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Seventies music bingo: the 1970s on the bingo card
The seventies are a generous decade for music bingo, because so much existed side by side. Stadium rock and singer-songwriters, glam rock and the first disco records, and running right through it all the local bands that made the charts.
The app comes with a ready-made playlist called Golden Years, full of the big hits from those golden years. Pick that list, or build your own by pasting a playlist from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music or Deezer. Typing the songs in yourself works too.
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Start with the Golden Years playlist
Golden Years is the fastest route to a full evening: pick it and play. The list runs from the late sixties well into the seventies, so if you want to stay strictly in the 1970s, add the songs you are missing yourself. The Bingo Master plays 30 seconds of every track, with a 3-second gong in between.
Rock, ballads and chart pop side by side
Put Queen and Pink Floyd next to Elton John and Fleetwood Mac, and slip in the one-hit wonders everybody still knows. That mix keeps every guest in the game, including the ones who only ever heard the radio edits. For an hour of play you need about 110 songs, for ninety minutes 164.
Where this theme works
A seventies bingo suits a 50th or 60th birthday, a reunion or a theme party with album sleeves on the wall. Print the cards two per A4 with cut lines, or let guests play on their own phone through bingobanger.party with the game code from the host.
Or grab the ready-made list
Rather not hunt for songs? The app has Golden Years waiting, curated and checked for playable previews. Open it, start it, play. Pasting your own playlist still works too.
Example songs for this theme
For inspiration: these are songs that tend to work well with this theme. You are not tied to any of them — you build your own list, so use them, extend them or ignore them completely.
- Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen
- Hotel California — Eagles
- Imagine — John Lennon
- Rocket Man — Elton John
- American Pie — Don McLean
- Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Waterloo — ABBA
- Maggie May — Rod Stewart
- Smoke on the Water — Deep Purple
- Dreams — Fleetwood Mac
- Wish You Were Here — Pink Floyd
- Radar Love — Golden Earring
- Baker Street — Gerry Rafferty
- Lola — The Kinks
- Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree — Tony Orlando & Dawn
How to make this music bingo yourself
Paste your playlist
A link from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music or Deezer, or type your own list of songs. The app collects the titles and removes duplicates.
Choose playing time and win pattern
The app works out how many songs you need and picks the card size.
Print the unique bingo cards
Two cards per A4 with cut lines, with a matching emoji above every title, plus a checklist for the host.
Play the hits
The Bingo Master plays the recognizable part of every song and verifies each bingo through the card code.
Hosting your own music bingo
Traditional bingo uses numbers; this game uses songs, and that one twist is what makes it fun. There is no number to look up: people listen to the opening seconds, recognise the hit and players mark it off. You do not need a professional host or a trivia round to warm the room up, because the music does that for you. Most people know far more songs than they think.
Decide first what you want the evening to be. A short game of three rounds is perfect before dinner; a complete night of 90 minutes suits a party, a company event or a musical theme night. Whether your crowd grew up on the 90s or on last summer's charts, use their own music instead of a generic list: the best selection is the one where every player recognises something — a classic, a guilty pleasure, a recent hit. That is what gets people out of their seats.
The format is easy. Create the list, choose the card size and the win pattern, and give everyone a card with the song titles printed on it. Each song is played once, in a random order. The first person to fill a whole line shouts bingo, and the host verifies that call with the code along the side. Guests who would rather not use paper join online at bingobanger.party with your game code. Small prizes per round keep the energy up, and they do not have to be expensive.
Questions, or want a hand hosting your first game? Email robin@kreatrix.nl and we will get back to you within a working day. The app is free, six cards included.
Frequently asked questions
Which songs belong in a seventies bingo?
The radio hits of the decade: rock, glam rock, ballads and the first disco records, plus the local bands that charted at the time.
Is there a ready-made list?
Yes, the Golden Years playlist in the app. Pick it and you can play immediately. Pasting or typing your own list works just as well.
How many songs do I need?
About 55 for half an hour, 110 for an hour and 164 for ninety minutes of play.
What does the app cost?
Free with 6 cards. Bingo Master is a one-off 4.99 euro for 50 cards, all win patterns, Plot Maximizer and Soundcheck; Bingo King 19.99 euro for 1000 cards and your own logo. No subscription, no ads.
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