Songs of the 70s: All #1 Hits
146This data visualization shows the top 10 songs for every week of the 1970s according to the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, with samples of #1 hit songs synced to the animation.
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Top Songs of the 70's in terms of weeks at #1:
You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone - 10
Night Fever, Bee Gees - 8
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright), Rod Stewart - 8
Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb - 7
Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan - 6
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel - 6
Joy To The World, Three Dog Night - 6
Le Freak, Chic - 6
My Sharona, The Knack - 6
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack - 6
Bad Girls, Donna Summer - 5
Best Of My Love, The Emotions - 5
I'll Be There, Jackson 5 - 5
It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move, Carole King - 5
Killing Me Softly With His Song, Roberta Flack - 5
Maggie May/Reason To Believe, Rod Stewart - 5
One Bad Apple, The Osmonds - 5
Silly Love Songs, Wings - 5
Note that the speed of the progression from one week to the next is variable; the week progression is generally faster when songs are #1 for many weeks.
Data source:
Billboard Hot 100 Data Set
https://data.world/kcmillersean/billboard-hot-100-1958-2017#
Tools Used:
R, MovieMaker, flourish.studio (https://flourish.studio/ )