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129-416: Twenty featured songs from a particular month — alternating between 1970s and 1980s from week to week — were featured and played countdown-style, from No. 20 to No. 1. The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the standard for this ranking. Dick Bartley's Classic Hits was based upon two previous oldies programs Bartley hosted, the countdown series Classic Countdown (previously known as American Gold ) and

258-526: A chance to gain popularity. In contrast to Western popular music, genres of music that originated outside of the West are often categorized as world music . This label turns otherwise popular styles of music into an exotic and unknown category . The Western concept of 'World Music' homogenizes many different genres of popular music under one accessible term for Western audiences. New media technology has led urban music styles to filter into distant rural areas across

387-523: A culture regarding music. Popular music in Indonesia is often categorized as hybrid forms of Western rock to genres that originated in Indonesia and are indigenous in style. The genre of music Dangdut is a genre of popular music specifically found in Indonesia . Dangdut formed from two other genres of popular music: indo pop and underground music coming together to create a new fusion genre. Dangdut takes

516-719: A diverse repertoire, including R&B, funk, and pop. Lionel Richie , who went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s, fronted the group's biggest 1970s hits, including " Easy ", " Three Times a Lady ", and " Still ". Some of the more notable pop/ soft rock groups during the 1970s were the Carpenters , the Jackson 5 , Seals & Crofts , the Bee Gees , the Doobie Brothers , Hall & Oates , Bread , Captain & Tennille , Tony Orlando and Dawn , Bay City Rollers , and

645-527: A drop in the use of major keys and a rise in the use of minor keys since the 1960s; 85% of songs were in a major key in that decade, while only around 40% of songs are in a major key now. The subject matter and lyrics of popular music have also undergone major change, becoming sadder as well as more antisocial and self-centered since the 1960s. There has also been an increasing trend of songs' emotional content, key, and tempo not following common associations; for example, fast songs with sad subject matters or in

774-466: A duet with Kiki Dee ). Other European soft rock major artists of the decade included Cat Stevens , Fleetwood Mac , and Joan Armatrading . (See the country music section of this article for more about country music that crossed over onto the pop charts.) One of the biggest bands of the 1970s were the UKs Bee Gees who dominated the 1970s music scene having a string of number one hits and albums in

903-826: A foreshadowing of what was to come for one of the most successful country music groups/bands of all time, with their blend of soft rock and Southern rock (which would be featured on their next single, "My Home's In Alabama," recorded in 1979 and released in January 1980). The country pop sound was a successor to the countrypolitan sound of the early 1970s. In addition to artists such as Murray and Campbell, several artists who were not initially marketed as country were enjoying crossover success with country audiences through radio airplay and sales. The most successful of these artists included The Bellamy Brothers , Charlie Rich , John Denver , Olivia Newton-John , Marie Osmond , B. J. Thomas , and Kenny Rogers . Newton-John, an Australian pop singer,

1032-420: A genuine suspicion of mainstream culture and values. Blondie quickly lost their punk roots going on to become a pop/ska/reggae band. The 1970s saw the emergence of hard rock as one of the most prominent subgenres of rock music . During the first half of the decade, British acts such as Deep Purple , Led Zeppelin , Uriah Heep and Black Sabbath were at the height of their international fame, particularly in

1161-614: A good example for us - they show great respect for themselves and their arts. Wherever they are, they wear their native dress and their music is known throughout the world. This is the right way." She discussed this to explain why Egypt and the Arab world needed to take pride in the popular music styles originating in their culture so the styles were not lost in the modernization. Local musicians learned Western instrumental styles to create their own popular styles including their native languages and indigenous musical features. Communities in throughout

1290-417: A grand overarching theme." King Crimson as well as The Moody Blues have been seen as the bands who established the concept of "progressive rock". The term was applied to the music of bands such as Yes , Genesis , Pink Floyd , Jethro Tull , Supertramp and Emerson, Lake & Palmer . It reached its peak of popularity in the mid-1970s, but had mixed critical acclaim and the punk movement can be seen as

1419-411: A high-profile campaign to crossover to pop music, culminating in her 1977 hit " Here You Come Again ", which peaked at No. 1 country and No. 3 pop. Of her 25 career No. 1 hits, 11 of them came during the 1970s. Parton, also became the female country music artist to host her own variety show, Dolly! , which aired during the 1976–77 season. Rogers, the former lead singer of The First Edition , followed up

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1548-495: A larger number of music lovers to hear the new popular piano tunes. By the early 1900s, the big trends in popular music were the increasing popularity of vaudeville theaters and dance halls and a new invention—the gramophone player . The record industry grew very rapidly; "By 1920 there were almost 80 record companies in Britain, and almost 200 in the USA". The availability of records enabled

1677-451: A larger percentage of the population to hear the top singers and bands. Radio broadcasting of music, which began in the early 1920s, helped to spread popular songs to a huge audience, enabling a much larger proportion of the population to hear songs performed by professional singers and music ensembles, including individuals from lower income groups who previously would not have been able to afford concert tickets. Radio broadcasting increased

1806-434: A level of stability within societies to characterize historical periods, distribution of music, and the patterns of influence and continuity within the popular styles of music. Anahid Kassabian separated popular music into four categories: A society's popular music reflects the ideals that are prevalent at the time it is performed or published. David Riesman states that the youth audiences of popular music fit into either

1935-527: A majority group or a subculture . The majority group listens to the commercially produced styles while the subcultures find a minority style to transmit their own values. This allows youth to choose what music they identify with, which gives them power as consumers to control the market of popular music. Music critic Robert Christgau coined the term "semipopular music" in 1970, to describe records that seemed accessible for popular consumption but proved unsuccessful commercially. "I recognized that something else

2064-404: A minor key, or slow songs with happier content or in a major key. There are multiple possible explanations for many of these changes. One reason for the brevity of songs in the past was the physical capability of records . Vinyl record singles, which were heavily favored for radio play, only had room for about three minutes of music, physically limiting the possible length of popular songs. With

2193-522: A more globalized culture. The second reason is that the Chinese television and music industry since the 1980s has broadcast television shows from their neighboring Asian societies and the West. The third reason is the impact of the internet and smartphones on the accessibility of streaming music. In 2015, students in China accounted for 30.2% of China's internet population and the third and fifth most popular uses of

2322-499: A mostly white audience. Soul, R&B, and funk became the predominant music styles among black artists and audiences. Roberta Flack had two of the biggest hits of the decade with " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ", from the Clint Eastwood film Play Misty for Me ; and " Killing Me Softly ". Both were #1 hits on the pop charts and she became the first and the only female artist to win back to back Grammy Awards for Record of

2451-440: A neat turn toward the future every ten years. But like a lot of artificial concepts—money, say—the category does take on a reality of its own once people figure out how to put it to work. 'The '60s are over,' a slogan one only began to hear in 1972 or so, mobilized all those eager to believe that idealism had become passe, and once they were mobilized, it had. In popular music, embracing the '70s meant both an elitist withdrawal from

2580-425: A pianist to reproduce popular songs and pieces. In addition to the influence of sheet music, another factor was the increasing availability during the late 18th and early 19th century of public popular music performances in "pleasure gardens and dance halls , popular theatres and concert rooms". The early popular music performers worked hand-in-hand with the sheet music industry to promote popular sheet music. One of

2709-593: A popular underground subculture through the Middle East . Just like their Western counterparts, Middle Eastern metal followers expressed their feelings of alienation. But their thoughts came from war and social restrictions on youth. In interviews of Iranian teenagers between 1990 and 2004, the youth overall preferred Western popular music, even though it was banned by the government. Iranian underground rock bands are composed of members who are young, urban-minded, educated, relatively well-off, and global beings. Iranian rock

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2838-421: A prog rock influence and while ranking among the most commercially successful acts of the 1970s, ushering in the era of pomp or arena rock , which would last until the costs of complex shows (often with theatrical staging and special effects), would be replaced by more economical rock festivals as major live venues in the 1990s. Successful American new wave bands in the late seventies included Talking Heads ,

2967-613: A reaction against its musicality and perceived pomposity. Nevertheless, Pink Floyd's 1973 release, The Dark Side of the Moon , was an immediate success, remaining in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988, with an estimated 50 million copies sold. It is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. It has twice been remastered and re-released, and has been covered in its entirety by several other acts. It spawned two singles, " Money " and " Time ". In addition to its commercial success, The Dark Side of

3096-427: A record company's singing star could be cross-promoted by the conglomerate's television talk shows and magazine arms. The "introduction of digital equipment (mixing desks, synthesizers, samplers, sequencers)" in the 1980s resulted in what Grove Dictionary of Music dubbed the creation of "new sound worlds", as well as facilitating DIY music production by amateur musicians and "tiny independent record labels ". In

3225-422: A return of the verse in one last A section (AABA). Verse-chorus form or ABA form may be combined with AABA form, in compound AABA forms. Variations such as a1 and a2 can also be used. The repetition of one chord progression may mark off the only section in a simple verse form such as the twelve bar blues. "The most significant feature of the emergent popular music industry of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

3354-440: A song or piece becomes known to listeners mainly from hearing the music (in contrast with classical music , in which many musicians learn pieces from sheet music); its appeal to diverse listeners, its treatment as a marketplace commodity in a capitalist context, and other factors. Sales of 'recordings' or sheet music are one measure. Middleton and Manuel note that this definition has problems because multiple listens or plays of

3483-491: A successful career in pop, rock, and folk music by switching to country music. Like Parton, whom he would record with in the 1980s and thereafter, Rogers enjoyed a long series of successful songs that charted on both the Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts; the first of the lot was " Lucille ," a No. 1 country and No. 5 pop hit. Crystal Gayle , Ronnie Milsap , Eddie Rabbitt , and Linda Ronstadt were some of

3612-462: A theatrical blend of nostalgic references to science fiction and old movies, all over a guitar-driven hard rock sound. Pioneers of the genre included David Bowie , Arrows , Roxy Music , Mott the Hoople , Marc Bolan , and T.Rex . These, and many other acts straddled the divide between pop and rock music, managing to maintain a level of respectability with rock audiences, while enjoying success in

3741-476: A wide appeal within the culture of their origin. Through the mixture of musical genres, new popular music forms are created to reflect the ideals of a global culture. The examples of Africa , Indonesia , and the Middle East show how Western pop music styles can blend with local musical traditions to create new hybrid styles. Some sort of popular music has existed for as long as there has been an urban middle class to consume it. What distinguishes it above all

3870-431: A wider range of people. Although due to the significance and strong position of culture in traditional African music, African popular music tends to stay within the roots of traditional African Popular Music. The genre of music, Maskanda , is popular in its culture of origin, South Africa. Although maskanda is a traditional music genre by definition, the people who listen to it influence the ideals that are brought forth in

3999-491: Is a cross-bred concentration of fashionable modes." In his mind, a liking "for the nasty, brutish, and short intensifies a common semipopular tendency in which lyrical and conceptual sophistication are applauded while musical sophistication— jazz chops or classical design or avant-garde innovation—is left to the specialists." American folk singer Pete Seeger defined pop music as "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music". Form in popular music

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4128-412: Is a niche genre of music. In South India, Carnatic is a niche genre of music people enjoy listening to. Music genre popularity changes greatly over time. This can be influenced by a number of factors such as current trends or even historical events. In the 19th and 20th century, Classical music was far more popular than it is in modern times. This can be attributed to a wide variety of changes, including

4257-439: Is most often sectional , the most common sections being verse , chorus or refrain , and bridge . Other common forms include thirty-two-bar form , chorus form , and twelve-bar blues . Popular music songs are rarely composed using different music for each stanza of the lyrics (songs composed in this fashion are said to be " through-composed "). The verse and chorus are considered the primary elements. Each verse usually has

4386-435: Is often credited with inventing the metal genre as well as stoner rock , doom metal , as well as sparking a revolution with much darker lyrics than were the norm in rock at that time. Progressive or prog rock developed out of late 1960s blues-rock and psychedelic rock . Dominated by British bands, it was part of an attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility. Progressive rock bands attempted to push

4515-495: Is popular in Indonesia is punk rock . This genre was shaped in Indonesia by the local interpretations of the media from the larger global punk movement. Jeremy Wallach argues that while Green Day was seen as the " death of punk ," in Indonesia they were seen catalyst for a larger punk movement. Punk in Indonesia calls on the English-speaking world to embrace the global sects of the punk subculture and become open-minded to

4644-584: Is the aesthetic level it is aimed at. The cultural elite has always endowed music with an exalted if not self-important religious or aesthetic status, while for the rural folk , it has been practical and unselfconscious, an accompaniment to fieldwork or to the festivals that provide periodic escape from toil. But since Rome and Alexandria , professional entertainers have diverted and edified city dwellers with songs, marches, and dances, whose pretensions fell somewhere in between." Scholars have classified music as "popular" based on various factors, including whether

4773-459: The 1960s . One major change is that popular music has gotten slower; the average BPM of popular songs from the 1960s was 116, while the average of the 2000s was 100BPM. Additionally, songs getting radio play in the 1960s were, on average, only about three minutes long. In contrast, most of the songs in the Billboard Top 5 in 2018 were between 3:21 and 3:40 minutes long. There has also been

4902-832: The Bar-Kays , Zapp , and many more. Other popular artists in the mainstream were Bill Withers , Gladys Knight & the Pips , Three Dog Night , the Stylistics , the Fifth Dimension , Marvin Gaye , the Temptations , the O'Jays , Barry White , and Issac Hayes . The 1970s saw African-American audiences shift away from genres like rock and blues which had originally been invented and dominated by black musicians. While blues performers like B.B. King and Albert King remained successful, they changed to

5031-516: The Classic Countdown were as follows: In 2017, the new Classic Hits program used the American Gold format, only this time focusing on music of the 1970s and 1980s (with increasing early 1990s music included by the late 2010s). Bartley announced his departure from ABC effective March 31, 2009. His last American Gold show, a 1975 Yearbook, was released to stations March 28, and relaunched

5160-534: The music industry . These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training . As a kind of popular art , it stands in contrast to art music . Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music , although since the beginning of the recording industry , it is also disseminated through recordings . Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally, or to smaller, local audiences. The original application of

5289-549: The verse and chorus or refrain repeating throughout the song and the bridge providing a contrasting and transitional section within a piece. From the 1960s through the mid-2000s, albums collecting songs were the dominant form for recording and consuming English-language popular music, in a period known as the album era . In the 2000s, with songs and pieces available as digital sound files, it has become easier for music to spread from one country or region to another. Some popular music forms have become global, while others have

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5418-506: The 1970s, and had five No. 1 singles together, including " After the Fire Is Gone ." Like Lynn, Twitty had family—in this case, his children—who also recorded and had songs make the top 40 of the Billboard country chart, but none of them had sustained, long-term success. Popular music Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through

5547-571: The 1970s, the trend towards consolidation in the recording industry continued to the point that the "... dominance was in the hands of five huge transnational organizations, three American-owned ( WEA , RCA , CBS ) and two European-owned companies ( EMI , Polygram )". In the 1990s, the consolidation trend took a new turn: inter-media consolidation. This trend saw music recording companies being consolidated with film, television, magazines, and other media companies, an approach which facilitated cross-marketing promotion between subsidiaries. For example,

5676-573: The 1970s. One of the more successful styles was " outlaw country ", a type of music blending the traditional and honky tonk sounds of country music with rock and blues music , and mixed with the anger of an alienated subculture of the nation during the period. The leaders of the movement were Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson , although others associated with the movement were Jerry Jeff Walker , David Allan Coe , Jessi Colter , Tompall Glaser , Gary Stewart , and Billy Joe Shaver . The efforts of Jennings, Nelson, Colter, and Glaser were encapsulated in

5805-470: The 1970s. Soft rock often used acoustic instruments and placed emphasis on melody and harmonies . Major soft rock artists of the 1970s included Carole King , James Taylor , Billy Joel , Chicago , America , the Eagles , and Fleetwood Mac , whose Rumours (1977) was the best-selling album of the decade. (See the country music section of this article for more about country music that crossed over onto

5934-617: The 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws . The 1970s saw the rise of country music groups. The most successful act by far during the first half of the decade was The Statler Brothers , a Stanton, Virginia-based group that had gotten its start performing with Johnny Cash in the 1960s. The group – several years removed from their 1965 hit " Flowers on the Wall " – successfully used their vocal harmonies on songs including "Bed Of Rose's," "Do You Remember These," "The Class of '57," "I'll Go To My Grave Loving You," and "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine." Until 1977,

6063-445: The 1990s, the availability of sound recording software and effects units software meant that an amateur indie band could record an album—which required a fully equipped recording studio in previous decades—using little more than a laptop and a good quality microphone . That said, the audio quality of modern recording studios still outstrips what an amateur can produce. There are many genres of music worldwide, over 300. Leading for

6192-450: The Arab world place high value on their indigenous musical identities while assimilating to new musical styles from neighboring countries or mass media. Through the 1980s and 1990s, popular music has been seen as a problem for the Iranian government because of the non-religious meanings within the music and the bodily movements of dancing or headbanging. During this time period, metal became

6321-914: The Buggles , the Human League , and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark . Other successful British new wave bands in the late 1970s included the Police , Echo & the Bunnymen , Adam and the Ants , Roxy Music , Squeeze , XTC , the Cure , the Stranglers , Joy Division , and Siouxsie and the Banshees . The Bee Gees were one of, if not the 1970s biggest musical act dominating album sales, singles sales and music charts of many countries including

6450-753: The Cars , the Knack , the B-52's , and Devo . Some of the Canadian new wave groups included Rough Trade , the Payolas , and Martha and the Muffins . After the success of British synthpop acts in the U.S. such as Gary Numan and the Buggles , a number of American bands also began experimenting with synthesizers . In the early 1980s, bands from the United Kingdom became immensely popular in

6579-459: The Clash were noted for the experimentation of style, especially that of having strong ska influences in their music. Punk music has also been heavily associated with a certain punk fashion and absurdist humour which exemplified a genuine suspicion of mainstream culture and values. The Sex Pistols caused a major sensation in 1977 and were the first serious challenge to the established rock groups like

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6708-585: The European education system that the early nationalistic leaders grew up in. Not all African political songs were based on Western styles. For example, in South Africa, the political songs during the Anti-Apartheid Movement were based on traditional tribal styles along with hybrid forms of imported genres. Activists used protest and freedom songs to persuade individuals to take action, become educated with

6837-488: The Moon is one of Pink Floyd's most popular albums among fans and critics, and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Glam or glitter rock developed in the UK in the post- hippie early 1970s. It was characterized by outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a campy , playing with categories of sexuality in

6966-544: The Osmonds . Male soloists who characterized the pop music of the era included Barry Manilow , Andy Gibb , Elvis Presley , Neil Diamond , Paul McCartney , Stevie Wonder , Elton John , Marvin Gaye , Cat Stevens , James Taylor , Eric Clapton , Barry White , and Rod Stewart . Female soloists who epitomized the 1970s included Linda Ronstadt , Carly Simon , Roberta Flack , Donna Summer , Barbra Streisand , Rita Coolidge , Olivia Newton-John , and Helen Reddy . Some of

7095-508: The Rolling Stones , Peter Frampton , Gilbert O'Sullivan , Leo Sayer , the Bee Gees , Queen , Led Zeppelin , Supertramp , and the Who ; whose lead singer Roger Daltrey made a splash in the 1975 film Tommy , playing the title role, based on the group's 1969 album of the same name. Elton John , Tina Turner , Ann-Margret , Oliver Reed , Jack Nicholson , and the other band members made up

7224-560: The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, although the punk era in Britain lasted only three years and effectively ended with the Pistols' breakup. Elton John became the decade's biggest solo pop star, releasing diverse styles of music that ranged from ballads to arena rock; some his most popular songs included " Crocodile Rock ", " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ", " Bennie and the Jets ", " Philadelphia Freedom ", and " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " (the latter

7353-574: The Seventies (1981): "In popular music, embracing the '70s meant both an elitist withdrawal from the messy concert and counterculture scene and a profiteering pursuit of the lowest common denominator in FM radio and album rock ... In the '70s the powerful took over, as rock industrialists capitalized on the national mood to reduce potent music to an often reactionary species of entertainment—and to transmute rock's popular base from audience to market." In

7482-606: The Statlers – who in the 1970s had brothers Harold and Don Reid, Phil Balsley, and Lew DeWitt – were the only group to achieve sustained success; that year, the Oak Ridge Boys, a country gospel group, switched to a country-pop direction, and their first single release, "Y'all Come Back Saloon," was a top-5 hit on the country chart; their lineup in the late 1970s was Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban. Both groups remained firmly committed to gospel music, but it

7611-699: The Sylvers with " Boogie Fever " and the Emotions with " Best of My Love ". Honey Cone had a chart-topping hit with " Want Ads ", as did Labelle with " Lady Marmalade " and A Taste of Honey with " Boogie Oogie Oogie ". Other successful girl groups were Love Unlimited and the Three Degrees who scored a U.S. No. 2 and UK No. 1 hit with " When Will I See You Again " as well as the U.S. No. 1 " TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) " with Mother Father Sister Brother ( MFSB ). The Commodores were another group that played from

7740-449: The U.K. the U.S. and Europe they have generally been considered one of the most important acts of the 1970s, selling over 250 million albums worldwide to date. One of the most successful European groups of the decade, and one of the best-selling acts with 380 million records sold, was the quartet ABBA . The most successful Swedish group of all time, ABBA first found fame when they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest . They became one of

7869-451: The U.S. and UK. Most notably, they spearheaded and led the disco and pop music scenes of the 1970s at one point they had 5 songs in the top 10 and 3 songs in the top 5 of the U.S. Billboard charts according to Barry Gibb . They were the main artists and songwriters of the cultural and revolutionary music soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever which went on to become the second biggest-selling soundtrack of all time and up until Thriller it

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7998-545: The U.S., and this phenomenon became known as the Second British Invasion which mainly consisted of British new wave and synthpop acts, therefore broadening the definition of "new wave". Blues rock remains popular, with Eric Clapton , ZZ Top , and George Thorogood seeing the greatest success. Freddie King started moving from straight blues to blues rock since the genre was now mostly popular among white audiences. Stress from nonstop touring resulted in his death at

8127-647: The US during the late 19th century was in New York's ' Tin Pan Alley ' district. The Tin Pan Alley music publishers developed a new method for promoting sheet music: incessant promotion of new songs. One of the technological innovations that helped to spread popular music around the turn of the century was player pianos . A player piano could be used to record a skilled pianist's rendition of a piano piece. This recorded performance could be "played back" on another player piano. This allowed

8256-573: The United States. By the second half of the decade, many other acts had also achieved stardom, namely, Mountain , Grand Funk Railroad , Alice Cooper , Cactus , James Gang , AC/DC , Blue Öyster Cult , Kiss , Aerosmith , Van Halen , and Ted Nugent . Arena rock grew in popularity through rock acts such as Boston , Kansas , Styx , Journey , Toto , Foreigner , and Heart , and the Carpenters . Psychedelic rock declined in popularity after

8385-616: The Year. Stevie Wonder who topped the charts five times during the decade with songs such as " You Are the Sunshine of My Life " and " Sir Duke " had a unique treble. He won Grammy Awards for both Best Male Pop and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1974, 1975 and 1977. The Jackson 5 became one of the biggest pop-music phenomena of the 1970s, playing from a repertoire of rhythm and blues , pop and later disco. The Jacksons — brothers Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , Marlon and Michael — were

8514-405: The ability of songwriters, singers and bandleaders to become nationally known. Another factor which helped to disseminate popular music was the introduction of "talking pictures"— sound films —in the late 1920s, which also included music and songs. In the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s, there was a move towards consolidation in the recording industry, which led several major companies to dominate

8643-443: The age of 42 in 1976. A number of styles defined country music during the 1970s decade. At the beginning of the decade, the countrypolitan — an offshoot of the earlier "Nashville Sound" of the late 1950s and early 1960s — and the honky-tonk fused Bakersfield Sound were some of the more popular styles. The countrypolitan sound — a polished, streamlined sound featuring string sections, background vocals and crooning lead vocalists —

8772-478: The biggest charting/"A-list" hits of the oldies/classic hits format's focus of the time, aired the weekend nearest Jan. 1). The final episode, a countdown of the top hits of June 1984, was aired June 24, 2017; the new Dick Bartley's Classic Hits began airing a week later, with a dual spotlight on the hits of July 1976 and the Class of 1981. When the program ended, it was featuring songs that had not yet been recorded when

8901-468: The biggest hits of the 1970s: Wings' " Silly Love Songs " and " My Love ," and Harrison's " My Sweet Lord "." Heavy metal music gained a cult following in the 1970s, led by Led Zeppelin , Black Sabbath , and Deep Purple , with their styles later influencing other bands like Judas Priest and Motörhead , which eventually started the new wave of British heavy metal in the 1980s. Black Sabbath, formed in 1968 (as The Polka Tulk Blues Band, then Earth),

9030-552: The charts with " Ben ". Other family acts included Gladys Knight & the Pips who topped the charts with " Midnight Train to Georgia ", and Sly & the Family Stone who brought " Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) " and " Family Affair " to the top spot. Other groups who had hits include the Staple Singers with " I'll Take You There " and " Let's Do It Again ", the theme song to a 1975 Sidney Poitier / Bill Cosby film,

9159-429: The contemporary United States, one of the most popular forms of music is rap. DJ Kool Herc, is famously known for creating hip-hop itself in the 1970s. With the technique he created when mixing two identical records back and forth, he was able to make unique-sounding sounds that later gave birth to rap itself. In modern times, rap is used to bring awareness to a problem such as: racism, sexism. It developed communities in

9288-688: The creation of synthpop . Pop also had a popularity role in the 1970s. In Africa, especially Nigeria , the genre known as Afrobeat gained a following throughout the 1970s. In Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula , the Nueva canción movement peaked in popularity and was adopted as the music of the hippie , Liberation Theology , and New Left movements. Cumbia music began its internationalization as regional scenes rose outside Colombia. Merengue experienced mainstream exposure across Latin America and

9417-670: The deaths of Jimi Hendrix , Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison of the Doors , the self-imposed seclusion of Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd , and the break-up of the Beatles in 1970. The American brand of prog rock varied from the eclectic and innovative Frank Zappa , Captain Beefheart , Blood, Sweat and Tears , and Rush , to more pop rock oriented bands like Boston , Foreigner , Journey , Kansas , and Styx . These, beside British bands Supertramp and Electric Light Orchestra , all demonstrated

9546-454: The decade and grew a significant following. Hip hop emerged during this decade, but was slow to start and did not become significant until the late 1980s. Classical began losing a little momentum; however, through invention and theoretical development, this particular genre gave rise to experimental classical and minimalist music by classical composers. A sub-genre of classical, film scores , remained popular with movie-goers. Alongside

9675-666: The decade, especially in the mid-to-late 1970s. In Europe, a variant known as Euro disco rose in popularity towards the end of the 1970s. Aside from disco, funk , soul , R&B , smooth jazz , and jazz fusion remained popular throughout the decade. Rock music played an important part in the Western musical scene, with punk rock thriving throughout the mid to late 1970s. Other sub-genres of rock, particularly glam rock , hard rock , progressive rock , art rock , blues rock , and heavy metal achieved various amounts of success. Other genres such as reggae were innovative throughout

9804-619: The departure of Diana Ross from the Supremes and the break-up of Simon & Garfunkel and the Beatles. All continued hugely successful recording careers throughout the decade. Some of their songs that are among the hits of the early 1970s: Simon & Garfunkel's " Bridge Over Troubled Water ", Simon's solo hit " 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover ", Paul McCartney's " Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey ", George Harrison's " My Sweet Lord ", and Ross' " Ain't No Mountain High Enough ". Popular British acts were

9933-403: The difference in songs' subject matter and emotional content, popular music since the late 1960s has increasingly been used to promote social change and political agendas. Artists since that time have often focused their music on current events and subjects relevant to the current generations. Another theory is that globalization makes audiences' tastes more diverse, so different ideas in music have

10062-498: The early 1980s. The debate continued into 1975, a year where six songs reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts. Things came to a head when, at that year's CMA Awards, Rich — the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and himself a crossover artist — presented the award to his successor, "my good friend, Mr. John Denver." His statement, taken as sarcasm, and his setting fire to

10191-427: The early popular music performers to attain widespread popularity was a Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind , who toured the US in the mid-19th century. In addition to living room amateur music-making during the 19th century, more people began getting involved in music during this era by participating in amateur choirs, joining brass bands or playing in amateur orchestras. The center of the music publishing industry in

10320-406: The ensemble cast. The mid-1970s saw the rise of punk music from its protopunk - garage band roots in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Ramones , Patti Smith , and Blondie were some of the earliest American punk rock acts to make it big in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Punk music has also been heavily associated with a certain punk fashion and absurdist humour which exemplified

10449-410: The envelope (containing Denver's name) with a cigarette lighter were taken as a protest against the increasing pop style in country music (this despite Rich himself having made his name with songs that crossed over from country into the pop and adult contemporary charts). By the later half of the 1970s, Dolly Parton , a highly successful traditional-minded country artist since the late 1960s, mounted

10578-417: The fast-growing genre's ability to communicate, educate, empower, and entertain. Artists who would have started in traditional music genres, like maskanda, became hip hop artists to provide a stronger career path for themselves. These rappers compare themselves to the traditional artists like the griot and oral storyteller, who both had a role in reflecting on the internal dynamics of the larger society. In

10707-488: The first act in recording history to have their first four major label singles, " I Want You Back ", " ABC ", " The Love You Save " and " I'll Be There " reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 . The band served as the launching pad for the solo careers of their lead singers Jermaine and Michael, who both had some solo success in the early part of the decade; Jermaine with the top 10 hit " Daddy's Home " and Michael who topped

10836-417: The first two hours are from January 1976, then the second two hours was from January 1986. The WCBS version of the show ended on 28 September 2014. 1970s in music This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1970s . In North America, Europe, and Oceania, the decade saw the rise of disco , which then went on to become one of the biggest genres of

10965-417: The globe. The rural areas, in turn, are able to give feedback to the urban centers about the new styles of music. Urbanization, modernization, exposure to foreign music and mass media have contributed to hybrid urban pop styles. The hybrid styles have also found a space within Western popular music through the expressions of their national culture. Recipient cultures borrow elements from host cultures and alter

11094-679: The internet were respectively, internet music and internet video use. The youths described being able to connect to the emotions and language of the Chinese music, but also enjoyed the melodies found within Anglo-American music. The students also believed that listening to the English music would improve their English language skills. Modernization of music in the Arab world involved borrowing inspiration from Turkish music and Western musical styles. The late Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum , stated, "We must respect ourselves and our art. The Indians have set

11223-456: The invention of CDs in 1982, and more recently with streaming , music can be as long or short as both writers and listeners wish. However, songs have shortened again, partially due to the ubiquity of streaming. The average song length in 2018 was 3 minutes and 30 seconds, 20 seconds shorter than the average in 2014. The most probable cause of this is that artists are now paid per individual stream, and longer songs could mean fewer streams. As for

11352-625: The live request series Rock and Roll's Greatest Hits . In July 2017, the programs were combined, taking on its latest name. The program was pre-recorded ( Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits , while live for most of its run, had transitioned to being pre-recorded shortly after joining United Stations). On December 15, 2021, Bartley announced that the show would end during the weekend of January 1-2, 2022. Though Bartley had hosted Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits since 1980 (a show that would be carried under various titles nationwide beginning in 1982, first with an earlier version of United Stations, then through

11481-518: The meaning and context found in the host culture. Many Western styles, in turn, have become international styles through multinational recording studios. Popular African music styles have stemmed from traditional entertainment genres, rather than evolving from music used with certain traditional ceremonies like weddings, births, or funerals. African popular music as a whole has been influenced by European countries, African-American and Afro-Latin music, and region-specific styles that became popular across

11610-401: The messy concert and counterculture scene and a profiteering pursuit of the lowest common denominator in FM radio and album rock ." According to Christgau, the decade also saw greater fragmentation along stylistic lines because of the rise of semipopular music : "It goes back to whenever arty types began to find 'the best' rock worthy of attention in the '60s, but in the '60s tolerance was

11739-578: The monolith of pop-rock ." One of the first events of the 1970s was the break-up of The Beatles in the spring of 1970. Paul McCartney formed a new group, Wings , and continued to enjoy great mainstream success. The three other former Beatles — John Lennon , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr — all continued hugely successful recording careers throughout the decade and beyond. Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison all released extremely successful solo albums in 1970, Imagine , McCartney , and All Things Must Pass , and several of their songs are listed among

11868-480: The most popular genres worldwide, pop music takes the first spot. In countries like the United States, rock, rap and hip-hop, blues and R&B have a long history of taking the leading spots. The most popular genres of music rank differently throughout the world. However, there are also very niche genres of music. For example, in Canada the most popular niche genre of music is video game soundtracks. In Sweden, black metal

11997-410: The most popular music acts of the day got their own network television variety shows, which were very popular in the '70s. Acts like Sonny & Cher , Glen Campbell , John Denver , Tony Orlando and Dawn , husband and wife team Captain & Tennille , brother and sister Donny & Marie Osmond . Soft rock was prominently featured on many top 40 and contemporary hit radio stations throughout

12126-400: The most successful singers and songwriters were Cat Stevens , Steve Winwood , Albert Hammond , Rupert Holmes , and Elton John . The mid-1970s saw the rise of punk music from its protopunk - garage band roots in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Sex Pistols and The Clash were some of the earliest British acts to make it big in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Groups like

12255-495: The most widely known European groups ever, as well as Queen promo 1970s. " Waterloo ", " Mamma Mia ", " Take a Chance on Me ", " Knowing Me, Knowing You ", " Dancing Queen ", and " The Winner Takes It All " are just some of ABBA's most popular and most successful songs. In the late 1970s, many bands in the United Kingdom began experimenting with synthesizers, forming the new wave style known as synthpop . Major synthpop bands around this time included Gary Numan and Tubeway Army ,

12384-597: The music. A popular maskandi artist, Phuzekhemisi, had to lessen the political influence within his music to be ready for the public sphere. His music producer, West Nkosi, was looking for the commercial success in Phuzekhemisi's music rather than starting a political controversy. Political songs have been an important category of African popular music in many societies. During the continent's struggle against colonial rule, nationalistic songs boosted citizens' morale. These songs were based on Western marches and hymns reflecting

12513-439: The noisy instrumentation from underground music, but makes it easier to listen to, like indo pop. Dangdut attempts to form many popular music genres like rock, pop, and traditional music to create a new sound that lines up with the consumers' tastes. This genre has formed into a larger social movement that includes clothing, youth culture, the resurgence of Islam, and the capitalist entertainment industry. Another music scene that

12642-446: The original Westwood One beginning in 1985), it was not until June 8, 1991, when he joined ABC Radio Networks , that he launched a countdown show. It was originally named American Gold . The concept of American Gold was loosely based upon the formats of other ABC shows, American Top 40 and American Country Countdown , except charts from a particular month or week from years' past were used. Differences between American Gold and

12771-509: The other artists who also found success on both the country and pop charts with their records as well. The most successful female artist in the 1970s was Loretta Lynn , releasing her best-selling album Coal Miner's Daughter in 1970. She gained a total of seven number one albums, and 20 number one hit singles including her biggest hit single, 1970s "Coal Miner's Daughter," which went on to sell more than 500,000 copies to date. Several of Lynn's siblings gained national recording contracts, and it

12900-723: The pop charts.) Bob Dylan 's 1975–1976 Rolling Thunder Revue reunited him with a number of folk-rock acts from his early days of performing, most notably Joan Baez , who returned to the charts in 1975 with " Diamonds & Rust ". Some of the most successful singers and songwriters were: Jackson Browne , James Taylor , Jim Croce , John Denver , Neil Diamond , Barry Gibb , Stevie Wonder , Neil Young , Carole King , Elton John , Don McLean , Joni Mitchell , Paul Simon , Kris Kristofferson , Carly Simon , Donna Summer , Gordon Lightfoot , and Harry Chapin — some had previously been primarily songwriters but began releasing albums and songs of their own. King's album Tapestry became one of

13029-403: The popularity of experimental music , the decade was notable for its contributions to electronic music , which rose in popularity with the continued development of synthesizers and harmonizers ; more composers embraced this particular genre, gaining the notice of listeners who were looking for something new and different. Its rising popularity, mixed with the popular music of the period, led to

13158-403: The public, who merely buy or reject what music is being produced. He claims that the listeners in the scenario would not have been able to make the choice of their favorite music, which negates the previous conception of popular music. Moreover, "understandings of popular music have changed with time". Middleton argues that if research were to be done on the field of popular music, there would be

13287-479: The range of feature years roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, with the monthly format beginning in the early 2010s. During both eras, four weeks out of the year focus on seasonal music. These include " Summer Classics " (songs with the word "summer" or having summertime themes, aired Memorial Day weekend); "Halloween Classics" (the weekend nearest Oct. 31); " Christmas and Holiday Favorites " (the weekend nearest Dec. 25); and "All-Time Greatest Hits" (focusing on

13416-892: The record industry. In the 1950s and 1960s, the new invention of television began to play an increasingly important role in disseminating new popular music. Variety shows regularly showcased popular singers and bands. In the 1960s, the development of new technologies in recording, such as multitrack recorders gave sound engineers and record producers an increasingly important role in popular music. By using multitrack recording techniques, sound engineers could create new sounds and sound effects that were not possible using traditional "live" recording techniques, such as singers performing their own backup vocals or having lead guitarists play rhythm guitars behind their guitar solo . The next decade saw moves away from these sensibilities, as Robert Christgau noted in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of

13545-492: The rise of technology. In America during the 1980s, rock music was at its peak and then slowly lost its top spot as pop music began to climb the charts. Since the early 2000s, pop music has charted number one in American music charts, but since 2017, RnB and Hip Hop have taken that spot. In addition to many changes in specific sounds and technologies used, there has been a shift in the content and key elements of popular music since

13674-648: The rule; it was easier to name rough substyles—say British invasion , folk-rock , psychedelic , and soul —than to analyze their separate audiences (even racial distinctions were fuzzy). Not until 1968 or 1969, when it became a hippie commonplace to dismiss soul as 'commercial' and when bubblegum and 'white blues' developed into clear categories, did the breakdown really begin. And only in the '70s did genres start asserting themselves: singer-songwriter and interpreter , art-rock and heavy metal and country-rock and boogie , fusion and funk and disco and black MOR , punk and new wave , and somehow straddling them all,

13803-404: The same melody (possibly with some slight modifications), but the lyrics change for most verses. The chorus (or "refrain") usually has a melodic phrase and a key lyrical line which is repeated. Pop songs may have an introduction and coda ("tag"), but these elements are not essential to the identity of most songs. Pop songs that use verses and choruses often have a bridge, a section which connects

13932-430: The same song or piece are not counted. Evaluating appeal based on size of audience (mass appeal) or whether audience is of a certain social class is another way to define popular music, but this, too, has problems in that social categories of people cannot be applied accurately to musical styles. Manuel states that one criticism of popular music is that it is produced by large media conglomerates and passively consumed by

14061-416: The show began. In addition to this national show, a local Sunday Night Countdown aired for several years on WCBS-FM . The WCBS version of the show featured two top-20 (or so) lists, one of which often matched the syndicated top-20 list and spotlighted a year from the 1970s, matching it with a corresponding 10 years later, although 1978 and 1979 were matched with 1968 and 1969, respectively. For example, if

14190-527: The singles chart, including Queen and Elton John . Other performers aimed much more directly for the popular music market, where they were the dominant groups of their era, including Slade , Sweet , and Mud . Largely confined to the British , glam rock peaked during the mid-1970s, before it disappeared in the face of punk rock and new wave trends. From the late 1960s it became common to divide mainstream rock music into soft rock and hard rock . Soft rock

14319-426: The solo may be improvised based on the chord progression . A solo usually features a single instrumental performer (e.g., a guitarist or a harmonica player) or less commonly, more than one instrumentalist (e.g., a trumpeter and a sax player). Thirty-two-bar form uses four sections, most often eight measures long each (4×8=32), two verses or A sections, a contrasting B section (the bridge or "middle-eight") and

14448-447: The southern US border states. In Asia, music continued to follow varying trends. In Japan , the decade saw several musical trends, including pop music, folk music , rock music , disco music, while rock group The Spiders disbanded in 1970. In an essay published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "The decade is of course an arbitrary schema itself—time doesn't just execute

14577-584: The struggle, and empower others to be politically conscious. These songs reflected the nuances between the different classes involved in the liberation struggle. One of the genres people of Africa use for political expression is Hip hop . Although hip hop in Africa is based on the North American template, it has been remade to produce new meanings for African young people. This allows the genre to be both locally and globally influential. African youth are shaped by

14706-454: The technical and compositional boundaries of rock by going beyond the standard verse- chorus -based song structures . The arrangements often incorporated elements drawn from classical, jazz , and world music . Instrumentals were common, while songs with lyrics were sometimes conceptual, abstract, or based in fantasy. Progressive rock bands sometimes used " concept albums that made unified statements, usually telling an epic story or tackling

14835-614: The term is to music of the 1880s Tin Pan Alley period in the United States . Although popular music sometimes is known as "pop music", the two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for a wide variety of genres of music that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the population, whereas pop music usually refers to a specific musical genre within popular music. Popular music songs and pieces typically have easily singable melodies . The song structure of popular music commonly involves repetition of sections, with

14964-464: The top-selling albums of the decade, and the song " It's Too Late " became one of the 1970s biggest songs. McLean's 1971 song " American Pie ", inspired by the death of Buddy Holly , became one of popular music's most-recognized songs of the 20th century , thanks to its abstract and vivid storytelling, which center around "The Day the Music Died" and popular music of the rock era. The early 1970s marked

15093-601: The transnational genre. In a 2015 study involving young students in Shanghai , youths stated they enjoyed listening to both Chinese, other Asian nationalities, and Anglo-American popular music. There are three ways that young people of China were able to access global music. The first reason was a policy change since the late 1970s where the country was opened up to the rest of the world instead of being self-contained. This created more opportunities for Chinese people to interact with people outside of their country of origin to create

15222-446: The verse and chorus at one or more points in the song. The verse and chorus are usually repeated throughout a song, while the bridge, intro, and coda (also called an "outro") tend to be used only once. Some pop songs may have a solo section, particularly in rock or blues -influenced pop. During the solo section, one or more instruments play a melodic line which may be the melody used by the singer, or, in blues- or jazz-influenced pop,

15351-482: The weekend of April 1 by the United Stations Radio Networks under its current name. WestwoodOne , who acquired ABC's radio assets in 2013, likely still holds rights to the "American Gold" name, which originates with ABC's former subsidiary Watermark Inc. The Classic Countdown focused on the 20 biggest hits of the current month from a particular year in the past. The year range during the mid-2010s

15480-401: Was 1970-1987. As with American Gold' s countdowns of past years, Bartley would announce headlines, pop culture trends (such as styles, popular movies and TV shows, etc.) from that particular month. Music from the 1970s and 1980s fills out the playlist. When the show debuted, the three-month time window (e.g., spring of a given year), carried over from American Gold , was still being used, with

15609-698: Was emphasized over melody. Artists such as James Brown , Wilson Pickett , the Meters , Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly and the Family Stone pioneered the genre. It then spawned artists such as Stevie Wonder , Rufus , the Brothers Johnson , Kool & the Gang , Chic , Earth, Wind & Fire , the Spinners , King Floyd , Tower of Power , Ohio Players , the Commodores , War , Confunkshun , Gap Band , Slave , Cameo ,

15738-450: Was going on—the distribution system appeared to be faltering, FM and all", he later wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), citing that records like The Velvet Underground and The Gilded Palace of Sin (by Flying Burrito Brothers ) possessed populist qualities yet failed to impact the record charts . "Just as semiclassical music is a systematic dilution of highbrow preferences, semipopular music

15867-448: Was her youngest sister, Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb), who would become by far the most successful. Although she has recorded and/or performed traditional country, Gayle's primary style was country pop, and by forging her own path rather than mimicking her famous sister's style, she had several tremendously successful songs, most notably " Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue ." Lynn also recorded with Conway Twitty multiple times during

15996-520: Was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1974, sparking a debate that continues to this day — what is country music? A group of traditional-minded artists, troubled by this trend, formed the short-lived Association of Country Entertainers, in an attempt to bring back traditional honky-tonk sounds to the forefront, setting the stage for the neotraditional country revival that would become particularly prominent in

16125-572: Was often derived from folk rock , using acoustic instruments and putting more emphasis on melody and harmonies. It reached its commercial peak in the mid- to late-1970s with acts like the reformed Fleetwood Mac , whose Rumours (1977) was the best-selling album of the decade. Major British soft rock artists of the 1970s included 10cc , Mungo Jerry , the Hollies , Rod Stewart , the Alan Parsons Project , and Paul McCartney and Wings . Some of

16254-439: Was popularized by artists including Lynn Anderson , Glen Campbell , Anne Murray , Dottie West , Tammy Wynette , and others, achieving their successes through such songs as " (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden ", " Snowbird ", and others. The Bakersfield sound, first popularized in the early 1960s, continued its peak in popularity through artists such as Buck Owens and Merle Haggard . But other styles began to emerge during

16383-467: Was the biggest-selling album of all time selling over 50 million copies worldwide. After achieving all of these huge records and milestones, some critics have labeled the Bee Gees as the decade-defining act of the 1970s. Along with disco, funk was one of the most popular genres of music in the 1970s. Primarily an African-American genre, it was characterized by the heavy use of bass and "wah-wah" pedals. Rhythm

16512-489: Was the extent of its focus on the commodity form of sheet music". The availability of inexpensive, widely available sheet music versions of popular songs and instrumental music pieces made it possible for music to be disseminated to a wide audience of amateur, middle-class music-makers, who could play and sing popular music at home. Amateur music-making in the 19th century often centred around the piano , as this instrument could play melodies , chords and basslines, thus enabling

16641-461: Was with country-pop that they had their most success and the rise in country groups began to take shape. In 1979, a third group – the Fort Payne-based band Alabama , the core being cousins Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook, along with drummer Mark Herndon – emerged, releasing the mellow love ballad " I Wanna Come Over "; although only reaching the mid-30s on the country chart, "... Over" was

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