WATERLOO BY ABBA

     It just wouldn't be the 70s without ABBA, and in 1974 they burst onto the music scene with their massive debut hit, "Waterloo".  The song hit #1 in many countries, and became a top ten hit in the US.  "Waterloo" would eventually sell over 6 million copies, making it one of the most successful songs ever.  This is classic ABBA and the start of an amazing career and legacy by the European supergroup.  The song is also a definitive representation of Europop at its finest.  But then again, pretty much all of ABBA's songs are.

SUMMER BREEZE by SEALS AND CROFTS

     It's just not summertime without hearing Seals and Crofts mega-hit from 1972, "Summer Breeze".  This song instantly evokes a lazy, hazy summer day in the 70s- you can feel and even smell the 70s with this song.  This is classic mellow 70s pop.  AM gold at its finest!

   

HELLO, IT'S ME BY TODD RUNDGREN

     "Hello It's Me" was a Top 5 smash for Todd Rundgren in 1972, and it's a perfect example of the laid back and mellow vibes of the 70's.  It would be Todd's only major pop hit, but the song has become a bona fide pop classic.  Popular enough in fact to be used on tv's "That 70's Show" in the ending of that show's series finale.