A special aura surrounds records that reach the top spot on Billboard's Pop 100 chart. Many number one hits hold the spot for multiple weeks. Most of these hung for one or two weeks, with the Jackson Five's "I'll Be There" staying around for five, followed by Edwin Starr's bombastic "War" (three weeks). Motown produced many more chart toppers in the '70s, this is a mere sampling. Michael Jackson's and Diana Ross' voices dominate. Michael does four tracks, three by the Jackson 5, and "Ben," a solo shot; Diana Ross warbles ...
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A special aura surrounds records that reach the top spot on Billboard's Pop 100 chart. Many number one hits hold the spot for multiple weeks. Most of these hung for one or two weeks, with the Jackson Five's "I'll Be There" staying around for five, followed by Edwin Starr's bombastic "War" (three weeks). Motown produced many more chart toppers in the '70s, this is a mere sampling. Michael Jackson's and Diana Ross' voices dominate. Michael does four tracks, three by the Jackson 5, and "Ben," a solo shot; Diana Ross warbles three early solo smashes: the disco-ish "Love Hangover," the sensuous "Touch Me in the Morning," and "The Theme from Mahogany." Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Tears of Clown" is a good contrast to "Love Machine," which features Billy Griffin, Smokey's replacement, and additional busters by Eddie Kendricks, and the Temptations. These are not the album cuts, but the single radio edits. ~ Andrew Hamilton, Rovi
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