I have collected my share of music over the ears. For 24, 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 the first top 100 songs and all of the bands that made them happen is an essential archive for you.
101) Double Vision by Foreigner
102) Down On The Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival
103) Down Under by Men At Work
104) Dream On by Aerosmith
105) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
106) Dreamboat Annie by Heart
107) Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
108) Drift Away by Dobie Gray
109) Dust In The Wind by Kansas
110) Eighteen by Alice Cooper
111) Escape (Pina Colada Song)
112) Even The Losers by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
113) Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton
114) Everybody Plays The Fool
115) Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac
116) Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra
117) Fame by David Bowie
118) Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen
119) Feel Like Makin’ Love by Bad Company
120) Feelin’ Stronger Every Day by Chicago
121) Feels Like The First Time by Foreigner
122) Fly Like An Eagle by The Steve Miller Band
123) Fly, Robin, Fly by Silver Convention
124) Follow You, Follow Me by Genesis
125) Fool For The City by Foghat
126) Fooled Around And Fell In Love by Elvin Bishop
127) Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) by Styx
128) Foreplay- Long Time by Boston
129) Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group
130) Free Ride by The Edgar Winter Group
131) Gimme Three Steps by Lynard Skynard
132) Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) by Abba
133) Glad And Sorry by Faces
134) Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac
135) Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac
136) Golden Years by David Bowie
137) Good Times by Chic
138) Good Times Roll by The Cars
139) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
140) Got To Be Real by Cheryl Lynn
141) Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac
142) Hallelujah by Sweathog
143) Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by Creedence Clearwater Revival
144) Have You Seen Her? by The Chi-Lites
145) Heart Of Glass by Blondie
146) Heartache Tonight by The Eagles
147) Heartbreaker by Pat Benatar
148) Heartless by Heart
149) Heaven Knows by Donna Summer
150) Help Is On It’s Way by Little River Band
151) Here Comes My Girl by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
152) Hey You by Pink Floyd
153) Highway Star by Deep Purple
154) Hitch A Ride by Boston
155) Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac
156) Hold Your Head Up by Argent
157) Holly Holy by Neil Diamond
158) Honky Cat by Elton John
159) Hot Blooded by Foreigner
160) Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly & The Family Stone
161) Hot Legs by Rod Stewart
162) Hot Stuff by Donna Summer
163) Hotel California by The Eagles
164) How Deep is Your Love? by The Bee Gees
165) How Sweet It Is by James Taylor
166) Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen
167) I Am…I Said by Neil Diamond
168) I Can Help by Billy Swan
169) I Can See You Clearly Now by Johnny Nash
170) I Can’t Tell You Why by The Eagles
171) I Don’t Want To Know by Fleetwood Mac
172) I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival
173) I Just Want To Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb
174) I Need To Know by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
175) I Need You by America
176) I Saw the Light by Todd Rundgren
177) I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton
178) I Want You To Want Me by Cheap Trick
179) I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
180) I’d Really Love To See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley
181) If I Can’t Have You by Yvonne Elliman
182) If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
183) I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song by Jim Croce
184) I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide by ZZ Top
185) I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby by Barry White
186) I’m Still In Love With You by Al Green
187) I’m Your Boogie Man by K.C. & The Sunshine Band
188) Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) by Paul Revere & The Raiders
189) Jessica by The Allman Brothers Band
190) Jet Airliner by The Steve Miller Band
191) Join Together by The Who
192) Joy To The World by Three Dog Night
193) Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang
194) Jungle Love by The Steve Miller Band
195) Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) by The Temptations
196) Just What I Needed by The Cars
197) Just You ‘N’ Me by Chicago
198) Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
199) Keep It Comin’ Love by KC And The Sunshine Band
200) Keep On Smilin’ by Wet Willie
