Tag: 70’s

Well I guess I should look at what was big throughout the 70’s in NZ considering how I did the same for Australia on this site, this list will be even shorter given how the RIANZ charts only began in mid 1975, meaning I won’t have carry over hits from 1974 like I did on… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 70’s NZ I

This was a collaboration album between Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, the latter of who was the key artist from the band Mahavishnu orchestra which was an American jazz rock band that saw no success in their career. Heck this was the only success Tom achieved in his career, and it was off the back… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 70’s Australia VI

Now this is an odd entry, mainly because I’m featuring an artist who’s since changed their identity as this soundtrack from a Clockwork orange comes to us from someone named Walter Carlos. The thing is, she now goes by Wendy Carlos making her (to my knowledge) the first trans woman to find success in the… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 70’s Australia V

We have two entries from Chicago on this list, this one is their fifth self-titled album which was a bit of a comeback for the band given how their fourth entry was a complete dud for them here in Australia. They would struggle for success following this album but came back stronger than ever later… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 70’s Australia IV

She may be a one hit wonder here in Australia with the lead single from this album, however that single was apparently all the incentive we Aussies needed in checking out the album it came from as it became one of the more successful to come out this decade. I’m guessing this was due to… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 70’s Australia III

This was the first album that was a massive success for the Eagles in Australia, although they did achieve success in their native America during the first half of the decade meaning these guys were unfairly ignored here until Countdown came along. While their albums were inescapable, the same can’t be said for the songs… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 70’s Australia II

Even though this live album was released in 1972 and thus would’ve otherwise failed to appear on this site as I’m not going that far back in my retrospectives, it was nonetheless popular enough during the midpoint of the decade to qualify for these lists due to its refusal to die on our charts for… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 70’s Australia I

I guess this second single from ELO’s biggest album A new world record confirmed them to be the hottest new band from the prog rock category, it’s not one of my favourite tracks from the album (I would’ve released “Do ya” or “So fine”) but it was a huge success for them regardless. There’s still… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 70’s Australia IV

This was the only hit that Harry Chapin managed to achieve in his lifetime, indeed like some artists who made it big this decade, he didn’t live for very long after he scored his big hit as he died in a car crash in 1981 meaning there was every chance he could’ve scored a second… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 70’s Australia III

This was the theme to the popular British animated film Watership down, a film that’s become infamous over the years for its depiction of gore in what’s otherwise meant to be a children’s film about rabbits escaping from captivity. The ballad touched the hearts of audiences worldwide, so much so that Art Garfunkel decided to… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 70’s Australia II