pitchfork is dumb (#34985859340293849494 in a series.)

is that too much to ask

It's listed by the album/single art

ha ok it is very tiny and i missed it thanks!

lol katherine

I thot Baker Street was 80s and made the 80s list

no, it was played to death in the '80s

I was up late late last night when the list went up and had a grand ol' time listening to all the tracks that I hadn't heard before. The top 50 (100?) was always going to be pretty predictable, but it's more fun to focus on the stuff that's new to you. Unless you're one of those people that knows all songs

p4k' view of the 70s def does not match mine especially their top 50 but the 70s is just so deep in general that yea it is really fun to hear some new things

What reggae tracks made it?

police and thieves
disco devil
the harder they come
fisherman
concrete jungle
funky kingston
satta massa ganna

and no Police songs!

They don't love reggae, they like it.

lol @ those picks

also "uptown top ranking"

no King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown no dreadability

oh yea missed that xp

given the high placing of "Fuck the Police" in their '80s list, it'd be kind of hypocritical if they started lauding Sting and co. now

the fuck is boys don't cry doing in this list

xpost

http://www.fuse.tv/image/57b93aff732322d43800006d/268/179/crop/frank-ocean-blonde-album-cover-homepage.jpg

hehe

police and thieves
disco devil
the harder they come
fisherman
concrete jungle
funky kingston
satta massa ganna

― marcos, Monday, August 22, 2016 3:50 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh yea i also missed waiting in vain

Nitpicking aside, 10 years ago this list would've been all proto-punk/punk/post-punk songs with obligatory nods to Fela, P-Funk and Joni Mitchell.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, August 22, 2016 9:50 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha that is still mostly what this list felt like to me

ilx ran a 70s traxpoll in like 2004, wonder what it would look like now

apart from i feel love winning by a zillion points

(i mean, even i'd put it really high, and if i'm putting it really high so is everyone else)

2004 ilx and 2016 ilx are basically two different things. But I think you're right that I Feel Love would still have a good shot at #1.

you ran the alt 70s album poll iirc? unfinished business perhaps

ooh this list reminded me that "summer madness" is such a gorgeous tune

Summer Madness is amazing. I'm a dork who plays it really loudly on the first day of summer every year.

Finally found someone who did it in plain text:

200 Marianne Faithfull: “Broken English”
199 Patrice Rushen: “Haven’t You Heard”
198 Waylon Jennings: “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?”
197 Art Ensemble of Chicago: “Théme de Yoyo”
196 Jorge Ben: “Taj Mahal”
195 Lee Perry & the Full Experiences: “Disco Devil”
194 Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa
193 James Chance & the Contortions: “Contort Yourself”
192 Brian Eno: “Baby's on Fire”
191 Tom Zé: “Doi”
190 Betty Davis: “He Was a Big Freak”
189 Idris Muhammad: “Could Heaven Ever Be Like This”
188 Junior Murvin: “Police & Thieves”
187 Cerrone: “Supernature”
186 The Whispers: “And the Beat Goes On”
185 Thelma Houston: “Don’t Leave Me This Way”
184 The Spinners: “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love”
183 Todd Rundgren: “International Feel”
182 Delta 5: “Mind Your Own Business”
181 Van Morrison: “Caravan”
180 The Damned: “Neat Neat Neat”
179 The Germs: “Lexicon Devil”
178 Siouxsie and the Banshees: “Hong Kong Garden”
177 Faust: “It’s a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl”
176 Loretta Lynn: “The Pill”
175 Giorgio Morodor: “Chase”
174 Dillinger: “Cokane in My Brain”
173 Eddie Kendricks: “Girl, You Need a Change of Mind”
172 The Equals: “Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys”
171 The Walker Brothers: “The Electrician”
170 The Roches: “Hammond Song”
169 Plastic Bertrand: “Ça Plane Pour Moi”
168 Sun Ra: “Door of the Cosmos”
167 Milton Nascimento: “Tudo Que Você Podia Ser”
166 Karen Dalton: “Something on Your Mind”
165 Donnie & Joe Emerson: “Baby”
164 Don Cherry: “Brown Rice”
163 Bruce Springsteen: “Darkness on the Edge of Town”
162 Black Flag: “Nervous Breakdown”
161 The Nerves: “Hanging on the Telephone”
160 The Chi-Lites: “Have You Seen Her”
159 Rose Royce: “I’m Going Down”
158 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: “American Girl”
157 Bobby Caldwell: “What You Won’t Do for Love”
156 William DeVaughn: “Be Thankful for What You Got”
155 Chic: “I Want Your Love”
154 T. Rex: “Metal Guru”
153 Faces: “Ooh La La”
152 Harry Nilsson: “Without You”
151 Townes Van Zandt: “Pancho & Lefty”
150 Grateful Dead: “Friend of the Devil”
149 Shuggie Otis: “Information Inspiration”
148 Wire: “Outdoor Miner”
147 Nina Simone: “Baltimore”
146 Donny Hathaway: “A Song for You”
145 Ramones: “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker”
144 Elvis Costello & the Attractions: “Radio Radio”
143 XTC: “Making Plans for Nigel”
142 Cheap Trick: “Surrender”
141 The Undertones: “Teenage Kicks”
140 The Raincoats: “In Love”
139 Throbbing Gristle: “Hot on the Heels of Love”
138 Bauhaus: “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
137 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson: “The Bottle”
136 Isaac Hayes: “The Look of Love”
135 Marvin Gaye: “I Want You”
134 Brothers Johnson: “Strawberry Letter 23”
133 The Abyssinians: “Satta Massagana”
132 The Five Stairsteps: “O-o-h Child”
131 The Rolling Stones: “Miss You”
130 Electric Light Orchestra: “Mr. Blue Sky”
129 Toots & the Maytals: “Funky Kingston”
128 Herbie Hancock: “Chameleon”
127 Diana Ross: “Love Hangover”
126 Roxy Music: “Love Is the Drug”
125 Kool & the Gang: “Summer Madness”
124 John Lennon: “Jealous Guy”
123 Roberta Flack: “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
122 The Beach Boys: “Surf’s Up”
121 Neu!: “Hallogallo”
120 Serge Gainsbourg: “Melody”
119 Blue Öyster Cult: “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”
118 Sex Pistols: “Anarchy in the UK”
117 Thin Lizzy: “The Boys Are Back in Town”
116 Richard Hell & the Voidoids: “Blank Generation”
115 James Brown: “The Payback”
114 Steely Dan: “Deacon Blues”
113 Gang of Four: “Damaged Goods”
112 Sparks: “This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us”
111 Judee Sill: “The Kiss”
110 Daryl Hall & John Oates: “She’s Gone”
109 Elvis Costello: “Alison”
108 Earth, Wind & Fire: “September”
107 Minnie Riperton: “Les Fleurs”
106 Joni Mitchell: “Free Man in Paris”
105 The Doobie Brothers: “What a Fool Believes”
104 The Clash: “Train in Vain”
103 Led Zeppelin: “Immigrant Song”
102 Elton John “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
101 Neil Young: “After the Gold Rush”

100. Brian Eno, “1/1”
99. Miles Davis, “Right Off”
98. Jimi Hendrix, “Machine Gun”
97. Bob Marley & the Wailers, “Concrete Jungle”
96. Can, “Future Days”
95. Iggy Pop, “The Passenger”
94. Kraftwerk, “Autobahn”
93. Patti Smith, “Land”
92. Suicide, “Ghost Rider”
91. Joy Division, “Disorder”
90. The Congos, “Fisherman”
89. Blondie, “Dreaming”
88. The Cars, “Just What I Needed”
87. Steely Dan, “Peg”
86. Stevie Wonder, “As”
85. The Isley Brothers, “That Lady”
84. The O’Jays, “For the Love of Money”
83. The Kinks, “Lola”
82. George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord”
81. The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”
80. ABBA, “Dancing Queen”
79. Talking Heads, “Life During Wartime”
78. The Who, “Baba O’Riley”
77. The Velvet Underground, “Rock & Roll”
76. Brian Eno, “St. Elmo’s Fire”
75. Leonard Cohen, “Famous Blue Raincoat”
74. Jimmy Cliff, “The Harder They Come”
73. Caetano Veloso, “You Don’t Know Me”
72. Roy Ayers Ubiquity, “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”
71. 10cc, “I’m Not in Love”
70. The Slits, “Typical Girls”
69. Ann Peebles, “I Can’t Stand the Rain”
68. Bobby Womack, “Across 110th Street”
67. Big Star, “September Gurls”
66. Lou Reed, “Perfect Day”
65. The Rolling Stones, “Wild Horses”
64. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”
63. Funkadelic, “Maggot Brain”
62. The Modern Lovers, “Roadrunner”
61. The Beatles, “Let It Be”
60. Alice Coltrane, “Journey in Satchidananda”
59. Stevie Wonder, “Superstition”
58. Parliament, “Flash Light”
57. The Temptations, “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”
56. Bob Marley & the Wailers, “Waiting in Vain”
55. Sly & the Family Stone, “Family Affair”
54. Can, “Vitamin C”
53. Fela Kuti & Africa 70, “Zombie”
52. Fleetwood Mac, “The Chain”
51. Black Sabbath, “War Pigs”
50. Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight”
49. Dinosaur, “Kiss Me Again”
48. The Clash, “London Calling”
47. The Cure, “Boys Don’t Cry”
46. Nick Drake, “Pink Moon”
45. James Brown, “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine”
44. David Bowie, “Young Americans”
43. Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer”
42. Althea & Donna, “Uptown Top Ranking”
41. Chic, “Good Times”
40. Gil Scott Heron, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
39. Pink Floyd, “Wish You Were Here”
38. Neil Young, “On the Beach”
37. Suicide, “Dream Baby Dream”
36. Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side”
35. Buzzcocks, “Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)”
34. X-Ray Spex, “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!”
33. Ramones, “Blitzkrieg Bop”
32. Funkadelic, “Can You Get to That”
31. Michael Jackson, “Rock With You”
30. Dolly Parton, “Jolene”
29. Marvin Gaye, “Got to Give It Up”
28. Al Green, “Love and Happiness”
27. The Velvet Underground, “Sweet Jane”
26. The Stooges, “Search and Destroy”
25. Curtis Mayfield, “Move on Up”
24. Led Zeppelin, “When the Levee Breaks”
23. Bob Dylan, “Tangled Up in Blue”
22. Big Star, “Thirteen”
21. David Bowie, “Changes”
20. Patti Smith, “Gloria”
19. Kraftwerk, “Trans Europe Express”
18. Blondie, “Heart of Glass”
17. Iggy Pop, “Lust for Life”
16. Bruce Springsteen, “Born to Run”
15. Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
14. Stevie Wonder, “Living for the City”
13. Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”
12. Joni Mitchell, “A Case Of You”
11. Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine“
10. Joy Division, “Transmission“
9. Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”
8. Television, “Marquee Moon”
7. Prince, “I Wanna Be Your Lover“
6. David Bowie, ““Heroes””
5. Kate Bush, “Wuthering Heights”
4. Donna Summer, “I Feel Love”
3. Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On”
2. Michael Jackson, “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough”
1. David Bowie, “Life on Mars?”

Mickey Mouse line aside, Life On Mars really hit me hard this past year. Mainly due to the chorus (minus the "is there life on maaaaaaaawwwws" part)

it's hard to imagine an unimpeachable list, but this one is far from terrible

Yeah, it isn't terrible, but then I notice several inclusions from a single artist and I think "why THIS and not THAT?" or "why so many from one artist when you left of ______?!"

Thankful that "Oh Bondage..." beat almost every other punk song, but then fucking Television (the greatest critical gaslighting job ever) shows up in the top 10.

Man, "Another Girl, Another Planet" didn't make the cut?

Besides the token nod to Big Star and "Surrender" no power-pop at all

needs more foreigner. "cold as ice" is overdue for critical re-evaluation.

not enough disco

My one surprise was no Richard & Linda Thompson, but then maybe that's just me.
Enjoyed the 'Dreaming' write-up. Also not so sure pop music was changed forever by 'I Wanna Be Your Lover'.

Also not so sure pop music was changed forever by 'I Wanna Be Your Lover'.

Yeah, no.

Wonder how it breaks down re the early-later '70s split, pre-and post-punk. Some big early-'70s names are missing--Randy Newman, Wings, Aretha Franklin, and the Move, as well as Badfinger, the Raspberries, Grin. No "Layla," no Beefheart, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, Meters, John Cale, Ry Cooder, Weather Report, Mott the Hoople, Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, John Prine, Paul Simon. How in the hell did Nina Simone's "Baltimore" make it, anyway? Esther Phillips did such great work in the '70s, and went disco with style, but I suppose no one remembers.

no hocus pocus by focus, seems bogus

ha! you guys are fun. Ry Cooder was robbed!

also, everyone knows that "Everything Must Change" is the best song on Nina's Baltimore album.

out of Edd's list, Badfinger, Beefheart, Raspberries, Richard & Linda, Mott The Hoople, Allmans, Skynyrd, and Paul Simon could go on any 70's list for sure.

i don't miss Prine on a list. would rather see Tom T. Hall on a list.

"Night Comes In" by Richard & Linda might make my 70's top ten. if i had one.

(and would have been an ace choice for hepcat spotify pitchfork list.)

good write up of "girl, you need a change of mind" brad!

Speaking of Ace, "How Long" wasn't on the list either!!

Besides the token nod to Big Star and "Surrender" no power-pop at all

No one agrees on what the term means, but I'd certainly count "Hanging on the Telephone," "Teenage Kicks," "Boys Don't Cry," and the Buzzcocks. Maybe even "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker." (But not the Cars, even though many would.)

Undertones are borderline, but no way would I include The Cure or Buzzcocks.

Cars absolutely.

I've learned from past experience that arguing about what is and isn't power pop is a bridge to nowhere.