Timeline
Year | Month | Song Title | Artist | More |
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1975 ![]() |
September | Thunder Road | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Thunder Road CD Source: Born to Run (30th Anniv, CD+2DVDs)Time: 4:50 Sequenced by: Born to Run album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Born to Run CD Source: Born to Run (30th Anniv, CD+2DVDs)Time: 4:30 Sequenced by: Born to Run album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Jungleland | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Jungleland CD Source: Born to Run (30th Anniv, CD+2DVDs)Time: 9:33 Sequenced by: Born to Run album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Lyin` Eyes | The Eagles |
![]() Lyin` Eyes CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 6:20 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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October | Eighteen With A Bullet | Pete Wingfield |
![]() Eighteen With A Bullet CD Source: The Island Story (1962-1987) (2)Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: On the Billboard Hot 100 of November 22, 1975, this song`s wish (or prophecy) came true. It peaked at #15, a week later. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Low Rider | War | |||
Still Crazy After All These Years | Paul Simon |
![]() Still Crazy After All These Years CD Source: The Essential (1972-2000) (2)Time: 3:27 Sequenced by: Still Crazy After All These Years album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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That`s the Way (I Like It) | K.C. & The Sunshine Band |
![]() That`s the Way (I Like It) CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:05 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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November | Funky Kingston | Toots & The Maytals |
![]() Funky Kingston CD Source: Anthology (1963-88) (2)Time: 4:55 Sequenced by: Funky Kingston album Honored by: Records by The Maytals had been selling well in the U.K. since the late 1960s. This album was first released there in 1973, when the song "Funky Kingston" was new. By the time the album was released in the U.S., in the fall of 1975, all its songs were between 2 and 5 years old. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pressure Drop | Toots & The Maytals |
![]() Pressure Drop CD Source: Anthology (1963-88) (2)Time: 2:43 Sequenced by: Funky Kingston album Honored by: RS DM DG This song was first released as a U.K. single in 1970 (it did not chart) and also appeared on the multi-artist soundtrack album, "The Harder They Come," which was first released in the U.K. in 1972. It`s slotted here because this was when it reached its widest audience in America. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Over My Head | Fleetwood Mac | |||
Love Rollercoaster | The Ohio Players |
![]() Love Rollercoaster CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 2:54 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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December | Hurricane | Bob Dylan | ||
Love to Love You Baby | Donna Summer |
![]() Love to Love You Baby CD Source: Very Best of (1975-83+)(bonus CD)(2)Time: 3:23 Sequenced by: single Honored by: One album version of this song is nearly 17 minutes long. This CD source is for the hit single version. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Gloria | Patti Smith |
![]() Gloria CD Source: HorsesTime: 5:53 Sequenced by: Horses album Honored by: DG "Gloria" is the only song appearing three times in the Timeline. This version is a complete reinvention of the original song by Van Morrison, recorded first by Them and then covered by The Shadows of Knight. Samples of the other two versions may be found by a Timeline search on "Gloria," but there is no way a brief sample of this version can compare with the other two. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Redondo Beach | Patti Smith | |||
1976 | January | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon |
![]() 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover CD Source: The Essential (1972-2000) (2)Time: 3:37 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
![]() Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Love is the Drug | Roxy Music | |||
February | Take It To the Limit | The Eagles |
![]() Take It To the Limit CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 4:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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December 1963 (Oh What a Night) | The Four Seasons |
![]() December 1963 (Oh What a Night) CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:32 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Good Hearted Woman | Waylon & Willie |
![]() Good Hearted Woman CD Source: The Outlaws (20th anniv expanded edition)Time: 2:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | Dream On | Aerosmith | ||
Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen |
![]() Bohemian Rhapsody CD Source: Greatest Hits (1974-80) (bonus tracks)Time: 5:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS "Bohemian Rhapsody" was a huge hit in England (#1 for nine weeks) during the winter of 1975-1976. When the song was used in the movie "Wayne`s World" in 1992 it was re-released in the U.S. and had a second run on the Hot 100, reaching #2 on the May 9, 1992 chart. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Show Me the Way (live) | Peter Frampton |
![]() Show Me the Way (live) CD Source: Sounds of the Seventies 1976Time: 3:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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April | Rhiannon | Fleetwood Mac | ||
Crazy on You | Heart | |||
May | Sara Smile | Daryl Hall & John Oates | ||
Kid Charlemagne | Steely Dan |
![]() Kid Charlemagne CD Source: A Decade of (1972-80)Time: 4:37 Sequenced by: The Royal Scam album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | The Boys Are Back in Town | Thin Lizzie |
![]() The Boys Are Back in Town CD Source: Reelin` in the Years Vols 1-5(67-83)(5)Time: 4:28 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Tear the Roof Off the Sucker | Parliament |
![]() Tear the Roof Off the Sucker CD Source: Tear the Roof Off (1974-1980) (2)Time: 5:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Turn the Beat Around | Viki Sue Robinson |
![]() Turn the Beat Around CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:23 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The CD source is for the hit single version, which edits out over two minutes of the percussion break from the album version. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Blitzkreig Bop | The Ramones |
![]() Blitzkreig Bop CD Source: Anthology (1976-95) (2)Time: 2:11 Sequenced by: The Ramones album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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July | Don`t Go Breaking My Heart | Elton John & Kiki Dee |
![]() Don`t Go Breaking My Heart CD Source: Sounds of the Seventies 1976Time: 4:24 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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White Honey | Graham Parker |
![]() White Honey CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1976-95)Time: 3:34 Sequenced by: Howlin` Wind album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Back to Schooldays | Graham Parker |
![]() Back to Schooldays CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1976-95)Time: 2:56 Sequenced by: Howlin` Wind album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I Don`t Want to Go Home | Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes |
![]() I Don`t Want to Go Home CD Source: The Best of (1976-80)Time: 3:42 Sequenced by: I Don`t Want to Go Home album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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You Should Be Dancing | The Bee Gees |
![]() You Should Be Dancing CD Source: The Ultimate Bee Gees (1967-1998) (2)Time: 4:14 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Say You Love Me | Fleetwood Mac | |||
August | Poor, Poor Pitiful Me | Warren Zevon |
![]() Poor, Poor Pitiful Me CD Source: I`ll Sleep When I`m Dead (1976-94) (2)Time: 3:06 Sequenced by: Warren Zevon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Lowdown | Boz Scaggs | |||
We`re All Alone | Boz Scaggs | |||
Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry |
![]() Play That Funky Music CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:15 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The LP version clocks at just under 5 minutes. Some CD sources of the single-length version are edits of the LP version, which aren`t quite the same as the single version. My source is one of those LP edits. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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September | Still the One | Orleans | |
She`s Gone | Daryl Hall & John Oates | |||
(Don`t Fear) the Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult |
![]() (Don`t Fear) the Reaper CD Source: Reelin` in the Years Vols 1-5(67-83)(5)Time: 5:10 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM ![]() ![]() |
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October | Isn`t She Lovely | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Isn`t She Lovely CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 6:36 Sequenced by: Songs in the Key of Life album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Rock`n Me | Steve Miller Band | |||
Magic Man | Heart | |||
Tonight`s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) | Rod Stewart |
![]() Tonight`s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) CD Source: Sounds of the Seventies 1976Time: 3:55 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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More Than A Feeling | Boston | |||
November | The Rubberband Man | The Spinners | ||
No Woman, No Cry (live) | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() No Woman, No Cry (live) CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 7:08 Sequenced by: Bob Marley & The Wailers Live! album Honored by: RS DM DG This version of "No Woman, No Cry" surpassed the original version from the Natty Dread album when the Live! track was chosen for the Legend compilation. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Trenchtown Rock | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Trenchtown Rock CD Source: Live! (7/18/75) (extended)Time: 4 23 Sequenced by: Live! album Honored by: This song was a Wailers` 1971 single, included in the African Herbsman 1973 compilation album. I slotted it here because it was first heard by most U.S. listeners as the lead track of the Live! album. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Here Come Those Tears Again | Jackson Browne |
![]() Here Come Those Tears Again CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 3:37 Sequenced by: The Pretender album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Pretender | Jackson Browne |
![]() The Pretender CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 5:52 Sequenced by: The Pretender album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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December | I Wish | Stevie Wonder |
![]() I Wish CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 4:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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1977 | January | New Kid in Town | The Eagles |
![]() New Kid in Town CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 5:04 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
Heat Treatment | Graham Parker |
![]() Heat Treatment CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1976-95)Time: 3:09 Sequenced by: Heat Treatment album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Back Door Love | Graham Parker | |||
February | Fly Like An Eagle | Steve Miller Band |
![]() Fly Like An Eagle CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:02 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Night Moves | Bob Seger | |||
Go Your Own Way | Fleetwood Mac |
![]() Go Your Own Way CD Source: The Very Best of (1975-97) (2)Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Rich Girl | Daryl Hall & John Oates | |||
March | Don`t Leave Me This Way | Thelma Houston |
![]() Don`t Leave Me This Way CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Hotel California | The Eagles |
![]() Hotel California CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 6:29 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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April | Lido Shuffle | Boz Scaggs | ||
See No Evil | Television |
![]() See No Evil CD Source: No Thanks! `70s Punk Rebellion (1973-80)(4)Time: 3:58 Sequenced by: Marquee Moon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Sir Duke | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Sir Duke CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 3:52 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Got to Give It Up (Pt 1) | Marvin Gaye |
![]() Got to Give It Up (Pt 1) CD Source: The Master 1961 - 1984 (1962-82) (4)Time: 4:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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May | X Offender | Blondie |
![]() X Offender CD Source: No Thanks! `70s Punk Rebellion (1973-80)(4)Time: 3:10 Sequenced by: Blondie album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Dreams | Fleetwood Mac | |||
Life in the Fast Lane | The Eagles |
![]() Life in the Fast Lane CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 4:46 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Like A Hurricane | Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
![]() Like A Hurricane CD Source: Greatest Hits (1969-79+)Time: 8:22 Sequenced by: American Stars & Bars album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Jamming | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Jamming CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 3:37 Sequenced by: Exodus album Honored by: DG When Stevie Wonder released "Master Blaster (Jammin`)" in 1980, he was paying tribute to Bob Marley in general and to this song in particular. Wonder`s song neither samples nor directly quotes this one, but rather captures and celebrates its joyful mood and feel. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Exodus | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Exodus CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 4:31 Sequenced by: Exodus album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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One Love/People Get Ready | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() One Love/People Get Ready CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 4:31 Sequenced by: Exodus album Honored by: This song is often said to be a cover of or tribute to Curtis Mayfield`s song, "People Get Ready." While certainly a tribute in spirit, the songs are also linked lyrically by Marley`s reference to Mayfield`s "hopeless sinner." ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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July | Best of My Love | The Emotions | ||
Sheena is a Punk Rocker | The Ramones |
![]() Sheena is a Punk Rocker CD Source: Anthology (1976-95) (2)Time: 2:47 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Easy | The Commodores | |||
August | Cadillac Walk | Mink DeVille |
![]() Cadillac Walk CD Source: The Mink DeVille Collection (1977-80)Time: 3:16 Sequenced by: Mink DeVille album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Mixed Up Shook Up Girl | Mink DeVille |
![]() Mixed Up Shook Up Girl CD Source: The Mink DeVille Collection (1977-80)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: Mink DeVille album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Strawberry Letter 23 | The Brothers Johnson | |||
Don`t Stop | Fleetwood Mac | |||
September | Another Star | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Another Star CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 5:17 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The album version of "Another Star" is 8:22 long, the only length available on CD. The 5:17 length is for the single version edit released in 1977. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lust For Life | Iggy Pop |
![]() Lust For Life CD Source: No Thanks! `70s Punk Rebellion (1973-80)(4)Time: 5:13 Sequenced by: Lust For Life album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Boogie Nights | Heatwave | ||
I Feel Love | Donna Summer |
![]() I Feel Love CD Source: Very Best of (1975-83+)(bonus CD)(2)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS "I Feel Love" was a disco smash and runs 8:11 in its 12" single version, 5:53 in its album version, and 3:45 in the dj 45 edit, on her Very Best CD. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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October | How Deep is Your Love | The Bee Gees |
![]() How Deep is Your Love CD Source: The Ultimate Bee Gees (1967-1998) (2)Time: 4:03 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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November | Blue Bayou | Linda Ronstadt | ||
Breakdown | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
![]() Breakdown CD Source: Anthology (1976-93+) (2)Time: 2:40 Sequenced by: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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American Girl | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
![]() American Girl CD Source: Anthology (1976-93+) (2)Time: 3:32 Sequenced by: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Bop Gun (Endangered Species) | Parliament |
![]() Bop Gun (Endangered Species) CD Source: Tear the Roof Off (1974-1980) (2)Time: 8:31 Sequenced by: single (R&B chart) Honored by: The lead track of the Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome album. (Flash Light was the 2nd single.) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Heroes | David Bowie | |||
You Make Loving Fun | Fleetwood Mac |
![]() You Make Loving Fun CD Source: The Very Best of (1975-97) (2)Time: 3:32 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Alison | Elvis Costello |
![]() Alison CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:21 Sequenced by: My Aim Is True album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Watching the Detectives | Elvis Costello |
![]() Watching the Detectives CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: My Aim Is True album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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December | Rockaway Beach | The Ramones | ||
Teenage Lobotomy | The Ramones |
![]() Teenage Lobotomy CD Source: Anthology (1976-95) (2)Time: 2:02 Sequenced by: Rocket to Russia album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Anarchy in the U.K. | Sex Pistols |
![]() Anarchy in the U.K. CD Source: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here`s The Sex PistolsTime: 3:30 Sequenced by: Never Mind the Bollocks Here`s The Sex Pistols album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |