I was originally inspired by the Pitchfork list back in August to make a list of my own 200 songs from the 1970s and I figured it would be easy just to bang out a list. In actuality, I ended up slaving over for it a long time and then slowly rolling it out on Facebook over four weeks (10 per day). I realize not everyone was paying attention, or could see those posts, so I'm putting it here as well. No poll or whatever. Just my list. Critique and discuss if you like. (Spotify playlist (incomplete))
200. "Come Back Darling" - Johnny Osbourne & The Sensations
Come Back Darling (Trojan, 1970)
199. "The Devil" - Hoyt Axton
Country Anthem (Capitol, 1971)
198. "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" - Bette Midler
Bette Midler (Atlantic, 1973)
197. "Alright, Alright, Alright" - Mungo Jerry
Alright, Alright, Alright (45) (Pye, 1973)
196. "Everyday" - Slade
Old New Borrowed and Blue (Polydor, 1974)
195. "Puttin' Game Down" - Luther Ingram
If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right (45) (Koko, 1972)
194. "Street Life" - Roxy Music
Stranded (Island, 1973)
193. "Funky Bump" - Pino Presti
1st Round (Atlantic, 1976)
192. "Tight Rope" - Leon Russell
Carney (Shelter, 1972)
191. "Listen to My Brain (Kapounding)" - Andy Arthurs
Listen to My Brain (Kapounding) (45) (EMI, 1977)
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190. "Coming on Strong" - Caroline Crawford
My Name Is Caroline (Mercury, 1978)
189. "Anyhow, I Love You" - Guy Clark
Texas Cookin' (RCA Victor, 1976)
188. "Ooh You (Put a Crush on Me)" - The Originals
Game Called Love (Soul/Motown, 1974)
187. "May I?" - Kevin Ayers
Shooting at the Moon (Harvest, 1970)
186. "The Kiss" - Judee Sill
Heart Food (Asylum, 1973)
185. "Time Waits For No One" - Christy Essien
Time Waits For No One (Blackspot, 1978)
184. "Ain't Got Nobody to Give It To" - Howard Tate
Ain't Got Nobody to Give It To (45) (Epic, 1974)
183. "Sweet Music" - Lord Shorty
Sweet Music (Charlie's Records, 1976)
182. "Too Late" - Shoes
Present Tense (Elektra, 1979)
181. "Spacer" - Sheila & B. Devotion
Spacer (45) (Carrere, 1979)
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180. "Memories Are Made of This" - The Saints
Eternally Yours (Harvest, 1978)
179. "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" - John Lennon
Walls and Bridges (Apple, 1974)
178. "She Does It Right" - Dr. Feelgood
Down By the Jetty (United Artists, 1975)
177. "The Answer" - Maxayn
Mindful (Capricorn, 1973)
176. "Maybe Some Day You'll Call My Name" - The Edgar Winter Group
Shock Treatment (Epic, 1974)
175. "Are 'Friends' Electric?" - Tubeway Army
Replicas (Beggars Banquet, 1979)
174. "Happiness" - Rudy Love & The Company Soul
Happiness (45) (Canyon, 1970)
173. "Country Boy's Dream" - Jerry Reed
Ko-Ko Joe (RCA Victor, 1971)
172. "Joy" - Isaac Hayes
Joy (Stax, 1973)
171. "Goin' Down" - Harry Nilsson
Knnillssonn (RCA Victor, 1977)
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170. "I, I, I" - The Osmonds
Steppin' Out (Mercury, 1979)
169. "I'll Be Your Sister" - Motörhead
Overkill (Bronze, 1979)
168. "Willowman" - The Willow Band
Willowman (45) (Epic, 1976)
167. "What's Love" - Lalomie Washburn
My Music Is Hot (Parachute, 1977)
166. "Cadillac Walk" - Mink DeVille
Cabretta (Capitol, 1977)
165. "No Way Out of Here" - Unicorn
Too Many Crooks (Harvest, 1976)
164. "Cocaine Drain" - The Cowsills
Unreleased Album (No Label, 1978)
163. "Suspect Device" - Stiff Little Fingers
Suspect Device (45) (Rough Trade, 1978)
162. "The World We Live In" - The Politicians
The Politicians Featuring McKinley Jackson (Hot Wax, 1972)
161. "Martha" - Tom Waits
Closing Time (Asylum, 1973)
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160. "Drift Away" - Dobie Gray
Drift Away (MCA, 1973)
159. "Sugar Me" - Lynsey De Paul
Sugar Me (45) (MAM, 1972)
158. "A Good Feelin' to Know" - Poco
A Good Feelin' to Know (Epic, 1972)
157. "Hallogallo" - Neu!
Neu! (Brain, 1972)
156. "Tree" - Zulema
Ms. Z (Sussex, 1973)
155. "She" - Charles Aznavour
A Tapestry of Dreams (Barclay, 1974)
154. "Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs" - Charlie Rich
The Fabulous Charlie Rich (Epic, 1970)
153. "I Love the Way You Love" - Betty Wright
I Love the Way You Love (Alston, 1972)
152. "Fair But So Uncool" - Earth, Wind & Fire
Open Our Eyes (Columbia, 1974)
151. "No More Trouble" - The Wailers
Catch a Fire (Island, 1973)
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150. "Chicago, Damn" - Bobbi Humphrey
Blacks and Blues (Blue Note, 1974)
149. "Sonic Reducer" - Dead Boys
Young Loud and Snotty (Sire, 1977)
148. "Ohio" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Ohio (45) (Atlantic, 1970)
147. "Shambala" - Three Dog Night
Cyan (ABC/Dunhill, 1973)
146. "Popcorn" - Hot Butter
Popcorn (Musicor, 1972)
145. "Pointy Shoes" - Cowboys International
The Original Sin (Virgin, 1979)
144. "Groovin' on Ya" - The Joneses
The Joneses (Epic, 1977)
143. "All the Way In or All the Way Out" - Bettye Swann
All the Way In or All the Way Out (45) (Atlantic, 1975)
142. "If I Could Only Be Sure" - Nolan Porter
Nolan (ABC/Dunhill, 1972)
141. "Give It Up or Let Me Go" - Bonnie Raitt
Give It Up (Warner Brothers, 1972)
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140. "You Take the Dark Out of the Night" - Emitt Rhodes
Emitt Rhodes (ABC/Dunhill, 1970)
139. "It Ain't No Use" - The Meters
Rejuvenation (Reprise, 1974)
138. "I Want to Boogie With You" - Lou Reed
The Bells (Arista, 1979)
137. "Believe in Humanity" - Margie Joseph
Margie (Atlantic, 1975)
136. "Will It Go Round in Circles" - Billy Preston
Music Is My Life (A&M, 1972)
135. "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
Rhinestone Cowboy (Capitol, 1975)
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134. "Message in a Bottle" - The Police
Reggatta De Blanc (A&M, 1979)
133. "Complete Control" - The Clash
Complete Control (45) (CBS, 1977)
132. "Born All Over" - O.V. Wright
A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades (Back Beat, 1971)
131. "Magic Mountain" - Eric Burdon & War
Spill the Wine (45) (MGM, 1970)
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130. "Strawberry Letter 23" - Shuggie Otis
Freedom Flight (Epic, 1971)
129. "Long Train Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers
The Captain and Me (Warner Brothers, 1973)
128. "Miss Wonderful" - Wally Tax
Wally Tax (Ariola, 1974)
127. "Come On, Come On" - Cheap Trick
In Color... (Epic, 1977)
126. "Express Yourself" - Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Express Yourself (Warner Brothers, 1970)
125. "Daisy Glaze" - Big Star
Radio City (Ardent, 1974)
124. "Boogie Nights" - Heatwave
Too Hot to Handle (Epic, 1976)
123. "Had I Known You Better Then" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Abandoned Luncheonette (Atlantic, 1973)
122. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - Ramones
Ramones (Sire, 1976)
121. "Always There" - Ronnie Laws
Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note, 1975)
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120. "You and I" - Black Ivory
Don't Turn Around (Warner Brothers, 1972)
119. "The Grand Tour" - George Jones
The Grand Tour (Epic, 1974)
118. "Saturday Night Special" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Nuthin' Fancy (MCA, 1975)
117. "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" - Robert Palmer
Secrets (Island, 1979)
116. "Every 1's a Winner" - Hot Chocolate
Every 1's a Winner (Infinity, 1978)
115. "Barracuda" - Heart
Little Queen (Portrait, 1977)
114. "I'll Be Home" - Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot (RCA Victor, 1972)
113. "Fly" - Nick Drake
Bryter Layter (Island, 1970)
112. "Guava Jelly" - Johnny Nash
I Can See Clearly Now (Epic, 1972)
111. "Brass Buttons" - Gram Parsons
Grievous Angel (Reprise, 1974)
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110. "I Love Baby" - Ike & Tina Turner
'Nuff Said (United Artists, 1971)
109. "O How She Dances" - James Luther Dickinson
Dixie Fried (Atlantic, 1972)
108. "Hair of the Dog" - Nazareth
Hair of the Dog (A&M, 1975)
107. "What's Your World" - Leon Ware
Leon Ware (United Artists, 1972)
106. "Back in the Saddle" - Aerosmith
Rocks (Columbia, 1976)
105. "Tired of Waking Up Tired" - The Diodes
Tired of Waking Up Tired (45) (Epic, 1978)
104. "Apple Cider Re-Constitution" - Al Stewart
Modern Times (Janus, 1975)
103. "Come on Feet, Do Your Thing" - Melvin Van Peebles
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (A&M, 1971)
102. "Something's Comin' Up" - Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow II (Bell, 1974)
101. "Teenage Head" - Flamin' Groovies
Teenage Head (Kama Sutra, 1971)
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100. "Solitaire" - Carpenters
Horizon (A&M, 1975)
99. "Main Thing" - Candi Staton
Music Speaks Louder Than Words (Warner Brothers, 1977)
98. "How I Got to Memphis" - Bobby Bare
This Is Bare Country (Mercury, 1970)
97. "Turtles Have Short Legs" - Can
Turtles Have Short Legs (45) (Liberty, 1971)
96. "What Is Hip?" - Tower of Power
Tower of Power (Warner Brothers, 1973)
95. "Listen Love" - Jon Lucien
Mind's Eye (RCA, 1974)
94. "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin')" - Devo
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo (Warner Brothers, 1978)
93. "Tennessee's Not the State I'm In" - Joe Ely
Joe Ely (MCA, 1977)
92. "Here Comes My Girl" - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Damn the Torpedoes (MCA, 1979)
91. "Is It Because I'm Black" - Syl Johnson
Is It Because I'm Black (Twinlight, 1970)
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90. "(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures" - Rezillos
(My Baby Does) Good Sculptures (45) (Sire, 1977)
89. "Summer Madness" - Kool & The Gang
Light of Worlds (De-Lite, 1974)
88. "Free" - Deniece Williams
This Is Niecy (Columbia, 1976)
87. "Into the Valley" - Skids
Scared to Dance (Virgin, 1979)
86. "Jailbreak" - AC/DC
Jailbreak (45) (Albert Productions, 1976)
85. "Tears" - Giorgio Moroder
Son of My Father (ABC/Dunhill, 1972)
84. "He's Gonna Step on You Again" - John Kongos
Kongos (RPM, 1971)
83. "Jane" - Jefferson Starship
Freedom at Point Zero (RCA/Grunt, 1979)
82. "The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers
The Gambler (United Artists, 1978)
81. "Time Waits For No One" - The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock 'N Roll (Atlantic, 1974)
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80. "I'm Doin' Fine Now" - New York City
I'm Doin' Fine Now (RCA Victor, 1973)
79. "I'm Not the Loving Kind" - John Cale
Slow Dazzle (Island, 1975)
78. "All La Glory" - The Band
Stage Fright (Capitol, 1970)
77. "What It Comes Down To" - The Isley Brothers
3+3 (T-Neck, 1973)
76. "Identity" - X-Ray Spex
Germ Free Adolescents (EMI, 1978)
75. "There's a Train Leavin'" - Quincy Jones
I Heard That!! (A&M, 1976)
74. "Green Shirt" - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Armed Forces (Columbia, 1979)
73. "Rise" - Herb Alpert
Rise (A&M, 1979)
72. "If You Leave Me Now" - Chicago
Chicago X (Columbia, 1976)
71. "The Number One Song in Heaven" - Sparks
No. 1 in Heaven (Elektra, 1979)
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70. "Happy Feelin's" - Maze ft. Frankie Beverly
Maze ft. Frankie Beverly (Capitol, 1977)
69. "You're No Good" - Linda Ronstadt
Heart Like a Wheel (Capitol, 1974)
68. "Trouble" - Cat Stevens
Mona Bone Jakon (A&M, 1970)
67. "Mr. D.J. Don't Stop the Music" - Bobby Womack
Roads of Life (Arista, 1979)
66. "Prisencolinensinainciusol" - Adriano Celentano
Nostalrock (Clan Celentano, 1973)
65. "La Grange" - ZZ Top
Tres Hombres (London, 1973)
64. "Deja Vu" - Paulinho Da Costa
Happy People (Pablo Today, 1979)
63. "I Am the Fly" - Wire
Chairs Missing (Harvest, 1978)
62. "Don't Burn Your Bridges" - Susan Cadogan
Hurt So Good (Trojan, 1975)
61. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding" - Brinsley Schwarz
The New Favorites of Brinsley Schwarz (United Artists, 1974)
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60. "I Never Had It So Good" - Paul Williams
Just an Old Fashioned Love Song (A&M, 1971)
59. "The End of the Rainbow" - Richard & Linda Thompson
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Island, 1974)
58. "What You Don't Want Me to Be" - Lee Moses
Time and Place (Maple, 1971)
57. "Heaven" - Talking Heads
Fear of Music (Sire, 1979)
56. "Magic Dance" - Su Kramer
Die Zwei Gesichter (Telefunken, 1978)
55. "The Rubberband Man" - The Spinners
Happiness Is Being With the Spinners (Atlantic, 1976)
54. "Cuss the Wind" - Freddie North
Cuss the Wind (Mankind, 1975)
53. "Rock With You" - Michael Jackson
Off the Wall (Epic, 1979)
52. "Yes We Can Can" - The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb, 1973)
51. "War" - Edwin Starr
War & Peace (Motown, 1970)
*** *** ***
50. "Love to Love You Baby" - Donna Summer
Love to Love You Baby (Casablanca, 1975)
49. "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" - Van Halen
Van Halen (Warner Brothers, 1978)
48. "Here Comes the Flood" - Robert Fripp & Peter Gabriel
Exposure (EG/Polydor, 1979)
47. "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" - Bill Withers
+'Justments (Sussex, 1974)
46. "Up the Junction" - Squeeze
Cool For Cats (A&M, 1979)
45. "No Plans For the Future" - Natalie Cole
Natalie (Capitol, 1976)
44. "How Long" - Ace
Five-a-Side (Anchor, 1974)
43. "Long As I Can See the Light" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo's Factory (Fantasy, 1970)
42. "Night People" - Allen Toussaint
Motion (Warner Brothers, 1978)
41. "This Is My Quest" - Marva Whitney
This Is My Quest (45) (T-Neck, 1970)
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40. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" - Elton John
Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy (MCA, 1975)
39. "Love and Happiness" - Al Green
I'm Still In Love With You (Hi, 1972)
38. "Song to the Siren" - Tim Buckley
Starsailor (Straight, 1970)
37. "(Oh No! Not) The Beast Day" - Marsha Hunt's 22
(Oh No! Not) The Beast Day (45) (Vertigo, 1973)
36. "Hanging on the Telephone" - Blondie
Parallel Lines (Chrysalis, 1978)
35. "In the Evening" - Led Zeppelin
In Through the Out Door (Atlantic/Swan Song, 1979)
34. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" - The Temptations
All Directions (Gordy, 1972)
33. "I Can't Stand the Rain" - Ann Peebles
I Can't Stand the Rain (Hi, 1974)
32. "Wild in the Streets" - Garland Jeffreys
Wild in the Streets (45) (Atlantic, 1973)
31. "They Don't Know" - Kirsty MacColl
They Don't Know (45) (Stiff, 1979)
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30. "Hummingbird" - B.B. King
Indianola Mississippi Seeds (ABC, 1970)
29. "I Am...I Said" - Neil Diamond
Stones (UNI, 1971)
28. "Fearless" - Pink Floyd
Meddle (Harvest, 1971)
27. "Baker Street" - Gerry Rafferty
City to City (United Artists, 1978)
26. "Loving Spirit" - The Maytals
From the Roots (Trojan, 1970)
25. "Trash" - New York Dolls
New York Dolls (Mercury, 1973)
24. "Tell Me Something Good" - Rufus ft. Chaka Khan
Rags to Rufus (ABC, 1974)
23. "Down So Low" - Dee Dee Warwick
Turning Around (ATCO, 1970)
22. "I Wish" - Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life (Tamla/Motown, 1976)
21. "Candy's Room" - Bruce Springsteen
Darkness on the Edge of Town (Columbia, 1978)
*** *** ***
20. "What's Your Mama's Name" - Tanya Tucker
What's Your Mama's Name (Columbia, 1973)
19. "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" - Kris Kristofferson
Kristofferson (Monument, 1970)
18. "Public Image" - Public Image Ltd.
First Issue (Virgin, 1978)
17. "Respect Yourself" - The Staple Singers
Bealtitude: Respect Yourself (Stax, 1971)
16. "I Can't Believe You're Gone" - The Barrino Brothers
Livin' High Off the Goodness of Your Love (Invictus, 1973)
15. "Don't Leave Me This Way" - Thelma Houston
Any Way You Like It (Tamla/Motown, 1976)
14. "Dance This Mess Around" - The B-52's
The B-52's (Warner Brothers, 1979)
13. "Fame" - David Bowie
Young Americans (RCA Victor, 1975)
12. "You Ole Boo Boo You" - Ruby Andrews
Black Ruby (Zodiac, 1972)
11. "Going Down Makes Me Shiver" - Labelle
Chameleon (Epic, 1976)
*** *** ***
10. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
Agents of Fortune (Columbia, 1976)
9. "Rock Steady" - Aretha Franklin
Young, Gifted, and Black (Atlantic, 1972)
8. "It's a Heartache" - Bonnie Tyler
Natural Force (RCA Victor, 1978)
7. "Knowing Me, Knowing You" - ABBA
Arrival (Atlantic, 1976)
6. "Jolene" - Dolly Parton
Jolene (RCA Victor, 1974)
5. "Silver Springs" - Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way (45) (Warner Brothers, 1977)
4. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - Marvin Gaye
What's Going On (Tamla/Motown, 1971)
3. "Boulder to Birmingham" - Emmylou Harris
Pieces of the Sky (Reprise, 1975)
2. "Lock All the Gates" - Al Jarreau
We Got By (Warner Brothers, 1975)
1. "Kid" - Pretenders
Kid (45) (Sire, 1979)
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