Top 500 Songs of the 1970s: Volume 4

I have collected my share of music over the ears. For 26 years old, I have a reasonably open mind as far as the different types of music I like to listen to. I have my reasons, methods, and favorites. But let me tell you how it all started. If you stay up late watching the tube, I'm sure you've seen them - those long, boring info-mercials selling collections of music from certain eras on TV? Well, I saw one offering a collection of the 1970s.

I noticed that it was pretty cool. They were offering close to 200 songs on 10 to 20 CDs. But I also noticed that they weren't including music from such great, popular bands such as The Cars or even the lesser known but equally great Steve Miller Band. This seemed wrong to me. Why discount Fleetwood Mac when their music touched millions? I'm not paying $100 for a collection of '70s music if they're not going to include the rhymthic tones of Foreigner.

Granted, the 1970s didn't have the head-banging heavy metal grind of Marilyn Manson or the speaker throbbing bass of Snoop Dog. But, these were some of the all time best sing-along songs every produced. After a time of great cultural distress as a result of the Vietnam War, the 1970s offered people rock 'n roll that would transcend, the folk music that would bring them together, and dance music - however "gay" it may sound - that left people sweating to some great beats. Don't sell such great artists as The Bee Gees short.

If you've ever wanted to collect music from the 1970s - if you've ever wanted to relive or be transported back to the '70s, the following list of 100 songs and all of the bands that made them happen is an essential archive for you.

301) Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation

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302) Rocket Man by Elton John

Check out Top Ten Songs by Elton John by AC Source, Jaclyn G. Devey

303) Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu by Johnny Rivers

Check out Top 10 Slow Dance Songs by AC Source, aspiringwriter201

304) Roll With The Changes by REO Speedwagon

Check out Top Ten Songs by REO SpeedWagon by AC Source, Gary Picariello

305) Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd

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306) Run Through The Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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307) Runnin' with The Devil by Van Halen

Check out Top 10 Songs by Van Halen by AC Source, Abby Johns

308) Same Old Song And Dance by Aerosmith

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309) Sandman by America

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310) Sara by Fleetwood Mac

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311) Sara Smile by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Check out Top Ten Songs by Daryl Hall & John Oates by AC Source, Gillian Wilk

312) Saturday in The Park by Chicago

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313) Saturday Night by Bay City Rollers

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314) Saturday Night Fever by The Bee Gees

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315) Saturday Night Special by Lynard Skynard

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316) Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Elton John

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317) School's Out by Alice Cooper

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318) Seasons In The Sun by Terry Jacks

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319) Seasons Of Wither by Aerosmith

Check out Ten Favorite Aerosmith Songs from 30 Years of Music by AC Source, MaryD

320) Second Hand News by Fleetwood Mac

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321) Serenade by The Steve Miller Band

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322) Shake Your Groove Thing by Peaches & Herb

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323) Shooting Star by Bad Company

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324) Show Me The Way by Peter Frampton

Check out Top 10 Romantic Songs from the 1970s by AC Source, Aida Ekberg

325) Sister Golden Hair by America

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326) Slow Ride by Foghat

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327) Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple

328) Smokin' by Boston

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329) Smokin' In The Boys Room by Brownsville Station

330) So Very Hard To Go by Tower Of Power

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331) Some Kind Of Wonderful by Grand Funk

332) Somebody To Love by Queen

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333) Something About You by Boston

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334) Song For America by Kansas

335) Songbird by Fleetwood Mac

Check out Top Ten Fleetwood Mac Songs by AC Source, Lynn Smythe

336) Space Oddity by David Bowie

Check out Little Known Facts About Singer David Bowie by AC Source, Bridget Ilene Delaney

337) Squeeze Box by The Who

Check out Top Ten Songs by the Who by AC Source, Brandon Rhodes

338) Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees

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339) Still Alive & Well by Johnny Winter

340) Straight On by Heart

341) Strange Brew by Cream

342) Street Corner Serenade

343) Suffragette City by David Bowie

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344) Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits

345) Superstition by Stevie Wonder

Check out Top Ten Best Songs by Stevie Wonder by AC Source, A.M. Morgan

346) Surrender by Heap Trick

347) Swamp Music by Lynard Skynard

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348) Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

349) Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith

Check out Ten Favorite Aerosmith Songs from 30 Years of Music by AC Source, MaryD

350) Swingtown by The Steve Miller Band

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351) Take It Easy by The Eagles

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352) Take It To The Limit by The Eagles

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353) Take Me Back To Chicago by Chicago

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354) Take The Money And Run by The Steve Miller Band

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355) Take Your Time (Do It Right) by SOS Band

356) Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

357) Tears Of A Clown by Smokey Robinson

358) Tequila Sunrise by The Eagles

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359) That Smell by Lynard Skynard

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360) The Air That I Breathe by The Hollies

361) The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

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362) The Cover Of Rolling Stone by Dr Hook & The Medicine Show

363) The Grand Illusion by Styx

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364) The Hustle by Van McCoy

365) The Joker by The Steve Miller Band

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366) The River by Bruce Springsteen

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367) The Seeker by The Who

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368) The Song Remains The Same by Led Zeppelin

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369) The Stake by The Steve Miller Band

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370) The Wall by Kansas

371) Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers

372) Threshold by The Steve Miller Band

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373) Thunder And Lightning by Chi Coltrane

374) Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen

Check out Bruce Springsteen: Album by Album by AC Source, Rev. Keith A. Gordon

375) Time For Me To Fly by REO Speedwagon

Check out Top Ten Songs by REO SpeedWagon by AC Source, Gary Picariello

376) Tin Man by America

377) Tiny Dancer by Elton John

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378) Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart

379) Torn Between Two Lovers by Mary MacGregor

380) Trampled Underfoot by Led Zeppelin

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381) True Fine Love by The Steve Miller Band

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382) Turn The Beat Around by Vicki Sue Robinson

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383) Tush by ZZ Top

Check out Top 25 Best Drinking Songs by AC Source, Aida Ekberg

384) Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Check out Top Ten Fleetwood Mac Songs by AC Source, Lynn Smythe

385) Two Tickets To Paradise by Eddie Money

386) Up Around The Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival

387) Ventura Highway by America

388) Walk Away Renee by Rick Price

389) Walk This Way by Aerosmith

Check out Ten Favorite Aerosmith Songs from 30 Years of Music by AC Source, MaryD

389) Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star by Eddie Money

390) We Are Family by Sister Sledge

391) We Are The Champions by Queen

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392) We Will Rock You by Queen

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393) What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

394) What's Your Name by Lynard Skynard

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395) Wheel In The Sky by Journey

396) Who Are You by The Who

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397) Wildfire by Michael Murphey

398) Wishing You Were Here by Chicago

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399) Witchy Woman by The Eagles

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400) Without You by Nilsson