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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
rwp2694u
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Have to agree with Roxy on the "Miracles" take...Ditto anything Starship, Marty Balin's outstanding vocals aside.  Remember his gem of a composition "Coming Back To Me" from Surrealistic Pillow?  Anything Becker/Fagen gets my backing.  Loved that haunting sax in Baker Street back in '78.  Trivia quiz:  Spring of 1973...Band member Gerry Rafferty on lead vocals.  "Well I don't know why I came here tonight"...The band?  The song?

5 of my 70's chart faves..."Rock On" ('72) - David Essex; "Gold" ('79) - John Stewart; "Rhiannon" ('75) - Fleetwood Mac; "I Want Your Love" ('78) - Chic (Yes, Disco!); "Miss You" ('78) - Rolling Stones

5 charters I truly reviled..."You Light Up My Life" (Debbie Boone); "Feelings" (Morris Albert); "My Love" (Paul McCartney/Wings); "The Candy Man" (Sammy Davis, Jr.); "Just The Way You Are" (William Joel)  
rwp2694u
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Hey edcyn...Sorry, but Richard Harris left the cake out in the rain in the summer of '68.
rwp2694u
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Hey Carpathian...right on!  And how about the posters who want to know if a vintage California Audio Labs CL-15 they are considering will do well with it's volume control on max feeding Kraftwerk techno tracks direct to their Rowland Amp for output via Audioquest cable to their beloved Spendors. How about the posters who presume to have an answer!  Wowee!  
sns
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Trivia answer, Stealers Wheel, have the album. I hardly ever listen to 70's music anymore, don't romanticize my druggie days anymore.
sns
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Some 70's music I can still listen to.Ball Of Confusion-TemptationsGreen Eyed Lady-SugarloafLong and Winding Road-BeatlesReflections of my Life-MarmaladeLove Me Or Let Me Be Lonely-The Friends of Distinction
Still, love soul music from that era, burned out rock of later 70's my issue.
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