Whenever bad pop music is mentioned, many people’s thoughts immediately turn to the 1970s. Indeed, for those of us scouting out unloved and forgotten #1 hits, it was a much more fruitful decade than the 1960s. All of the songs listed below have earned a reputation among critics and listeners as the worst chart-toppers of the decade.
The “Bad” #1s Museum – 1970s Inductees
“Everything Is Beautiful” by Ray Stevens (1970)
“Knock Three Times” by Tony Orlando & Dawn (1971)
“Go Away Little Girl” by Donny Osmond (1971)
“My Ding-a-Ling” by Chuck Berry (1972)
“You’re Sixteen” by Ringo Starr (1974)
“The Streak” by Ray Stevens (1974)
“Billy, Don’t Be a Hero” by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods (1974)
“(You’re) Having My Baby” by Paul Anka with Odia Coates (1974)
“Island Girl” by Elton John (1975)
“I Write the Songs” by Barry Manilow (1976)
“Afternoon Delight” by Starland Vocal Band (1976)
“Disco Duck” by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots (1976)
“Torn Between Two Lovers” by Mary MacGregor (1977)
“Da Doo Ron Ron” by Shaun Cassidy (1977)
“You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone (1977)
The Runners-Up
“One Bad Apple” by the Osmonds (1971)
“The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis Jr. (1972)
“Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me” by Mac Davis (1972)
“The Morning After” by Maureen McGovern (1973)
“The Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace (1974)
“Please Mr. Postman” by the Carpenters (1975)
“He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)” by Tony Orlando & Dawn (1975)
“Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver (1975)
“Love Will Keep Us Together” by the Captain & Tennille (1975)
“Bad Blood” by Neil Sedaka (1975)
“Don’t Give Up on Us” by David Soul (1977)
“Looks Like We Made It” by Barry Manilow (1977)
“You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond (1978)
“Babe” by Styx (1979)
“Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes (1979)
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