Love Will Keep Us Together – The Captain and Tennille
2. Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
3. Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John
4. Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender
5. My Eyes Adored You – Frankie Valli
6. Shining Star – Wind and Fire
7. Fame – David Bowie
8. Laughter In the Rain – Neil Sedaka
9. One of These Nights – Eagles
10. Thank God I’m a Country Boy – John Denver
11. Jive Talkin’ – The Bee Gees
12. The Best of My Love – Eagles
13. Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton
14. Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
15. Black Water – The Doobie Brothers
16. Ballroom Blitz – The Sweet
17. (Hey, Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – B.J. Thomas
18. He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) – Tony Orlando and Dawn
19. At Seventeen – Janis Ian
20. Pick Up the Pieces – The Average White Band
21. The Hustle – Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony
22. Lady Marmalade – Labelle
23. Why Can’t We Be Friends – War
24. Love Won’t Let Me Wait – Major Harris
25. Boogie On Reggae Woman – Stevie Wonder
26. Wasted Days and Wasted Nights – Freddy Fender
27. Fight the Power (Pt. 1) – The Isley Brothers
28. Angie Baby – Helen Reddy
29. Jackie Blue – The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
30. Fire – The Ohio Players
31. Magic – Pilot
32. Please Mr. Postman – The Carpenters
33. Sister Golden Hair – America
34. Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds – Elton John
35. Mandy – Barry Manilow
36. Have You Never Been Mellow – Olivia Newton-John
37. Could It Be Magic – Barry Manilow
38. Cat’s In the Cradle – Harry Chapin
39. Wildfire – Michael Murphy
40. I’m Not Lisa – Jessi Colter
41. Listen to What the Man Said – Paul Mccartney and Wings
42. I’m Not In Love – 10cc
43. I Can Help – Billy Swan
44. Fallin’ In Love – Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
45. Feelings – Morris Albert
46. Chevy Van – Sammy Johns
47. When Will I Be Loved – Linda Ronstadt
48. You’re the First, the Last, My Everything – Barry White
49. Please Mr Please – Olivia Newton-John
50. You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt
51. Dynomite – Bazuka
52. Walking In Rhythm – The Blackbyrds
53. The Way We Were/Try to Remember – Gladys Knight and The Pips
54. Midnight Blue – Melissa Manchester
55. Don’t Call Us – We’ll Call You – Sugarloaf
56. Poetry Man – Phoebe Snow
57. How Long – Ace
58. Express – B.T. Express
59. That’s the Way of the World – Earth, Wind and Fire
60. Lady – Styx
61. Bad Time – Grand Funk
62. Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper
63. Doctor’s Orders – Carol Douglas
64. Get Down Tonight – K.C. and The Sunshine Band
65. You Are So Beautiful / It’s a Sin When You Love Somebody – Joe Cocker
66. One Man Woman / One Woman Man – Paul Anka and Odia Coates
67. Feel Like Makin’ Love – Bad Company
68. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor
69. Dance With Me – Orleans
70. Cut the Cake – Average White Band
71. Never Can Say Goodbye – Gloria Gaynor
72. I Don’t Like to Sleep Alone – Paul Anka
73. Morning Side of the Mountain – Donny and Marie Osmond
74. Some Kind Of Wonderful – Grand Funk
75. When Will I See You Again – Three Degrees
76. Get Down, Get Down – Joe Simon
77. I’m Sorry / Calypso – John Denver
78. Killer Queen – Queen
79. Shoeshine Boy – Eddie Kendricks
80. Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) – B.T. Express
81. Can’t Get It Out of My Head – Electric Light Orchestra
82. Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) – – Al Green
83. Lonely People – America
84. You Got the Love – Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan)
85. The Rockford Files Theme – Mike Post
86. It Only Takes a Minute Girl – Tavares
87. No No Song / Snookeroo – Ringo Starr
88. Junior’s Farm / Sally G – Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Bungle In the Jungle – Jethro Tull
90. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) – Leo Sayer
91. Someone Saved My Life Tonight – Elton John
92. Misty – Ray Stevens
93. Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka
94. Only Yesterday – The Carpenters
95. I’m On Fire – Dwight Twilley Band
96. Only You (And You Alone) – Ringo Starr
97. Third Rate Romance – Amazing Rhythm Aces
98. You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet / Free Wheelin’ – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
99. Swearin’ to God – Frankie Valli
100. Get Dancin’ – Disco Tex and The Sex-O-l
I was 8 beers into the evening in a bar in the Netherlands around the end of the last century when they played “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” on the sound system and everyone in the bar sang along at full volume. Makes me grin every time I think about it.
Yeah. I watch Rick Beato’s music channel on Youtube. He quantifies the difference between great old music and pop music and Tik Tok garbage all the time.
I been on a 70’s rock kick lately, Spotify has playlists by year, like “best of rock from 73” "best of rock from 74"etc… I been really digging the early 70’s lately, 71,72,73 tons of good songs.
Awesome channel, I love the “what makes this song great” series, He’s got a lot on interesting content on musical theory too.
Rick Beato is fascinating and the real deal, especially through “what makes this song great” where he breaks down things using original Master tracks with isolated vocals or channels.
His breaking down More than A feeling was truly amazing, and I’ve shown it to people who didn’t even care for the song (or era) who were impressed.
As to the list from the op there’s a handful of songs in there I’d agree with, but it’s missing Pink Floyd, ELP, Yes, led Zeppelin, Genesis, later '70s Blue oyster cult, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx, fw Mac, eagles, etc.
PF DSOTM, ELP trilogy, Yes Fragile, Boston, Rick Wakeman were on constant play at my house and car
The 1970s music overall had a particulat vibe. May be the tempo/bpm being slower (willibrink enters chat for the contrary), vs the higher anxiety bpm music of nowadays.
Remember this as you fly by that old vw bug cruising at 50mph on the freeway, and how small the vw bus actually was… the pace is considerably faster and anxiety driven, then yesteryear.
Ive said for a few decades now, that Bostons More Than A Feeling, while being MY personal, all time favorite song, is THE best rock & roll song ever.
Its musically, vocally, lyrically perfect. And seeing Rick break it down like he did just proved it further.
