# List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1970s

The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. In the 1970s, it was compiled weekly by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) on behalf of the British record industry with a one-week break each Christmas. Prior to 1969 many music papers compiled their own sales charts but, on 15 February 1969, the BMRB was commissioned in a joint venture by the BBC and Record Retailer to compile the chart. BMRB compiled the first chart from postal returns of sales logs from 250 record shops. The sampling cost approximately £52,000 and shops were randomly chosen and submitted figures for sales taken up to the close of trade on Saturday. The data was compiled on Monday and given to the BBC on Tuesday to be announced on Johnnie Walker's afternoon show and later published in Record Retailer (rebranded Music Week in 1972). However, the BMRB often struggled to have the full sample of sales figures returned by post. The 1971 postal strike meant that data had to be collected by telephone but this was deemed inadequate for a national chart, and by 1973 the BMRB was using motorcycle couriers to collect sales figures.
In terms of number-one singles, ABBA were the most successful group of the decade having seven singles reach the top spot. The longest duration of a single at number-one was nine weeks and this was achieved on three occasions: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen in 1975; "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" by Wings in 1977 and "You're the One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in 1978. Thirteen records were released that sold over one-million copies within the decade and "Mull of Kintyre" also became the first ever single to sell over two-million copies. In doing so it became the best-ever selling single beating the benchmark set by The Beatles' song "She Loves You" in 1963. "Mull of Kintyre" was also the biggest selling song of the decade and was not surpassed in physical sales until 1984 when Band Aid released "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
In 1973, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) was formed and they began certifying the sales of records at certain thresholds: "silver" (250,000 units), "gold" (500,000 units), and "platinum" (1,000,000 units). In 1977, the BPI held an awards ceremony at Wembley Conference Centre to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The event cost £25,000, honoured music from the last 25 years and is considered to be the first Brit Awards ceremony.

## Number-one singles

Key :
| † | Best-selling single of the year |
| ‡ | Best-selling single of the decade |
| No. | Artist | Single | Record label | Week ending date | Weeks at number one |
| 1970 ||||||
| 280 | Rolf Harris | "Two Little Boys" | Columbia | 20 December 1969 | 6 |
| 281 | Edison Lighthouse | "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" | Bell | 31 January 1970 | 5 |
| 282 | Lee Marvin | "Wand'rin' Star" | Paramount | 7 March 1970 | 3 |
| 283 | Simon & Garfunkel | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | CBS | 28 March 1970 | 3 |
| 284 | Dana | "All Kinds of Everything" | Rex | 18 April 1970 | 2 |
| 285 | Norman Greenbaum | "Spirit in the Sky" | Reprise | 2 May 1970 | 2 |
| 286 | England World Cup Squad | "Back Home" | Pye | 16 May 1970 | 3 |
| 287 | Christie | "Yellow River" | CBS | 6 June 1970 | 1 |
| 288 | Mungo Jerry | "In the Summertime" † | Dawn | 13 June 1970 | 7 |
| 289 | Elvis Presley | "The Wonder of You" | RCA | 1 August 1970 | 6 |
| 290 | Smokey Robinson and the Miracles | "The Tears of a Clown" | Tamla Motown | 12 September 1970 | 1 |
| 291 | Freda Payne | "Band of Gold" | Invictus | 19 September 1970 | 6 |
| 292 | Matthews Southern Comfort | "Woodstock" | Uni | 31 October 1970 | 3 |
| 293 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" | Track | 21 November 1970 | 1 |
| 294 | Dave Edmunds | "I Hear You Knocking" | MAM | 28 November 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 ||||||
| 295 | Clive Dunn | "Grandad" | Columbia | 9 January 1971 | 3 |
| 296 | George Harrison | "My Sweet Lord" † | Apple | 30 January 1971 | 5 |
| 297 | Mungo Jerry | "Baby Jump" | Dawn | 6 March 1971 | 2 |
| 298 | T. Rex | "Hot Love" | Fly | 20 March 1971 | 6 |
| 299 | Dave and Ansell Collins | "Double Barrel" | Techniques | 1 May 1971 | 2 |
| 300 | Dawn | "Knock Three Times" | Bell | 15 May 1971 | 5 |
| 301 | Middle of the Road | "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" | RCA | 19 June 1971 | 5 |
| 302 | T. Rex | "Get It On" | Fly | 24 July 1971 | 4 |
| 303 | Diana Ross | "I'm Still Waiting" | Tamla Motown | 21 August 1971 | 4 |
| 304 | The Tams | "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me" | Probe | 18 September 1971 | 3 |
| 305 | Rod Stewart | "Reason to Believe" / "Maggie May" | Mercury | 9 October 1971 | 5 |
| 306 | Slade | "Coz I Luv You" | Polydor | 13 November 1971 | 4 |
| 307 | Benny Hill | "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" | Columbia | 11 December 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 ||||||
| 308 | The New Seekers | "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" | Polydor | 8 January 1972 | 4 |
| 309 | T. Rex | "Telegram Sam" | T. Rex | 5 February 1972 | 2 |
| 310 | Chicory Tip | "Son of My Father" | CBS | 19 February 1972 | 3 |
| 311 | Nilsson | "Without You" | RCA | 11 March 1972 | 5 |
| 312 | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards | "Amazing Grace" † | RCA | 15 April 1972 | 5 |
| 313 | T. Rex | "Metal Guru" | EMI | 20 May 1972 | 4 |
| 314 | Don McLean | "Vincent" | United Artists | 17 June 1972 | 2 |
| 315 | Slade | "Take Me Bak 'Ome" | Polydor | 1 July 1972 | 1 |
| 316 | Donny Osmond | "Puppy Love" | MGM | 8 July 1972 | 5 |
| 317 | Alice Cooper | "School's Out" | Warner Bros. | 12 August 1972 | 3 |
| 318 | Rod Stewart | "You Wear It Well" | Mercury | 2 September 1972 | 1 |
| 319 | Slade | "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" | Polydor | 9 September 1972 | 3 |
| 320 | David Cassidy | "How Can I Be Sure" | Bell | 30 September 1972 | 2 |
| 321 | Lieutenant Pigeon | "Mouldy Old Dough" | Decca | 14 October 1972 | 4 |
| 322 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | "Clair" | MAM | 11 November 1972 | 2 |
| 323 | Chuck Berry | "My Ding-a-Ling" | Chess | 25 November 1972 | 4 |
| 324 | Little Jimmy Osmond | "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" | MGM | 23 December 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 ||||||
| 325 | The Sweet | "Blockbuster!" | RCA | 27 January 1973 | 5 |
| 326 | Slade | "Cum On Feel the Noize" | Polydor | 3 March 1973 | 4 |
| 327 | Donny Osmond | "The Twelfth of Never" | MGM | 31 March 1973 | 1 |
| 328 | Gilbert O'Sullivan | "Get Down" | MAM | 7 April 1973 | 2 |
| 329 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" † | Bell | 21 April 1973 | 4 |
| 330 | Wizzard | "See My Baby Jive" | Harvest | 19 May 1973 | 4 |
| 331 | Suzi Quatro | "Can the Can" | RAK | 16 June 1973 | 1 |
| 332 | 10cc | "Rubber Bullets" | UK | 23 June 1973 | 1 |
| 333 | Slade | "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" | Polydor | 30 June 1973 | 3 |
| 334 | Peters and Lee | "Welcome Home" | Philips | 21 July 1973 | 1 |
| 335 | Gary Glitter | "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" | Bell | 28 July 1973 | 4 |
| 336 | Donny Osmond | "Young Love" | MGM | 25 August 1973 | 4 |
| 337 | Wizzard | "Angel Fingers" | Harvest | 22 September 1973 | 1 |
| 338 | Simon Park Orchestra | "Eye Level" | Columbia | 29 September 1973 | 4 |
| 339 | David Cassidy | "Daydreamer" / "The Puppy Song" | Bell | 27 October 1973 | 3 |
| 340 | Gary Glitter | "I Love You Love Me Love" | Bell | 17 November 1973 | 4 |
| 341 | Slade | "Merry Xmas Everybody" | Polydor | 15 December 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 ||||||
| 342 | The New Seekers | "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" | Polydor | 19 January 1974 | 1 |
| 343 | Mud | "Tiger Feet" † | RAK | 26 January 1974 | 4 |
| 344 | Suzi Quatro | "Devil Gate Drive" | RAK | 23 February 1974 | 2 |
| 345 | Alvin Stardust | "Jealous Mind" | Magnet | 9 March 1974 | 1 |
| 346 | Paper Lace | "Billy Don't Be a Hero" | Bus Stop | 16 March 1974 | 3 |
| 347 | Terry Jacks | "Seasons in the Sun" | Bell | 6 April 1974 | 4 |
| 348 | ABBA | "Waterloo" | Epic | 4 May 1974 | 2 |
| 349 | The Rubettes | "Sugar Baby Love" | Polydor | 18 May 1974 | 4 |
| 350 | Ray Stevens | "The Streak" | Janus | 15 June 1974 | 1 |
| 351 | Gary Glitter | "Always Yours" | Bell | 22 June 1974 | 1 |
| 352 | Charles Aznavour | "She" | Barclay | 29 June 1974 | 4 |
| 353 | George McCrae | "Rock Your Baby" | Jay Boy | 27 July 1974 | 3 |
| 354 | The Three Degrees | "When Will I See You Again" | Philadelphia International | 17 August 1974 | 2 |
| 355 | The Osmonds | "Love Me for a Reason" | MGM | 31 August 1974 | 3 |
| 356 | Carl Douglas | "Kung Fu Fighting" | Pye | 21 September 1974 | 3 |
| 357 | John Denver | "Annie's Song" | RCA | 12 October 1974 | 1 |
| 358 | Sweet Sensation | "Sad Sweet Dreamer" | Pye | 19 October 1974 | 1 |
| 359 | Ken Boothe | "Everything I Own" | Trojan | 26 October 1974 | 3 |
| 360 | David Essex | "Gonna Make You a Star" | CBS | 16 November 1974 | 3 |
| 361 | Barry White | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" | 20th Century | 7 December 1974 | 2 |
| 362 | Mud | "Lonely This Christmas" | RAK | 21 December 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 ||||||
| 363 | Status Quo | "Down Down" | Vertigo | 18 January 1975 | 1 |
| 364 | The Tymes | "Ms Grace" | RCA | 25 January 1975 | 1 |
| 365 | Pilot | "January" | EMI | 1 February 1975 | 3 |
| 366 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | EMI | 22 February 1975 | 2 |
| 367 | Telly Savalas | "If" | MCA | 8 March 1975 | 2 |
| 368 | Bay City Rollers | "Bye Bye Baby" † | Bell | 22 March 1975 | 6 |
| 369 | Mud | "Oh Boy" | RAK | 3 May 1975 | 2 |
| 370 | Tammy Wynette | "Stand by Your Man" | Epic | 17 May 1975 | 3 |
| 371 | Windsor Davies and Don Estelle | "Whispering Grass" | EMI | 7 June 1975 | 3 |
| 372 | 10cc | "I'm Not in Love" | Mercury | 28 June 1975 | 2 |
| 373 | Johnny Nash | "Tears on My Pillow" | CBS | 12 July 1975 | 1 |
| 374 | Bay City Rollers | "Give a Little Love" | Bell | 19 July 1975 | 3 |
| 375 | Typically Tropical | "Barbados" | Gull | 9 August 1975 | 1 |
| 376 | The Stylistics | "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" | Avco | 16 August 1975 | 3 |
| 377 | Rod Stewart | "Sailing" | Warner Bros. | 6 September 1975 | 4 |
| 378 | David Essex | "Hold Me Close" | CBS | 4 October 1975 | 3 |
| 379 | Art Garfunkel | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | CBS | 25 October 1975 | 2 |
| 380 | David Bowie | "Space Oddity" | RCA | 8 November 1975 | 2 |
| 381 | Billy Connolly | "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." | Polydor | 22 November 1975 | 1 |
| 382 | Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | EMI | 29 November 1975 | 9 |
| 1976 ||||||
| 383 | ABBA | "Mamma Mia" | Epic | 31 January 1976 | 2 |
| 384 | Slik | "Forever and Ever" | Bell | 14 February 1976 | 1 |
| 385 | The Four Seasons | "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" | Warner Bros. | 21 February 1976 | 2 |
| 386 | Tina Charles | "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" | CBS | 6 March 1976 | 3 |
| 387 | Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" † | Pye | 27 March 1976 | 6 |
| 388 | ABBA | "Fernando" | Epic | 8 May 1976 | 4 |
| 389 | J.J. Barrie | "No Charge" | Power Exchange | 5 June 1976 | 1 |
| 390 | The Wurzels | "Combine Harvester" | EMI | 12 June 1976 | 2 |
| 391 | The Real Thing | "You to Me Are Everything" | Pye | 26 June 1976 | 3 |
| 392 | Demis Roussos | The Roussos Phenomenon (EP) | Philips | 17 July 1976 | 1 |
| 393 | Elton John and Kiki Dee | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Rocket | 24 July 1976 | 6 |
| 394 | ABBA | "Dancing Queen" | Epic | 4 September 1976 | 6 |
| 395 | Pussycat | "Mississippi" | Sonet | 16 October 1976 | 4 |
| 396 | Chicago | "If You Leave Me Now" | CBS | 13 November 1976 | 3 |
| 397 | Showaddywaddy | "Under the Moon of Love" | Bell | 4 December 1976 | 3 |
| 398 | Johnny Mathis | "When a Child Is Born (Soleado)" | CBS | 25 December 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 ||||||
| 399 | David Soul | "Don't Give Up on Us" | Private Stock | 15 January 1977 | 4 |
| 400 | Julie Covington | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | MCA | 12 February 1977 | 1 |
| 401 | Leo Sayer | "When I Need You" | Chrysalis | 19 February 1977 | 3 |
| 402 | The Manhattan Transfer | "Chanson D'Amour" | Atlantic | 12 March 1977 | 3 |
| 403 | ABBA | "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Epic | 2 April 1977 | 5 |
| 404 | Deniece Williams | "Free" | CBS | 7 May 1977 | 2 |
| 405 | Rod Stewart | "I Don't Want to Talk About It" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Riva | 21 May 1977 | 4 |
| 406 | Kenny Rogers | "Lucille" | United Artists | 18 June 1977 | 1 |
| 407 | The Jacksons | "Show You the Way to Go" | Epic | 25 June 1977 | 1 |
| 408 | Hot Chocolate | "So You Win Again" | RAK | 2 July 1977 | 3 |
| 409 | Donna Summer | "I Feel Love" | Casablanca | 23 July 1977 | 4 |
| 410 | Brotherhood of Man | "Angelo" | Pye | 20 August 1977 | 1 |
| 411 | The Floaters | "Float On" | ABC | 27 August 1977 | 1 |
| 412 | Elvis Presley | "Way Down" | RCA | 3 September 1977 | 5 |
| 413 | David Soul | "Silver Lady" | Private Stock | 8 October 1977 | 3 |
| 414 | Baccara | "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | RCA | 29 October 1977 | 1 |
| 415 | ABBA | "The Name of the Game" | Epic | 5 November 1977 | 4 |
| 416 | Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" ‡ | Parlophone | 3 December 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 ||||||
| 417 | Althea & Donna | "Uptown Top Ranking" | Lightning | 4 February 1978 | 1 |
| 418 | Brotherhood of Man | "Figaro" | Pye | 11 February 1978 | 1 |
| 419 | ABBA | "Take a Chance on Me" | Epic | 18 February 1978 | 3 |
| 420 | Kate Bush | "Wuthering Heights" | EMI | 11 March 1978 | 4 |
| 421 | Brian and Michael | "Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs" | Pye | 8 April 1978 | 3 |
| 422 | Bee Gees | "Night Fever" | RSO | 29 April 1978 | 2 |
| 423 | Boney M. | "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" † | Atlantic/Hansa | 13 May 1978 | 5 |
| 424 | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "You're the One That I Want" | RSO | 17 June 1978 | 9 |
| 425 | Commodores | "Three Times a Lady" | Motown | 19 August 1978 | 5 |
| 426 | 10cc | "Dreadlock Holiday" | Mercury | 23 September 1978 | 1 |
| 427 | John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "Summer Nights" | RSO | 30 September 1978 | 7 |
| 428 | The Boomtown Rats | "Rat Trap" | Ensign | 18 November 1978 | 2 |
| 429 | Rod Stewart | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Riva | 2 December 1978 | 1 |
| 430 | Boney M. | "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" | Atlantic/Hansa | 9 December 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 ||||||
| 431 | Village People | "Y.M.C.A." | Mercury | 6 January 1979 | 3 |
| 432 | Ian Dury and the Blockheads | "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" | Stiff | 27 January 1979 | 1 |
| 433 | Blondie | "Heart of Glass" | Chrysalis | 3 February 1979 | 4 |
| 434 | Bee Gees | "Tragedy" | RSO | 3 March 1979 | 2 |
| 435 | Gloria Gaynor | "I Will Survive" | Polydor | 17 March 1979 | 4 |
| 436 | Art Garfunkel | "Bright Eyes" † | CBS | 14 April 1979 | 6 |
| 437 | Blondie | "Sunday Girl" | Chrysalis | 26 May 1979 | 3 |
| 438 | Anita Ward | "Ring My Bell" | TK | 16 June 1979 | 2 |
| 439 | Tubeway Army | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Beggars Banquet | 30 June 1979 | 4 |
| 440 | The Boomtown Rats | "I Don't Like Mondays" | Ensign | 28 July 1979 | 4 |
| 441 | Cliff Richard | "We Don't Talk Anymore" | EMI | 25 August 1979 | 4 |
| 442 | Gary Numan | "Cars" | Beggars Banquet | 22 September 1979 | 1 |
| 443 | The Police | "Message in a Bottle" | A&M | 29 September 1979 | 3 |
| 444 | The Buggles | "Video Killed the Radio Star" | Island | 20 October 1979 | 1 |
| 445 | Lena Martell | "One Day at a Time" | Pye | 27 October 1979 | 3 |
| 446 | Dr. Hook | "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" | Capitol | 17 November 1979 | 3 |
| 447 | The Police | "Walking on the Moon" | A&M | 8 December 1979 | 1 |
| 448 | Pink Floyd | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | Harvest | 15 December 1979 | 5 |

## By artist

The following artists achieved three or more number-one hits during the 1970s. Swedish group, ABBA, were the most successful artist of the decade in terms of number-one singles. They had seven number-ones: "Waterloo" (1974); "Mamma Mia", "Fernando" and "Dancing Queen" (all 1976); "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "The Name of the Game" (both 1977); and "Take a Chance on Me" (1978). Art Garfunkel also had three number-one hits, two as a solo artist and one as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel.
| Artist | Number ones | Weeks at number one |
| ABBA | 7 | 26 |
| Slade | 6 | 20 |
| Rod Stewart | 5 | 15 |
| T. Rex | 4 | 16 |
| Donny Osmond | 3 | 10 |
| Mud | 3 | 10 |
| Gary Glitter | 3 | 9 |
| Brotherhood of Man | 3 | 8 |
| 10cc | 3 | 4 |

## By record label

The following record labels had five or more number ones on the UK Singles Chart during the 1970s.
| Record label | Number ones |
| Bell | 13 |
| CBS | 12 |
| Polydor | 11 |
| RCA | 10 |
| Pye | 9 |
| Epic | 9 |
| EMI | 8 |
| RAK | 6 |
| MGM | 5 |

## Million-selling and platinum records

In April 1973, the British Phonographic Industry began classifying singles and albums by the number of units sold. The highest threshold is "platinum record" and was then awarded to singles that sold over 1,000,000 units. Thirteen records were classified platinum in the 1970s and two number-one songs from the 1970s were classified as platinum in the subsequent decade. Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" subsequently sold over one-million copies but in 1985, after sales from its re-release were included.
Two other songs originally released in the 1970s became platinum and become million selling records but both were number-ones in a subsequent decade after being re-released: "Imagine" by John Lennon charted at number six in 1975 but reached number one in 1981 following Lennon's death at the end of the previous year and Tony Christie's "(Is This The Way To) Amarillo" reached number eighteen in 1971 but later took top spot after being re-released as a charity single in 2005. Five number-ones – ABBA's "Dancing Queen", Ian Dury and The Blockheads' "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick", The New Seekers' "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)", Julie Covington's "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" – passed the million-sales mark following the introduction of music downloads in 2004.
| Artist | Song | Date released | Date certified platinum | Year of millionth sale |
| Gary Glitter | "I Love You Love Me Love" | 9 November 1973 | 1 January 1974 | 1973 |
| Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | 5 March 1976 | 1 May 1976 | 1976 |
| Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 31 October 1975 | 1 January 1976 | 1975 |
| Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" | 11 November 1977 | 1 December 1977 | 1977 |
| David Soul | "Don't Give Up on Us" | 3 December 1976 | 1 February 1977 | 1977 |
| Boney M. | "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" | 14 April 1978 | 1 May 1978 | 1978 |
| Boney M. | "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" | 24 November 1978 | 1 December 1978 | 1978 |
| Simon Park | "Eye Level" | 3 November 1972 | 1 January 1978 | 1977 |
| John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "You're the One That I Want" | 1 May 1978 | 1 July 1978 | 1978 |
| John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John | "Summer Nights" | 1 September 1978 | 1 October 1978 | 1978 |
| Village People | "Y.M.C.A." | 1 November 1978 | 1 January 1979 | 1979 |
| Blondie | "Heart of Glass | 19 January 1979 | 1 February 1979 | 1979 |
| Art Garfunkel | "Bright Eyes" | 9 January 1979 | 1 May 1979 | 1979 |
| Pink Floyd | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | 23 November 1979 | 1 January 1980 | 2004–10 |
| Slade | "Merry Xmas Everybody" | 7 December 1973 | 1 December 1980 | 1985 |
| The New Seekers | "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" | 11 December 1971 | — | 2004–10 |
| ABBA | "Dancing Queen" | 6 August 1976 | — | 2004–10 |
| Julie Covington | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | 12 November 1976 | — | 2004–10 |
| Ian Dury and The Blockheads | "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" | 1 November 1978 | — | 2004–10 |

## Songs with the most weeks at number one

The following songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 1970s.
| Artist | Song | Weeks at number one |
| Queen | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 9 |
| Wings | "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School' | 9 |
| Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta | "You're the One That I Want" | 9 |
| Mungo Jerry | "In the Summertime" | 7 |
| Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta | "Summer Nights" | 7 |
| Elvis Presley | "The Wonder of You" | 6 |
| Freda Payne | "Band of Gold" | 6 |
| Dave Edmunds | "I Hear You Knocking | 6 |
| T. Rex | "Hot Love" | 6 |
| Bay City Rollers | "Bye Bye Baby" | 6 |
| Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | 6 |
| Elton John and Kiki Dee | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 6 |
| ABBA | "Dancing Queen" | 6 |
| Art Garfunkel | "Bright Eyes" | 6 |