The last year of the s was truly historic. Richard Nixon campaigned his way into the Oval Office. Neil Armstrong left his footprints on the moon. And Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid skyrocketed to the top of the box office. But was also a massive year for music—possibly the best of the 20th century. From the smash hits like "Sweet Caroline" and "Proud Mary" to the era-defining festivals hello, Woodstock , those 12 short months were transformative for the world of music. Here, according to Billboard's Hot Singles chart for the year, are the top 50 songs that led the charge. It's hard to believe a fictitious rock band would earn the top spot on a Billboard Hot chart, but The Archies did just that in The band had a couple of hits during the show's run, but their most famous was " Sugar, Sugar ," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim , with Toni Wine and Ron Dante singing lead vocals on the track. The song "Aquarius" actually comes from the hit musical Hair.
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Follow Billboard. All rights reserved. If it seems like is a lot to live through, look back at the summer of The Stonewall Riots, the first letters from the Zodiac killer, the first troop withdrawals from Vietnam and the Nixon doctrine, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Chappaquiddick incident, the death of Brian Jones and the murder of Sharon Tate, and of course, the original Woodstock Festival -- not only did it all happen that summer, it all occurred in the span of about a month and a half. The music was no different. Read on, and get ready to be taken higher. When Aldrin and Armstrong stepped onto the moon - the signature engineering achievement of the century -- the No. But this driving, droning fluke smash still feels like an AM broadcast from a distant world. Friends of Distinction, "Grazing in the Grass" No. Not hard to see why: The flower power hits you right smack in the chest on this one, an irresistible soul-pop blast that asks "Can you dig it?
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