In honor of Billboard magazine’s 120th anniversary on Nov. 1, we’re revealing the top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits from each decade since the 1960s (for a total of 120 songs).

The Beatles’ hits were numerous in the 1960s and few in the 1970s The Beatles were together from 1960 to 1970. Thus, the 1960s were undeniably their heydey as a group.

Greatest Hits 1970-2002. In this career-spanning collection, Elton John gathers together 34 stellar songs—most of which should be familiar to even the most casual fan.

Gordon Lightfoot, the Candian singer-songwriter known for such 1970s hits as "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown," has died at 84. ... Lightfoot found success on the singer side. In 1970, ...