMay 1, 197117
"Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley"C. Company featuring Terry NelsonMay 1, 197137
"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)"Daddy DewdropMay 8, 19719
"Once You Understand"ThinkMay 15, 197123
"Here Comes the Sun"''Richie Havens''May 22, 197116
"I Love You For All Seasons"FuzzMay 22, 197121
"Love Means (You Never Have To Say Your Sorry)"Sounds Of SunshineMay 29, 197139
"Toast and Marmalade for Tea"Tin TinMay 29, 197120
"Funky Nassau–Part 1"Beginning Of The EndJuly 17, 197115
"I Ain't Got Time Anymore"Glass BottleJuly 17, 197136
"Get It On"ChaseJuly 31, 197124
"Double Barrel"Dave and Ansell CollinsAugust 7, 197122
"Rings"CymarronAugust 7, 197117
"Resurrection Shuffle"Ashton, Gardner and DykeAugust 7, 197140
"What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John"Tom ClayAugust 14, 19718
"Mr. Big Stuff"Jean KnightAugust 14, 19712
"Smiling Faces Sometimes"Undisputed TruthSeptember 4, 19713
"K-Jee"The Nite-LitersSeptember 11, 197139
"I'd Love To Change The World"''Ten Years After''September 25, 197140
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"Mac and Katie KissoonOctober 2, 197120
"Wedding Song (There Is Love)"''Paul Stookey''October 16, 197124
"Trapped By A Thing Called Love"Denise LaSalleOctober 30, 197113
"Woman's Love Rights"Laura LeeOctober 30, 197136
"I've Found Someone Of My Own"Free MovementNovember 13, 19715
"Easy Loving"Freddie HartNovember 20, 197117
"One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)"CovenNovember 27, 197126
"She's All I Got"Freddie NorthNovember 27, 197139
"Desiderata"Les CraneDecember 4, 19718
"Theme From 'Summer Of 42'"Peter NeroDecember 12, 197121
"Hallelujah"SweathogDecember 18, 197133

1972

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"An American Trilogy"Mickey NewburyJanuary 1, 197226
"Sunshine"Jonathan EdwardsJanuary 15, 19724
"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"Hillside SingersJanuary 15, 197213
"White Lies, Blue Eyes"BulletJanuary 15, 197228
"Crazy Mama"''J.J. Cale''January 29, 197222
"Kiss An Angel Good Morning"''Charley Pride''February 5, 197221
"Joy"Apollo 100 featuring Tom ParkerFebruary 26, 19724
"Precious and Few"ClimaxFebruary 26, 19723
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)"''T. Rex''March 4, 197210
"Softly Whispering I Love You"English CongregationMarch 4, 197229
"Run Run Run"Jo Jo GunneMarch 18, 197227
"Jungle Fever"The ChakachasMarch 25, 19728
"Mister Can't You See"''Buffy Sainte-Marie''April 1, 197238
"Suavecito"MaloMay 6, 197218
"Hot Rod Lincoln"''Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen''June 3, 19729
"Long Haired Lover From Liverpool"Little Jimmy OsmondJune 17, 197234
"Amazing Grace"Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsJuly 1, 197211
"I've Been Lonely For So Long"Frederick KnightJuly 8, 197227
"How Do You Do"Mouth and MacNealJuly 22, 19728
"Day By Day"GodspellJuly 29, 197213
"Easy Livin'"''Uriah Heep''July 29, 197239
"Layla"''Derek and the Dominos''August 5, 197210
"Gone"Joey HeathertonAugust 12, 197224
"Hold Your Head Up"ArgentAugust 26, 19725
"Small Beginnings"FlashAugust 26, 197229
"From The Beginning"''Emerson, Lake and Palmer''August 26, 197239
"Motorcycle Mama"SailcatAugust 26, 197212
"Beautiful Sunday"Daniel BooneSeptember 16, 197215
"All The Young Dudes"''Mott The Hoople''September 23, 197237
"Popcorn"Hot ButterOctober 21, 19729
"The City of New Orleans"''Arlo Guthrie''October 28, 197218
"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues"Danny O'KeefeNovember 4, 19729
"Convention '72"The DelegatesNovember 18, 19728
"Thunder and Lightning"Chi ColtraneNovember 18, 197217
"American City Suite"Cashman and WestNovember 18, 197227

1973

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"Blue HazeJanuary 13, 197327
"Love Jones"Brighter Side of DarknessFebruary 3, 197316
"Why Can't We Live Together"Timmy ThomasFebruary 10, 19733
"Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"Hurricane SmithFebruary 17, 19733
"Dancin' In The Moonlight"King HarvestFebruary 24, 197313
"Soul Song"Joe StampleyMarch 10, 197337
"Also Sprach Zarathustra"DeodatoMarch 31, 19732
"Dead Skunk"Loudon Wainwright IIIMarch 31, 197316
"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"Vicki LawrenceApril 7, 19731
Walk on the Wild SideLou ReedApril 28, 197316
"Daisy A Day"Jud StrunkMay 19, 197314
"Wildflower"SkylarkMay 26, 19739
"Armed and Extremely Dangerous"First ChoiceMay 26, 197328
"Superfly Meets Shaft"John and ErnestMay 26, 197331
"Hocus Pocus"FocusJune 2, 19739
"Leaving Me"The IndependentsJune 2, 197321
"Teddy Bear Song"Barbara FairchildJune 2, 197332
"Back When My Hair Was Short"Gunhill RoadJune 2, 197340
"Pillow Talk"SylviaJune 9, 19733
"Playground In My Mind"Clint HolmesJune 16, 19732
"I'm Doin' Fine Now"New York CityJune 23, 197317
"Right Place Wrong Time"''Dr. John''June 30, 19739
"Doing it to Death"Fred Wesley and the JB'sJuly 14, 197322
"Satin Sheets"Jeanne PruettJuly 14, 197328
"Misdemeanors"Foster SylversJuly 28, 197322
"Soul Makossa"Manu DibangoJuly 28, 197335
"Brother Louie"The StoriesAugust 25, 19731
"My Maria"B.W. StevensonSeptember 29, 19739
"Jim Dandy"Black Oak ArkansasDecember 15, 197325
"I Can't Stand The Rain"Ann PeeblesDecember 22, 197338

1974

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Painted Ladies"Ian ThomasJanuary 12, 197434
"If We Make It Through December"''Merle Haggard''January 19, 197428
"Americans"Byron MacGregorFebruary 9, 19744
"Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)"Gordon SinclairFebruary 9, 197424
"Can This Be Real"Natural FourFebruary 16, 197431
"Seasons in the Sun"Terry JacksMarch 2, 19741
"I Love"Tom T. HallMarch 2, 197412
"Last Kiss"WednesdayMarch 2, 197434
Rock OnDavid EssexMarch 9, 19745
"Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)"MocedadesMarch 23, 19749
"My Sweet Lady"Cliff DeYoungMarch 23, 197417
"Rock and Roll, Hootchie Koo"Rick DerringerMarch 23, 197423
"I'll Be The Other Woman"The Soul ChildrenMarch 30, 197438
"The Lord's Prayer"Sister Janet MeadApril 13, 19744
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"MFSBApril 20, 19741
"Tell Me a Lie"Sami JoApril 20, 197421
"Tubular Bells"''Mike Oldfield''May 11, 19747
"The Entertainer"Marvin HamlischMay 18, 19743
"No Charge"Melba MontgomeryJune 8, 197436
"Be Thankful For What You've Got"William DeVaughnJune 29, 19744
"This Heart"Gene ReddingJuly 20, 197424
"Please Come To Boston"Dave LogginsAugust 10, 19745
"The Night Chicago Died"Paper LaceAugust 17, 19741
"Sugar Baby Love"The RubettesAugust 31, 197437
"One Day at a Time"Marilyn SellarsSeptember 28, 197437
"Beach Baby"First ClassOctober 5, 19744
"Hang On In There Baby"Johnny BristolOctober 5, 19748
"After The Goldrush"PreludeOctober 5, 197413
"Fallin' in Love"''Souther, Hillman, Furay Band''October 5, 197427
"Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"ReunionNovember 16, 19748
"I Can Help"Billy SwanNovember 23, 19741
"The Need to Be"Jim WeatherlyNovember 23, 197411
"Kung Fu Fighting"Carl DouglasDecember 7, 19741
"Woman to Woman"Shirley BrownDecember 7, 197422

1975

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Doctor's Orders"Carol DouglasFebruary 8, 197511
"Up In a Puff Of Smoke"Polly BrownMarch 15, 197516
"Sad Sweet Dreamer"Sweet SensationMarch 22, 197514
"Shame, Shame, Shame"Shirley and CompanyMarch 29, 197512
"Lovin' You"Minnie RipertonApril 5, 19751
"Shaving Cream"Benny BellApril 26, 197530
"Chevy Van"Sammy JohnsMay 3, 19755
"Autobahn"''Kraftwerk''May 3, 197525
"How Long"AceMay 31, 19753
"Judy Mae"Boomer CastlemanJune 14, 197533
"Lizzie and the Rainman"Tanya TuckerJune 14, 197537
"I'm Not Lisa"Jessi ColterJune 21, 19754
"Love Won't Let Me Wait"Major HarrisJune 21, 19755
"The Last Farewell"Roger WhitakerJune 21, 197519
"Magic"PilotJuly 12, 19755
"The Hustle"Van McCoyJuly 26, 19751
"Rockin' Chair"Gwen McCraeAugust 2, 19759
"Dynomite–Part 1"Tony Camillo's BazukaAugust 2, 197510
"(Shu-Doo-Pa-Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Fool"Travis WammackAugust 16, 197538
"Third Rate Romance"Amazing Rhythm AcesSeptember 13, 197514
"Black Superman–'Muhammad Ali'"Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa BandSeptember 13, 197521
"Your Love"Graham Central StationSeptember 20, 197538
"Feelings"Morris AlbertOctober 25, 19756
"Eighteen With a Bullet"Pete WingfieldNovember 29, 197515
"I Wanta Do Something Freaky To You"Leon HaywoodDecember 13, 197515
"I'm On Fire"5000 VoltsDecember 13, 197526

1976

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Let's Live Together"The Road ApplesJanuary 10, 197635
"Baby Face"Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum CorpsMarch 6, 197614
"Love Hurts"''Nazareth''March 13, 19768
"The White Knight"Cledus Maggard and The Citizen's BandMarch 13, 197619
"Junk Food Junkie"Larry GroceMarch 20, 19769
"Love is a Drug"''Roxy Music''March 20, 197630
"We Can't Hide It Anymore"Larry SantosApril 10, 197636
"Union Man"Cate Bros.May 22, 197624
"Welcome Back"''John Sebastian''May 8, 19761
"Fooled Around and Fell In Love"''Elvin Bishop''May 22, 19763
"Happy Days"Pratt and McClainJune 5, 19765
"Movin'"Brass ConstructionJune 26, 197614
"Making Our Dreams Come True"Cyndi GreccoJuly 4, 197625
"Afternoon Delight"Starland Vocal BandJuly 10, 19761
"The Boys Are Back in Town"''Thin Lizzy''July 24, 197612
"I'm Easy"Keith CarradineAugust 7, 197617
"Turn The Beat Around"Vicki Sue RobinsonAugust 14, 197610
"Teddy Bear"Red SovineAugust 28, 197640
"Play That Funky Music"Wild CherrySeptember 18, 19761
"Street Singin'"Lady FlashSeptember 18, 197627
"Wham Bam"SilverOctober 2, 197616
"A Fifth of Beethoven"Walter Murphy and the Big Apple BandOctober 9, 19761
"Disco Duck (Part 1)"Rick Dees and His Cast of IdiotsOctober 16, 19761
"Did You Boogie (With Your Baby)"Flash Cadillac and the Continental KidsOctober 23, 197629
"You Are My Starship"Norman ConnorsNovember 6, 197627
"Anything You Want"John ValentiNovember 6, 197637
"Nadia's Theme (The Young and The Restless)"Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr.December 11, 19768

1977

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Jeans On"David DundasJanuary 29, 197717
"Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon"Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah BandJanuary 29, 197727
"In the Mood"Henhouse Five Plus TooFebruary 5, 197740
"Living Next Door To Alice"SmokieFebruary 26, 197725
"Spring Rain"SilvettiMarch 19, 197739
"Don't Give Up on Us"David SoulApril 9, 19771
"Love in C Minor–Part 1"CerroneApril 9, 197713
"Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme)"Wilton Place Street BandApril 9, 197724
"Tryin' To Love Two"William BellApril 30, 197710
"Sometimes"Facts of LifeApril 30, 197731
"Old Fashion Boy (You're The One)"StallionApril 30, 197737
"Cherry Baby"StarzMay 7, 197733
"Dancin' Man"QMay 14, 197723
"Slow Down"John MilesJune 11, 197734
"Ariel"Dean FriedmanJune 25, 197726
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)"Maynard FergusonJune 25, 197728
"Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky")"Bill ContiJuly 2, 19771
"Undercover Angel"Alan O'DayJuly 9, 19771
"Angel In Your Arms"HotJuly 16, 19776
"Devil's Gun"C.J. and Co.July 16, 197736
"Do You Wanna Make Love"Peter McCannAugust 6, 19775
"It's a Crazy World"Mac McAnallyAugust 13, 197737
"Telephone Man"Meri WilsonAugust 20, 197718
"Slide"SlaveAugust 20, 197732
"Black Betty"Ram JamSeptember 3, 197718
"Float On"FloatersSeptember 17, 19772
"Smoke From a Distant Fire"Sanford/Townsend BandSeptember 17, 19779
"Cat Scratch Fever"''Ted Nugent''October 8, 197733
"You Light Up My Life"Debby BooneOctober 15, 19771
"The King is Gone"Ronnie McDowellOctober 22, 197713
"Heaven On the Seventh Floor"Paul NicholasNovember 26, 19776
"You Can't Turn Me Off (in the Middle of Turning Me On)"High InergyDecember 24, 197712

1978

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"Short People"''Randy Newman''January 28, 19782
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"Santa EsmeraldaFebruary 18, 197815
"Native New Yorker"OdysseyFebruary 18, 197821
"Emotion"Samantha SangMarch 18, 19783
"Falling"LeBlanc and CarrApril 1, 197813
"Theme Song From 'Which Way Is Up'"StargardApril 1, 197821
"I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything"RubiconApril 22, 197828
"Werewolves of London"''Warren Zevon''May 13, 197821
"Let's All Chant"Michael Zager BandMay 20, 19781
"Because the Night"''Patti Smith Group''June 24, 197813
"Almost Summer"Celebration featuring Mike LoveJune 24, 197828
"Dance Across the Floor"Jimmy "Bo" HorneJune 24, 197838
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"Tuxedo JunctionJuly 1, 197832
"I Can't Stand The Rain"EruptionJuly 8, 197818
"Thank God It's Friday"Love and KissesJuly 22, 197822
"My Angel Baby"Toby BeauAugust 12, 197813
"King Tut"''Steve Martin'' and the Toot UncommonsAugust 12, 197817
"Magnet and Steel"Walter EganAugust 26, 19788
"Rivers of Babylon"Boney MAugust 26, 197830
"Think It Over"Cheryl LaddSeptember 9, 197834
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)"Chris ReaSeptember 16, 197812
"Love Is in the Air"John Paul YoungOctober 14, 19787
"5.7.0.5."City BoyOctober 14, 197827
"Hot Child in the City"Nick GilderOctober 28, 19781
"I Will Still Love You"StoneboltOctober 28, 197829
"Run For Home"LindisfarneDecember 9, 197833
"There'll Never Be"SwitchDecember 9, 197836
"I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)"Alicia BridgesDecember 23, 19785

1979

Song Performer Peak Date Peak
"New York Groove"''Ace Frehley''February 3, 197913
"Don't Hold Back"ChansonFebruary 3, 197921
"Got To Be Real"Cheryl LynnFebruary 17, 197912
"Shake It"''Ian Matthews''February 17, 197913
"Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet"GonzalezMarch 10, 197926
"What You Won't Do for Love"Bobby CaldwellMarch 24, 19799
"Chase"''Giorgio Moroder''March 31, 197933
"Bustin' Loose, Part 1"Chuck Brown and the Soul SearchersApril 7, 197934
"Knock On Wood"Amii StewartApril 21, 19791
"Livin' It Up (Friday Night)"Bell and JamesApril 21, 197915
"Music Box Dancer"Frank MillsMay 5, 19793
"Sweet Lui-Louise"IronhorseMay 5, 197936
"I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)"Instant FunkMay 12, 197920
"Don't You Write Her Off"McGuinn, Clark and HillmanMay 12, 197933
"Such A Woman"TycoonMay 26, 197926
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"Barbara MandrellJune 2, 197931
"It Must Be Love"Alton McClain and DestinyJune 9, 197932
"Just When I Needed You Most"Randy VanWarmerJune 16, 19794
"Get Used To It"Roger VoudourisJune 16, 197921
"Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya"New EnglandJune 16, 197940
"Ring My Bell"Anita WardJune 30, 19791
"Makin' It"David NaughtonJuly 21, 19795
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"McFadden and WhiteheadJuly 21, 197913
"Kiss in the Dark"Pink LadyAugust 4, 197937
"You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else"Jones GirlsAugust 18, 197938
"Morning Dance"Spyro GyraAugust 25, 197924
"Oh Well"The RocketsSeptember 1, 197922
"Girl Of My Dreams"''Bram Tchaikovsky''September 1, 197937
"Saturdaynight"Herman BroodSeptember 8, 197935
"Cruel To Be Kind"''Nick Lowe''September 29, 197912
"Born To Be Alive"Patrick HernandezSeptember 29, 197916
"Driver's Seat"Sniff 'n' the TearsSeptember 29, 197915
"Rolene"Moon MartinOctober 13, 197930
"Hold On"Ian GommOctober 27, 197918
"Pop Muzik"MNovember 3, 19791
"Street Life"The CrusadersNovember 10, 197936
"Come To Me"France JoliNovember 17, 197915
"Please Don't Leave"Lauren WoodNovember 24, 197924
"Rainbow Connection"Kermit (Jim Henson)November 24, 197925
"If You Want It"NiteflyteDecember 1, 197937
"I Still Have Dreams"Richie FurayDecember 15, 197939
"Video Killed The Radio Star"The BugglesDecember 15, 197940

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