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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. Highway Song by Blackfoot
9. Feelin' Satisfied by Boston
8. Limelight by Rush
7. The Wall by Kansas
6. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
5. Wheel In The Sky by Journey
4. Barracuda by Heart
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
2. Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
1. Hotel California by The Eagles

10. Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer
9. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
8. Bank Robber (dub) by The Clash
7. Many Rivers To Cross by Jimmy Cliff
6. Spill The Wine by War with Eric Burdon
5. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
4. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. Burnin' And A Lootin' by The Wailers
2. Family Affair by Sly And The Family Stone
1. The Payback by James Brown

10. Pop Muzik by M
First quasi-new wave music I liked.
9. Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
8. Bad Girls by Donna Summer
7. Take A Chance On Me by ABBA
Pure pop!
6. Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves by Cher
5. Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck
Love the xylophones and the lead singer's laughter used in the record.
4. You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees
Prefer this song to their "Saturday Night Fever" material.
3. Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
Fierce! What a voice!
2. Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan
So sad!
1. Love Hangover by Diana Ross
Sultry and sexy - get's you moving!

10. Hotel California by Eagles
9. More Than A Feeling by Boston
8. Hollywood Nights by Bob Seger
7. Magic Man by Heart
6. Hold The Line by Toto
5. Ball Room Blitz by Sweet
4. Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
3. Love Is Alive by Gary Wright
2. Love Hurts by Nazareth
1. Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

10. Burning Love by Elvis Presley
The King's last Top 10 hit. Written by his bass player. Recorded in March 1972, a full 5 years before his death. Maybe the King didn't expire prematurely after all.
9. Black Cow by Steely Dan
Impossible to pick one Steely Dan song. This song only mildly cynical and one of the many classics on Aja.
8. You & I by Stevie Wonder
So much Stevie to pick from and I had to go where he accomplishes so much with not much more than a piano and his voice. So expressive.
7. In The Lap Of Gods by Alan Parsons Project
Again, takes you places. Best played in the dark and loud. Majestic and frightening.
6. TNT by AC/DC
Oy! Oy!
5. Steven by Alice Cooper
It's actually part of a bigger suite. To quote a friend of mine, "Bob Ezrin...the 'Mutt Lange' of the 70's".
4. Welcome To The Machine by Pink Floyd
Best played driving , alone, in the dark in a place you hardly you know. Hard to believe it's about the Floyds' initiation into the music business, just like 'Have A Cigar'.
3. Meeting By The River by Bruce Springsteen
Not many albums released in the last 20 years can be played from track one to the end and leave you feeling physically drained because it just takes you places. "Born To Run" is like that. See last sentence of #2.
2. Mistral Wind by Heart
Grim, foreboding and not even blatantly Zeppelin influenced. Later best known for schlock like "These Dreams".
1. Pants by Randy Newman
Get the obscurity out of the way early. Randy is a genius on so many levels and people only know him for "Short People" and "Mama Told Me (Not To Come" or "Leave Your Hat On (not even his versions).

10. Light Up The Sky by Van Halen
9. DOA by Van Halen
8. Ain't Talkin' Bout Love by Van Halen
7. Queen Of The Highway by The Doors
6. Scenes From An Italian Restuarant by Billy Joel
5. You Take My Breath Away by Queen
4. Hotel California by Eagles
3. Soldier Of Fortune by Deep Purple
2. Gates Of Babylon by Rainbow
1. Burn by Deep Purple

10. London Calling by The Clash
9. Celebration by P.F.M.
8. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
7. Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin
6. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
5. Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
4. The March Of The Black Queen by Queen
3. 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
2. Child In Time by Deep Purple
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

10. Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin
Great rock anthem.
9. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
A masterpiece.
8. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
The Great OZZ and Iommi, not to mention Ward and Butler at their best.
7. Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones
Great song.
6. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
Great riff.
5. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
Clapton at his best.
4. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
The best Who song.
3. Imagine by John Lennon
A timeless classic.
2. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
The Greatest guitar riff of all time.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
The Greatest Guitar Solo Ever In A Song, the greatest construction of a song ever, the greatest drummer and vocalist ever = the greatest rock song ever, the greatest song ever.

10. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
9. No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper
8. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
7. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
6. Black Magic Woman by Santana
5. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
4. (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult
3. New Kid In Town by The Eagles
2. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin

10. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
9. Nobody's Fault But Mine by Led Zeppelin
8. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
7. Life In The Fast Lane by The Eagles
6. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Nothing needs to be said about this great song.
5. The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
One of the most famous bass solos ever.
4. Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin
10 minutes of bliss.
3. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
2. Hotel California by The Eagles
Superb song that ends with a brilliant guitar duet.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Definitive and completely unstoppable!