Various rock acts scored their final chart-topping single during the 1970s before never returning to No. 1, and American Songwriter has picked out three standout examples. The piece highlights how these songs marked the end of an era for each act, even as they remain among their most enduring and recognisable tracks.

The examples cited are The Rolling Stones' disco-tinged "Miss You," which drummer Charlie Watts said was shaped by the band's nights out at discos; The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes," co-written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, which won Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 1980; and The Eagles' "Heartache Tonight," which reached No. 1 in November 1979 after emerging from a jam session between Glenn Frey and Bob Seger.