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I promised to do two more of these- 1975 and 1985.
I didn’t know what to expect for 1975 but I thought it would be interesting as a midway point between (what I consider to be) the pivotal years of 1971 and 1979. It turns out to be an extraordinary year of superb music.
100. “How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You” James Taylor
99. “Hair of the Dog” Nazareth
98. “Shooting Star” Bad Company
97. “Beautiful Loser” Bob Seger
96. “Sara Smile” Hall & Oates
95. “Get Down Tonight” KC and the Sunshine Band
94. “Hey You” Bachman Turner Overdrive
93. “Science Fiction/Double Feature” Richard O’ Brien
92. “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” War
91. “Everything Merges With the Night” Brian Eno
90. “I Write the Songs” Barry Manilow
89. “‘39” Queen
88. “Pierre” Carole King
87. “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” Elvin Bishop
86. “Over My Head” Fleetwood Mac
85. “Venus and Mars/Rock Show” Wings
84. “Hurricane” Bob Dylan
83. “Love Will Keep Us Together” Captain & Tennille
82. “Simple Twist of Fate” Bob Dylan
81. “Take It to the Limit” Eagles
80. “Sailing” Rod Stewart
79. “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
78. “Time Warp” Rocky Horror Picture Show
77. “Love of My Life” Queen
76. “Welcome to the Machine” Pink Floyd
75. “Trampled Under Foot” Led Zeppelin
74. “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)” Elton John
73. “Song for America” Kansas
72. “At Seventeen” Janis Ian
71. “Evil Woman” Electric Light Orchestra
70. “Dreamboat Annie” Heart
69. “The Rover” Led Zeppelin
68. “World Turning” Fleetwood Mac
67. “Man on the Silver Mountain” Rainbow
66. “Only Women Bleed” Alice Cooper
65. “Acadian Driftwood” The Band
64. “Golden Years” David Bowie
63. “Fly By Night” Rush
62. “Shelter from the Storm” Bob Dylan
61. “Tonight’s the Night” Neil Young
60. “I’m Not In Love” 10cc
59. “Sweet Transvestite” Tim Curry
58. “Miracles” Jefferson Starship
57. “Mexico” James Taylor
56. “Philadelphia Freedom” Elton John
55. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” Bruce Springsteen
54. “Jive Talkin’” The BeeGees
53. “Gloria” Patti Smith
52. “In the Light” Led Zeppelin
51. “Fame” David Bowie
50. “Rock and Roll All Nite (Live Version)” Kiss
49. “Feel Like Makin’ Love” Bad Company
48. “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)” Queen
47. “Slow Ride” Foghat
46. “Love is Alive” Gary Wright
45. “Squeeze Box” The Who
44. “Sister Golden Hair” America
43. “Right Back Where We Started From” Maxine Nightingale
42. “It Makes No Difference” The Band
41. “Young Americans” David Bowie
40. “One of These Nights” Eagles
39. “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” Elton John
38. “Jungleland” Bruce Springsteen
37. “Listen to What the Man Said” Wings
36. “In My Time of Dying” Led Zeppelin
35. “You’re My Best Friend” Queen
34. “Love is the Drug” Roxy Music
33. “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” Parliament
32. “Low Rider” War
31. “Still Crazy After All These Years” Paul Simon
30. “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” Rod Stewart
29. “Say You Love Me” Fleetwood Mac
28. “Walk This Way” Aerosmith
27. “Tush” ZZ Top
26. “Have a Cigar” Pink Floyd
25. “Ten Years Gone” Led Zeppelin
24. “Lyin’ Eyes” Eagles
23. “Shining Star” Earth, Wind & Fire
22. “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
21. “ Love to Love You Baby” Donna Summer
20. “Send In the Clowns” Judy Collins
19. “Dream Weaver” Gary Wright
18. “Cortez the Killer” Neil Young
17. “Born to Run” Bruce Springsteen
16. “Stranglehold” Ted Nugent
15. “You Sexy Thing” Hot Chocolate
14. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” Pink Floyd
13. “Rhiannon” Fleetwood Mac
12. “Mamma Mia” ABBA
11. “Sweet Emotion” Aerosmith
10. “Magic Man” Heart
9. “Idiot Wind” Bob Dylan
8. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” Paul Simon
7. “Crazy on You” Heart
6. “Tangled Up in Blue” Bob Dylan
5. “Thunder Road” Bruce Springsteen
4. “Kashmir” Led Zeppelin
3. “Wish You Were Here” Pink Floyd
2. “Landslide” Fleetwood Mac
1. “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen
I didn’t know what to expect for 1975 but I thought it would be interesting as a midway point between (what I consider to be) the pivotal years of 1971 and 1979. It turns out to be an extraordinary year of superb music.
100. “How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You” James Taylor
99. “Hair of the Dog” Nazareth
98. “Shooting Star” Bad Company
97. “Beautiful Loser” Bob Seger
96. “Sara Smile” Hall & Oates
95. “Get Down Tonight” KC and the Sunshine Band
94. “Hey You” Bachman Turner Overdrive
93. “Science Fiction/Double Feature” Richard O’ Brien
92. “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” War
91. “Everything Merges With the Night” Brian Eno
90. “I Write the Songs” Barry Manilow
89. “‘39” Queen
88. “Pierre” Carole King
87. “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” Elvin Bishop
86. “Over My Head” Fleetwood Mac
85. “Venus and Mars/Rock Show” Wings
84. “Hurricane” Bob Dylan
83. “Love Will Keep Us Together” Captain & Tennille
82. “Simple Twist of Fate” Bob Dylan
81. “Take It to the Limit” Eagles
80. “Sailing” Rod Stewart
79. “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
78. “Time Warp” Rocky Horror Picture Show
77. “Love of My Life” Queen
76. “Welcome to the Machine” Pink Floyd
75. “Trampled Under Foot” Led Zeppelin
74. “I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)” Elton John
73. “Song for America” Kansas
72. “At Seventeen” Janis Ian
71. “Evil Woman” Electric Light Orchestra
70. “Dreamboat Annie” Heart
69. “The Rover” Led Zeppelin
68. “World Turning” Fleetwood Mac
67. “Man on the Silver Mountain” Rainbow
66. “Only Women Bleed” Alice Cooper
65. “Acadian Driftwood” The Band
64. “Golden Years” David Bowie
63. “Fly By Night” Rush
62. “Shelter from the Storm” Bob Dylan
61. “Tonight’s the Night” Neil Young
60. “I’m Not In Love” 10cc
59. “Sweet Transvestite” Tim Curry
58. “Miracles” Jefferson Starship
57. “Mexico” James Taylor
56. “Philadelphia Freedom” Elton John
55. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” Bruce Springsteen
54. “Jive Talkin’” The BeeGees
53. “Gloria” Patti Smith
52. “In the Light” Led Zeppelin
51. “Fame” David Bowie
50. “Rock and Roll All Nite (Live Version)” Kiss
49. “Feel Like Makin’ Love” Bad Company
48. “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)” Queen
47. “Slow Ride” Foghat
46. “Love is Alive” Gary Wright
45. “Squeeze Box” The Who
44. “Sister Golden Hair” America
43. “Right Back Where We Started From” Maxine Nightingale
42. “It Makes No Difference” The Band
41. “Young Americans” David Bowie
40. “One of These Nights” Eagles
39. “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” Elton John
38. “Jungleland” Bruce Springsteen
37. “Listen to What the Man Said” Wings
36. “In My Time of Dying” Led Zeppelin
35. “You’re My Best Friend” Queen
34. “Love is the Drug” Roxy Music
33. “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” Parliament
32. “Low Rider” War
31. “Still Crazy After All These Years” Paul Simon
30. “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” Rod Stewart
29. “Say You Love Me” Fleetwood Mac
28. “Walk This Way” Aerosmith
27. “Tush” ZZ Top
26. “Have a Cigar” Pink Floyd
25. “Ten Years Gone” Led Zeppelin
24. “Lyin’ Eyes” Eagles
23. “Shining Star” Earth, Wind & Fire
22. “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
21. “ Love to Love You Baby” Donna Summer
20. “Send In the Clowns” Judy Collins
19. “Dream Weaver” Gary Wright
18. “Cortez the Killer” Neil Young
17. “Born to Run” Bruce Springsteen
16. “Stranglehold” Ted Nugent
15. “You Sexy Thing” Hot Chocolate
14. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” Pink Floyd
13. “Rhiannon” Fleetwood Mac
12. “Mamma Mia” ABBA
11. “Sweet Emotion” Aerosmith
10. “Magic Man” Heart
9. “Idiot Wind” Bob Dylan
8. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” Paul Simon
7. “Crazy on You” Heart
6. “Tangled Up in Blue” Bob Dylan
5. “Thunder Road” Bruce Springsteen
4. “Kashmir” Led Zeppelin
3. “Wish You Were Here” Pink Floyd
2. “Landslide” Fleetwood Mac
1. “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen
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