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Top Ten Songs of the Seventies

What are your top ten favorite songs from the 70s?

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10. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
9. Night Crawler by Judas Priest
8. Children Of Bodom by Children Of Bodom
7. Clayman by In Flames
6. Down by Rage
5. Poison by Alice Cooper
4. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
3. Thunderstruck by AC/DC
2. Psycho Circus by KISS
1. Painkiller by Judas Priest

10. All Right Now by Free
9. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
8. Jet Airliner by Steve Miller Band
7. Won't Get Fooled Again by The who
6. American Woman by The Guess Who
5. Money by Pink Floyd
4. Imagine by John Lennon
3. Down By The River by Neil Young
2. The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
1. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

10. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
And u can't have a Top Ten without Pink Floyd.
9. Dream On by Aerosmith
Also another song with good lyrics.
8. Come Sail Away by Styx
Interesting and fun song.
7. Imagine by John Lennon
Inspirational lyrics in an awesome song....only Lennon.
6. Hotel California by The Eagles
Gotta give it up to the Eagles.
5. Juke Box Hero by Foreigner
After I heard this song once, I couldn't stop listining to it.
4. Turn The Page by Bob Seger
One of my personal favorites...obviously.
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Long...but well worth it....fantastic song.
2. American Pie by Don McLean
Awesome song...
1. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
By far the best song in American history...if not the world.

10. Little Willy by Sweet
9. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
8. Turn The Page by Bob Seger
7. Dream On by Aerosmith
6. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
5. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
4. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
3. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
2. (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

10. The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
9. God Save The Queen by Sex Pistols
8. Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
7. We Will Rock You by Queen
6. Larks Tongues In Aspic Part. I by King Crimson
5. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
4. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
3. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

10. Feels Like the First Time by Foreigner
9. Piano Man by Billy Joel
8. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. Hotel California by Eagles
Quintessential song from the quintessential 70's American band.
6. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
5. Joy To The World by Three Dog Night
4. Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Best rock song ever.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Who doesn't remember this one fondly.
1. American Pie by Don McLean
The first time I heard this song I knew it was my all-time favorite.

10. Come Sail Away by Styx
9. Riding The Storm Out by REO Speedwagon
8. Foreplay/Long Time by Boston
7. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
6. Slow Ride by Foghat
5. Jane by Jefferson Starship
4. China Grove by Doobie Brothers
3. Do You Feel Like I Do by Peter Frampton
2. Roller by April Wine
1. Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group

10. Long Way To The Top by AC/DC
9. Imagine by John Lennon
8. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
7. Walk This Way by Aerosmith
6. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
4. Hotel California by Eagles
3. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. The Joker by Stevie Miller Band
'Really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree'
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Lovin' it.

10. The Seeker by The Who
9. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
8. Boogie With Stue by Led Zeppelin
7. Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
An amazing song!!!!
6. Cocaine by Eric Clapton
Woaa...
5. Alabama Song by The Doors
4. Hurricane by Bob Dylan
3. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
2. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp by Led Zeppelin
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
It's an amazing piece of music, a beautiful text... it's absolutely fantastic! Jimmy, Robert, Bonzo (if you hear me), John-Paul, BRAVOOOO!

10. Jet Airliner by Steve Miller Band
9. Layla by Derek and the Dominos
Ok, ok. You guys are right. And besides, I'm a huge 'Goodfellas' fan...
8. I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince
A fluffy pop effort on the surface and in the original radio cut, but turns to brilliant funk when Prince does his thing on the bass and keyboards on the album mix. Amazing falsetto.
7. Real Love by John Lennon/Yoko Ono
Hypnotic, dreamy little song with an echoing decay into infinity at the end under headphones. Great.
6. Heart Of Glass by Blondie
I remember the first couple of times I heard this as a teenager in a Tower Records store. Heaven spun gossamer threads. Not the same effect anymore, but I have my memories.
5. Got To Be Real by Cheryl Lynn
Pure, driving, pre-electronic dance energy. Some of the punchiest and swelling brass ever recorded in a pop song.
4. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
Repetitive, grim, defiant anthem that sucks you in and hijacks your short attention span nonetheless. Great stuff.
3. Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
Great song in the dark on a fall or winter night just staring at the LEDs on your stereo. Don't like the sax? You'll love this one anyway.
2. 'The Chase' (Midnight Express) by Giordio Moroder
One of the few synth instrumentals that charted well. If you like synths and haven't heard this, you MUST. The mix straight off the DVD is even better than that off the great Casablanca LP.
1. The Robots by Kraftwerk
Seminal techno, brilliant fat synthesis. Some sort of anachronistic commentary on Eastern Block drugery and repression in English, Russian and German. Better than I make it sound.