Number ones
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| Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade |
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| Before August 1958 |
| After August 1958 |
The Billboard Hot 100 is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During the 1970s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations.
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The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 1970s.
| Artist | Number-one hits |
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| Bee Gees | 9 |
| Elton John | 6 |
| Stevie Wonder | 5 |
| Paul McCartney and Wings | 5 |
| Eagles | 5 |
| The Jackson 5 | 4 |
| Diana Ross | 4 |
| John Denver | 4 |
| KC and the Sunshine Band | 4 |
| Barbra Streisand | 4 |
| Donna Summer | 4 |
The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1970s.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
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| Bee Gees | 27 |
| Rod Stewart | 17 |
| Elton John | 15 |
| Paul McCartney and Wings | 13 |
| Andy Gibb | 13 |
| Donna Summer | 13 |
| Roberta Flack | 12 |
| The Jackson 5 | 10 |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | 10 |
| Barbra Streisand | 10 |
| Debby Boone | 10 |
| Three Dog Night | 9 |
The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1970s.
| Weeks at number one | Song | Artist(s) |
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| 10 | "You Light Up My Life" | Debby Boone |
| 8 | "Night Fever" | Bee Gees |
| "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Rod Stewart | |
| 7 | "Shadow Dancing" | Andy Gibb |
| 6 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Simon & Garfunkel |
| "Joy to the World" | Three Dog Night | |
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack | |
| "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | |
| "Le Freak" | Chic | |
| "My Sharona" | The Knack | |
| 5 | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 |
| "One Bad Apple" | The Osmonds | |
| "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" | Carole King | |
| "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" | Rod Stewart | |
| "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | Roberta Flack | |
| "Silly Love Songs" | Wings | |
| "Best of My Love" | The Emotions | |
| "Bad Girls" | Donna Summer |
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