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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. Long Train Runnin' by Doobie Brothers
Great song from a great band.
9. Crystal Ball by Styx
Tell me, tell me where I'm going...
8. Thunder Island by Jay Fergerson
Makes me want to go to the beach again right now!
7. Long Distance Winner by Buckingham Nicks
If you are a child of the 70s like me, you'll like it, too.
6. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Our anthem here in the great state of Alabama. Roll Tide!
5. I Can Hear Love by Tarney Spencer Band
Another lost song that classic radio has forgotten about today.
4. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Hard to choose a single because their albums were all put together so well.
3. Cindy Incidentally by Rod Stewart/Faces
Edges out Stay With Me to represent Rod on this list.
2. One Of These Nights by Eagles
The Eagles could have their own top 10 list.
1. Hot Summer Night by Walter Egan
One of the greatest 70s songs ever - and nobody plays it on classic radio today.

10. Locomotion by Grand Funk
9. A Saucerful Of Secret by Pink Floyd
8. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
7. My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
6. People Are Strange by The Doors
5. Confusion by Electric Light Orchestra
4. More Than A Feeling by Boston
3. The Great Gig In The Sky by Pink Floyd
2. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
1. Echoes by Pink Floyd

10. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
HOw can u not like this song??
9. Imagine by John Lennon
Imagine...I wish we could live in the world you imagined
8. Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2 by Pink FLoyd
I know I'm a little biased...but Pink Floyd is just too good...
7. Thunderstruck by AC/DC
Great guitar work...Young is a maniac
6. Dream On by Aerosmith
Such a great song...makes u think
5. We Are The Champions by Queen
Queen's greatest hit, in my opinion...it continues to get a lot of radio play decades after its release...a true classic
4. Voodoo Chile by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The first time I heard this song I thought I died...and went to heaven...Jimi is still the king and will always be the king...
3. Time by Pink Floyd
This song is my 2nd all time favorite song...EVER...Gilmour shows off for the first time his ability to make beatiful solos...definitely a classic
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Don't know much 'bout Led Zeppelin (I know I'm lame) but I gotta hand it to 'em...this is such a great song...and Jimi Page's guitar solo is in many people's opinion the greatest ever...
1. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Gilmour's solo(s) is without out a doubt top 5 on any all-time greatest solos list....the song...like the album...is a classic

10. Paradise By The Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf
C'mon now........Who does not have at least one memory like this song?......I knew it....lol
9. Going To California by Led Zeppelin
When you are done with Black Dog and Rock And Roll(same album), you need this one to bring you back down only to be taken up again by Plant's vocals.
8. Eruption/You Really Got Me by Van Halen
My first reaction to Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing and David Lee Roth on mic was total awestruck.
7. Like A Hurricane by Neil Young
You really gotta love the 6-minute guitar solo.
6. Rock And Roll Song by Valdy
My fav song from my fav Canadian artist.
5. Chevy Van by Sammy Johns
This song defines the later 70's.........vans with bubble windows.......you can picture it...can't you?...lol
4. Showdown by E.L.O
Don't care for them as sell-out disco performers.........this song happened to them way before Shine A Little Light.....uggh
3. #9 Dream by John Lennon
This is one of those 'after the bar at 3 am' songs.
2. Imagine by John Lennon
Wow.....who would have thought that song would have as much relevance today as it did in John's time...............Timeless classic
1. Wild Horses by Rolling Stones
The boys at their best.

10. Ready For Love by Bad Company
Seminal sexy, powerful.
9. Carry On by Crosby, Stills & Nash
My favorite harmonies.
8. Taxi by Harry Chapin
I loved and miss Harry so much.
7. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
Rebellion at its finest.
6. Hotel California by Eagles
Just a classic.
5. The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
This will always be one of the songs that defined the 70's.
4. Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart
Maybe it's just me..
3. Money by Pink Floyd
Best album of the 70's.
2. Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
Lots of good memories on Saturday nights....
1. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
This song IS the 70's.

10. Southern Man by Neil Young
9. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix
8. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
7. Touch Me by The Doors
6. Hotel California by The Eagles
5. (Dont't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
4. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
2. When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

10. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
9. Johnny B. Goode by Johnny Winter
8. Doctor Doctor by UFO
7. Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
6. Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M
5. Free Me by Uriah Heep
4. Down By The River by Albert Hammond
3. Over The Rainbow by Billy Thrope
2. Lyin' Eyes by Eagles
1. Its All Over Now Baby Blue by Graham Bonnet

10. Touch Too Much by AC/DC
Awesome song from begining to end, as always.
9. The Rolling Stones by Sympathy For The Devil
Definitely a defining song for the band...the lyrics still send those chills up my spine.
8. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
The Who can't be forgotten...they just rocked so much, though the band did die with Keith Moon.
7. When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
Excellent song. Buy the Album. It will change you forever.
6. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Although The Wall itself is an unbeleivable collection of songs, Dave Gilmour's solo on this has put it in the record books for sure.
5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles
George always wrote the best Beatles songs...an all time classis for sure.
4. Dark Side Of The Moon (Album) by Pink Floyd
Would be bloody hard to choose which songs off this album I would rank here, but stand outs definitely include Money, Time, Us and Them + Any Colour You Like
3. Dazed And Confused by Led Zeppelin
Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham all go off in this song, one of their finest out for sure. (Zeppelin would pretty much take up this list, so I'll go for a bit of variety from now).
2. Gallows Pole by Led Zeppelin
Well what more can I say? If you've heard it you'll understand; if you haven't then you haven't lived!
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Possibly the greatest band on Earth (sorry John, George, Paul and Ringo!). Surely the greatest guitar solo of all time, and definitely the best song of all time.

10. Wild World by Cat Stevens
Its '68, but damn, it's close enough, and it means something to me.
9. On The Hunt by Lynyrd Skynyrd
I'm not 100% sure when this was made, but his time was the 70's so I'm going with it.
8. Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix
No-one beats the guitar, ever, and no one ever will.
7. Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
Wow, I really like Zeppelin. Who doesn't want to listen to a song about the Vikings huh?
6. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
Great rock and solo, great song.
5. Imagine by John Lennon
Deep and moving.
4. Wild World by Cat Stevens
Softer, but a good song to sit and listen to and understand.
3. Hotel California by The Eagles
Great song. Everyone knows it and no-one complains when it comes on the radio.
2. Speak To Me by Pink Floyd
If I'm going to listen to Pink Floyd I'm gonna sit and let it flow through me, and what song is better for that?
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
There is a reason why this is everyone's favorite, I feel it's the perfect mix of the greatest range of music. (If you ever read this Kristy, 4504!)

10. Fool In The Rain by Led Zeppelin
Better than 'Stairway'
9. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Thanks to Wayne and Garth
8. Hey Hey What Can I Do by Led Zeppelin
Better than 'Stairway'
7. Dream On by Areosmith
Wen u rock out for 4 decades u deserve it
6. Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
He had to make the top ten...he just had too
5. Hotel California by Eagles
Overplayed...but much deserved
4. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
I like drugs
3. When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
Better than 'Stairway'
2. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
Better than 'Stairway'
1. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
3 guitar army....plus the greatest rock and roll song of all time