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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. Keep On Growing by Derek and the Dominos
Almost a complete 180 of Layla, yet just as good.
9. Dust In The Wind by Kansas
The violin and cello in the middle are outstanding.
8. Mainstreet by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Bob's best lyrics, and a great piece to reminice to.
7. Dream On by Aerosmith
Soft for Aerosmith's standards, but nonetheless their best work.
6. Tiny Dancer by Elton John
How can you not like Elton?
5. Melissa by Allman Brothers Band
Beautiful song in memory of Duane.
4. Time by Pink Floyd
Great solo and lead-in to Great Gig in the Sky.
3. Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
A great, melancholy song.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Amazing.
1. Layla by Derek and the Dominos
Pure carthasis.

10. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
9. They Love To Watch Her Strut by Bob Seger
8. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. Barracuda by Heart
6. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
5. I'm Eighteen by Alice Cooper
4. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
3. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
2. Hotel California by Eagles
1. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath totally rocked the seventies and gave us Ozzy. Live on guys, live on.

10. Doors by Michael Johnson
This song is not that popular, but I felt that I had to include this in my list as one of the hidden gems of the 70's.
9. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight by James Taylor
8. So Far Away by Carole King
7. Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
6. I Write The Songs by Barry Manilow
5. The Winner Takes It All by ABBA
4. More Than A Woman by Bee Gees
A period piece for the 70s, I remember having my first gin drink at 5 years old listening to this song.
3. Desperado by Eagles
2. Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tenille
1. (They Long To Be) Close To You by Carpenters
For me this song encapsulated the 70's for me, it was out in 1969 in the midst of too much noise yet was able to open the gate to other easy listening music of the 70's.

10. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Had to put it in the list based upon pure brilliance.
9. Life In The Fast Lane by The Eagles
Immense intro and meaningful lyrics.
8. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
Who doesn't love that riff?
7. One Of These Nights by The Eagles
Great song and bass intro.
6. Walk This Way by Aerosmith
Amazing guitar riff and Steven Tyler's voice is lush.
5. Feel Like Makin' Love by Bad Company
Paul Rodgers had the ultimate rock voice and this song's harmonies and sudden change of pace make it a great tune.
4. All Right Now by Free
Amazing song by an underrated band.
3. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Defines pure classic rock with the greatest guitar solo ever recorded. A true classic.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
All-time classic.
1. Hotel California by The Eagles
The greatest song ever written with one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. The Eagles were an amazing band and this was their masterpiece.

10. Can't Get Enough by Bad Company
9. Two Tickets To Paradise by Eddie Money
8. Lights by Journey
7. Don't Look Back by Boston
6. Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2 by Pink Floyd
5. Lonely Days by Bee Gees
4. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
3. Black & White by Three Dog Night
The song was inspired by the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education.
2. Saturday In The Park by Chicago
Chicago's first gold single.
1. Joy by Apollo 100