A song can only hit the top of the charts by knocking another song down, and that's precisely what these three 1971 hit songs did.
Cher needed a boost to start the 70s. The story song "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" provided it by topping the pop charts.
Last year, when Dionne Warwick was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, British actress and singer Cynthia Erivo offered this salute: “I think it would be very safe to say that I’m standing on ...