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The 1970s decade chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of the whole decade, on points across all weekly charts of those years: every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position. The 1970s have all ten years here: 519 weekly charts with 2998 different records, 160 of which reached number 1. Top of the decade chart is Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat by Corry en de Rekels and Corry Konings, with 868 points from 41 weeks.

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The best records of the 1970s

The 100 best records of the 1970s, on points across all 519 weekly charts of the decade: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40.

  1. 1Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat
    Corry en de Rekels, Corry Konings · 868 points · 41 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 15 1970
  2. 2Non non rien n'a changé
    Les Poppys · 835 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36 1971
  3. 3Only A Fool (Breaks His Own Heart)
    Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee · 738 points · 27 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 53 1977
  4. 4You're The One That I Want
    John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John · 734 points · 22 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 22 1978
  5. 5Back Home
    Golden Earring · 661 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 29 1970
  6. 6Manuela
    Jacques Herb · 638 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 26 1971
  7. 7'T Is Weer Voorbij Die Mooie Zomer
    Gerard Cox · 632 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 41 1973
  8. 8Waarheen, Waarvoor
    Mieke Telkamp · 631 points · 24 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 13 1971
  9. 9Rivers of Babylon
    Boney M. · 606 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 15 1978
  10. 10Soley Soley
    Middle Of The Road · 591 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 38 1971
  11. 11Do You Love Me?
    Sharif Dean · 584 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21 1973
  12. 12Rock Your Baby
    George McCrae · 569 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1974
  13. 13Un Canto a Galicia
    Julio Iglesias · 562 points · 21 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 26 1972
  14. 14't Smurfenlied
    Vader Abraham · 562 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 42 1977
  15. 15Ich hab' die Liebe geseh'n
    Vicky Leandros · 558 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 40 1972
  16. 16El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
    Simon & Garfunkel · 555 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13 1970
  17. 17Du
    Peter Maffay · 553 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 6 1971
  18. 18How Do You Do?
    Mouth & MacNeal · 553 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 48 1971
  19. 19If I Had Words
    Scott Fitzgerald, Yvonne Keeley · 549 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 53 1977
  20. 20In the Summertime
    Mungo Jerry · 544 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25 1970
  21. 21I Was Made For Lovin' You
    KISS · 542 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25 1979
  22. 22Mull Of Kintyre
    Wings · 540 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 1977
  23. 23To My Father's House
    The Les Humphries Singers · 538 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 39 1970
  24. 24Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)
    Middle Of The Road · 527 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1 1972
  25. 25She Likes Weeds
    Tee-Set, Peter Tetteroo · 521 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43 1970
  26. 26Angie
    The Rolling Stones · 513 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36 1973
  27. 27Quiereme Mucho
    Julio Iglesias · 504 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30 1979
  28. 28Lola
    The Kinks · 503 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1970
  29. 29Let's Dance
    The Cats · 503 points · 18 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 19 1972
  30. 30Sugar Baby Love
    The Rubettes · 501 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 24 1974
  31. 31Dreadlock Holiday
    10cc · 500 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 37 1978
  32. 32Be My Day
    The Cats · 499 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 14 1974
  33. 33Dyna-Mite
    Mud · 492 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 5 1974
  34. 34We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee
    Redbone · 489 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 20 1973
  35. 35Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes
    Rod McKuen · 485 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 35 1971
  36. 36Mijn Gebed
    D.C. Lewis · 484 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 3 1970
  37. 37If You Leave Me Now
    Chicago · 484 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43 1976
  38. 38Swinging On A Star
    Spooky & Sue, Sue Chaloner, Big John Russell · 482 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 39 1974
  39. 39Zou Het Erg Zijn Lieve Opa
    Vader Abraham · 480 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 23 1971
  40. 40Ma Baker
    Boney M. · 480 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21 1977
  41. 41Pop Corn / Popcorn / Popcorn
    Anarchic System / Hot Butter / The Popcorn Makers · 478 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1972
  42. 42Überall auf der Welt
    Freddy Breck · 477 points · 20 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 43 1972
  43. 43Soldier's Prayer
    Oscar Harris · 474 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 14 1971
  44. 44Dancing Queen
    ABBA · 471 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 33 1976
  45. 45Paloma Blanca
    George Baker Selection · 470 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 12 1975
  46. 46Tiger Feet
    Mud · 467 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 10 1974
  47. 47Where Have I Been Wrong
    The Cats · 465 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43 1970
  48. 48Stayin' Alive
    Bee Gees · 464 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 6 1978
  49. 49Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
    Tavares · 464 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 39 1976
  50. 50Proud Mary
    Tina Turner · 464 points · 18 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 9 1971
  51. 51Child in Time
    Deep Purple · 462 points · 22 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 28 1972
  52. 52Bright Eyes
    Art Garfunkel · 459 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 18 1979
  53. 53I Put A Spell On You
    Creedence Clearwater Revival · 457 points · 17 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 39 1972
  54. 54Borriquito
    Peret · 455 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1971
  55. 55Crazy Horses
    The Osmonds · 450 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 50 1972
  56. 56You`re The Greatest Lover
    Luv' · 448 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30 1978
  57. 57I Think I Love You
    The Partridge Family · 448 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 42 1972
  58. 58Give A Little Bit
    Supertramp · 448 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 34 1977
  59. 59See Me, Feel Me
    The Who · 447 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 44 1970
  60. 60You're My World
    Guys 'n' Dolls · 443 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 17 1977
  61. 61Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia
    Demis Roussos · 442 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 44 1973
  62. 62Gigi l'amoroso
    Dalida · 441 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 31 1974
  63. 63The Wall Street Shuffle
    10cc · 439 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 33 1974
  64. 64Kung Fu Fighting
    Carl Douglas · 439 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 40 1974
  65. 65Après toi
    Vicky Leandros · 437 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 15 1972
  66. 66Windsurfin'
    The Surfers · 437 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 26 1978
  67. 67Poppa Joe
    Sweet · 435 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7 1972
  68. 68The Elephant Song
    Kamahl · 434 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 28 1975
  69. 69My Friend The Wind
    Demis Roussos · 433 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36 1973
  70. 70Love Hurts
    Nazareth · 431 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 3 1976
  71. 71Memories
    Earth & Fire · 428 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16 1972
  72. 72Paradise By the Dashboard Light
    Meat Loaf · 427 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 47 1978
  73. 73Hello-A
    Mouth & MacNeal · 426 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21 1972
  74. 74Give Up Your Guns
    The Buoys · 426 points · 19 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 24 1972
  75. 75Mighty Joe
    Shocking Blue · 425 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1 1970
  76. 76Paranoid
    Black Sabbath · 425 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 40 1970
  77. 77Do You Remember
    Long Tall Ernie · 424 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 37 1977
  78. 78Nothing Rhymed
    Gilbert O'Sullivan · 420 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2 1971
  79. 79Ben
    Michael Jackson · 419 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 49 1972
  80. 80Maggie May
    Rod Stewart · 419 points · 16 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 41 1971
  81. 81Rote Rosen
    Freddy Breck · 418 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 29 1973
  82. 82Chiquitita
    ABBA · 416 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 4 1979
  83. 83Dirty Ol' Man
    The Three Degrees · 414 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 51 1973
  84. 84I Don't Wanna Die In An Air Disaster
    Albert Hammond · 414 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 34 1974
  85. 85De Heilsoldaat
    Marc Winter · 413 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 10 1974
  86. 86Meisjes Met Rode Haren
    Arne Jansen · 413 points · 17 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 21 1972
  87. 87YMCA
    Village People · 412 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 1978
  88. 88Mexico
    The Les Humphries Singers · 412 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 38 1972
  89. 89Bohemian Rhapsody
    Queen · 411 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 51 1975
  90. 90My Sweet Lord
    George Harrison · 411 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 50 1970
  91. 91The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina)
    The Shadows · 411 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 24 1979
  92. 92Hopelessly Devoted To You
    Olivia Newton-John · 410 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 37 1978
  93. 93Lay Your Love on Me
    Racey · 410 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7 1979
  94. 94Somebody To Love
    Queen · 409 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 48 1976
  95. 95We Are The Champions
    Queen · 409 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 44 1977
  96. 96Mon amour
    BZN · 408 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 38 1976
  97. 97I Can Help
    Billy Swan · 408 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 1974
  98. 98Radar Love
    Golden Earring · 406 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 34 1973
  99. 99Pappie Loop Toch Niet Zo Snel
    Herman van Keeken · 406 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 46 1971
  100. 100One Is One
    Nick Mackenzie · 405 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 26 1973

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

What is the best record of the 1970s in the Dutch Top 40?

Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat by Corry en de Rekels and Corry Konings, with 868 points from 41 weeks in the chart. The top 3: 1. Huilen Is Voor Jou Te Laat (Corry en de Rekels and Corry Konings), 2. Non non rien n'a changé (Les Poppys), 3. Only A Fool (Breaks His Own Heart) (Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee).

How is the decade chart compiled?

Every weekly entry in the 1970s earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum across all weeks of the decade sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks. A record that stayed in the chart across a year end counts with all those weeks; weeks outside the decade do not.

Which years of the 1970s are on this site?

All ten, from 1970 to 1979, 519 weekly charts in all. Every year has a page of its own with the number ones, the stayers, the new entries and the year chart; a click on a year above opens it.