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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. Yesterday Once More by Carpenters
9. Against The Wind by Bob Seger
8. Time In A Bottle by Jim Croce
7. Summer Breeze by Seals & Crofts
6. Hotel California by Eagles
5. Lyin' Eyes by Eagles
4. Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
2. Growin' Up by Bruce Springsteen
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin

10. Rapper's Delight by Sugarhill Gang
1979. The first rap song in music history, so I decided to put this in.
9. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
1973. The rock band's biggest hit, in my opinion.
8. Best Of My Love by The Emotions
1977. A great soul song. Woh-wohh!
7. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
1976. How could I not add this one? A classic still to this day.
6. My Sharona by The Knack
1979. A very enjoyable rock song.
5. Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
1976. A classic song by a legendary group.
4. All In Love Is Fair by Barbra Streisand
1973. Actually I haven't heard the song, but I have old sheet music of it that I use when I play the piano, and it sounds okay. This was penned by Stevie Wonder.
3. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
1979. The best disco song. The others should be burned at the stake! (j/k)
2. War by Edwin Starr
1970. This song seems to describe the year well.
1. Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat by (From The Aristocats)
1970. I know... but I just thought I'd include this because it was pretty much Disney's most memorable movie and song of the '70s. It was remade by Brian Setzer in '96.

10. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
Yeah, I didn't think you had heard of it.
9. Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
8. Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
7. (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
6. More Than A Feeling by Boston
5. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. Hotel California by The Eagles
3. Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
2. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Relatively unknown these days.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Could there be any other #1?

10. Imagine by John Lennon
9. Black Night by Deep Purple
8. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
7. War Pigs by Black Sabbath
6. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
5. After Forever by Black Sabbath
Check out the lyrics, and the Iommi solo.
4. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
One of the best solos of rock history.
3. More Than A Feeling by Boston
Great structure.
2. Highway Star by Deep Purple
Great solo by Mr. Blackmore.
1. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Only 4 minutes, but 32 years of influence.

10. Throw Down The Sword by Wishbone Ash
Brilliant...just like all their work from '69-'75. Listen to the live version off 'Live Dates'.
9. Radar Love by Golden Earring
Great jazzy rock song.
8. Turn The Page by Bob Seger
Quality song live.
7. Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Quality band, great music.
6. Ferdia's Song by Horslips
Brilliant band and haunting song.
5. Pictures Of Home by Deep Purple
They are a real rock band. Creatures of heavy rock.
4. Mr. Big (live) by Free
Amazing! Great musicians.
3. Umleitung by Status Quo
Who said they only know three chords?? Listen to this!
2. Stargazer by Rainbow
Greatest heavy metal song ever!
1. Phoenix by Wishbone Ash
Greatest song ever; very influential 'out of this world' guitar work! This one starts off slow and hets heavy.

10. Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
Come on. Just try and sit still through this one. Pre-disco hyper funk - this still cooks a dance floor.
9. Fool's Overture by Supertramp
The epitomy and climax of progressive rock. Try it with headphones.
8. Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
Tom Hamilton's bass riff still kicks that a** off everything since.
7. Rock On by David Essex
Extreme cool!
6. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
In the middle of the punk revolution comes the sweetest guitar and coolest sound since Steve Cropper met Booker T.
5. Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Before Jagger was a strutting, aged parody of rock 'n roll, he could sing the hell out of songs that really meant something. This is a great protest song. Listen for the female vocalist near the end - incredible voice.
4. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Working man's anthem. Has anyone yet equaled this tribute to urban freedom?
3. Hotel California by The Eagles
Musically complex, poetic language, and a killer double guitar solo. Nothing on this song has faded.
2. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Gilmour's guitar is as powerful and expressive as anything ever recorded. Ever.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
The reason why you never left the high school dance before it ended.

10. stairway to heaven by led zeppelin
such a great song it deservesto be on the list twice.
9. dream on by aerosmith
great song, with amazing power riffs
8. brain damage/eclipse by pink floyd
amazing song
7. ten years gone by led zeppelin
amazing song, great guitar, page and plant delive again
6. free bird by lynyrd skynrd
one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, will defiantly be the southern anthem when the sout succeds again.
5. sweet home alabama by lynyrd skynyrd
greatest southern song of all time
4. kashmir by led zeppelin
a simple song, but amazing as page/plant deliver this beautiful song about the former state of asia. bonham and paul jones also play a criical part in this song
3. wish you were here by pink floyd
i dont even have to say anything about this sng, listen and find out why.
2. over the hills and far away by led zeppelin
amazing guitar in the begining of the song, finished with strong vocals
1. stairway to heaven by led zeppelin
greatest song ever, one of the best guitar ever as well, plant makes this song with his vocal, while page plays a hauntingly beautiful melody on the guitar. this song has stood up to the test of time and will always be one of the greatest songs ever

10. A Farewell To Kings by Rush
How many arms does the drummer have?
9. Asylum by Supertramp
Their new stuff is too bubblegummy (is that a word?) for me.
8. Great White Buffalo by Ted Nugent
It's TED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What else needs to be said?
7. Earache My Eye by Cheech and Chong
More than a song!
6. The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great blues tune revering a black man by a southern band...cool!
5. Rock And Roll Band by Boston
Great group. This one makes you feel like they're your buddies (I live vicariously when I can).
4. Desparado by Eagles
Really fun to sing along to.
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
You just want to scream it out...
2. Sheep by Pink Floyd
Roger Waters is a genius...what can I say?
1. Time by Pink Floyd
Not known for sax, but I melt every time I hear that solo.

10. (Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
Not a very recognized song, but it has great guiter playing and lyrics.
9. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Another awesome song that tears me up every time I hear it.
8. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Great songwriting and vocals.
7. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
Probably one of the greatest guitar riffs/intros to a song ever.
6. School's Out by Alice Cooper
A cool song that every high schooler should have memorized.
5. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
A song that touches me deeply every time I hear it. It makes me think of all who I've lost in life. It's such an amazing song.
4. Layla by Derk & The Dominos
I didn't believe this song the first time I heard it. Eric Clapton's amazing guitar and lyrics, combined with Duane Allman's slide guitar make it such a great song about love and desire.
3. Hotel California by The Eagles
Great song with lots of imagery and great musical parts.
2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
A classic mixture of all kinds of music, with Brian May's great guitar playing and Freddy Mecury's amazing voice.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Come on! At the begginning this song is very slow and melodic, and by the end you're crushed by a wall of sound.

10. Jukebox Hero by Foreigner
Not too widely known for some reason, but they were really good.
9. The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy
A classic song that is used in many movies today.
8. Detroit Rock City by KISS
These guys were one of the best in concert.
7. Teenage Wasteland by The Who
This is a great song.
6. Purple Haze by Jemi Hendrix
If this guy had lived longer it would have been good to see what more he coulda done.
5. Dream On by Aerosmith
These guys were incredible, but they're ruining it now. Let's hope they retire before they destroy their legend.
4. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
WOW, what a song!
3. Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Again you gotta wonder what more could have been done.
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
What an impact these guys had.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
How can this not be #1 on everyone's list? It makes no sense.