Artist	Song
Wild Cherry	Play That Funky Music
from Wild Cherry: Super Hits (2002)
Stealers Wheel	Stuck In the Middle With You
from Reservoir Dogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2009)
Starland Vocal Band	Afternoon Delight
from Starland Vocal Band (2004)
Billy Paul	Me and Mrs. Jones
from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul (2002)
Lipps, Inc.	Funkytown
from Shrek 2 (2004)
Patti LaBelle	Lady Marmalade
from Best of Patti Labelle (1987)
T. Rex	Bang a Gong (Get It On)
from Electric Warrior (Remastered) (2003)
Looking Glass	Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
Debby Boone	You Light Up My Life
from The Best of Debby Boone (1994)
The Five Stairsteps	O-O-H Child
from The First Family of Soul: The Best of the Five Stairsteps (Remastered) (2001)
Van McCoy	The Hustle
from The Hustle and the Best of Van McCoy (1974)
Cheryl Lynn	Got to Be Real
from Cheryl Lynn (1987)
Anita Ward	Ring My Bell
from Ring My Bell (Re-Recorded Versions) (2005)
Elvin Bishop	Fooled Around and Fell in Love
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Elvin Bishop (2002)
Thin Lizzy	The Boys Are Back in Town
from Dedication - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy (1991)
McFadden & Whitehead	Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
from Club Epic, Vol. 2 (1992)
Alicia Bridges	I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
from Disco Gold (2005)
Rick Derringer	Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
from The Best of Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (1996)
Minnie Riperton	Lovin' You
from Capitol Gold: The Best of Minnie Riperton (1993)
MFSB	T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
from The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits (2008)
Gerald Jackson & Vicki Sue Robinson	Turn the Beat Around
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
Sanford & Townsend	Smoke from a Distant Fire
from Smoke from a Distant Fire (2005)
Ram Jam	Black Betty
from The Very Best of Ram Jam (2007)
Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen & Terry Jacks	Seasons In the Sun
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
David Essex	Rock On
from Rock On (1989)
Nazareth	Love Hurts
from Hair of the Dog (1984)
Jonathan Edwards	Sunshine (Go Away Today) [Single Version]
from Jonathan Edwards (2006)
Brick	Dazz
from The Best of Brick (1995)
Major Harris	Love Won't Let Me Wait
from My Way (2005)
Ten Years After	I'd Love to Change the World
from Essential Ten Years After Collection (1992)
The Undisputed Truth	Smiling Faces Sometimes
from The Best of Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces (2003)
Dave Loggins	Please Come to Boston
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
First Class	Beach Baby
from Sun Sea Sand and Sex (2009)
Billy Swan	I Can Help
from The Best of Billy Swan (1998)
The Bellamy Brothers	Let Your Love Flow
from The Bellamy Brothers: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1985)
Foxy	Get Off
from Get Off (2005)
Rickie Lee Jones	Chuck E's In Love
from Rhino Hi-Five: Rickie Lee Jones - EP (2005)
David Soul	Don't Give Up On Us
from David Soul (1976)
Steam	Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
from 60's Gold (2006)
Dr. John	Right Place, Wrong Time
from The Essentials: Dr. John (2005)
Nicolette Larson	Lotta Love
from Rhino Hi-Five: Nicolette Larson - EP (2005)
Mountain	Mississippi Queen
from The Best of Mountain (1997)
Ides Of March	Vehicle
from Vehicle (2005)
Mott the Hoople	All the Young Dudes
from All the Young Dudes (1988)
Daddy Dewdrop	Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)
from 20 Silly Songs to Make You Smile (2007)
Switch	There'll Never Be
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Switch (2001)
Joey Levine, Norman Dolph & Reunion	Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen	Hot Rod Lincoln
from Lost in the Ozone (1987)
B.W. Stevenson & Larry Mjhoberac	My Maria
from Radio Hits of the '70s (2006)
Malo	Suavecito
from Celebracion: The Warner Brothers Recordings (2005)
Uriah Heep	Easy Livin'
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep (2001)
Instant Funk	I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) [7" Version]
from I Got My Mind Made Up - the Best of Instant Funk (2003)
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band	Cherchez la Femme / Se Si Bon
from The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1990)
People's Choice	Do It Any Way You Wanna
from The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits (2008)
Black Oak Arkansas	Jim Dandy
from Rhino Hi-Five - Black Oak Arkansas - EP (2006)
Mocedades	Eres Tú
from Eres Tú...Todos los Grandes Exitos (2007)
Burton Cummings	Stand Tall
from Burton Cummings (1999)
Danny O'Keefe	Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
from Rhino Hi-Five: Danny O'Keefe - EP (2006)
Loudon Wainwright III	Dead Skunk
from Album III (1990)
High Energy	You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1970s, Vol. 1 (2001)
Brighter Side of Darkness	Love Jones
from Love Jones: The Best of Funk Essentials Ballads Vol.2 (1998)
The Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?
from A Good Thing Lost 1968-1973 (1996)
Tom T. Hall	I Love
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom T. Hall (2000)
Choir & Murray Head	Superstar
from Jesus Christ Superstar (1993)
Dave & Ansel Collins	Double Barrel
from Trojan Reggae: Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics, 1967-1974 (2007)
Michael Franks	Popsicle Toes (Remastered)
from Hi-Five: Michael Franks - EP (2006)
Roger Whittaker	The Last Farewell
from Greatest Hits (1980)
Cashman & West	American City Suite (Single Version)
from American City Suite: The Very Best of Cashman & West (1999)
Larry Groce	Junk Food Junkie
from Junk Food Junkie - Single (2006)
Stargard	Theme from "Which Way Is Up"
from Disco Gold (2005)
Lindisfarne	Run for Home
from Meet Me On the Corner - The Best of Lindisfarne (2009)
Crabby Appleton	Go Back
from Crabby Appleton (2005)
The Assembled Multitude	Overture from Tommy
from The Assembled Multitude (2005)

Comment:

If there’s one phrase that applies to all of our one-hit wonders, it’s “only in the ’70s . . .” Only in the ’70s could folk/blues pioneer Leadbelly’s field holler “Black Betty” become a heavy-riffing hit for blistering blues-rockers Ram Jam. Only in the ’70s could Canadian songsmith Terry Jacks adapt French composer Jacques Brel’s bleak “Le Moribond” into the breezy-sounding sunshine-pop sing-along “Seasons In the Sun.” And only in the ’70s — before radio programmers started permanently tightening their playlists — could folk-rockers Stealers Wheel, flashy funkateers Wild Cherry, electro-disco trailblazers Lipps, Inc., and many more rub shoulders on the Pop charts. These are the artists who made the most of their moment of glory, in what was undoubtedly pop’s most eclectic era ever.

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