NOW 70s
American No.1s of 1970
In order - 14 videos that hit the top of the US chart in 1970. Some are obvious, but there are a few surprises along the way! Three Dog Night anyone.
2026-07-14
It's 1970 Night!
All night - classic hits from just 1 year - 1970.
2026-07-14
1970's One-Hit-Wonders! Top 10
10 artists that had a single big song in 1970 - then never darkened the UK Top 20 ever again! Remember Shocking Blue, Hotlegs, Bobby Bloom or The Rattles.
2026-07-14
It's 1970 Night!
All night - classic hits from just 1 year - 1970.
2026-07-14
Simon Bates NEW Golden Hour: 1970
Another 60 minutes of hits & headlines from a year of firsts - 18 year olds were allowed to vote in the UK, Hawaii Five-O arrived on the TV & the 747 Jumbo launched from Heathrow.
2026-07-14
Every Number 2 of 1970
Runners-up from the UK charts in 1970 - those 10 songs that didn't quite make it, including Elvis Presley, Canned Heat, Mary Hopkin, The Kinks & Deep Purple.
2026-07-15
It's 1970 Night!
All night - classic hits from just 1 year - 1970.
2026-07-15
70s Heatwave Hits!
Feelgood sunshine hits from the decade that gave us the summer of '76! T-shirts & bikinis at the ready.
2026-07-15
Mark Goodier's No.1s of 1979
60 minutes of back-to-back number 1s from 1979 - a year that began with YMCA and ended with Pink Floyd! With Mr Charts himself - Mark Goodier.
2026-07-15
Mike Read's Pop Quiz: 1979
Time to show off your nerdy knowledge as Mike Read quizzes you on the stars and songs of 1979.
2026-07-15
1979 Unleashed!
Classic hits from just 1 year - 1979.
2026-07-15
Is This Really How They Started?!
Most went on to bigger things - but how did it all start in the 70s? Here are 30 chart and video debuts from household names - some songs are brilliant, but some you might not know.
2026-07-15
Summer Loving!
Non-stop summer love songs, back to back, from the era of Leo Sayer, Carpenters, The Bee Gees & Minnie Riperton.
2026-07-15
The NOW 100 of the 70s
Exclusive to NOW 70s, Mark Goodier brings this marathon 100 countdown of the decade's biggest acts, based on global record sales, live concert takings, and awards. So who's No.1.
2026-07-15
1979 Night!
All night - classic hits from just 1 year - 1979.
2026-07-15
The NOW Yearbook 1979
1979 was another top year in music, with pop, disco & new wave rubbing shoulders with rock, synth & 2-Tone. Simon Bates has the story - month by month.
2026-07-15
1979 Night!
All night - classic hits from just 1 year - 1979.
2026-07-15