Top 100 Songs of the ’70s You Should Own
I noticed that it was pretty cool. They were offering close to 200 songs on 10 to 20 CDs. But I also noticed that they weren’t including music from such great, popular bands such as Fleetwood Mac or even the lesser known but equally great Kansas. This seemed wrong to me. Why discount Chicago when their music touched millions? I’m not paying $100 for a collection of ’70s music if they’re not going to include the rhymthic tones of The Eagles.
Granted, the 1970s didn’t have the head-banging heavy metal grind of Metallica or the speaker throbbing bass of Ice Cube. But, these were some of the all time best sing-along songs every produced. The rock ‘n roll would transcend, the folk music would bring people together, and the dance music – however “gay” it may sound left people sweating to some great beats.
If you’ve ever wanted to collect music from the 1970s – if you’ve ever wanted to relive or be transported back to the ’70s, the following list of the first top 100 songs and all of the bands that made them happen is an essential archive for you.
1) (Don’t Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
2) (I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long by Chicago
3) (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty by KC & The Sunshine Band
4) 25 Or 6 To 4 by Chicago
5) A B C by Jackson 5
6) A Horse With No Name by America
7) After Midnight by Eric Clapton
8) All By Myself by Eric Carmen
9) All My Love by Led Zeppelin
10) All Right Now by Free
11) All The Tired Horses by Bob Dylan
12) Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’ Sullivan
13) Already Gone by The Eagles
14) American Girl by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
15) American Girls by Rick Springfield
16) American Pie by Don McLean
17) American Woman by The Guess Who
18) Amie by Pure Prairie League
19) Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd
20) Arizona by Mark Lindsay
21) Avenging Annie by Andy Pratt
22) Baba O’Riley (a.k.a. Teenage Wasteland) by The Who
23) Babe by Styx
24) Baby Hold On by Eddie Money
25) Baby Love by Mother’s Finest
26) Baby, What A Big Surprise by Chicago
27) Back In The Saddle by Aerosmith
28) Back On The Road Again by REO Speedwagon
29) Back Stabbers by The O’Jays
30) Bad Company by Bad Company
31) Bad Girls by Donna Summer
32) Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
33) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce
34) Badlands by Bruce Springsteen
35) Bargain by The Who
36) Barracuda by Heart
37) Beginnings by Chicago
38) Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
39) Bennie And The Jets by Elton John
40) Best of My Love by The Eagles
41) Best Of My Love by The Emotions
42) Big Ten Inch Record by Aerosmith
43) Billy, Don’t Be A Hero by Bo Donaldson &The Heywoods
44) Black & White by Three Dog Night
45) Black Betty by Ram Jam
46) Black Magic Woman by Santana
47) Black Water by The Doobie Brothers
48) Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
49) Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) by Styx
50) Boogie Shoes by KC & The Sunshine Band
51) Border Song by Elton John
52) Born On The Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival
53) Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
54) Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
55) Breakdown by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
56) Broken Heart by KC & The Sunshine Band
57) Brother Louie by Stories
58) burning love by Elvis Presley
59) Bye Bye Love by The Cars
60) Call Me The Breeze by Lynard Skynard
61) Call On Me by Chicago
62) Candle In The Wind by Elton John
63) Can’t Get Enough by Bad Company
64) Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe by Barry White
65) Can’t You Hear Me Knocking by The Rolling Stones
66) Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
67) Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent
68) Changes by David Bowie
69) Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top
70) China Grove by The Doobie Brothers
71) Cocaine by Eric Clapton
72) Cold As Ice by Foreigner
73) Colour My World by Chicago
74) Come And Get Your Love by Redbone
75) Come Sail Away by Styx
76) Come Together by The Beatles
77) Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
78) Could It Be I’m Falling In Love by The Spinners
79) Cracklin’ Rosie by Neil Diamond
80) Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
81) Crazy On You by Heart
82) Crocodile Rock by Elton John
83) Cruel To Be Kind by Nick Lowe
84) Crystal Ball by Styx
85) Da Ya Think I’m Sexy by Rod Stewart
86) Dance The Night Away by Van Halen
87) Dancing Queen by ABBA
88) Daniel by Elton John
89) Desperado by The Eagles
90) Detroit Rock City by KISS
91) Disco Inferno by The Trammps
92) Do It Again by Steely Dan
93) Doctor My Eyes by Jackson Browne
94) Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is- by Chicago
95) Don’t Do Me Like That by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
96) Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee
97) Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
98) Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John
99) Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac
100) Doo Wah Diddy by Manfred Mann
This is only a handful of all the great songs from the 1970s. More are sure to come. You can find most of these songs, and the albums they’re on at Amazon.com.
