| Popular
Song Charts OF The 70s |
About
Music of the 70s:
Things You need To Know
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In 1976, The Beatles reached # 7 on the charts with
Got To Get You Into My Life. A pretty cool achievement
for a band that had broken up 6 years earlier. It was
a single from the Rock and Roll Music complilation album. |
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1978
# 1 hit, You Don't Bring Me Flowers was actually
a remix of two different versions of the song, done
by Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand. WAKY-AM/Louisville
KY program director Gary Guthrie spliced the two versions
together as a gift for his wife, who was apparently
a fan of both artists. |
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1973's
Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd began it's
741 weeks in the top album charts. Money was the biggest
single off the album, reaching #111 on the pop charts.
(not a typo) |
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In
1978, Soundtracks rocked the carts - Night Fever,
If I Can't Have You and Stayin Alive from
Saturday Night Fever hit number on the Billboard Charts,
as did Grease and You're The One That I Want
from Grease. |
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1972
marked the deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and
Janis Joplin. Don McLean's American Pie referenced
thre other rock deaths from the Day The Music Died (February
3, 1959) - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big
Bopper |
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The
70s Songs
That Mom and Dad Hated
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Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart |
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Cocaine - Eric Clapton |
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My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry |
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Good Girls Don't - The Knack |
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No No Song - Ringo Starr |
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Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford |
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I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton |
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One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley |
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Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes |
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Lola - Kinks |
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The
Seventies' Songs
That Everybody Hated
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Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul |
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Run Joey Run - David Geddes |
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Tusk - Fleetwood Mac |
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Clap For The Wolfman - Guess Who |
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Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield |
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Let Her In - John Travolta |
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O-o-h Child - The 5 Stairsteps |
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Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes |
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Silly Love Songs - Wings |
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Muskrat Love - Captain and Tenille |
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| The
70s Pre-Disco Dance Music Hits |
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Lady Marmalade - LaBelle |
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Dance To The Music - Sly and the Family Stone (1968) |
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The Hustle - Van McCoy |
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Rock The Boat - Hues Corporation |
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Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers &
Sister Rose |
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Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight |
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Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention |
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Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band |
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Jingo - Olatunji |
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Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango |
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| The
70s Disco Music Hits |
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Disco Inferno - Trammps |
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I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor |
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Funky Town - Lipps Inc |
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Hot Stuff/Bad Girls - Donna Summer |
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Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees |
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That's The Way I Like It - K.C. &
the Sunshine Band |
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Car Wash - Rose Royce |
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Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King |
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In The Navy - Village People |
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Night Fever - Bee Gees |
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| The
70s Funky Dance Music Hits |
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Brick House - Commodores |
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September - Earth, Wind and Fire |
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You're My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White |
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Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye |
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Get Down Tonight - K.C. & the Sunshine Band |
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Good Times - Chic |
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(Every Time I Turn Around) - Back In
Love - L.T.D. |
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Flash Light - Parliament |
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Get On The Good Foot - James Brown |
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Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes |
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| The
70s Pop Dance Party Hits |
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Y.M.C.A - Village People |
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Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Micheal Jacksom |
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Last Dance - Donna Summer |
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Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang |
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Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison |
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Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry |
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Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang |
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You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate |
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Heart of Glass - Blondie |
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Macho Man - Village People |
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| The
70s Rock Dance Party Hits |
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Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger |
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Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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Joy To the World - Three Dog Night |
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Takin Care of Business - BTO (Bachman Turner Overdrive) |
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Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad |
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Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones |
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Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss |
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Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin |
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My Sharona - The Knack |
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Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel |
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The
70s real Rock Hits
(What The Cool Kids Were Listening To)
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Us and Them - Pink Floyd |
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Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin |
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Black Dog - Led Zeppelin |
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Highway To Hell - AC/DC |
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School's Out - Alice Cooper |
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(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster
Cult |
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Piano Man - Billy Joel |
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Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen |
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All Right Now - Free |
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Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett |
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The
Seventies' Songs That You
Need To make Your Collection Complete
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Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen |
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Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest |
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Rock On - David Essex |
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You're So Vain - Carly Simon |
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Low Rider - War |
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Signs - Five Man Electrical Band |
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Watching The Detectives - Elvis Costello |
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We Got To Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren |
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Life is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled
Me) - Reunion |
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Sub Rosa Subway - Klaatu |
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Jazzman - Carole King |
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Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band |
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Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins and Messina |
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Sky High - Jigsaw |
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Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas |
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Magic - Pilot |
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Little Willie - the Sweet |
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Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels |
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Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster
Cult |
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Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan |
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The
70s Introspective Songs
From 'Older' Pop Stars and Rockers
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Imagine - John Lennon |
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Knockin On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan |
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Garden Party - Ricky Nelson |
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My Way - Elvis Presley |
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Times of Your Life - Paul Anka |
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Don't Stop Me Now - Queen |
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Rust Never Sleeps (Into The Black) - Neil
Young |
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December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Four
Seasons |
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The Payback - James Brown |
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Ready For The 80s - Village People |
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The
70s Big Money Songs
and/or One Hit Wonders
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Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas |
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Jamming - Bob Marley |
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All Right Now - Free |
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Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder |
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Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart |
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Pop Muzik - M |
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Ring My Bell - Anita Ward |
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Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody |
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Mississippi Queen - Mountain |
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Popcorn - Hot Butter |
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The
Seventies'
Fad Songs & Short-Lived Hits
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The Streak - Ray Stevens |
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The Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack
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Convoy - C.W. McCall |
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Soul Man - Blues Brothers |
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Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas |
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Disco Duck - Rick Dees and his Cast of
Idiots |
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King Tut - Steve Martin |
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Short People - Randy Newman |
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I Do The Rock - Tim Curry |
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Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa |
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The
70s - Weirdest Songs |
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Angie Baby - Helen Reddy |
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Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set |
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Ben - Michael Jackson |
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Muskrat Love - Captain and Tennille |
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Hocus Pocus - Focus |
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I Am ... I Said - Neil Diamond |
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Space Oddity - David Bowie |
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Brand New Key - Melanie |
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Rocket Man - Elton John |
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Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop |
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Seventies'
Songs That We Secretly Liked
*But Don't Tell Our Friends!
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Rainbow Connection - Kermit |
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Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods |
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Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow |
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Escape (The Pina Colata Song) - Rupert Holmes |
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Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford |
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The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace |
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Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Suede |
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Julie Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman |
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Chick-A-Boom (Dontcha Just Love It)
- Daddy Dewdrop |
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Girl - Davy Jones |
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70s
Most "Preachy" Songs |
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Woman is the N***** of the World - John Lennon |
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Indian Reservation - The Raiders |
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At Seventeen - Janice Ian |
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Imagine - John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band |
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies |
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War - Edwin Starr |
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Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend - Lobo |
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Hurricane - Bob Dylan |
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Half-Breed - Cher |
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Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake and Palmer |
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Seventies'
- "influenced" Songs |
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Casey Jones - Grateful Dead |
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Also Sprach Zarathustra - Deodato |
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Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd |
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Baba O'Riley - The Who |
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Spill The Wine - Eric Burden and War |
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Hole In My Shoe - Neil (From The Young
Ones) |
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Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex |
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Reefer Madness - Hawkwind |
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One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and
Shipley |
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Rocky Mountain High - John Denver |
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70s
Album Rock (AOR Radio)
Classic Rock Hits
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Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin |
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Time - Pink Floyd |
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Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band |
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D'yer Maker - Led Zeppelin |
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Cocaine - Eric Clapton |
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Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd |
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Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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Layla - Derek and the Dominos |
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5:15 - The Who |
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Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple |
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Kashmir - Led Zeppelin |
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More Than a Feeling - Boston |
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Seventies'
Biggest Pop Rock Hits
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Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen |
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American Pie - Don McLean |
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Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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We Will Rock You/ We Are The Champions - Queen |
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Maggie May - Rod Stewart |
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Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones |
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Dream On - Aerosmith |
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Hotel California - The Eagles |
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The Logical Song - Supertramp |
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Beautiful Girls - Van Halen |
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Good Times Roll - The Cars |
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Draggin The Line - Tommy James |
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| 70s
New Wave Hits |
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Pop Muzik - M |
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One Way Or Another - Blondie |
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Heart of Glass - Blondie |
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Life During Wartime - The Talking Heads |
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Roxanne - Police |
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Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones |
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Pump It Up - Elvis Costello |
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I Fought The Law - The Clash |
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Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles |
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Devo |
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Seventies'
Biggest Punk Rock Hits
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I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones |
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God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols |
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Blitzkreig Bop - The Ramones |
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Psycho Killer - Talking Heads |
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Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys |
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Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You
Shouldn't've) - Buzzcocks |
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California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys |
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Anarchy in the U.K. - Sex Pistols |
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Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
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Complete Control - The Clash |
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Pre
Punk Rock Hits
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Rock and Roll/Sweet Jane - Lou Reed |
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Personality Crisis - New York Dolls |
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Kick Out the Jams - MC5 (1969) |
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I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges (1969) |
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Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids |
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I'm Waiting For The Man - Velvet Underground
(1967) |
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury |
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Lust For Life - Iggy Pop |
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New Rose - The Damned |
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White Punks On Dope - The Tubes |
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| 70s
Novelty Records & Comedy Songs |
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Disco Duck - Rick Dees |
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King Tut - Steve Martin |
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My Balogna - Weird Al Yankovic |
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Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman |
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Earache My Eye - Cheech and Chong |
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Shaving Cream - Benny Bell |
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The Topical Song - The Barron Knights |
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Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce |
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Do You Think I'm Disco - Steve Dahl |
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Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III |
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More 'Seventies Trivia'
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Seventies
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Seventies Hit Music List
Seventies
In History
About the 1970s:
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