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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. Come Sail Away by Styx
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
...Took a look around to see which way the wind blow, met a little girl in a Hollywood bungalow...
8. Powderfinger by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Raised my rifle to my eye, never stopped to wonder why, then I saw black as my face splashed in the sky!
7. Clampdown by The Clash
We will teach our twisted speech, to the young believers...
6. That Smell by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Whiskey bottle, brand new car, oak tree you're in my way, there's too much coke, and too much smoke, one more drink full will drown you...
5. Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon
Well he went down to dinner in his Sunday best, excitable boy they all said, and he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest...
4. Saturday In The Park by Chicago
I like it.
3. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
You need cooling, baby I'm not fooling, I'm gonna send you, back to schooling, way down inside, baby you need love, I'm gonna give you...
2. Hotel California by The Eagles
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair, warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air, up ahead in the distance...
1. Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves, like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays...

10. Roundabout by Yes
9. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
8. White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
7. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
6. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
5. Baba O'Reilly by The Who
4. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

10. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
I love this song so much I don't even need to say anything about it.
9. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Talk about original. I don't think I've ever heard a song like this before. From its crazy lyrics to the vocals and guitar it is definitely one of the best song of all time.
8. Piano Man by Billy Joel
Some of the greatest lyrics I've ever heard. Great vocals too.
7. American Pie by Don McLean
If you don't get the chills every time you hear this song you have no taste in music.
6. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
This song is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. Roger Daltrey's yell at the end is just amazing.
5. Imagine by John Lennon
One of John's greatest works. And that's saying a lot.
4. Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
One of the most powerful songs I've ever heard.
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
How could you leave this off the list?
2. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
I wish I could put this alongside 'Baba O'Riley' b/c it really shares the title as greatest song ever.
1. Baba O'Riley by The Who
The greatest song ever written. There is nothing bad about this song from the vocals to the guitar to the bass and drums... just perfect.

10. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
9. Last Dance by Donna Summer
8. Y.M.C.A. by Village People
7. Love Roller Coaster by Ohio Players
6. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
5. ABC by Jackson Five
4. The Hustle by Van McCoy
3. Bicycle Race by Queen
2. Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
1. Brick House by Commodores

10. Dream On by Aerosmith
These guys have the ability to reinvent themselves every time they write a song. That's why they're still around.
9. Superstar by Carpenters
Sad and sentimental.
8. I'm On Fire For You Baby by April Wine
Went to every concert.
7. Lady by Styx
I just really liked this one in High School.
6. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
Possibly THE best song ever!
5. Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin
Can't help but move when I hear this!
4. More Than A Feeling by Boston
Perfect vocals!!
3. Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller
Ahead of it's time for sure!
2. All We Are by Kim Mitchell
Canada's finest hour. Give it a listen.
1. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long by Chicago
Wow! They truly did have a legendery brass section.

10. Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin
9. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
8. Runnin' With The Devil by Van Halen
7. Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
6. Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
5. TNT by AC/DC
4. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
1. Highway To Hell by AC/DC

10. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
9. Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix
THE MAN HIMSELF!!
8. Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix
THE MAN HIMSELF!!
7. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
6. Imagine by John Lennon
5. Time by Pink Floyd
4. Money by Pink Floyd
3. War Pigs by Black Sabbath
2. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin

10. God Save The Queen by Sex Pistols
9. Hey Tonight by Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. Echoes by Pink Floyd
7. Kick Out The Jams by MC5
6. Hotel California by Eagles
What to say...a clasic. I prefer the unplugged version.
5. The End by The Doors
Who can forget this one???
4. Ace Of Spades by Motorhead
I like this one very much.
3. Brain Damage by Pink Floyd
The greatest band ever...
2. Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
1. L.A. Woman by The Doors
Absolutely great song.

10. My Sharona by The Knack
Sort of a dumb song, I know, but I didn't realize it was as big of a hit as it was. It was a song that marked a certain point in my youth only because I heard it so much on the radio. I read a quote on the net that said "With its slamming drums, driving guitar work, and simple, infectious beat, "My Sharona" caused a sensation in 1979. Released June 18, the single went gold in eight weeks, reaching number one in early August".
9. Heart Of Glass by Blondie
It was sort of a funny transition in music at the time. With different Styles influencing musicians. Sort of punk/pop/rock'ish. Her top songs got good radio play. Again this one reminds me of my friends at the time.
8. Surrender by Cheap Trick
Sort of an R&B'ish hard rock band. Again I came to like this song a few years later after it was released. One of my best friends was a Cheap Trick fan. The song reminds me of good times and hanging out with friends.
7. Double Vision by Foreigner
I remember hearing this over and over at summer camp from a friend of mine. It was a cool song that brings back memories of long weekend hiking and camping trips with friends.
6. Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
I was at my cousin's house and he played the song and album. The song had been out for quite a while when I first heard it but I remember really liking the tune and soon after that I got my own copy of the album.
5. Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
I recall hearing this for the first time at my friend's house. He played the record loud and I remember the song rocked (for the time). It was only later that I learned the song was quoting the bible.
4. Telephone Line by ELO
Another band of the 70's that got a lot of air play. This song, and also "Turn To Stone" by ELO, I really remember.
3. Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Kind of a strange song that was played so much on the radio. I remember the lyrics but could never understand what they were saying..."Blinded by the light, revved up like a dooshun to rowner in the night" HA! It was only recently that I found out they were singing "Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night" I was sort of close ! :-)
2. You Make Loving Fun by Fleetwood Mac
Somewhat haunting of a melody. 'Rumors' was and always will be a great album. My brother had the 'Rumors' album on 8-track and I remember hearing it when I was really young and again many times on the radio until even now.
1. Barracuda by Heart
I remember this as being a really cool hard rock song. I heard it for the first time when I was a very young boy, sitting in my parents truck, and listening to a cheap, factory installed AM radio.

10. MacArthur Park by Donna Summer
Someone left the cake out in the rain...what a crazy lyric!
9. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys by Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson
Gotta put a country song to honor my Texas heritage...this one is one of the best.
8. Walk This Way by Aerosmith
I'm a kid of the 80's so Run DMC really introduced this song to me, but the original is classic.
7. You're the One That I Want by Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
Tell me about it, stud! Olivia made me sweat and I was only 8! Yet another Travolta movie I love.
6. You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
It's a break-up song, but it's fun to lip-sync to.
5. Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
Rediscovered in 1991/92 during a Wayne's World skit featuring Madonna..Party on Wayne! Party on Garth!
4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
I'm not a present for your friends to open....
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
After living in Japan, where karaoke is a pasttime, this is king to sing to!
2. Someday We'll Be Together by Diana Ross and the Supremes
Technically a song from 1969, but I'm a chartwatcher, and this was #1 when I was born the week after Christmas, 1969...first song of 1970.
1. Night Fever by Bee Gees
Love it! Love it! Love it! And I love the movie!