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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. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
The best ending ever for a song, a Wall of Sound.
9. Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones
Lovely song. Great guitar arrangement.
8. Imagine by John Lennon
Beautiful song. Imagine a world like that.
7. Tumbling Dice by The Rolling Stones
Great song, great singing and I really like the drums.
6. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
The best song off of "The Wall", and one of the best guitar solos.
5. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
Pure Zeppelin rock, awesome rhythm.
4. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
Great opening, arena rock at its best.
3. Layla by Derek and the Dominoes
Some of the finest guitar playing ever, and Clapton's singing is his best.
2. Hotel California by The Eagles
Great song...all the instruments are perfect.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Beautiful opening, awesome guitars and the ending is why Zeppelin is the heaviest band of all time.

10. The Ocean by Led Zeppelin
9. In My Time Of Dying by Led Zeppelin
8. Going To California by Led Zeppelin
7. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. American Pie by Don McLean
5. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
4. Money by Pink Floyd
3. Heart Of Gold by Neil Young
2. My Generation by The Who
1. Over The Hills And Far Away by Led Zeppelin
Simply Amazing!!!

10. Dazed And Confused by Led Zeppelin
9. Misty Moutain Hop by Led Zeppelin
8. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
7. Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
I come from the land of ice and snow.
6. Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
5. House Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
Can I take you to the movie? Can I take to the show?
4. Trampled Under Foot by Led Zeppelin
Momma let me pump your gas.
3. Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin
This song makes me so high.
2. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
You need coolen, yes love this song it is great.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Freaked best song ever... yes I love it.

10. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
9. The Logical Song by Supertramp
8. Hey You by Pink Floyd
7. Epitaph by King Crimson
6. Life On Mars by David Bowie
5. Father And Son by Cat Stevens
4. No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley
3. Imagine by John Lennon
2. Child In Time by Deep Purple
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin

10. Message In A Bottle by The Police
Sting is amazing. Great, interesting song.
9. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
Mark Knofler was an unbelievable guitarist, catchy really good song.
8. Stairway To Heavan by Led Zeppelin
Popularly the best, but not quite, great solo by Page, powerful song, a little long.
7. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Best Floyd song, one of the best bands of all time.
6. Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival
I think CCR is the fourth best of all time, behind Zeppelin, Floyd, and Beatles. Their best song.
5. Reelin' In The Years by Steely Dan
Best lyricists next to Dylan, my favorite band next to the Doobies. MTV ruined them.
4. What A Fool Believes by Doobie Brothers
Lotsa people liked the Doobies before Michael McDonald, I think they were so much better and different with him. One of my favorite songs by one of my two favorite bands.
3. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Most beautiful vocal performance, hard song to sing. Very powerful lyrics, smart and true to society. Marvin's best by a long shot.
2. Imagine by John Lennon
Lennon was the most articulate, artistic, musical Beatle, and wrote this amazing song. One of the many hippie theme songs.
1. Minute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers
Most people think 'Stairway', but it's Michael McDonald's beautiful lyrics, voice, piano playing, they were so much better with him. This whole album was HUGE, no one remembers it was late seventies.

10. The Weight by The Band
Pulled into Nazareth
9. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Best Guitar solo(s) of all time.
8. John Lennon by Imagine
Needed on this list.
7. Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
MM-mmm
6. Highway Star by Deep Purple
Guitar work.
5. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Beauty.
4. Time by Pink Floyd
Very insightful.
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
I love the progression of the song.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Classic.
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
Quite possibly the best song by quite possibly the best band.

10. Sympathy For The Devil by Rolling Stones
My favorite song ever!! If you want to hear it at its best then listen to it live. Keith is amazing.
9. Working Man by Rush
One of the greatest guitar solos ever.
8. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
7. Dazed And Confused by Led Zeppelin
6. Paint It, Black by Rolling Stones
5. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
4. Dream On by Aerosmith
3. American Pie by Don McLean
2. 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago
Great band with a great sound.
1. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great song.

10. London Calling by The Clash
Most important anti-war song ever.
9. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
Nice guitar riff. So catchy.
8. Layla by Derek and the Dominos
Lovelyness.
7. Hotel California by The Eagles
great song.
6. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
The best Who song ever.
5. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Outstanding guitar solo.
4. American Pie by Don McLean
Epic song.
3. Wish You Were Here by Pink FLoyd
This is my favorite song. I love this song so much. It reminds me of my mom.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Wayne's World. Complete awesomness?!
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
This is the greatest song of all time. None campare to it, or Led Zeppelin.

10. American Pie by Don McLean
No, not band camp, nor does it promote teen sex. This is a song, not a movie.
9. T.N.T. by AC/DC
C'mon! You know you can't go to a single sports game without this being played over the loud speakers. Bon Scott R.I.P.
8. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynryd Skynrd
Free Bird was a great song, but I think Sweet Home Alabama is just simply better.
7. Come Sail Away by Styx
Great song, but it has also convinced me that the Styx band member were nerds. "Mr. Roboto" was one thing, but combining angles and UFOs just screams loser. Drop the Star Trek and move on.
6. Hotel California by Eagles
Everytime I hear this song it just lifts me off my feet.
5. Imagine by John Lennon
Imagine...'nuf said.
4. Piano Man by Billy Joel
Billy Joel has been a musical idol of mine for years, and Piano Man is a perfect example why. Joel at his best. Perfection.
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
A great song, but I think it can be overrated a lot.
2. Rapper's Delight by Sugarhill Gang
I'm amazed at how many people left this of their lists. This song is the base for the most popualar genre of music in today's world.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Not only is this one of the greatest classic rock songs of all-time, but it also has given us the greatest backmasked phenomenom of all-time! Oh, here's to my sweet satan...

10. Show Me The Way by Peter Frampton
9. Mademoiselle by Styx
8. Magic Man by Heart
7. Slow Ride by Foghat
6. Do You Feel Like I Do by Peter Frampton
5. Jackie Blue by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
4. Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren
3. Love Hurts by Nazareth
2. Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck
1. I'm Not In Love by 10cc
Brings back the most vivid memories of the 70's for me. I was a whole 11 years old when this song was released.