The 100 Greatest Songs of the 70’s

Picture: Lowestoft, 1975

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100. The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning

99. Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking

98. Cabaret Voltaire – Nag Nag Nag

97. The Temptations – Ball of Confusion

96. New York Dolls – Personality Crisis

95. Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster

94. Human League – Being Boiled

93. Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

92. Ace – How Long

91. Japan – Quiet Life

90. Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi’s Dead

89. Wings – Jet

88. The Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz

87. Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side

86. Sister Sledge – He’s The Greatest Dancer

85. The Saints – (I’m) Stranded

84. The Cramps – Human Fly

83. Sly & The Family Stone – It’s A Family Affair

82. Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me ‘Til Dawn

81. The Kinks – Lola

80. Edwin Starr – War

79. AC/DC – Whole Lotta Rosie

78. Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman

77. XTC – Making Plans For Nigel

76. Wire – 12 X U

75. Orchestral Manoueveres In The Dark – Electricity

74. Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water

73. The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane

72. KC & The Sunshine Band – That’s The Way (I Like It)

71. Suicide – Ghost Rider

70. Steel Pulse – Handsworth Revolution

69. The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry

68. Tubeway Army – Are Friends Electric?

67. Gram Parsons – Love Hurts

66. Junior Murvin – Police And Thieves

65. Sparks – The Number One Song In Heaven

64. Leonard Cohen – Chelsea Hotel #2

63. Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle

62. Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

61. Black Sabbath – Paranoid

60. James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine

59. Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

58. Iggy Pop – The Passenger

57. The Stranglers – No More Heroes

56. Diana Ross – Love Hangover

55. The Police – Walking On The Moon

54. The Doors – Riders On The Storm

53. Squeeze – Take Me, I’m Yours

52. Big Star – September Gurls

51. Patti Smith Group – Because The Night

50. Led Zeppelin – Kashmir

49. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner

48. Siouxsie and The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden

47. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together

46. Magazine – Shot by Both Sides

45. Steely Dan – Do It Again

44. The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight

43. 10cc – I’m Not In Love

42. Tom Petty and Rhe Heartbreakers – American Girl

41. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

40. Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene, Pt.4

39. Bob and Marcia – Young, Gifted and Black

38. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run

37. Ramones – Blitzkreig Bop

36. B52’s – Rock Lobster

35. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town

34. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)

33. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On

32. Television – Marquee Moon

31. Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland

30. Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug

29. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall

28. Elton John – Benny and The Jets

27. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)

26. The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet

25. T.Rex – Hot Love

24. The Damned – New Rose

23. Bob Dylan – Tangled Up In Blue

22. ABBA – Dancing Queen

21. The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

20. Joy Division – She’s Lost Control

19. Stevie Wonder – Superstition

18.The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses

17. Carole King – It’s Too Late

16. Bob Marley – Jamming

15. Chic – Good Times

14. David Bowie – Rebel Rebel

13. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

12. The Specials – Gangsters

11. Nick Drake – Hazy Jane I

10. Gary Numan – Cars

9. Kraftwerk – Autobahn

8. Fleetwood Mac – The Chain

7. Blondie – Heart of Glass/Hanging On The Telephone

6. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks

5. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up

4. Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing

3. The Clash – London Calling

2. Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen

1. Donna Summer – I Feel Love