Question: During what period were artists like Anne Murray and Barbra Streisand featured on Top 40 radio?
Sentence: By the early 1970s, softer songs by artists like The Carpenters, Anne Murray, John Denver, Barry Manilow, and even Streisand, began to be played more often on "Top 40" radio and others were added to the mix on many AC stations.
Answer in sentence: yes