They Just Don’t Make Hard Rock Songs Like These 4 Classics From 1970 Anymore

The article revisits four hard rock songs released in 1970, presenting them as enduring classics that remain familiar to listeners today. Their chart performance and continued radio play show how songs that had mixed success in the United States could still become lasting favourites.

Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” reached No. 4 in the UK but missed the US Top 40. Free’s “All Right Now” peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK; Ten Years After’s “Love Like a Man” reached No. 10 in the UK, while Deep Purple’s “Black Night” peaked at No. 2 there and remains a regular on US classic rock radio.