Top Ten Songs of the Seventies

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    By: Josh
    • 10. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
    • 9. We Will Rock You by Queen
    • 8. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
    • 7. Hotel California by The Eagles
    • 6. Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
    • 5. Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin
    • 4. Dream On by Aerosmith
    • 3. Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
    • 2. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
    • 1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
      Not just the best song of the decade, but the best ever!

    Hmm.. Lots of Led Zeppelin here...
    By: Michael Owsiany
    • 10. Dogs by Pink Floyd
    • 9. The Sound Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
    • 8. Child In Time by Deep Purple
    • 7. Shine One You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd
    • 6. Imagine by John Lennon
    • 5. Hotel California by The Eagles
    • 4. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
    • 3. Echoes by Pink Floyd
    • 2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
    • 1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
      Just listen and love it..

    Yeah..there's an abundance of Floyd, but it's my opinion, right?
    By: MaRiAnA
    • 10. Hotel California by The Eagles
      I want to go to America!!!!!!!!
    • 9. Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
      A really hard song....
    • 8. Imagine by John Lennon
      A really beautiful song.
    • 7. Angie by The Rolling Stones
      Keith and Mick are the best team!!!
    • 6. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart
      A really cool song for making you feel important.
    • 5. Rock And Roll All Nite by KISS
      A really true story of rock bands.
    • 4. L.A. Woman by The Doors
      I love Jim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • 3. Dream On by Aerosmith
      A really powerfull voice from a really powerful man!!
    • 2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
      A really good song in the voice of the great Freddie.
    • 1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
      A masterpiece of rock & roll!!!!


    By: Jossiano Leal
    • 10. Y.M.C.A. by Village People
      An icon from the Disco Years.
    • 9. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
      Another representation of Disco in my top ten.
    • 8. A Horse With No Name by America
      A folk great.
    • 7. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
      It's the home ringtone on my cell phone.
    • 6. The Sound Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
      A little sad, but cool.
    • 5. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
      Simply Led.
    • 4. Live And Let Die by Paul McCartney & The Wings
      A Bond theme. An ex-Beatle. A good band.
    • 3. Hotel California by The Eagles
      A world-class classic. :)
    • 2. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
      Thanks Marvin.
    • 1. The Joker by Steve Miller Band
      Re-recorded by Fatboy Slim last year. A symbol for the 70's.

    Hmmm... like Kiss so much too, Queen, EW&F, Beatles (of course), Bread, AC/DC, Elton John, Bob Marley (Jah! Rastafari!) and many others. Long life to the classic 70's songs! :)
    By: Rich
    • 10. Tie Your Mother Down by Queen
      Hmmm...starting to look like a Queen nut now, but it defines rock to me!
    • 9. Brighton Rock by Queen
      Attitude....love the solo, love the album.
    • 8. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
      Such a laid-back, pretty song which soon gets heavier without realising it.. Amazing...again the song flows into one big masterpiece.
    • 7. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
      The ultimate 'lets get stoned' album....defines Floyd and 'music'.
    • 6. More Than A Feeling by Boston
      Sorry...but it's just such a pretty, happy song....cool guitar riff.
    • 5. White Queen by Queen
      One of my fav Queen songs from their best album...Flows perfectly...listen to the layers, and the guitar solo, beautiful.
    • 4. Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin
      Being a drummer....just....wow.
    • 3. Tuesday's Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
      The guitar is just breathtaking!
    • 2. Time by Pink Floyd
      Everything about this song is right - drums, guitar, bass - everything. The intro was spectacular considering the way it was done.
    • 1. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
      I can't believe no one has choosen this one yet! This is truly a masterpiece.

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    By: Jack
    • 10. Dream On by Aerosmith
    • 9. The Joker by Steve Miller Band
    • 8. Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
    • 7. Money by Pink Floyd
    • 6. American Pie by Don McLean
    • 5. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
    • 4. Imagine by John Lennon
    • 3. Hotel California by Eagles
    • 2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
      How can it not?
    • 1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
      Best Of All


    By: Mitch
    • 10. Paino Man by Billy Joel
    • 9. Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett
    • 8. Money by Pink Floyd
    • 7. Layla by Derek & The Dominos
    • 6. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
    • 5. Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
    • 4. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
    • 3. American Pie by Don McLean
    • 2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
    • 1. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd


    By: BeeRyce
    • 10. Renegade by Styx
      I hate dancing, but I dance when I hear this.
    • 9. Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult
      ROCKIN!
    • 8. Peace Frogs by The Doors
      Very pleasing song.
    • 7. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
      You'd have to be living under a rock to not have heard this tune, and you'd have to be on crack to dislike it. Wayne's World made this song as famous as it is today, and even without Wayne's World, this song is great in every aspect.
    • 6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
      One of many amazing Pink Floyd tunes, everything about this song is just so great.
    • 5. Highway Star by Deep Purple
      Just a great song to hear on a bad day.
    • 4. The Ocean by Led Zeppelin
      Another Zeppelin masterpeice. This song is pretty underrated, too.
    • 3. Pinball Wizard by The Who
      Such a fun song to say the least.
    • 2. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd
      Such a well put together song. This song blows Sweet 'Home Alabama' out of the water any day of the week.
    • 1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
      It simply gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it. Such a masterpeice, and clearly the greatest song ever recorded.

    There are so many other songs that I probably forgot to mention. Some bands that I'd also like to give recognition to are Black Sabbath, Boston, Supertramp, Montrose, Nazareth, Rush, AC/DC, Kansas, Cream, Jethro Tull, Grand Funk Railroad, Ted Nugent, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Miller Band, Bad Company, and a bunch more.
    By: andy
    • 10. Bring It On Home by Led Zeppelin
      Yeh k dog I completely agree.
    • 9. We're Gonna Groove by Led Zeppelin
      Although this wasn't released on CD until 1982, it was played at Zeppelin concerts throughout, for proof check out the DVD and you will see it was played at the 1970 Royal Albert Hall concert on Disc 1.
    • 8. Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
      Incredible energy.
    • 7. White Summer by Led Zeppelin
      Again, it was played at the Royal Albert Hall concert of 1970 on the DVD... Page is god-like.
    • 6. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp by Led Zeppelin
      Awesome folk kinda acoustic song.
    • 5. Dazed And Confused by Led Zeppelin
      Truly amazingness by all members of the band, especially live.
    • 4. No Quarter by Led Zeppelin
      This song IS the 70s.
    • 3. Over The Hills And Far Away by Led Zeppelin
      Amazing energy, great transition, great solo.
    • 2. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin
      C'mon... it's 'Stairway', am I right?
    • 1. Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin
      Absolutely amazing, how could you get any better?

    Pink Floyd had a few decent songs, and 'Hotel California' is a good song, but nobody even comes close to Zeppelin. You could take any Zeppelin song recorded EVER and they would all be the top songs on my list, everyone else comes after.
    By: Rickard Brinck
    • 10. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
    • 9. Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
    • 8. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
    • 7. Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
    • 6. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
    • 5. Breaking The Law by Judas Priest
    • 4. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
    • 3. Hotel California by The Eagles
    • 2. Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
    • 1. Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin

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