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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. Smokin' In The Boys Room by Brownsville Station
This was the coolest song my 11-year-old self ever heard.
9. Come And Get Your Love by Redbone
Another one that defined a moment. Couldn't have been done in any other decade.
8. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
What song was it you wanted to hear?
7. Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group
Blast this one while tooling down the freeway in your GTO, smoking a doobie with your bro's.
6. Green Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf
Dig that syncopation. Could have been on the soundtrack for some bad old school porn.
5. Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent
Didn't your 8th grade cover band play this one?
4. Slow Ride by Foghat
With that hair, and those 'stashes, Foghat WAS 70's rock!
3. Bungle In The Jungle by Jethro Tull
A sentimental favorite from one of the great old-style 70's groups.
2. Anarchy In The U. K. by Sex Pistols
The Ramones' shout becomes a shriek, and nothing was ever the same. Right now, indeed.
1. Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
The song that showed the change coming.

10. Imagine by John Lennon
John died way to soon... could have done so much more, but great song!
9. Hotel California by Eagles
So many hits, but not enough spots. This is the best of the bunch!
8. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & The Wings
Can't forget a Beatle!
7. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
Enough said.
6. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
Eric Clapton is great!
5. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
Who does not like Ozzy?
4. Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great!!!!!! Can Listen to it anytime.
3. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Dare I say more?!
2. Dream On by Aerosmith
Classic song... quite peaceful if you ask me! Also written by the greatest band of all time.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Greatest song ever written! It has every type of music in one song... a great song!

10. Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow
9. Love Machine by Miracles
8. That Lady by Isley Brothers
7. My Love by Wings
6. Funeral For A Friend by Elton John
5. The Express by B.T. Express
4. Music Man by Doobie Brothers
3. Wonderous Stories by Yes
I realize the word is properly written 'wondrous', but on my CD it's written with the 'e'.
2. Fire by Ohio Players
1. I'm In You by Peter Frampton

10. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Mercury's the best singer of any era.
9. All Right Now by Free
Simple, yet excellent.
8. Baba O'Riley by The Who
Nifty organ solo.
7. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin
Good blues.
5. Is This Love? by Bob Marley
He's the king of reggae.
4. The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin
I got nothin' to say.
3. D'yer Mak'er by Led Zeppelin
Reggae done Zeppelin-style.
2. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
This one is tied with 'Stairway' as my fave.
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
I don't care that it has been overplayed, I love it to death.

10. Bron Yr Stomp by Led Zeppelin
Cool, has nice rhythm and uh, like every other song I've listed, it rules!
9. Long Way To The Top by AC/DC
Umm, it involves the words Rock & Roll, so... yeh it's good.
8. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Just sounds cool, and has a cool distorted grungy solo!
7. The Rover by Led Zeppelin
Doesn't get as much attention as it should.
6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Some of the greatest lyrics ever written.
5. Break On Through (To The Other Side) by The Doors
Awesome...
4. Highway Star by Deep Purple
Best song from Deep Purple, the Made in Japan version kicks arse.
3. Time by Pink Floyd
Great sounding solo, nice vocals...
2. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
If one song defined how much Led Zeppelin rocked, it'd be this...
1. When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
Great drums on this, mixed with the guitar, comes out perfect, though finding no 1 with all the Zeppelin songs was hard.

10. California Dreamin by The Mamas & The Papas
If you have to ask...come on.
9. Cocaine by Eric Clapton
The Boldest drug song of its time.
8. Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
The song that would born hard rock.
7. Letter by The Box Tops
Who would have thought a 16 year old could sing with so much passion. 1967
6. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix
People dropped jaws at the entry of this song.
5. Neil Young by Hey Hey My My
The greatest rock n your face song ever...think about it.
4. Strawberry Fields by The Beatles
Nothing to get hung about...it's the Beatles most mature and growth as an artist...pioneering the sound of the 70's.
3. Com'n Back To Me by Jefferson Airplane
No song makes you want to love like this one.
2. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
Who compares with lyrics.
1. Imagine by John Lennon
No song compares artistically, musically arranged, and fitting for the time.

10. Day After Day by Badfinger
I never hear this on the radio and I know it's not because it was a lousy song!
9. Bennie And The Jets by Elton John
Everything he and Bernie Taupin touched in the 1970s turned to gold. One of the best albums of that decade was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and out of all the songs on it, I like this one the most.
8. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
This went right to the top of the charts because it was so different and it's still enjoyable.
7. If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
Who had a more mellow voice than Gordon? His best song ever. . . .
6. American Pie by Don McLean
When this single hit the charts in late 1971 there must have been a million guesses as to what the lyrics were about even though it was obvious. I still know every line. . . .
5. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
The first time I heard this one the radio I wasn't sure what I was listening to. Probably the most unusual song of the decade. Freddie Mercury had a great voice. When the song reappeared again in the 1990s my kids thought it was awesome and didn't believe me when I told them that Bohemian Rhapsody came out when I was in high school. Can you imagine anyone remaking this song? No one could do it better than Queen.
4. How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees
The whole Saturday Night Fever soundtrack is still great after 26 years and this is one of my favorite songs ever.
3. Sailing Away by Styx
Great song and something different at the time.
2. Just My Imagination by Temptations
Their last hit and their best song--nice, slow, easy. . .
1. Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
Ever buy an album for one lousy song? I believe this was on "Leftoverture"--Kansas's best! Good rockin' song.

10. River by Gentle Giant
9. Colorado by Danny Holien
8. Bloody Well Right by Supertramp
7. Nice, Nice Very Nice by Ambrosia
6. Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf
5. Iron Man by Black Sabbath
4. Running With The Devil by Van Halen
3. Still You Turn Me On by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2. Lucky Man by Emerson, Lake And Palmer
1. Dust In The Wind by Kansas

10. Time by Pink Floyd
9. Burnin' for You by Blue Oyster Cult
8. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
7. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
6. Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
5. Wheel In the Sky by Journey
4. More Than A Feeling by Boston
3. You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
2. Dream On by Aerosmith
1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
The greatest song ever by the greatet band ever... there are good bands, great bands, then there is Led Zeppelin ... Plant and Page are gods of rock!