{"product_id":"various-artists-now-thats-what-i-call-the-70s-various-cd","title":"Various Artists - Now That's What I Call The 70's \/ Various CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's time to celebrate an incredible decade in pop music - and with so many huge hits to choose from we had to make this a 100 track selection across 5 CDs - including more than 40 #1 singles... immerse yourself in rock, glam, disco, punk, new wave, soul, easy listening and pure pop gold... 'NOW That's What I Call The 70s'! Kicking off with one of Queen's best loved anthems, 'Don't Stop Me Now' ahead of the timeless 'Mr Blue Sky' from Electric Light Orchestra, and the brilliant 'Baker Street' from Gerry Rafferty. Four of 1979's #1s are next from The Police, Blondie, Gary Numan and The Buggles - with the latter two pointing the way toward the next decade with their synth led sound. A run of punk and new wave classics from The Boomtown Rats, The Clash, Pretenders, The Undertones and Siouxsie And The Banshees feature ahead of the 1975 chart topper 'Make Me Smile...' from Steve Harley \u0026amp; Cockney Rebel, and iconic hits 'American Pie', and 'Maggie May' from Don McLean and Rod Stewart respectively. The first CD closes with 'Mississippi' - a pop-country #1 from Pussycat, Dolly Parton with the unforgettable 'Jolene', and Neil Diamond with the enduringly popular 'Sweet Caroline'. Rock in the '70s is represented on Disc 2 by Bruce Springsteen with his signature 'Born To Run', Meat Loaf with the epic drama of 'Bat Out Of Hell', Status Quo with 'Rockin' All Over The World' - their Top 3 smash from 1977, that nearly 8 years later would open 'Live Aid', and Thin Lizzy with 'The Boys Are Back In Town'. R\u0026amp;B legends Ike \u0026amp; Tina Turner hit with 'Nutbush City Limits', and Joan Armatrading made her debut with the beautiful 'Love And Affection'. Legendary soul follows from Marvin Gaye with 'What's Going On' and The Stylistics with 'You Make Me Feel Brand New' - and staying with huge ballads, Harry Nilsson and Chicago both hit #1 with their masterful love songs. Justin Hayward had a massive hit with 'Forever Autumn', and Billy Joel had his second UK hit with 'My Life'. In the wake of his death, 'Way Down' hit #1 for Elvis Presley, while rock \u0026amp; roll revivalists' close the second disc - Showaddywaddy with their chart topper 'Under The Moon Of Love', and Darts with their debut hit 'Daddy Cool \/ The Girl Can't Help It'. Disco was a massive genre with some of the greatest stars and biggest hits of the decade featured - Donna Summer opens with her version of 'MacArthur Park' ahead of a trio of #1s from Gloria Gaynor with 'I Will Survive', 'YMCA' from Village People, and Baccara with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'. Chic, Sister Sledge and Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire all enjoyed massive hits along with Barry White who hit the top spot in 1974 with 'You're The First, The Last, My Everything'. More dance-floor-filling #1s are up next from The Four Seasons, George McCrae and Tina Charles plus more disco smashes from Heatwave and Odyssey before slowing for soul infused ballads from Rose Royce with 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore', and Commodores with their 1978 #1 'Three Times A Lady'. The CD winds down with essential easy-listening-pop from Dean Friedman w\/ Denise Marsa, Kiki Dee, Shirley Bassey and #1s from Demis Roussos and Manhattan Transfer with 'Chanson D'Amour'. Stars don't come much bigger than Elton John, and Disc Four opens with his timeless classic 'Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)' before huge pop #1s from David Essex and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Glam rock \u0026amp; pop ruled the charts from 1972 to 1974 and from those years, Mott The Hoople, Roxy Music, Sparks and Alvin Stardust are featured alongside #1s from Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Wizzard and 1974's biggest seller 'Tiger Feet' from Mud. Also #1 in the same year were The Rubettes with 'Sugar Baby Love', and unforgettable pop gems from Pilot with 'Magic' and Bay City Rollers with 'Shang-A-Lang' are included. The disc moves towards it's close with some of the decade's biggest soul hits; The Three Degrees and Freda Payne topped the charts with 'When Will I See You Again' and 'Band Of Gold' - and Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross reinforced their superstar status. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel has become one of the most loved songs of all time - and this 1970 #1 starts off our final disc, ahead of 10cc's classic 'I'm Not In Love'. The run of stunning ballads continues with Bread, Roberta Flack and 'When I Need You', #1 in 1977 from Leo Sayer. Hot Chocolate hit the top with 'So You Win Again' - and Boney M. not only hit #1 in 1978 with 'Rivers Of Babylon', but it became the year's best seller and sold over 2 million copies. Althea \u0026amp; Donna and Carl Douglas achieved truly original #1s with 'Uptown Top Ranking' and 'Kung Fu Fighting' whilst Jackson 5, Billy Ocean, and The Wombles also enjoyed massive pop success. 1976's biggest seller was the UK's entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest - the winning song 'Save Your Kisses For Me' from Brotherhood Of Man, and it opens a trio of pure pop classics that also feature Dawn feat. Tony Orlando and The New Seekers. Our final five selections from this amazing decade include #1s from Terry Jacks and David Soul, 'Devil Woman' from Cliff Richard which went on to become one of his most popular songs, Olivia Newton-John with the anthemic karaoke favourite 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' from the 'Grease' soundtrack - and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen - Don't Stop Me Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerry Rafferty - Baker Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Police - Message in a Bottle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlondie - Heart of Glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGary Numan - Cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Clash - London Calling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePretenders - Kid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Undertones - Teenage Kicks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiouxsie and the Banshees - Hong Kong Garden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteve Harley ; Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon McLean - American Pie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRod Stewart - Maggie May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Hook - a Little Bit More\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePussycat - Mississippi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDolly Parton - Jolene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeil Diamond - Sweet Caroline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Lennon ; Yoko Ono - Instant Karma! (We All Shine on)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Springsteen - Born to Run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatus Quo - Rockin' All Over the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin Lizzy - the Boys Are Back in Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIke ; Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree - All Right Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Armatrading - Love and Affection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarvin Gaye - What's Going on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hollies - the Air That I Breathe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Nilsson - Without You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEric Carmen - All By Myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago - If You Leave Me Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin Hayward - Forever Autumn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Joel - My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElvis Presley - Way Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowaddywaddy - Under the Moon of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarts - Daddy Cool \/ the Girl Can't Help It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonna Summer - MacArthur Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGloria Gaynor - I Will Survive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage People - Y.M.C.A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChic - Good Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSister Sledge - We Are Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarth Wind ; Fire - September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarry White - You're the First the Last My Everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge McCrae - Rock Your Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTina Charles - I Love to Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeatwave - Boogie Nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdyssey - Native New Yorker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommodores - Three Times a Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDean Friedman W\/ Denise Marsa - Lucky Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiki Dee - Amoureuse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShirley Bassey - Something\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemis Roussos - Forever and Ever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'amour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Essex - Gonna Make You a Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoxy Music - Virginia Plain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet - Blockbuster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuzi Quatro - Can the Can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMud - Tiger Feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWizzard - See My Baby Jive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot - Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSailor - a Glass of Champagne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarry Blue - Dancin' (On a Saturday Night)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreda Payne - Band of Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon ; Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10CC - I'm Not in Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBread - Make It with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeo Sayer - When I Need You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Chocolate - So You Win Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoney M. - Rivers of Babylon8. 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