Top 50 Songs of the 1970's
| No. | Song | Band | Album | Year | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Imagine | John Lennon | Imagine | 1971 | 5 |
| 2 | The Logical Song | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | 1979 | 2 |
| 3 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1971 | 6 |
| 4 | More Than A Feeling | Boston | Boston | 1976 | 1 |
| 5 | Let It Be | The Beatles | Let It Be | 1970 | 9 |
| 6 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | A Night at the Opera | 1975 | 14 |
| 7 | Hotel California | Eagles | Hotel of California | 1976 | 8 |
| 8 | Wheel In The Sky | Journey | Infinity | 1978 | 10 |
| 9 | Telephone Line | Electric Light Orchestra | A New World Record | 1976 | 11 |
| 10 | American Pie | Don McLean | American Pie | 1972 | 7 |
| 11 | Smoke On The Water | Deep Purple | Machine Head | 1972 | 4 |
| 12 | Wild World | Cat Stevens | Tea for the Tillerman | 1970 | 31 |
| 13 | Surrender | Cheap Trick | Heaven Tonight | 1978 | 17 |
| 14 | Layla | Derek And The Dominoes | Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs | 1970 | 18 |
| 15 | Dance With Me | Orleans | Let there be Music | 1975 | 20 |
| 16 | Summer Breeze | Seals and Crofts | Summer Breeze | 1972 | 16 |
| 17 | Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty | City to City | 1978 | 3 |
| 18 | Cats in the Cradle | Harry Chapin | Verities & Balderdash | 1974 | 24 |
| 19 | Piano Man | Billy Joel | Piano Man | 1973 | 32 |
| 20 | Heart of Glass | Blondie | Parallel Lines | 1978 | 35 |
| 21 | Funkytown | Lipps Inc. | Funkytown | 1979 | 15 |
| 22 | Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton | Slowhand | 1977 | 33 |
| 23 | Renegade | Styx | Pieces of Eight | 1978 | 19 |
| 24 | Your Song | Elton John | Elton John | 1970 | New |
| 25 | What Is Life | George Harrison | All Things Must Pass | 1970 | New |
| 26 | Goodbye Stranger | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | 1979 | 12 |
| 27 | Go Your Own Way | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 | 27 |
| 28 | Don't Stop Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson | Off The Wall | 1979 | New |
| 29 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 1973 | New |
| 30 | Forever in Bluejeans | Neil Diamond | You Don't Bring me Flowers | 1978 | 26 |
| 31 | Fortunate Son | CCR | Willy and the Poorboys | 1970 | 29 |
| 32 | Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Second Helping | 1974 | 13 |
| 33 | Kashmir | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti | 1975 | 34 |
| 34 | The Long and Winding Road | The Beatles | Let It Be | 1970 | 40 |
| 35 | Someone Saved My Life Tonight | Elton John | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | 1975 | New |
| 36 | Breakfast In America | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | 1979 | 39 |
| 37 | Landslide | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | 1975 | New |
| 38 | Don't Fear The Reaper | Blue Öyster Cult | Agents of Fortune | 1976 | New |
| 39 | December, 1963 | Four Seasons | Who Loves You | 1975 | 23 |
| 40 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | 1972 | 22 |
| 41 | Strange Magic | Electric Light Orchestra | Face the Music | 1975 | New |
| 42 | Follow You Follow Me | Genesis | And Then There Were Three | 1978 | New |
| 43 | Heart Of Gold | Neil Young | Harvest | 1972 | New |
| 44 | Cold As Ice | Foreigner | Foreigner | 1977 | 25 |
| 45 | Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | 1978 | 37 |
| 46 | Carry on my Wayward Son | Kansas | Leftoverture | 1976 | 30 |
| 47 | Brain Damage | Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1973 | 38 |
| 48 | Slow Ride | Foghat | Fool for the City | 1975 | New |
| 49 | Nobody Does It Better | Carly Simon | Soundtrack: The Spy Who Loved Me | 1977 | New |
| 50 | Wild Night | Van Morrison | Tupelo Honey | 1971 | New |
| Updated 03/20/08: Extended from 40 to 50 | |||||
