What are your top 5 Billboard top 10 songs of the 1970"s?


As many agree the 1970’s had the best pop music of any recorded era, I thought it would be very interesting to see what Audiogon members have to say about this. I know 5 is tough but I did not want to make this post too long winded. As always I appreciate your time and selections. My top 5 are...


#1 Baker Street-Gerry Rafferty 1978 #2
#2 Summer Breeze-Seals & Crofts. 1972 #6
#3 American Pie-Don Mclean. 1972 #1
#4 Ricki Don’t Lose That Number. 1974 #4
#5 Miracles-Jefferson Starship. 1975 #3

Yes there are many great songs I could have placed here but this is my list for 8/18/21. Look forward to your responses!
dayglow

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What are your top 5 Billboard top 10 songs

Notice that word YOUR in the title.

BTW, did you guys only listen mostly to the radio in the 70’s? The 70’s was the pinnacle of R&R creativity. There is a great many good artists and songs but they weren’t reflected on the typical radio station of the 70’s

Zeppelin
Sabbath
Grand Funk
James Gang
Doobie bros
Steely Dan
Who
Stones
Eagles
Bowie
Blue Oyster Cult
Average White Band
Tower of Power

All these and more were in their prime in the 70’s. And the list should be 10-20 times more than what I have named. But that was 50 yrs ago doing the height of my party days. Top 10.........Impossible for me and Old heavy

close to 1000 songs hit the Billboard top 10 during the decade.
So you only want "top 10 hits"? Is that your standard for good music from the '70's? Most of the top 10 hits were pushed by radio & record companies trying to sell a product. It was popular to the sheeple who only listened to radio. But not to many who actually bought albums and listened to music

I'll go away now. Have fun


I don’t think the OP was suggesting that defined "good music". He was simply teeing up some input and reflection - of that category what did you like best?
It didn’t define good music, but it certainly contained A lot of it.
The second half of the 70’s was the beginning of corny.

I guess I don’t understand why someone wants to talk just for the sake of talking. Not the best. Not the worst. OK, just memories. But I never paid any attention to top 40. it was filler IMO. But thats me.
I will agree that a lot of good music was top 40. A blind squirrel findas a nut sometimes. One example I remember was a song by

Diesel - Sausolito Summer Nights. Give it a listen
(1) Diesel - Sausalito Summer Nights - Bing video

as to corny Music in the last half, let me remind you that The Wall and Breakfast in America both came out in 1979. There are plenty others but 'Disco" overshadowed the good music being put out

100 Greatest Albums of 1979 (digitaldreamdoor.com)