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1970

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel won the 1970 won Grammy Awards for both Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year. The song featured piano player Knechtel from Bread. The song was written by Paul Simon. and from the album Bridge Over Troubled Water. 

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1971

Carole King's It's Too Late won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from her album Tapestry. 

 

James Taylor's version of You've Got A Friend featured guest singer Joni Mitchell. The song won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. This song was written by Carole King.  James Taylor had taken the song to number one, receiving extensive radio airplay. The song was written by Carole King. and from the album Tapestry. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1972  

Roberta Flack recorded The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face in 1969, but it became popular later. The song won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. This song was written by Ewan MacColl. 

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1973

Roberta Flack returned 1 year later with Killing Me Softly. The year before, Roberta Flack had the second biggest song with The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Both songs won the Grammy Awards for Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year. This song was written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. 

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1974

The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie The Way We Were. This song was written by: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch. 

 

Olivia Newton-John's  I Honestly Love You was popular in both 1974 and 1977. Then, a comeback remake was popular in 1998. In 1974, it won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year, which was awarded in 1975.

 

1975 

Captain & Tennille's Love Will Keep Us Together was the 1975 top song of the year, and won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The writer of the song Neil Sedaka recorded his version of the song in 1974. This Captain & Tennille song was from album Love Will Keep Us Together. 

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 Judy Collins Send In The Clowns won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. 

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1976

Barry Manilow's I Write The Songs won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The writer, Bruce Johnston, was a member of The Beach Boys. David Cassidy had previously recorded the song. 

 

This Masquerade by George Benson won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. This song was written by Leon Russell. 

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1977

Love Theme From A Star Is Born by Barbra Streisand won the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year. The song was from the movie A Star Is Born. This song was written by Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams. 

 

Hotel California won the Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. The song was from the album Hotel California.

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1978 

Billy Joel's Just The Way You Are won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. The song was from the album The Stranger. 

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1979

The Doobie Brothers' What A Fool Believes won the Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and for Song Of The Year. The song was written by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. and from the album Minute By Minute.