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Overview. Europe. North America. Oceania. Latin America, Caribbean and Africa. Other trends. See also. References. Further reading. External links. 1970s in music. Popular music. Timeline of musical events. 2020s. 2010s. 2000s. 1990s. 1980s. 1970s. 1960s. 1950s. 1940s. 1930s. 1920s. 1910s. 1900s. 1890s. 1880s. 1870s. 1860s. 1850s. 1840s. 1830s.
- Music in 1970. Enormous music festivals like Woodstock disappeared as quickly as they arrived, due to the inherent danger of attending. Riots, drugs, and violent crowds caused many potentially legendary festivals to be cancelled.
- Music in 1971. Although glam rock and jazz were busy pushing boundaries, for the most part, 1971 was a year rife with nostalgia. The British Invasion rebooted, featuring several successful tours by several English artists.
- Music in 1972. 1972 started off with a tragic blast. Two bombs exploded, with minutes of each other, on January 26 which damaged the NY HQ of Columbia Artists Management and the nearby offices of Sol Hurok.
- Music in 1973. Rock and pop ruled “Supreme” in 1973. Soul was huge too, featuring legends like Barry White, Stevie Wonder, and more. Reggae was making a breakthrough in the United States, headlined by the Wailers and Jimmy Cliff.
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1970's - expanding the boundaries of rock and roll. An overview of the 70's decade in rock and popular music history. Seventies music genres, stylistic development and social history are explored as rock music completely takes over the popular music charts. Fully illustrated with vintage photos of the musicians who made it happen.
Key. ♪ – Number-one single of the year. Contents. ← 1958 to 1969. 1970. 1971. 1972. 1973. 1974. 1975. 1976. 1977. 1978. 1979. 1980s →. The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s.
Music in the 1970's saw many developments and expanded on ideas previously introduced in the 1960's. The 1970's brings us Disco music for a few short years, it embraced the dance scene and gave the youth a new way to express themselves, it also brought progressive rock that takes you on a journey and answers some of the political questions of ...
