DRC Madness #41: Best #1 Song of the 70s

IdRatherBeSkiing

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Yes, this comes out to 5 pages (narrow margins) in a Word doc. That's a lot to go through.
I have found Excell is working well for my list (also still in progress). I am able to cut and past rows in an order as many times as I want. If I put a column in front with "=ROW()" it shows me the order.
 

IdRatherBeSkiing

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Yeah, I thought about doing that. But the main thing is just finding songs among the list.
I sorted them with excell. Actually I sorted the main list because it was hard matching others lists to the ones ordered by year. But I used that list as a basis for mine and it has been easy from a tech point of view. Having some trouble in the ordering department but that struggle is ongoing.
 

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OK, here it is. First, all the ones I feel are worth listing. They are in order, but as you get further down, the specific order doesn't really matter. I didn't number them, because sadchild didn't either.

Eagles: "Hotel California"
Don McLean: "American Pie"
Stevie Wonder: "I Wish"
Paul McCartney and Wings: "Band on the Run"
Stevie Wonder: "Superstition"
The Edgar Winter Group: "Frankenstein"
The Beatles: "Let It Be"
David Bowie: "Fame"
Rod Stewart: "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe"
The Guess Who: "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight"
Stevie Wonder: "Sir Duke"
Elton John: "Bennie and the Jets"
George Harrison: "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity"
Billy Preston: "Will It Go Round in Circles"
Grand Funk: "We're an American Band"
Steve Miller Band: "The Joker"
The Beatles: "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue"
Carly Simon: "You're So Vain"
The Rolling Stones: "Brown Sugar"
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
George Harrison: "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)"
Manfred Mann's Earth Band: "Blinded by the Light"
Stevie Wonder: "You Haven't Done Nothin'"
Janis Joplin: "Me and Bobby McGee"
Elton John: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Average White Band: "Pick Up the Pieces"
Michael Jackson: "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
The Doobie Brothers: "What a Fool Believes"
The Doobie Brothers: "Black Water"
Earth, Wind & Fire: "Shining Star"
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: "The Tears of a Clown"
Three Dog Night: "Joy to the World"
KC and the Sunshine Band: "Get Down Tonight"
Carole King: "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move"
Bill Withers: "Lean On Me"
Steve Miller Band: "Rock'n Me"
Fleetwood Mac: "Dreams"
Nilsson: "Without You"
Looking Glass: "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
Elton John: "Crocodile Rock"
Sly & the Family Stone: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star"
Harry Chapin: "Cat's in the Cradle"
Paul Simon: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
Billy Preston: "Nothing from Nothing"
Ringo Starr: "Photograph"
Bee Gees: "Stayin' Alive"
Frankie Valli: "Grease"
Chic: "Le Freak"
Nick Gilder: "Hot Child in the City"
M: "Pop Muzik"
Elton John: "Philadelphia Freedom"
Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive"
Andy Gibb: "Shadow Dancing"
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: "You're the One That I Want"
Amii Stewart: "Knock on Wood"
Donna Summer: "Hot Stuff"
The Four Seasons: "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Simon & Garfunkel: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
James Taylor: "You've Got a Friend"
Edwin Starr: "War"
Neil Diamond: "Cracklin' Rosie"
Elton John and Kiki Dee: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
The Knack: "My Sharona"
Sly and the Family Stone: "Family Affair"
Wings: "With a Little Luck"
Three Dog Night: "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
Wild Cherry: "Play That Funky Music"
Blondie: "Heart of Glass"
Neil Diamond: "Song Sung Blue"
Johnny Nash: "I Can See Clearly Now"
The Temptations: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
The Jackson 5: "ABC"
Jim Croce: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
Maureen McGovern: "The Morning After"
Marvin Gaye: "Let's Get It On"
The Staple Singers: "I'll Take You There"
The Rolling Stones: "Angie"
John Denver: "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Wings: "Silly Love Songs"
Ringo Starr: "You're Sixteen"
Stories: "Brother Louie"
Terry Jacks: "Seasons in the Sun"
John Denver: "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
Blue Swede: "Hooked on a Feeling"
Grand Funk: "The Loco-Motion"
Paul McCartney and Wings: "Listen to What the Man Said"
Bee Gees: "Jive Talkin'"
John Sebastian: "Welcome Back"
Eagles: "Heartache Tonight"
Chic: "Good Times"
Gordon Lightfoot: "Sundown"
John Denver: "Annie's Song"
Rupert Holmes: "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
John Lennon: "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"
Daryl Hall and John Oates: "Rich Girl"
Ohio Players: "Fire"
Linda Ronstadt: "You're No Good"
Diana Ross: "Love Hangover"
KC and the Sunshine Band: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Roberta Flack: "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
America: "Sister Golden Hair"
Captain & Tennille: "Love Will Keep Us Together"
Neil Sedaka: "Bad Blood"
KC and the Sunshine Band: "That's the Way (I Like It)"
Ohio Players: "Love Rollercoaster"
The Miracles: "Love Machine"
Jim Croce: "Time in a Bottle"
Shocking Blue: "Venus"
LaBelle: "Lady Marmalade"
Starland Vocal Band: "Afternoon Delight"
Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band: "A Fifth of Beethoven"
Glen Campbell: "Southern Nights"
Leo Sayer: "When I Need You"
Bill Conti: "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)"
Diana Ross: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Alan O'Day: "Undercover Angel"
Herb Alpert: "Rise"
Diana Ross: "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
Carl Douglas: "Kung Fu Fighting"
Diana Ross: "Touch Me in the Morning"
Al Green: "Let's Stay Together"
Bread: "Make It with You"
Minnie Riperton: "Lovin' You"


And here's my bad list

Donny Osmond: "Go Away Little Girl"
Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"
Styx: "Babe"
Charlie Rich: "The Most Beautiful Girl"
Paul Anka and Odia Coates: "(You're) Having My Baby"
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots: "Disco Duck"
David Soul: "Don't Give Up on Us"
Debby Boone: "You Light Up My Life"
Commodores: "Three Times a Lady"
 
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Numbering is not important. I add to excel spreadsheet which gives me the numbers. If you are interested, here is the top 100 of your list numbered:

1​
Eagles: "Hotel California"
2​
Don McLean: "American Pie"
3​
Stevie Wonder: "I Wish"
4​
Paul McCartney and Wings: "Band on the Run"
5​
Stevie Wonder: "Superstition"
6​
The Edgar Winter Group: "Frankenstein"
7​
The Beatles: "Let It Be"
8​
David Bowie: "Fame"
9​
Rod Stewart: "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe"
10​
The Guess Who: "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight"
11​
Stevie Wonder: "Sir Duke"
12​
Elton John: "Bennie and the Jets"
13​
George Harrison: "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity"
14​
Billy Preston: "Will It Go Round in Circles"
15​
Grand Funk: "We're an American Band"
16​
Steve Miller Band: "The Joker"
17​
The Beatles: "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue"
18​
Carly Simon: "You're So Vain"
19​
The Rolling Stones: "Brown Sugar"
20​
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
21​
George Harrison: "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)"
22​
Manfred Mann's Earth Band: "Blinded by the Light"
23​
Stevie Wonder: "You Haven't Done Nothin'"
24​
Janis Joplin: "Me and Bobby McGee"
25​
Elton John: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
26​
Average White Band: "Pick Up the Pieces"
27​
Michael Jackson: "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
28​
The Doobie Brothers: "What a Fool Believes"
29​
The Doobie Brothers: "Black Water"
30​
Earth, Wind & Fire: "Shining Star"
31​
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: "The Tears of a Clown"
32​
Three Dog Night: "Joy to the World"
33​
KC and the Sunshine Band: "Get Down Tonight"
34​
Carole King: "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move"
35​
Bill Withers: "Lean On Me"
36​
Steve Miller Band: "Rock'n Me"
37​
Fleetwood Mac: "Dreams"
38​
Nilsson: "Without You"
39​
Looking Glass: "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
40​
Elton John: "Crocodile Rock"
41​
Sly & the Family Stone: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star"
42​
Harry Chapin: "Cat's in the Cradle"
43​
Paul Simon: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
44​
Billy Preston: "Nothing from Nothing"
45​
Ringo Starr: "Photograph"
46​
Bee Gees: "Stayin' Alive"
47​
Frankie Valli: "Grease"
48​
Chic: "Le Freak"
49​
Nick Gilder: "Hot Child in the City"
50​
M: "Pop Muzik"
51​
Elton John: "Philadelphia Freedom"
52​
Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive"
53​
Andy Gibb: "Shadow Dancing"
54​
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: "You're the One That I Want"
55​
Amii Stewart: "Knock on Wood"
56​
Donna Summer: "Hot Stuff"
57​
The Four Seasons: "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
58​
Simon & Garfunkel: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
59​
James Taylor: "You've Got a Friend"
60​
Edwin Starr: "War"
61​
Neil Diamond: "Cracklin' Rosie"
62​
Elton John and Kiki Dee: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
63​
The Knack: "My Sharona"
64​
Sly and the Family Stone: "Family Affair"
65​
Wings: "With a Little Luck"
66​
Three Dog Night: "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
67​
Wild Cherry: "Play That Funky Music"
68​
Blondie: "Heart of Glass"
69​
Neil Diamond: "Song Sung Blue"
70​
Johnny Nash: "I Can See Clearly Now"
71​
The Temptations: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
72​
The Jackson 5: "ABC"
73​
Jim Croce: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
74​
Maureen McGovern: "The Morning After"
75​
Marvin Gaye: "Let's Get It On"
76​
The Staple Singers: "I'll Take You There"
77​
The Rolling Stones: "Angie"
78​
John Denver: "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
79​
Wings: "Silly Love Songs"
80​
Ringo Starr: "You're Sixteen"
81​
Stories: "Brother Louie"
82​
Terry Jacks: "Seasons in the Sun"
83​
John Denver: "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
84​
Blue Swede: "Hooked on a Feeling"
85​
Grand Funk: "The Loco-Motion"
86​
Paul McCartney and Wings: "Listen to What the Man Said"
87​
Bee Gees: "Jive Talkin'"
88​
John Sebastian: "Welcome Back"
89​
Eagles: "Heartache Tonight"
90​
Chic: "Good Times"
91​
Gordon Lightfoot: "Sundown"
92​
John Denver: "Annie's Song"
93​
Rupert Holmes: "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
94​
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
95​
John Lennon: "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"
96​
Daryl Hall and John Oates: "Rich Girl"
97​
Ohio Players: "Fire"
98​
Linda Ronstadt: "You're No Good"
99​
Diana Ross: "Love Hangover"
100​
KC and the Sunshine Band: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
 
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And now let's hear from Debby Boone:

"So many days you'd go to DRC
And vote in a poll of '70s songs
Mine was number one for ten whole weeks
So why do you feel it shouldn't belong?

You Light Up My Life
It was a hit, a very big hit
So why don't you like it? – not one little bit

You all hate my song
I guess I'm just out of luck
But I am not complaining
It made ten million bucks"
 
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There are probably a little over 70 songs I like. I wanted to narrow it down to my top 50, in no particular order.

ABBA: Dancing Queen
America: A Horse With No Name
B. J. Thomas: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Barry Manilow: Looks Like We Made It
Barry Manilow: Mandy
Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love
Bee Gees: Love You Inside Out
Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive
Blondie: Heart of Glass
Blue Swede: Hooked On A Feeling
Captain & Tennille: Love Will Keep Us Together
Carl Douglas: Kung Fu Fighting
Carly Simon: You're So Vain
Chicago: If You Leave Me Now
Daryl Hall and John Oates: Rich Girl
Don McLean: American Pie
Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
Eagles: Heartache Tonight
Eagles: Hotel California
Elton John and Kiki Dee: Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John: Bennie and The Jets
Elton John: Crocodile Rock
Elton John: Island Girl
Elton John: Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds
Elton John: Philadelphia Freedom
Fleetwood Mac: Dreams
Frankie Valli: Grease
Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy
Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown
Grand Funk: We're An American Band
Harry Chapin: Cat's In The Cradle
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
Johnny Nash: I Can See Clearly Now
M: Pop Muzik
Neil Diamond: Cracklin' Rosie
Ohio Players: Love Rollercoaster
Rod Stewart: Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
Rose Royce: Car Wash
Rupert Holmes: Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Steve Miller Band: The Joker
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Stevie Wonder: You Are The Sunshine of My Life
Styx: Babe
The Doobie Brothers: Black Water
The Four Seasons: December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
The Hues Corporation: Rock The Boat
The Knack: My Sharona
Wild Cherry: Play That Funky Music


I could went over on my bad list. Instead I'm playing the dick card and listed any Beatles member song. :p

George Harrison: My Sweet Lord
John Lennon: Whatever Gets You Thru The Night
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Paul McCartney and Wings: Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings: Listen To What The Man Said
Paul McCartney and Wings: My Love
Ringo Starr: Photograph
Ringo Starr: You're Sixteen
The Beatles: Let It Be
The Beatles: The Long and Winding Road
 
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I need a particular order for your top 50. I can accept your dick hate list. You have missed George Harrison though.

If you can't order them, I will enter them each as a 50 way tie for position 50.
 
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I need a particular order for your top 50. I can accept your dick hate list. You have missed George Harrison though.
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I wouldn't know George Harrison was a Beatle. I only recall John, Paul and Ringo. They weren't active when I was born yet.
 
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I wouldn't know George Harrison was a Beatle. I only recall John, Paul and Ringo. They weren't active when I was born yet.
John, Paul, George & Ringo. I was 2 when they came on the scene. But I do know people refer to them as the Fab 4 which implies more than 3.
 

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My Ranked Liked List
The Madison Top 40
(Just like the Survey's from the 70's)

1) Tony Orlando and Dawn "Knock Three Times"
2) George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"
3) Billy Paul "Me and Mrs. Jones"
4) Bread "Make It You You"
5) Yvonne Elliman "If I Can't Have You"
6) Jackson 5 "I'll Be There"
7) Hues Corporation "Rock The Boat"
8) George McCrae "Rock Your Baby"
9) Beatles "Let It Be"
10) Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight"
11) BJ Thomas "Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head"
12) America "A Horse With No Name"
13) Silver Convention "Fly Robin Fly"
14) Alan O'Day "Undercover Angel"
15) Carpenters "Close To You"
16) Al Green "Let's Stay Together"
17) The Knack "My Sharona"
18) The Miracles "Love Machine"
19) Helen Reddy "Delta Dawn"
20) Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood"
21) Van McCoy "The Hustle"
22) Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein"
23) Nick Glider "Hot Child In The City"
24) Melanie "Brand New Key"
25) Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"
26) Jackson 5: "The Love You Save"
27) Beatles "The Long And Winding Road"
28) Grand Funk "We're an American Band"
29) Bachman Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
30) Al Wilson "Show And Tell"
31) Gladys Knight and The Pips "Midnight Train To Georgia"
32) Elton John "Crocodile Rock"
33) Billy Preston "Will Go Round in Circles"
34) Eagles "New Kid in Town"
35) Donny Osmond "Go Away Little Girl"
36) Emotions "Best of My Love"
37) Barry Manilow "I Write The Songs"
38) Bill Conti "Gonna Fly Now"
39) Freddy Fender "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
40) Paper Lace "The Night Chicago Died"

My Dislike List
Chuck Berry "My Ding A Ling"
Cher "Dark Lady"
John Denver "Annie's Song"
Eric Clapton "I Shot the Sheriff"
Doobie Brothers "Black Water"
Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke"
Rolling Stones "Miss You"
Rod Stewert "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"
Rupert Holmes "Escape"
Meco "Star Wars Theme"
 
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