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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. Imagine by John Lennon
Insightful.
9. Hotel California by Eagles
Love it!
8. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Killer song.
7. Who Are You by The Who
Awesome.
6. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Still a hit today.
5. The Joker by Steve Miller Band
I love this song.
4. Walk This Way by Aerosmith
Rippin' baseline.
3. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
Very deep.
2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
One of the greatest hits ever!
1. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
This song influenced a whole generation.

10. White Room by Cream
9. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. Ironman by Black Sabbath
7. Turn The Page by Bob Seger
6. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
5. Eighteen by Alice Cooper
4. NIB by Black Sabbath
3. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
2. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
1. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple

10. Get Dancin' by Disco Tex and the Sex-o-lettes
Funky little silly song.
9. Listen To What The Man Said by Wings
I like all of Wings' material...alot... but not the Beatles...isn't that strange?
8. Strange Magic by ELO
I love this group... very original.
7. Dancin' by Crown Heights Affair
Yep, that's right I LOVE "philly-ish" disco.
6. Get Down Tonight by KC & The Sunshine Band
This should be the theme song to this decade.
5. Love's Theme by Love Unlimited Orchestra
Best instrumental ever....
4. Band On The Run by Wings
Who doesn't like this? Really?
3. Bus Stop by Fatback Band
Disco was FREAK'N GREAT in the beginning... like this.
2. Lowdown by Boz Scaggs
So many instruments going on at one time... very tight... they don't make 'em like this anymore... too bad.
1. I'm Not In Love by 10cc
Listen to this song on headphones....wow!

10. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
8. Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin
7. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
6. Dream On by Aerosmith
5. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
4. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
3. Time by Pink Floyd
2. Baba O'Reilly by The Who
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin

10. Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
The seventies wouldn't be the same without this song.
9. Hocus Pocus by Focus
Dutch group also seen live. Check out Sylvia.
8. Nantucket Sleighride by Mountain
I saw them in the 1972, great music.
7. Silver Machine by Hawkwind
Great in concert.
6. Wishing Well by Free
Great group.
5. School's Out by Alice Cooper
Still going strong now.
4. Blockbuster by Sweet
This is the seventies.
3. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
Classic rock song.
2. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
Just a great song.
1. Get It On (Bang A Gong) by T. Rex
Just a great 70's song.

10. Good Times by Chic
One of those songs you have to like.
9. Save Me A Place by Fleetwood Mac
8. Songbird by Fleetwood Mac
7. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Great song! Really cool and mellow, then all crazy.
6. Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
Another classic.
5. Angel by Fleetwood Mac
4. Sara by Fleetwood Mac
Another great one.
3. Old Man by Neil Young
Really good.
2. Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
Great song.
1. Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
The greatest song ever written! The music, the vocals...it's a masterpiece.

10. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo by Lobo
Perfect pop song to drive along to, you have your windows down, have this song loud, and people look at you cross-eyed as you sing along. It's a great feeling......
9. Hitchin' A Ride by Vanity Fare
Another perfect pop song to drive along to.
8. Venus by The Shocking Blue
I had always thought it was a guy singing the lead, but it's so atmospheric and trippy, Bananarama didn't do justice to it.
7. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? by Hurricane Smith
The 70's version of Rudy Valle, I remember on an episode of 'Frasier', when Frasier sang this song on karaoke to try to impress this woman and it only to annoyed her. That was funny.
6. Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
Perfect pop gem from one of many one-hit-wonders.
5. Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck
The only pop hit I can think of that uses the marimba.
4. Waterloo by ABBA
No 70's top ten song list would be complete without an entry by them. This is my favorite song by everyone's favorite Swedish import (other than IKEA and 'I am Curious (Yellow)').
3. Stay Awhile by The Bells
One of the sexiest 70's pop hits, in my opinon.
2. My Sharona by The Knack
Got us out of the mellowness and disco craze of the 70's and looked towards the 80's and kicked off the New Wave sound that was so popular for a few years after. This song still rocks.
1. Nice To Be With You by Gallery
OK, so I picked a really big staple of cheez pop, but still it is quite a catchy little number, don't you think?

10. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & The Wings
9. Daniel by Elton John
8. Ameircan Pie by Don McLean
7. Desperado by Eagles
6. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Itss a song I think everyone loves.
5. Operator (That's Not The Way It Is) by Jim Croce
Reminds me of me.
4. Paradise City by Guns 'N' Roses
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
It just kicks a**!
2. More Than A Feeling by Boston
The song takes me away and helps me make sense of life.
1. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
The best song ever! The piano and guitar are awesome!

10. Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group
(1972)
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
1970
8. We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions by Queen
1977
7. Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel
1977
6. Dream On by Aerosmith
1973 / 1976
5. Roundabout by Yes
1973
4. Superstition by Stevie Wonder
1973
3. Hotel California by Eagles
1976
2. Let It Be by The Beatles
1970
1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
1973

10. We Will Rock You by Queen
This is the hymn of a whole generation...what else can we say?
9. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
Only Gilmour can play this way.
8. Time by Pink Floyd
This one may be one of the best songs ever. Waters did his best.
7. '39 by Queen
Acoustic song with a spectacular May: singer, guitarist and composer.
6. Words by Neil Young
Young's rudity...means 70's rock music.
5. Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
The lyrics touch one's soul...the notes take you to heaven.
4. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
What you hear is what you get; nothing else.
3. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
A legend of music.
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
100% atmospheric rock.
1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Amazing vocals, awesome originality...just the best.