Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day is a series of music compilations containing chiefly one-hit wonders and lesser-known pop and rock music songs from the 1970s. The first fifteen volumes were released on cassette and (with bonus tracks) on CD, in 1990 by Rhino Records, covering the years 1969–1976. Compiled by Gary Stewart, David McLees, and Bill Inglot, each CD comes with an eight-page booklet which includes five pages of liner notes by Paul Grein. Follow-up volumes appeared in 1993 and 1996, extending the time period to 1979 and with additional songs from the 1972-76 period, available on cassette or CD (ALL 25 volumes were issued in both formats). Each volume has twelve songs. Despite the greater capacity of compact discs, the running time of each of the volumes is no longer than the limit of vinyl records in the 1970s, from 38 to 45 minutes long.
Taking its inspiration from, among others, K-Tel Records, the Have a Nice Day series was among the first of many decade- and genre-delimited collections of lower-charting hits to appear with the arrival of the CD age. Some of the songs provided in this series appear on dozens of other compilations. None of them (including this one) are comprehensive, leaving out best-selling artists and songs unavailable for licensing or other reasons.
Vol. 01 (R2 70921 - 1990) 00:35:39
01. Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday [2:55]
02. Smith - Baby It's You [3:23]
03. The Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me [2:58]
04. Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park [2:48]
05. Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye [4:10]
06. The Shocking Blue - Venus [3:05]
07. Vanity Fare - Early In The Morning [2:46]
08. Mark Lindsay - Arizona [3:06]
09. The Jaggerz - The Rapper [2:44]
10. The Sandpipers - Come Saturday Morning [3:01]
11. The Cuff Links - Tracy [2:16]
12. Mountain - Mississippi Queen [2:32]
Vol. 02 (R2 70922 - 1990) 00:38:58
01. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) [2:50]
02. The Tee Set - Ma Belle Amie [3:13]
03. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky [4:01]
04. The Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life [4:15]
05. Bobbi Martin - For The Love Of Him [2:36]
06. George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag [3:16]
07. The Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? [3:22]
08. White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' [2:58]
09. Vanity Fare - Hitchin' A Ride [3:06]
10. The Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand [2:53]
11. Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful [3:30]
12. Robin McNamara - Lay A Little Lovin' On Me [3:03]
Vol. 03 (R2 70923 - 1990) 00:39:04
01. Melanie with The Edwin Hawkins' Singers - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) [4:00]
02. Alive & Kicking - Tighter, Tighter [2:43]
03. Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime [3:31]
04. Hotlegs - Neanderthal Man [4:19]
05. Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady [3:39]
06. R. Dean Taylor - Indiana Wants Me [3:40]
07. The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You [2:52]
08. Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay [2:57]
09. Brian Hyland - Gypsy Woman [2:35]
10. Jerry Reed - Amos Moses [2:20]
11. Bobby Sherman - Julie, Do Ya Love Me [2:54]
12. Punch - Fallin' Lady [3:38]
Vol. 04 (R2 70924 - 1990) 00:37:08
01. Christie - Yellow River [2:43]
02. Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden [2:45]
03. Ray Price - For The Good Times [3:46]
04. Sammi Smith - Help Me Make It Through The Night [2:29]
05. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles [3:33]
06. Wadsworth Mansion - Sweet Mary [2:37]
07. Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over The Line [3:17]
08. Ocean - Put Your Hand In The Hand [2:53]
09. The Bells - Stay Awhile [3:20]
10. Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock [4:25]
11. Mark Lindsay - Silver Bird [2:59]
12. The Glass Bottle - I Ain't Got Time Anymore [2:27]
Vol. 05 (R2 70925 - 1990) 00:34:41
01. Daddy Dewdrop - Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) [2:50]
02. Lobo - Me And You And A Dog Named Boo [2:52]
03. Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun [2:32]
04. Murray Head - Superstar [4:17]
05. Jerry Reed - When You're Hot, You're Hot [2:20]
06. Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love [2:42]
07. Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) [2:54]
08. The Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again [2:50]
09. Chase - Get It On [2:59]
10. Tommy James - Draggin' The Line [2:45]
11. Redeye - Games [3:02]
12. The Mike Curb Congregation - Burning Bridges [2:45]
Vol. 06 (R2 70926 - 1990) 00:39:18
01. Crabby Appleton - Go Back [3:05]
02. The Buoys - Timothy [2:47]
03. The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding [2:12]
04. Lulu - Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby) [2:43]
05. John Kongos - He's Gonna Step On You Again [4:25]
06. Brewer & Shipley - Tarkio Road [3:13]
07. Five Man Electrical Band - Signs [4:03]
08. Bobby Russell - Saturday Morning Confusion [3:05]
09. Stampeders - Sweet City Woman [3:26]
10. Lighthouse - One Fine Morning [5:17]
11. Five Man Electrical Band - Absolutely Right [2:19]
12. Gayle McCormick - It's A Cryin' Shame [2:49]
Vol. 07 (R2 70927 - 1990) 00:35:27
01. Lee Michaels - Do You Know What I Mean [3:13]
02. Sweathog - Hallelujah [2:59]
03. Coven - One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) [3:22]
04. Melaine - Brand New Key [2:24]
05. Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine [2:16]
06. Bullet - White Lies, Blue Eyes [2:53]
07. Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans [2:46]
08. Beverly Bremers - Don't Say You Don't Remember [3:25]
09. Apollo 100 featuring Tom Parker - Joy [2:46]
10. Climax - Precious And Few [2:47]
11. The English Congregation - Softly Whispering I Love You [2:59]
12. Giorgio - Son Of My Father [3:43]
Vol. 08 (R2 70928 - 1990) 00:36:55
01. Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run [2:33]
02. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln [2:43]
03. The Addrisi Brothers - We've Got To Get It On Again [2:48]
04. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother [3:40]
05. Gallery - Nice To Be With You [2:38]
06. Mouth & MacNeal - How Do You Do? [3:14]
07. Python Lee Jackson - In A Broken Dream [3:41]
08. Godspell - Day By Day [3:15]
09. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) [3:39]
10. Argent - Hold Your Head Up [3:33]
11. Sammy Davis, Jr. - The Candy Man [3:10]
12. Sailcat - Motorcycle Mama [2:05]
Vol. 09 (R2 70929 - 1990) 00:41:15
01. Looking Glass - Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) [3:04]
02. Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday [3:02]
03. Gary Glitter - Rock And Roll Part 2 [2:56]
04. Rick Springfield - Speak To The Sky [2:42]
05. Hot Butter - Popcorn [2:33]
06. Lobo - I'd Love You To Want Me [4:03]
07. Gallery - I Believe In Music [2:37]
08. Cashman & West - American City Suite [7:46]
09. Chi Coltrane - Thunder And Lightning [3:01]
10. Austin Roberts - Something's Wrong With Me [3:08]
11. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair [3:01]
12. The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein [3:26]
Vol. 10 (R2 70930 - 1990) 00:41:48
01. Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California [3:38]
02. Hurricane Smith - Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? [3:28]
03. Edward Bear - Last Song [3:13]
04. Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk [3:07]
05. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone' [2:54]
06. Vicki Lawrence - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia [3:35]
07. Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You [3:25]
08. Dobie Gray - Drift Away [3:56]
09. Skylark - Wildflower [4:09]
10. Stories - Brother Louie [3:55]
11. Looking Glass - Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne [3:24]
12. The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco - Heartbeat-It's A Lovebeat [3:11]
Vol. 11 (R2 70758 - 1990) 00:37:51
01. Clint Holmes - Playground In My Mind [2:56]
02. Maureen McGovern - The Morning After [2:22]
03. Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos [2:18]
04. Donna Fargo - Funny Face [2:48]
05. Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra [5:05]
06. Gallery - Big City Miss Ruth Ann [2:25]
07. Jud Strunk - Daisy A Day [2:49]
08. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down [2:40]
09. Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band [3:27]
10. The Charlie Daniels Band - Uneasy Rider [5:21]
11. B.W. Stevenson - My Maria [2:31]
12. El Chicano - Tell Her She's Lovely [3:15]
Vol. 12 (R2 70759 - 1990) 00:38:35
01. Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun [3:29]
02. Jim Stafford - Spiders & Snakes [3:06]
03. Black Oak Arkansas - Jim Dandy [2:41]
04. Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo [3:43]
05. David Essex - Rock On [3:25]
06. Stealers Wheel - Star [3:00]
07. Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling [2:54]
08. Mocedades - Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) [3:33]
09. Redbone - Come And Get Your Love [3:33]
10. Sister Janet Mead - The Lord's Prayer [2:54]
11. Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer [3:05]
12. Ray Stevens - The Streak [3:16]
Vol. 13 (R2 70760 - 1990) 00:45:07
01. Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis [3:46]
02. Jim Stafford - My Girl Bill [3:13]
03. Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods - Billy, Don't Be A Hero [3:40]
04. Golden Earring - Radar Love [5:05]
05. Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died [3:31]
06. Dave Loggins - Please Come To Boston [4:09]
07. Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' [3:32]
08. Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods - Who Do You Think You Are [3:17]
09. Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently [3:29]
10. First Class - Beach Baby [5:01]
11. Billy Swan - I Can Help [2:57]
12. Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) [3:33]
Vol. 14 (R2 70761 - 1990) 00:41:00
01. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting [3:16]
02. Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You [3:20]
03. Hot Chocolate - Emma [3:52]
04. Sammy Johns - Chevy Van [2:58]
05. Hudson Brothers - So You Are A Star [3:48]
06. Polly Brown - Up In A Puff Of Smoke [3:28]
07. Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) [3:05]
08. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jackie Blue [3:36]
09. Ace - How Long [3:22]
10. Michael Murphey - Wildfire [3:17]
11. Pilot - Magic [3:04]
12. 10cc - I'm Not In Love [3:59]
Vol. 15 (R2 70762 - 1990) 00:40:45
01. Dwight Twilley Band - I'm On Fire [3:16]
02. Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love [3:01]
03. Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band - Black Superman - 'Muhammad Ali' [3:35]
04. Jessi Colter - I'm Not Lisa [3:22]
05. Janis Ian - At Seventeen [3:57]
06. David Geddes - Run Joey Run [2:53]
07. Austin Roberts - Rocky [3:37]
08. Pete Wingfield - Eighteen With A Bullet [3:30]
09. Jigsaw - Sky High [2:49]
10. Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night [2:55]
11. C.W. McCall - Convoy [3:48]
12. Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing [4:06]
Vol. 16 (R2 71196 - 1993) 00:37:25
01. The Ides Of March - Vehicle [2:56]
02. Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride [3:43]
03. Ferrante & Teicher - Midnight Cowboy [3:20]
04. Tin Tin - Toast And Marmalade For Tea [2:25]
05. The Assembled Multitude - Overture From Tommy (A Rock Opera) [2:31]
06. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Never Ending Song Of Love [2:43]
07. Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World [3:46]
08. Robert John - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Mbube) [2:35]
09. The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) [2:24]
10. Wayne Newton - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast [3:24]
11. Flash - Small Beginnings [3:12]
12. Arlo Guthrie - City Of New Orleans [4:32]
Vol. 17 (R2 71197 - 1993) 00:36:56
01. King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight [2:52]
02. Cymarron - Rings [2:32]
03. Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway [3:07]
04. Danny O'Keefe - Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues [3:03]
05. Ian Thomas - Painted Ladies [3:33]
06. Freddy Fender - Before The Next Teardrop Falls [2:35]
07. Hudson Brothers - Rendezvous [3:22]
08. Brownsville Station - Smokin' In The Boy's Room [2:57]
09. Orleans - Dance With Me [3:02]
10. Mike Post - The Rockford Files [3:13]
11. Nazareth - Love Hurts [3:03]
12. Morris Albert - Feelings [3:43]
Vol. 18 (R2 71198 - 1993) 00:37:17
01. Freddy Fender - Wasted Days And Wasted Nights [2:44]
02. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver [3:26]
03. Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow [3:17]
04. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From [3:17]
05. Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams [3:08]
06. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love [3:00]
07. Pratt & McClain - Happy Days [2:37]
08. Henry Gross - Shannon [3:52]
09. Cyndi Grecco - Making Our Dreams Come True [2:32]
10. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight [3:15]
11. Starbuck - Moonlight Feels Right [3:38]
12. England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight [2:38]
Vol. 19 (R2 71199 - 1993) 00:41:21
01. Orleans - Still The One [3:54]
02. Silver - Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang [3:34]
03. Burton Cummings - Stand Tall [3:22]
04. Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers [3:47]
05. Kenny Nolan - I Like Dreamin' [3:30]
06. David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us [3:38]
07. David Dundas - Jeans On [2:36]
08. Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy [4:01]
09. 10cc - The Things We Do For Love [3:31]
10. Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right [3:18]
11. Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel [3:27]
12. Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') [2:49]
Vol. 20 (R2 71200 - 1993) 00:42:50
01. Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me [3:05]
02. David Geddes - The Last Game Of The Season (A Blind Man In The Bleachers) [3:36]
03. Seals & Crofts - Get Closer [3:58]
04. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman [3:37]
05. Boomer Castleman - Judy Mae [3:35]
06. Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots - Disco Duck (Part I) [3:16]
07. Hot - Angel In Your Arms [2:55]
08. Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice [3:31]
09. Peter McCann - Do You Wanna Make Love [3:31]
10. Engelbert Humperdinck - After The Lovin' [3:57]
11. Dean Friedman - Ariel [4:21]
12. The Sanford/Townsend Band - Smoke From A Distant Fire [3:32]
Vol. 21 (R2 71201 - 1993) 00:38:22
01. Ram Jam - Black Betty [2:32]
02. Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band [3:35]
03. Player - Baby Come Back [3:37]
04. Meri Wilson - Telephone Man [2:00]
05. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island [3:30]
06. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch [3:33]
07. Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London [3:26]
08. David Gates - Goodbye Girl [2:48]
09. Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache [3:32]
10. Michael Johnson - Bluer Than Blue [2:59]
11. Exile - Kiss You All Over [3:30]
12. Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel [3:25]
Vol. 22 (R2 71202 - 1993) 00:43:13
01. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner [3:41]
02. Nick Gilder - Hot Child In The City [3:09]
03. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air [3:30]
04. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love [3:10]
05. Nigel Olsson - Dancin' Shoes [4:04]
06. Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin' In [3:31]
07. The Knack - My Sharona [4:03]
08. John Stewart - Gold [4:25]
09. Rex Smith - You Take My Breath Away [3:13]
10. Sniff 'N' The Tears - Driver's Seat [4:01]
11. Robert John - Sad Eyes [3:32]
12. Ian Gomm - Hold On [2:59]
Vol. 23 (R2 72297 - 1996) 00:39:14
01. Focus - Hocus Pocus [3:19]
02. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells [3:19]
03. The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got The Music In Me [5:00]
04. Blue Swede - Never My Love [2:27]
05. Pure Prairie League - Amie [2:39]
06. Gunhill Road - Back When My Hair Was Short [2:40]
07. Sweet - Fox On The Run [3:26]
08. Bay City Rollers - Money Honey [3:17]
09. John Travolta - Let Her In [3:01]
10. Yvonne Elliman - Love Me [3:23]
11. Player - This Time I'm In It For Love [3:46]
12. Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You [3:02]
Vol. 24 (R2 72298 - 1996) 00:40:43
01. Shaun Cassidy - Hey Deanie [3:37]
02. Paul Nicholas - Heaven On The 7th Floor [2:49]
03. Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being A Friend [4:00]
04. David Naughton - Makin' It [3:11]
05. Ronnie McDowell - The King Is Gone [3:16]
06. Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me [3:05]
07. Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good [3:38]
08. Samantha Sang - Emotion [3:58]
09. Jigsaw - Love Fire [2:44]
10. Starbuck - Everybody Be Dancin' [3:47]
11. Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids - Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) [2:56]
12. Wet Willie - Street Corner Serenade [3:45]
Vol. 25 (R2 72299 - 1996) 00:41:16
01. Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen [3:48]
02. Ambrosia - How Much I Feel [4:47]
03. Ian Matthews - Shake It [3:11]
04. LeBlanc & Carr - Falling [3:12]
05. Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop [3:38]
06. City Boy - 5.7.0.5. [3:14]
07. Ace Frehley - New York Groove [2:59]
08. Toby Beau - My Angel Baby [3:32]
09. Orleans - Love Takes Time [4:00]
10. Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It [3:02]
11. Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On [2:48]
12. Rockets - Oh Well [3:11]
