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The Top 100 Seventies Singles

ere's the inside story on the Top 100 singles of the Seventies. Songs we listened to on AM radios at home... in cars... at the beach. From unforgettable masterpieces by major superstars (Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On") to definitive singles by forgotten greats (Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown") to fun, quirky novelties by one-hit wonders (Terry Jacks' "Seasons In The Sun"), these 100 most popular songs of the Seventies are a fascinating combination of the sublime and the ridiculous.

P.S. - After perusing this list, don't forget to check out our 100 Additional Seventies Singles section for more reviews of great Seventies singles!

      

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	The Top 10 Singles of 1970
1.	"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon And Garfunkel
2.	"American Woman" - The Guess Who
3.	"Get Ready" - Rare Earth
4.	"Band Of Gold" - Freda Payne
5.	"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
6.	"ABC" - The Jackson 5
7.	"Let It Be" - The Beatles
8.	"(They Long To Be) Close To You" - Carpenters
9.	"Mama Told Me Not To Come" - Three Dog Night
10.	"War" - Edwin Starr

	The Top 10 Singles of 1971
1.	"Joy To The World" - Three Dog Night
2.	"It's Too Late" - Carole King
3.	"How Do You Mend A Broken Heart" - Bee Gees
4.	"Indian Reservation" - The Raiders
5.	"One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds
6.	"Go Away Little Girl" - Donny Osmond
7.	"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations
8.	"Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver
9.	"Maggie May" - Rod Stewart
10.	"Knock Three Times" - Dawn

	The Top 10 Singles of 1972
1.	"American Pie" - Don McLean
2.	"Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
3.	"Without You" - Nilsson
4.	"Brand New Key" - Melanie
5.	"I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
6.	"Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton
7.	"Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
8.	"The First Time Ever I Saw You Face" - Roberta Flack
9.	"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" - Looking Glass
10.	"Lean On Me" - Bill Withers

	The Top 10 Singles of 1973
1.	"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
2.	"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce
3.	"Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
4.	"My Love" - Paul McCartney & Wings
5.	"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
6.	"Touch Me In The Morning" - Diana Ross
7.	"Delta Dawn" - Helen Reddy
8.	"Playground In My Mind" - Clint Holmes
9.	"Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
10.	"Me And Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul

	The Top 10 Singles of 1974
1.	"The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
2.	"Come And Get Your Love" - Redbone
3.	"Seasons In The Sun" - Terry Jacks
4.	"Show And Tell" - Al Wilson
5.	"Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
6.	"The Loco-motion" - Grand Funk
7.	"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John
8.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New" - The Stylistics
9.	"Sunshine On My Shoulders" - John Denver
10.	"T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)"" - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees

	The Top 10 Singles of 1975
1.	"Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille
2.	"Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
3.	"Fame" - David Bowie
4.	"Shining Star" - Earth, Wind and Fire
5.	"My Eyes Adored You" - Frankie Valli
6.	"Thank God I'm A Country Boy" - John Denver
7.	"Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John
8.	"One Of These Nights" - Eagles
9.	"Pick Up The Pieces" - Average White Band
10.	"At Seventeen" - Janis Ian

	The Top 10 Singles of 1976
1.	"Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor
2.	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John and Kiki Dee
3.	"Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry
4.	"Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart
5.	"Kiss and Say Goodbye" - The Manhattans
6.	"Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney and Wings
7.	"A Fifth Of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy
8.	"Love Machine (Part 1)" - The Miracles
9.	"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon
10.	"December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" - The Four Seasons

	The Top 10 Singles of 1977
1.	"You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
2.	"I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
3.	"Evergreen" - Barbra Streisand
4.	"Undercover Angel" - Alan O'Day
5.	"I Like Dreamin'" - Kenny Nolan
6.	"Dancing Queen" - Abba
7.	"Torn Between Two Lovers" - Mary MacGregor
8.	"Higher And Higher" - Rita Coolidge
9.	"Best Of My Love" - The Emotions
10.	"Southern Nights" - Glen Campbell

	The Top 10 Singles of 1978
1.	"Night Fever" - Bee Gees
2.	"Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
3.	"Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
4.	"Kiss You All Over" - Exile
5.	"Three Times A Lady" - Commodores
6.	"Boogie Oogie Oogie" - A Taste of Honey
7.	"Baby Come Back" - Player
8.	"Emotion" - Samantha Sang
9.	"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
10.	"Grease" - Frankie Valli

	The Top 10 Singles of 1979
1.	"My Sharona" - The Knack
2.	"Le Freak" - Chic
3.	"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart
4.	"Bad Girls" - Donna Summer
5.	"YMCA" - Village People
6.	"Reunited" - Peaches and Herb
7.	"Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward
8.	"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
9.	"Too Much Heaven" - Bee Gees
10.	"Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer

100 Additional Seventies Singles

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