Top 70s Rock Hits: Still Pulsing Today

0:00It's April 29th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. Rock music lit up the 1970s, dropping massive hits that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for at least three weeks straight. Stacker pulled together the biggest ones tagged as rock, from Simon and Garfunkel's bridge over troubled water, holding number one for six weeks in. In 1972, the Naxe-Masherona, doing the same at the end of the decade, Elton John crushed it twice with Crocodile Rock for three weeks in February 1973, an island girl three weeks later that year. Paul McCartney and Wings followed strong. My Love for Weeks in June 1973, and Silly Love Songs, Five Weeks in May, 1976. Fans win wild for these tracks, blending soft rock, power ballads, and funk vibes, like America's a horse with no name, three weeks or sly and the. Family Stones groundbreaking family affair with its early drum machine sound.

1:02They sparked debates from political riffs in The Guess Who's American Woman to Roberta Flax emotional six-week run with the first time ever I saw, Your Face. Many artists behind these matches keep the legacy alive, with The Guess Who reuniting for a North American tour in May, 2026, and Bad. Many heading to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2025. Covers and samples, like Lenny Kravitz on American Woman, show their staying power. These 70s rock rulers still pulse through today's playlists, proving that killer hooks and bold sounds never fade out.