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Post by chrislc on Mar 17, 2021 15:19:30 GMT -5
What year in the 1970s had first-time Top 40 hits by artists who would spend the most cumulative future weeks in the Top 40?
I thought of this when hearing Eagles and the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan all in early '73, with their first Top 40 hits all coming in 1972. And America was another from 1972.
So was it 1972?
Or maybe 1970, with Elton John and Diana Ross and Dawn and Anne Murray? Elton alone is a big one.
MJ was 1971 so maybe that year is a contender. McCartney too that year, but many or most of his future hits were Wings.
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Post by jlthorpe on Mar 17, 2021 18:06:25 GMT -5
1979 has The Police, John Mellencamp, and Prince, which would probably beat out 1972 but not 1970 or 1971.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Mar 17, 2021 19:30:21 GMT -5
1975 saw the debuts of Queen, KC & The Sunshine Band, Electric Light Orchestra, Styx and The Captain & Tenille. Barry Manilow’s first top 40 hit peaked in 1975 so he could be included here.
I’m not sure if this would be the top year for debut artists in the 70s but most get a lot of airplay today on classic hits stations.
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Post by chrislc on Mar 18, 2021 13:15:57 GMT -5
As I thought more about 1970 just from Casey’s first show alone we have the Carpenters and Bread and also there was Chicago that year. So I guess it has to be 1970.
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Post by mkarns on Mar 18, 2021 18:15:29 GMT -5
1975 saw the debuts of Queen, KC & The Sunshine Band, Electric Light Orchestra, Styx and The Captain & Tenille. Barry Manilow’s first top 40 hit peaked in 1975 so he could be included here. I’m not sure if this would be the top year for debut artists in the 70s but most get a lot of airplay today on classic hits stations. And Fleetwood Mac, Donna Summer, Bruce Springsteen.... |
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Post by at40nut on Mar 19, 2021 14:44:50 GMT -5
1971 was the start of the amazing solo career of Rod Stewart, who hit #1 with his first big hit "Maggie May". He was already in Faces and remember that he was the feature vocalist in a minor hit by Python Lee Jackson in a song that came out 1972 called "In A Broken Dream". Alice Cooper also first hit the Top 40 that year with "I'm Eighteen".
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Post by Jessica on Mar 19, 2021 15:59:43 GMT -5
1973 was the best year. Debuts from Queen (the best!!!), Aerosmith, Pink Floyd and ABBA.
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Post by mga707 on Mar 19, 2021 21:36:18 GMT -5
1973 was the best year. Debuts from Queen (the best!!!), Aerosmith, Pink Floyd and ABBA. If we're talking first top 40 singles, as the original poster stipulated, then ABBA was '74, Queen and Aerosmith '75. If you're going by first American release, single or LP, then Queen and Aerosmith would indeed be '73. But ABBA would still be '74, while Pink Floyd's first LP was released in the U.S. way back in 1967. |
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Post by dth1971 on Mar 20, 2021 9:18:08 GMT -5
I think 1974, a lot of #1 songs in that year!
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Post by Jessica on Mar 20, 2021 16:58:16 GMT -5
1973 was the best year. Debuts from Queen (the best!!!), Aerosmith, Pink Floyd and ABBA. If we're talking first top 40 singles, as the original poster stipulated, then ABBA was '74, Queen and Aerosmith '75. If you're going by first American release, single or LP, then Queen and Aerosmith would indeed be '73. But ABBA would still be '74, while Pink Floyd's first LP was released in the U.S. way back in 1967. Thanks for the correction  . |
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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 20, 2021 17:05:28 GMT -5
1970,in my opinion,was the best year for new acts:Elton John,The Carpenters,James Taylor & Bread all made an impact on the pop charts.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Mar 20, 2021 17:09:22 GMT -5
There's several good choices, but anyone else that voted for 1970, I'm with you.
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Post by at40nut on Mar 20, 2021 18:25:46 GMT -5
Don't forget about 1978 with Van Halen, The Cars, and Eddie Money.
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