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All researched by Joel Whitburn's Record Research Inc., the international authority, Billboard's charts hold countless surprises and ways to look at popular music. On this edition of American Jukebox we look at Billboard's Hot-100, R&B, and Country charts. To be included on this program the song had to be a #1 hit on one of these charts during the summer of a particular year. #1 on the Hot-100, and another #1 on R&B, and another #1 on the Country chart. These records had to appear between May 15 and September 15 of each summer of the 1970's. These were the giant summer hits in each genre. And in many cases, songs were on more than one chart.

Depending on what part of the country you were listening to the radio, you may have heard different music genres. It is especially noteworthy that much of the South was steeped heavily in Country, while northern cities had a great share of R&B and Hot-100 pop and rock.

Summer by summer, we take #1 hits, one each from the Hot-100, from R&B and from Country. These songs were all on American radios at the same time, during the summers 1970 - 1980.

Where were you listening? What are your summer hit memories? You'll find them here.

Part 1 of this American Jukebox mini-series is Summers Across the Charts: the 1960's.