Timeline
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September | Say It Loud -- I`m Black and I`m Proud | James Brown |
![]() Say It Loud -- I`m Black and I`m Proud CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 2:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
All Along the Watchtower | Jimi Hendrix Experience |
![]() All Along the Watchtower CD Source: Electric LadylandTime: 4:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Susie Q (Part One) | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
![]() Susie Q (Part One) CD Source: Chronicle (1968-71)Time: 4:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by: This is a cover version of Dale Hawkins` "Susie-Q" from 1957, but the CCR version is spelled without the hyphen, so the two versions will not show up in the same title search unless the search word is only "Susie." ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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October | Piece of My Heart | Big Brother & The Holding Company |
![]() Piece of My Heart CD Source: The Essential (1966-70) (2)Time: 4:14 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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White Room | Cream | |||
Love Child | Diana Ross & The Supremes |
![]() Love Child CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 (6)Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | Jimi Hendrix Experience |
![]() Voodoo Child (Slight Return) CD Source: Electric LadylandTime: 5:13 Sequenced by: Electric Ladyland album Honored by: RS DM ![]() ![]() |
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Who`s Making Love | Johnnie Taylor |
![]() Who`s Making Love CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 2:51 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Abraham, Martin and John | Dion |
![]() Abraham, Martin and John CD Source: King of the New York Streets (1958-2000)(3)Time: 3:21 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | For Once in My Life | Stevie Wonder |
![]() For Once in My Life CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 (6)Time: 2:52 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Marvin Gaye |
![]() I Heard It Through the Grapevine CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 (6)Time: 3:11 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG An amazing song, with great lyrics, a superb vocal performance, and an unforgettable sound. As heard in the mono mix, the music`s bottom end is urgent and commanding - an insistent fusion of drums and bass driving the song relentlessly as Marvin`s voice plus strings, horns, and background vocals soar and dance above. In contrast, the stereo mix presents drums on the left and just about everything else on the right, spreading out the sound horizontally. The result is still exciting to hear - how could it not be? But the spatial split of drums and bass neuters the heartbeat of this recording, sacrificing one of its greatest virtues. (Nevertheless, as a foregone conclusion, most younger listeners prefer to hear stereo over mono versions of all vintage recordings.) Sample 2: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - MG (stereo) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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December | Cloud Nine | The Temptations |
![]() Cloud Nine CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 (6)Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I`m Gonna Make You Love Me | Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations |
![]() I`m Gonna Make You Love Me CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 (6)Time: 3:07 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Back in the U.S.S.R. | The Beatles |
![]() Back in the U.S.S.R. CD Source: The Beatles (White Album) (2) (mono)Time: 2:42 Sequenced by: The Beatles (aka The White Album) Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles |
![]() While My Guitar Gently Weeps CD Source: The Beatles (White Album) (2) (mono)Time: 4:46 Sequenced by: The Beatles (aka The White Album) Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Helter Skelter | The Beatles |
![]() Helter Skelter CD Source: The Beatles (White Album) (2) (mono)Time: 3:39 Sequenced by: The Beatles (aka The White Album) Honored by: One of the greatest differences between mono and stereo mixes of all Beatles songs is "Helter Skelter." The stereo mix clocks about 4:30, famously ending with "I`ve got blisters on my fingers!" The mono mix comes to an apparent end at 3:08 and then continues with a heavy riff, fading by 3:39. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Sympathy for the Devil | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Sympathy for the Devil CD Source: Beggars BanquetTime: 6:17 Sequenced by: Beggars Banquet album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Stray Cat Blues | The Rolling Stones | |||
If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley | |||
1969 | January | Son-Of-A Preacher Man | Dusty Springfield |
![]() Son-Of-A Preacher Man CD Source: A Century of Women in Music (1909-98)(5)Time: 2:31 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
Everyday People | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() Everyday People CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 2:22 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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February | Games People Play | Joe South |
![]() Games People Play CD Source: Charlie Gillett`s Radio Picks - Honky Tonk (1952-77)Time: 3:31 Sequenced by: Single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Give It Up or Turnit a Loose | James Brown |
![]() Give It Up or Turnit a Loose CD Source: 50th Anniversary Collection (1956-76+) (2)Time: 2:49 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Proud Mary | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
Dazed And Confused | Led Zeppelin |
![]() Dazed And Confused CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 6:26 Sequenced by: Led Zeppelin (debut) album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Kick Out The Jams | The MC5 |
![]() Kick Out The Jams CD Source: The Big Bang! Best of The MC5 (1967-71+)Time: 2:46 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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March | Only the Strong Survive | Jerry Butler |
![]() Only the Strong Survive CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 2:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Cyprus Avenue | Van Morrison |
![]() Cyprus Avenue CD Source: Astral WeeksTime: 6:50 Sequenced by: Astral Weeks album review date Honored by: "Astral Weeks" was released in November 1968 and never charted. As far as I can tell it was largely unknown until its Rolling Stone review by Greil Marcus, dated March 1, 1969. I`d appreciate hearing from anyone with additional information; for example, if it was in heavy rotation somewhere before March 1969. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Madame George | Van Morrison |
![]() Madame George CD Source: Astral WeeksTime: 9:25 Sequenced by: Astral Weeks album review date Honored by: "Astral Weeks" was released in November 1968 and never charted. As far as I can tell it was largely unknown until its Rolling Stone review by Greil Marcus, dated March 1, 1969. I`d appreciate hearing from anyone with additional information; for example, if it was in heavy rotation somewhere before March 1969. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Ballerina | Van Morrison |
![]() Ballerina CD Source: Astral WeeksTime: 7:00 Sequenced by: Astral Weeks album review date Honored by: "Astral Weeks" was released in November 1968 and never charted. As far as I can tell it was largely unknown until its Rolling Stone review by Greil Marcus, dated March 1, 1969. I`d appreciate hearing from anyone with additional information; for example, if it was in heavy rotation somewhere before March 1969. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Twenty-Five Miles | Edwin Starr |
![]() Twenty-Five Miles CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 (6)Time: 3:21 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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It`s Your Thing | The Isley Brothers |
![]() It`s Your Thing CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 2:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM ![]() ![]() |
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April | I Don`t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing | James Brown |
![]() I Don`t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing CD Source: 50th Anniversary Collection (1956-76+) (2)Time: 3:04 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Time is Tight | Booker T. & The M.G.`s | |||
Stand! | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() Stand! CD Source: The Essential (1967-75) (2)Time: 3:08 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM Single was released two weeks before the Stand! album ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Boxer | Simon & Garfunkel | |||
Pinball Wizard | The Who | |||
Get Back | The Beatles | |||
May | Cissy Strut | The Meters | ||
Sing A Simple Song | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() Sing A Simple Song CD Source: The Essential (1967-75) (2)Time: 3:58 Sequenced by: Stand! album Honored by: DM "Sing A Simple Song" was somewhat overshadowed by "Everyday People" when initially released as its B-side. On the "Stand!" album it reached a much wider audience. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hot Burrito #1 | The Flying Burrito Brothers |
![]() Hot Burrito #1 CD Source: Anthology (1967-73) (2)Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: The Gilded Palace of Sin album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | Marvin Gaye |
![]() Too Busy Thinking About My Baby CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 (6)Time: 2:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Bad Moon Rising | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
I Want To Take You Higher | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() I Want To Take You Higher CD Source: Classic Rock 1969: The Beat Goes OnTime: 3:02 Sequenced by: single Honored by: "I Want to Take You Higher" became an anthem after its unforgettable performance at the Woodstock festival. It was first released as a single on the B-side of "Stand!" two weeks prior to the release of the "Stand!" album in April 1969. At that time it gained little traction, charting weakly on its own 6 weeks later. "Higher" was then re-issued as a single in late spring 1970 when the Woodstock movie and soundtrack were released. At that time, competing singles by Sly & The Family Stone and by Ike & Tina Turner diluted each other`s chart success. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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June | Israelites | Desmond Dekker & The Aces | ||
Feelin` Alright | Joe Cocker |
![]() Feelin` Alright CD Source: The Anthology (1964-82) (2)Time: 4:40 Sequenced by: With A Little Help From My Friends album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Down By The River | Neil Young with Crazy Horse |
![]() Down By The River CD Source: Greatest Hits (1969-79+)Time: 9:20 Sequenced by: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere album Honored by: DG This album skirted the lower regions of the charts for 10 weeks in 1969 but returned in 1970 and reached a peak of #34 when Cinnamon Girl was a top 20 single in June and July. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cowgirl in the Sand | Neil Young with Crazy Horse |
![]() Cowgirl in the Sand CD Source: Greatest Hits (1969-79+)Time: 10:08 Sequenced by: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere album Honored by: This album skirted the lower regions of the charts for 10 weeks in 1969 but returned in 1970 and reached a peak of #34 when Cinnamon Girl was a top 20 single in June and July. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) | Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
![]() What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 (6)Time: 2:31 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Ballad of John And Yoko | The Beatles |
![]() The Ballad of John And Yoko CD Source: Past Masters (1962-70) (2)Time: 2:59 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Mother Popcorn | James Brown | |||
July | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
![]() Suite: Judy Blue Eyes CD Source: Crosby, Still & Nash (debut)Time: 7:26 Sequenced by: Crosby, Stills & Nash album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Choice of Colors | The Impressions |
![]() Choice of Colors CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 3:18 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Honky Tonk Women CD Source: Singles Collection* (London 1963-71) (3)Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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August | Polk Salad Annie | Tony Joe White |
![]() Polk Salad Annie CD Source: Classic Rock 1969: The Beat Goes OnTime: 3:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan | |||
Get Together | The Youngbloods | |||
Green River | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
Commotion | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
I Wanna Be Your Dog | The Stooges | |||
September | Oh, What A Night | The Dells |
![]() Oh, What A Night CD Source: On Their Corner/The Best of (1966-74)Time: 4:04 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM ![]() ![]() |
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I Can`t Get Next to You | The Temptations |
![]() I Can`t Get Next to You CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 (6)Time: 2:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Hot Fun in the Summertime | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() Hot Fun in the Summertime CD Source: The Essential (1967-75) (2)Time: 2:39 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Lodi | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
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Walk On By | Isaac Hayes |
![]() Walk On By CD Source: The Stax Story (1960-74+) (4)Time: 4:32 Sequenced by: Hot Buttered Soul album Honored by: "Hot Buttered Soul" broke sytlistic boundaries and established Isaac Hayes as a successful recording artist in his own right after a very successful career as a Stax label songwriter for Sam & Dave and others. It was #1 on the R&B albums chart for 10 weeks. The album version of his cover of "Walk On By" ran just over 12 minutes. The timing here is for the single edit. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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October | Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley |
![]() Suspicious Minds CD Source: Elv1s - 30 #1 Hits (1956-77+)Time: 4:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Jingo | Santana |
![]() Jingo CD Source: Santana (debut)(expanded Legacy edition)(2)Time: 4:14 Sequenced by: Santana album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Soul Sacrifice | Santana |
![]() Soul Sacrifice CD Source: Santana (debut)(expanded Legacy edition)(2)Time: 6:35 Sequenced by: Santana album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Come Together | The Beatles | |||
Something | The Beatles | |||
November | Up On Cripple Creek | The Band |
![]() Up On Cripple Creek CD Source: The Band (2nd album) (extended version)Time: 4:31 Sequenced by: The Band album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Rag Mama Rag | The Band |
![]() Rag Mama Rag CD Source: The Band (2nd album) (extended version)Time: 3:03 Sequenced by: The Band album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | The Band |
![]() The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down CD Source: The Band (2nd album) (extended version)Time: 3:31 Sequenced by: The Band album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Down On The Corner | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
Fortunate Son | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
December | Loan Me A Dime | Boz Scaggs Feat. Duane Allman |
![]() Loan Me A Dime CD Source: Time: 13:04 Sequenced by: Boz Scaggs album review date Honored by: "Boz Scaggs" was released in August 1969 but little known until its Rolling Stone review dated November 15. I`d appreciate hearing from anyone with additional information; for example, if it was in heavy rotation somewhere before November 1969. Original LP running time was 12:31. 1977 remix was 12:48. The Anthology CD version runs a bit longer. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I Want You Back | The Jackson 5 |
![]() I Want You Back CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 9: 1969 (6)Time: 3:01 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin |
![]() Whole Lotta Love CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 5:33 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones | |||
Let It Bleed | The Rolling Stones | |||
You Can`t Always Get What You Want | The Rolling Stones |
![]() You Can`t Always Get What You Want CD Source: Let It BleedTime: 7:28 Sequenced by: Let It Bleed album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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1970 | January | Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 4:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
Everybody is a Star | Sly & The Family Stone | |||
Compared to What | Les McCann & Eddie Harris |
![]() Compared to What CD Source: Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (8)Time: 8:31 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Thrill is Gone | B.B. King | |||
Who`ll Stop the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
February | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
![]() Bridge Over Troubled Water CD Source: Old Friends (1964-70+) (3)Time: 4:54 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Oh Well (Part 1) | Fleetwood Mac |
![]() Oh Well (Part 1) CD Source: The Best of Peter Green`s Fleetwood Mac (1968-70)Time: 3:21 Sequenced by: Single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Give Me Just A Little More Time | Chairmen of the Board |
![]() Give Me Just A Little More Time CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 2:41 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Evil Ways | Santana |
![]() Evil Ways CD Source: Santana (debut)(expanded Legacy edition)(2)Time: 3:54 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | Instant Karma (We All Shine On) | John Lennon |
![]() Instant Karma (We All Shine On) CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2)Time: 3:19 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Let It Be | The Beatles | |||
ABC | The Jackson 5 | |||
Funky Drummer (Pts 1 & 2) | James Brown |
![]() Funky Drummer (Pts 1 & 2) CD Source: Foundations of Funk 1964-1969 (2)Time: 5:34 Sequenced by: single Honored by: A 7:00 version of "Funky Drummer" appears on the 1970 album "In The Jungle Groove" and on the Star Time CD box set. The ten-second Clyde Stubblefield drum solo at the end of Part 2 is claimed to be the most-sampled musical element in all of hip-hop. Public Enemy used it as part of its basic rhythm track throughout "Fight The Power." Chuck D. says "sound of the Funky Drummer" about 12 seconds into this excerpt. Once you`ve listened to the drum solo a few times it`s easier to isolate it from the other elements of "Fight The Power`s" rhythm track. Sample 2: Funky Drummer sampled part ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Woodstock | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |||
Helpless | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |||
April | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell |
![]() Big Yellow Taxi CD Source: Hits (67-91) and Misses (70-94) (2)Time: 2:14 Sequenced by: Ladies of the Canyon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Moondance | Van Morrison | |||
Caravan | Van Morrison | |||
Into the Mystic | Van Morrison | |||
Handbags And Gladrags | Rod Stewart |
![]() Handbags And Gladrags CD Source: The Rod Stewart Album (debut)Time: 4:26 Sequenced by: The Rod Stewart Album Honored by: Stewart`s first solo album made a brief appearance at the bottom of the pop albums chart in December 1969 and then dropped off for a few months. I`ve slotted it with its reappearance in the spring. It re-charted again and reached its highest chart position in February 1972 after the massive success of "Maggie May" and the Every Picture album in summer and fall of 1971. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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May | Maybe I`m Amazed | Paul McCartney |
![]() Maybe I`m Amazed CD Source: Wingspan - Hits & History (1970-84) (2)Time: 3:50 Sequenced by: McCartney album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Up Around the Bend | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
The Love You Save | The Jackson 5 |
![]() The Love You Save CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 3:05 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Ball of Confusion | The Temptations |
![]() Ball of Confusion CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 4:04 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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O-o-h Child | The Five Stairsteps | |||
Gasoline Alley | Rod Stewart | |||
Uncle John`s Band | The Grateful Dead |
![]() Uncle John`s Band CD Source: Workingman`s DeadTime: 4:44 Sequenced by: Workingman`s Dead album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Cinnamon Girl | Neil Young with Crazy Horse |
![]() Cinnamon Girl CD Source: Greatest Hits (1969-79+)Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: Originially released on the album "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" in May 1969. When "Cinnamon Girl" got exposure as a single, the album re-ignited and climbed up the charts to a new peak. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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July | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I`m Yours) | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I`m Yours) CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 2:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Summertime Blues (live) | The Who |
![]() Summertime Blues (live) CD Source: Live at Leeds (2/14/70) (deluxe edition)(2)Time: 3:22 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine | James Brown |
![]() Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine CD Source: Sweet Soul Music (1961-75)(15)Time: 5:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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August | War | Edwin Starr | ||
Don`t Play That Song | Aretha Franklin |
![]() Don`t Play That Song CD Source: Queen of Soul/Atlantic (1967-77) (4)Time: 2:59 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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It`s A Shame | The Spinners |
![]() It`s A Shame CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 3:09 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Lookin` Out My Back Door | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |||
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September | All Right Now | Free |
![]() All Right Now CD Source: The Island Story (1962-1987) (2)Time: 4:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
Express Yourself | Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | |||
I`ll Be There | The Jackson 5 |
![]() I`ll Be There CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Sweet Jane | The Velvet Underground |
![]() Sweet Jane CD Source: NYC Man: The Collection (1967-2002) (2)Time: 3:01 Sequenced by: Loaded album released 9/70 Honored by: RS The "Loaded" album never charted. "Sweet Jane" and "Rock `N` Roll went into heavy FM rotation as soon as Loaded was released. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Rock `N` Roll | The Velvet Underground |
![]() Rock `N` Roll CD Source: NYC Man: The Collection (1967-2002) (2)Time: 4:41 Sequenced by: Loaded album released 9/70 Honored by: The "Loaded" album never charted. "Sweet Jane" and "Rock `N` Roll went into heavy FM rotation as soon as Loaded was released. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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October | Lola | The Kinks | ||
Fire and Rain | James Taylor | |||
Move On Up | Curtis Mayfield | |||
Super Bad (Parts 1 & 2) | James Brown | |||
The Tears of A Clown | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
![]() The Tears of A Clown CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 3:05 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | After Midnight | Eric Clapton | ||
Bell Bottom Blues | Derek & The Dominos |
![]() Bell Bottom Blues CD Source: Layla & Other Assorted Love SongsTime: 5:03 Sequenced by: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Nobody Knows You When You`re Down And Out | Derek & The Dominos |
![]() Nobody Knows You When You`re Down And Out CD Source: Layla & Other Assorted Love SongsTime: 5:00 Sequenced by: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Little Wing | Derek & The Dominos |
![]() Little Wing CD Source: Layla & Other Assorted Love SongsTime: 5:35 Sequenced by: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Layla | Derek & The Dominos |
![]() Layla CD Source: Layla & Other Assorted Love SongsTime: 7:04 Sequenced by: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? | Chicago |
![]() Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? CD Source: The Very Best of (1969-88+) (2)Time: 3:20 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Black Magic Woman | Santana |
![]() Black Magic Woman CD Source: The Best of (1969-87)Time: 3:15 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG The album version of "Black Magic Woman" is a medley of that song and "Gypsy Queen." That`s the only version available on Sony/Columbia CD reissues, but several Time-Life collections have "Black Magic Woman" in its original single length of 3:15. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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December | Domino | Van Morrison | ||
Truckin` | The Grateful Dead |
![]() Truckin` CD Source: American BeautyTime: 5:03 Sequenced by: American Beauty album Honored by: The song was later (November 1971) released as a single and got a lot of AM radio airplay at that time. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Groove Me | King Floyd | |||
God | John Lennon |
![]() God CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2)Time: 4:06 Sequenced by: Plastic Ono Band album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Working Class Hero | John Lennon |
![]() Working Class Hero CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2)Time: 3:47 Sequenced by: Plastic Ono Band album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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1971 | January | Your Song | Elton John | |
I Hear You Knockin` | Dave Edmunds |
![]() I Hear You Knockin` CD Source: Rockabilly Hits (1952-83) (2)Time: 2:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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If I Were Your Woman | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
![]() If I Were Your Woman CD Source: Complete Motown Singles Vol. 10: 1970 (6)Time: 3:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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February | Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin |
![]() Me and Bobby McGee CD Source: The Essential (1966-70) (2)Time: 4:28 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) | The Temptations |
![]() Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. 1959-1971 (4)Time: 3:51 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Oye Como Va | Santana | |||
Have You Ever Seen The Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
![]() Have You Ever Seen The Rain CD Source: Creedence Clearwater Revival (1961-72)(6)Time: 2:40 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Proud Mary | Ike & Tina Turner | |||
Angel | Jimi Hendrix |
![]() Angel CD Source: First Rays of the New Rising Sun(68-70)Time: 4:21 Sequenced by: The Cry of Love album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | What`s Going On | Marvin Gaye |
![]() What`s Going On CD Source: What`s Goin` On (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 3:53 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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April | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Aretha Franklin |
![]() Bridge Over Troubled Water CD Source: Queen of Soul/Atlantic (1967-77) (4)Time: 5:32 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Brown Sugar | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Brown Sugar CD Source: Singles Collection* (London 1963-71) (3)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: Sticky Fingers album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Wild Horses | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Wild Horses CD Source: Singles Collection* (London 1963-71) (3)Time: 5:42 Sequenced by: Sticky Fingers album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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May | Want Ads | The Honey Cone | ||
It`s Too Late | Carole King |
![]() It`s Too Late CD Source: The Ode Collection (1968-1976) (2)Time: 3:51 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG "It`s Too Late" was the huge hit single from the "Tapestry" album that spent 15 weeks at the top of the album charts and epitomized the heyday of singer-songwriter pop success. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Never Can Say Goodbye | Isaac Hayes |
![]() Never Can Say Goodbye CD Source: The Stax Story (1960-74+) (4)Time: 3:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Mr. Big Stuff | Jean Knight | ||
July | Every Picture Tells A Story | Rod Stewart |
![]() Every Picture Tells A Story CD Source: Complete Mercury Recordings (1969-74) (3)Time: 5:59 Sequenced by: Every Picture Tells A Story album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Maggie May | Rod Stewart |
![]() Maggie May CD Source: Complete Mercury Recordings (1969-74) (3)Time: 5:50 Sequenced by: Every Picture Tells A Story album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Hot Pants | James Brown | |||
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | Marvin Gaye |
![]() Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. 1959-1971 (4)Time: 2:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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August | Whatcha See is Whatcha Get | The Dramatics |
![]() Whatcha See is Whatcha Get CD Source: The Stax Story (1960-74+) (4)Time: 3:34 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Spanish Harlem | Aretha Franklin |
![]() Spanish Harlem CD Source: Queen of Soul/Atlantic (1967-77) (4)Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Statesboro Blues (live) | The Allman Brothers Band |
![]() Statesboro Blues (live) CD Source: At Fillmore East (3/12-13/71)(2)Time: 4:19 Sequenced by: Live at the Fillmore East album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (live) | The Allman Brothers Band |
![]() In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (live) CD Source: At Fillmore East (3/12-13/71)(2)Time: 13:07 Sequenced by: Live at the Fillmore East album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Baba O`Reilly | The Who |
![]() Baba O`Reilly CD Source: Who`s Next (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 4:58 Sequenced by: Who`s Next album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Going Mobile | The Who |
![]() Going Mobile CD Source: Who`s Next (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 3:42 Sequenced by: Who`s Next album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Won`t Get Fooled Again | The Who |
![]() Won`t Get Fooled Again CD Source: Who`s Next (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 8:30 Sequenced by: Who`s Next album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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September | Tired of Being Alone | Al Green |
![]() Tired of Being Alone CD Source: Take Me To The River - Southern Soul (1961-77) (3)Time: 2:52 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
Thin Line Between Love and Hate | The Persuaders |
![]() Thin Line Between Love and Hate CD Source: Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (8)Time: 3:24 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Imagine | John Lennon |
![]() Imagine CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2)Time: 3:01 Sequenced by: Imagine album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Jealous Guy | John Lennon | |||
October | Theme From "Shaft" | Isaac Hayes |
![]() Theme From "Shaft" CD Source: Say It Loud! Black Music in America (1916-99)(6)Time: 3:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Inner City Blues | Marvin Gaye |
![]() Inner City Blues CD Source: What`s Goin` On (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 5:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Wild Night | Van Morrison | |||
Tupelo Honey | Van Morrison |
![]() Tupelo Honey CD Source: Tupelo HoneyTime: 4:15 Sequenced by: Tupelo Honey album Honored by: The album version of "Tupelo Honey" clocks at 6:54. When released as a single it was edited down to 4:15, the time listed here. The full version continues Morrison`s trademark vamping. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Have You Seen Her | The Chi-Lites |
![]() Have You Seen Her CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 4:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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November | Family Affair | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() Family Affair CD Source: The Essential (1967-75) (2)Time: 3:06 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | |||
Rock Steady | Aretha Franklin |
![]() Rock Steady CD Source: Queen of Soul/Atlantic (1967-77) (4)Time: 3:14 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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You Are Everything | The Stylistics | |||
Substitute | The Who |
![]() Substitute CD Source: The Very Best of (1965-81)Time: 3:47 Sequenced by: Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy album Honored by: A hit single in the U.K. in 1966, "Substitute" was released as a single in America (with altered lyrics) in 1967 but went nowhere. Most of us heard it for the first time on the "Meaty, Beaty" collection, so I`ve slotted it here. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Black Dog | Led Zeppelin |
![]() Black Dog CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 4:55 Sequenced by: Led Zeppelin IV album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Rock and Roll | Led Zeppelin |
![]() Rock and Roll CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: Led Zeppelin IV album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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When the Levee Breaks | Led Zeppelin |
![]() When the Levee Breaks CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 7:10 Sequenced by: Led Zeppelin IV album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin |
![]() Stairway to Heaven CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 8:02 Sequenced by: Led Zeppelin IV album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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December | American Pie | Don McLean | ||
Clean Up Woman | Betty Wright |
![]() Clean Up Woman CD Source: A Century of Women in Music (1909-98)(5)Time: 2:46 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Let`s Stay Together | Al Green |
![]() Let`s Stay Together CD Source: The Absolute Best (1970-77) (2)Time: 3:19 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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1972 | January | Stay With Me | The Faces | |
February | Bang A Gong (Get It On) | T. Rex | ||
Heart of Gold | Neil Young | |||
March | Mother and Child Reunion | Paul Simon |
![]() Mother and Child Reunion CD Source: The Essential (1972-2000) (2)Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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One Way Out (live) | The Allman Brothers Band | |||
Blue Sky | The Allman Brothers Band | |||
April | Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne | ||
Slippin` Into Darkness | War |
![]() Slippin` Into Darkness CD Source: Anthology (1970-94) (2)Time: 7:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM Several CDs contain what they call "DJ 45 edit" versions at 3:44 or 3:45. The hit single was actually 4:15 in length. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Look What You Done for Me | Al Green |
![]() Look What You Done for Me CD Source: The Absolute Best (1970-77) (2)Time: 3:06 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I`ll Take You There | The Staple Singers |
![]() I`ll Take You There CD Source: The Stax Story (1960-74+) (4)Time: 3:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Oh Girl | The Chi-Lites | |||
May | Tumbling Dice | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Tumbling Dice CD Source: Forty Licks (1964-2002) (2)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Willin` | Little Feat | |||
Happy | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Happy CD Source: Exile On Main StreetTime: 3:06 Sequenced by: Exile On Main Street album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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All Down the Line | The Rolling Stones |
![]() All Down the Line CD Source: Exile On Main StreetTime: 3:51 Sequenced by: Exile On Main Street album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Sail Away | Randy Newman |
![]() Sail Away CD Source: Guilty: 30 Years of (1968-96) (4)Time: 2:52 Sequenced by: Sail Away album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Rocket Man | Elton John | |||
Take It Easy | The Eagles |
![]() Take It Easy CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don`t Want to Be Right | Luther Ingram |
![]() (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don`t Want to Be Right CD Source: Take Me To The River - Southern Soul (1961-77) (3)Time: 3:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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July | School`s Out | Alice Cooper | ||
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) | The Hollies |
![]() Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) CD Source: Sounds of the Seventies 1972Time: 3:18 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I`m Still in Love With You | Al Green |
![]() I`m Still in Love With You CD Source: The Absolute Best (1970-77) (2)Time: 3:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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August | You Wear It Well | Rod Stewart |
![]() You Wear It Well CD Source: Never a Dull MomentTime: 4:24 Sequenced by: Never A Dull Moment album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Jackie Wilson Said | Van Morrison |
![]() Jackie Wilson Said CD Source: Saint Dominic`s PreviewTime: 2:57 Sequenced by: St. Dominic`s Preview album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Backstabbers | The O`Jays | |||
Get On The Good Foot | James Brown |
![]() Get On The Good Foot CD Source: 50th Anniversary Collection (1956-76+) (2)Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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September | The City of New Orleans | Arlo Guthrie | ||
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Burning Love | Elvis Presley | ||
October | Freddie`s Dead | Curtis Mayfield |
![]() Freddie`s Dead CD Source: Superfly (Soundtrack)(Deluxe Ed.)(2)Time: 3:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG The CD source is for the single version; both single and album versions are on the CD. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash |
![]() I Can See Clearly Now CD Source: Sounds of the Seventies 1972Time: 2:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I`ll Be Around | The Spinners | |||
Love Has No Pride | Bonnie Raitt | |||
Ziggy Stardust | David Bowie |
![]() Ziggy Stardust CD Source: Best of (1969-2002) (2)Time: 3:16 Sequenced by: Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust album Honored by: The "Ziggy Stardust" album has ranked among the top 20 (U.K.) or top 40 (U.S.) of all-time in critics` polls, but it was only a minor hit in the U.S. when released in June 1972, peaking at #75 in April 1973. I slotted the song arbitrarily in late October 1972, when the album first broke into the top 100 of Billboard`s chart. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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November | Love and Happiness | Al Green |
![]() Love and Happiness CD Source: The Absolute Best (1970-77) (2)Time: 5:06 Sequenced by: I`m Still In Love With You album Honored by: RS DM ![]() ![]() |
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Papa Was A Rolling Stone | The Temptations |
![]() Papa Was A Rolling Stone CD Source: Emperors of Soul (1961-94) (5)Time: 6:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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If You Don`t Know Me By Now | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
![]() If You Don`t Know Me By Now CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 3:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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You Ought to Be With Me | Al Green | |||
Me And Mrs. Jones | Billy Paul | |||
December | Superfly | Curtis Mayfield |
![]() Superfly CD Source: Superfly (Soundtrack)(Deluxe Ed.)(2)Time: 3:09 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The CD source is for the single version; both single and album versions are on the CD. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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You`re So Vain | Carly Simon | |||
Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Superstition CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 4:26 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Crocodile Rock | Elton John | |||
1973 | January | The World is A Ghetto | War | |
Do It Again | Steely Dan | |||
Could It Be I`m Falling In Love | The Spinners |
![]() Could It Be I`m Falling In Love CD Source: Sounds of the Seventies 1973Time: 4:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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February | Love Train | The O`Jays | ||
Space Oddity | David Bowie |
![]() Space Oddity CD Source: Best of (1969-2002) (2)Time: 5:14 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG In 1969 this innovative song was a #5 pop hit for Bowie in England, but it failed at the time even to reach the Hot 100 in America. Hearing it for the first time about 6 months after Elton John`s "Rocket Man" had peaked, American radio listeners may be forgiven for originally mistaking the song for a response to or echo of John`s hit. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Dixie Chicken | Little Feat | |||
Neither One of Us | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
![]() Neither One of Us CD Source: The Ultimate Collection (1966-73)Time: 4:22 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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March | The Cisco Kid | War | ||
Call Me (Come Back Home) | Al Green |
![]() Call Me (Come Back Home) CD Source: The Absolute Best (1970-77) (2)Time: 3:04 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Money | Pink Floyd |
![]() Money CD Source: Dark Side of the MoonTime: 6:25 Sequenced by: The Dark Side Of The Moon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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April | Walk on the Wild Side | Lou Reed |
![]() Walk on the Wild Side CD Source: NYC Man: The Collection (1967-2002) (2)Time: 4:11 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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D`yer Maker | Led Zeppelin |
![]() D`yer Maker CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 4:24 Sequenced by: Houses of the Holy album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Search And Destroy | Iggy & The Stooges |
![]() Search And Destroy CD Source: Raw Power (Legacy Edition) (2)Time: 3:29 Sequenced by: Raw Power album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Stuck in the Middle With You | Stealers Wheel |
![]() Stuck in the Middle With You CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:25 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Reeling in the Years | Steely Dan | |||
You Are The Sunshine of My Life | Stevie Wonder |
![]() You Are The Sunshine of My Life CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Drift Away | Dobie Gray | |||
May | One of A Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners | ||
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Gil Scott-Heron |
![]() The Revolution Will Not Be Televised CD Source: The Best of (1971-82)Time: 2:59 Sequenced by: Pieces Of A Man album Honored by: How to date this song? First recorded in 1970, the full-band version and the "Pieces" album on which it appeared were recorded in April 1971, released soon thereafter, but not reviewed in Rolling Stone until July 1972. The song was the B-side of a single that never charted. I`ve slotted the song here based on the album`s sole appearance, for six weeks, on the Jazz Albums chart nearly a year later. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Long Train Runnin` | The Doobie Brothers |
![]() Long Train Runnin` CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Kodachrome | Paul Simon | ||
Doing It To Death | James Brown (Fred Wesley & The J.B.`s) |
![]() Doing It To Death CD Source: 50th Anniversary Collection (1956-76+) (2)Time: 3:03 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Right Place, Wrong Time | Dr. John | |||
Soul Makossa | Manu Dibango |
![]() Soul Makossa CD Source: Instrumentals,Vol.4: Soul (1961-73)Time: 4:28 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Stir It Up | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Stir It Up CD Source: Catch A Fire (deluxe edition) (2)Time: 5:35 Sequenced by: album release date Honored by: "Stir It Up" was composed and first recorded by Bob Marley in 1967. The popular Johnny Nash version debuted on the Hot 100 Feb 10, 1973 and was first heard widely in mid-March. The "Catch A Fire" album was released April 13, 1973, credited to The Wailers, and slotted here with a best-guess lag time. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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July | The Harder They Come | Jimmy Cliff |
![]() The Harder They Come CD Source: The Harder They Come (Soundtrack)Time: 3:12 Sequenced by: The Harder They Come Sountrack album Honored by: RS The soundtrack to "The Harder They Come" movie didn`t receive wide enough attention to chart nationally until March 1975. However, the album was first released in the U.S. in early 1973 and the movie was shown in the San Francisco Bay Area in summer 1973. Two outstanding songs from that album are slotted here in the Timeline on that basis. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Many Rivers to Cross | Jimmy Cliff |
![]() Many Rivers to Cross CD Source: The Harder They Come (Soundtrack)Time: 3:02 Sequenced by: The Harder They Come Sountrack album Honored by: RS DM DG The soundtrack to "The Harder They Come" movie didn`t receive wide enough attention to chart nationally until March 1975. However, the album was first released in the U.S. in early 1973 and the movie was shown in the San Francisco Bay Area in summer 1973. Two outstanding songs from that album are slotted here in the Timeline on that basis. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Live and Let Die | Paul McCartney & Wings |
![]() Live and Let Die CD Source: Wingspan - Hits & History (1970-84) (2)Time: 3:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Brother Louie | The Stories |
![]() Brother Louie CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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If You Want Me To Stay | Sly & The Family Stone |
![]() If You Want Me To Stay CD Source: The Essential (1967-75) (2)Time: 3:01 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Let`s Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
![]() Let`s Get It On CD Source: Let`s Get It OnTime: 4:01 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG The CD source is the single edit, which is a bonus track on this CD. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Bodhisattva | Steely Dan |
![]() Bodhisattva CD Source: A Decade of (1972-80)Time: 5:19 Sequenced by: Countdown to Ecstasy album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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August | Here I Am (Come And Take Me) | Al Green | ||
That Lady | The Isley Brothers | |||
Ramblin` Man | The Allman Brothers Band |
![]() Ramblin` Man CD Source: The Road Goes On Forever (1969-79) (2)Time: 4:49 Sequenced by: Brothers & Sisters album Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Too High | Stevie Wonder | |||
Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder | |||
Living for the City | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Living for the City CD Source: InnervisionsTime: 7:23 Sequenced by: Innervisions album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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September | Personality Crisis | The New York Dolls |
![]() Personality Crisis CD Source: Rock `n Roll (1973-74)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: New York Dolls album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
Knockin` On Heaven`s Door | Bob Dylan |
![]() Knockin` On Heaven`s Door CD Source: Biograph (1962-81) (3)Time: 2:29 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS Written and performed by Dylan for the Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid soundtrack. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & The Pips | |||
October | Candle in the Wind | Elton John |
![]() Candle in the Wind CD Source: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Deluxe Edition) (2)Time: 3:50 Sequenced by: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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November | 5:15 | The Who |
![]() 5:15 CD Source: Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (64-82+)(4)Time: 4:20 Sequenced by: Quadrophenia album Honored by: The "5:15" single was released a few weeks before the Quadrophenia album. At 4:20, the single mix, from The Who box set, is about 40 seconds shorter than the album version. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Love I Lost (Part 1) | Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
![]() The Love I Lost (Part 1) CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 3:35 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM Part 2 was on the B-side of the single. Most CD versions are both sides running continuously. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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These Days | Jackson Browne |
![]() These Days CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 4:39 Sequenced by: For Everyman album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I Can`t Stand the Rain | Ann Peebles | |||
December | I`ve Got to Use My Imagination | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
![]() I`ve Got to Use My Imagination CD Source: A Century of Women in Music (1909-98)(5)Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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1974 | January | Get Up, Stand Up | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Get Up, Stand Up CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 3:19 Sequenced by: Burnin` album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
I Shot the Sheriff | Bob Marley & The Wailers | |||
For the Love of Money | The O`Jays |
![]() For the Love of Money CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: Ship Ahoy! album Honored by: DM This song became very famous as the theme music of the Donald Trump vanity TV show, "The Apprentice." The Ultimate O`Jays CD includes the 7:18 album length version. The single edit runs 3:48 or a few seconds shorter. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Until You Come Back to Me | Aretha Franklin |
![]() Until You Come Back to Me CD Source: Queen of Soul/Atlantic (1967-77) (4)Time: 3:26 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 7:04 Sequenced by: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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February | Love Hurts | Gram Parsons (with Emmylou Harris) | ||
Jolene | Dolly Parton | |||
Help Me | Joni Mitchell |
![]() Help Me CD Source: Hits (67-91) and Misses (70-94) (2)Time: 3:22 Sequenced by: Court and Spark album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Free Man in Paris | Joni Mitchell |
![]() Free Man in Paris CD Source: Hits (67-91) and Misses (70-94) (2)Time: 3:02 Sequenced by: Court and Spark album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Mighty Love | The Spinners | |||
March | Jet | Paul McCartney | ||
Bennie And The Jets | Elton John |
![]() Bennie And The Jets CD Source: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Deluxe Edition) (2)Time: 5:21 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
![]() Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me CD Source: Essential Collection (1961-87)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) | MFSB (with The Three Degrees) |
![]() TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 3:32 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM "TSOP" was the theme song for the long-running "Soul Train" TV show. Most versions on CD are full-album length. The #1 hit single clocked in at 3:32. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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April | Lookin` for A Love | Bobby Womack |
![]() Lookin` for A Love CD Source: Best of: The Soul Years (1968-75)Time: 2:40 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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May | Band on the Run | Paul McCartney | ||
You Make Me Feel Brand New | The Stylistics | |||
June | Rock the Boat | The Hues Corporation | ||
Rock Your Baby | George McCrae |
![]() Rock Your Baby CD Source: Let There Be Drums! Vol. 3: `70sTime: 3:18 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Radar Love | Golden Earring | |||
July | Rikki, Don`t Lose That Number | Steely Dan |
![]() Rikki, Don`t Lose That Number CD Source: A Decade of (1972-80)Time: 4:07 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Feel Like Makin` Love | Roberta Flack |
![]() Feel Like Makin` Love CD Source: Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 (8)Time: 2:54 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Tell Me Something Good | Rufus (with Chaka Khan) |
![]() Tell Me Something Good CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:30 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Up For The Down Stroke | Parliament |
![]() Up For The Down Stroke CD Source: Tear the Roof Off (1974-1980) (2)Time: 5:08 Sequenced by: single (R&B chart) Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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August | I Shot the Sheriff | Eric Clapton | ||
It`s Only Rock `N Roll (But I Like It) | The Rolling Stones |
![]() It`s Only Rock `N Roll (But I Like It) CD Source: Forty Licks (1964-2002) (2)Time: 4:09 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Then Came You | Dionne Warwicke & The Spinners | |||
September | You Haven`t Done Nothin` | Stevie Wonder |
![]() You Haven`t Done Nothin` CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 3:24 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
![]() Sweet Home Alabama CD Source: Lynyrd Skynyrd (1970-77) (3)Time: 4:46 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Can`t Get Enough | Bad Company | ||
October | You Ain`t Seen Nothin` Yet | Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
![]() You Ain`t Seen Nothin` Yet CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:26 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Whatever Gets You Thru The Night | John Lennon |
![]() Whatever Gets You Thru The Night CD Source: Working Class Hero - Definitive (1969-80) (2)Time: 3:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Fountain of Sorrow | Jackson Browne |
![]() Fountain of Sorrow CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 6:51 Sequenced by: Late For The Sky album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | I Can Help | Billy Swan | ||
Louisiana 1927 | Randy Newman | |||
When Will I See You Again | The Three Degrees |
![]() When Will I See You Again CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 2:59 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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December | Take Me to the River | Al Green |
![]() Take Me to the River CD Source: Take Me To The River - Southern Soul (1961-77) (3)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: Explores Your Mind album Honored by: RS This song is now well known in both Al Green`s original classic soul version and Talking Heads` savvy, soul-pop fusion cover. Despite obvious differences in rhythm, orchestration, and vocal style, the groove just won`t quit. The Heads` version became a top 40 single in winter 1979, thankfully bringing both the original song and the covering group to the attention of much wider audiences than before. Sample 2: Take Me To The River - Talking Heads ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Boogie On Reggae Woman | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Boogie On Reggae Woman CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 4:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The "Close of the Century" box set and many other CDs use the album version of "Boogie On Reggae Woman," which is as long as 5:13. The 4:13 time listed here is for the single version, which is available on the "Definitive Collection" CD. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Changes | David Bowie | |||
1975 | January | Fire | The Ohio Players | |
You`re No Good | Linda Ronstadt | |||
Pick Up the Pieces | The Average White Band | |||
Best of My Love | The Eagles |
![]() Best of My Love CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 4:34 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Free Bird | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
![]() Free Bird CD Source: Lynyrd Skynyrd (1970-77) (3)Time: 9:09 Sequenced by: (pronounced leh-nerd skin-herd) album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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February | Tangled Up in Blue | Bob Dylan |
![]() Tangled Up in Blue CD Source: Blood On The TracksTime: 5:40 Sequenced by: Blood On The Tracks album Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Simple Twist of Fate | Bob Dylan |
![]() Simple Twist of Fate CD Source: Blood On The TracksTime: 4:17 Sequenced by: Blood On The Tracks album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts | Bob Dylan |
![]() Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts CD Source: Blood On The TracksTime: 8:50 Sequenced by: Blood On The Tracks album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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If You See Her, Say Hello | Bob Dylan |
![]() If You See Her, Say Hello CD Source: Blood On The TracksTime: 4:48 Sequenced by: Blood On The Tracks album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Lady Marmalade | LaBelle |
![]() Lady Marmalade CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:18 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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March | Kashmir | Led Zeppelin |
![]() Kashmir CD Source: Mothership (1969-79) (2)Time: 8:33 Sequenced by: Physical Graffiti album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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Shame, Shame, Shame | Shirley and Company |
![]() Shame, Shame, Shame CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:58 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Philadelphia Freedom | Elton John | |||
Shining Star | Earth, Wind & Fire |
![]() Shining Star CD Source: Greatest Hits (1974-81)Time: 2:50 Sequenced by: That`s the Way of the World album Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Reasons | Earth, Wind & Fire |
![]() Reasons CD Source: Greatest Hits (1974-81)Time: 5:00 Sequenced by: That`s the Way of the World album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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April | Young Americans | David Bowie | ||
Bad Sneakers | Steely Dan | |||
May | When Will I Be Loved | Linda Ronstadt |
![]() When Will I Be Loved CD Source: The Collection (2) (1967-96)Time: 2:08 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | One of These Nights | The Eagles |
![]() One of These Nights CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 3:37 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG "One of These Nights" is available on over a dozen CDs and every one uses the 4:51 album version. The 3:37 length listed here is for the orginal single release. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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July | Jive Talkin` | The Bee Gees |
![]() Jive Talkin` CD Source: The Ultimate Bee Gees (1967-1998) (2)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Why Can`t We Be Friends? | War |
![]() Why Can`t We Be Friends? CD Source: Anthology (1970-94) (2)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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August | Lively Up Yourself | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Lively Up Yourself CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 5:10 Sequenced by: Natty Dread album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Get Down Tonight | K.C. & The Sunshine Band |
![]() Get Down Tonight CD Source: Get Down/Best of T.K. Records (1972-80)Time: 3:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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This Wheel`s on Fire | Bob Dylan and The Band |
![]() This Wheel`s on Fire CD Source: The Basement Tapes (1967) (2)Time: 3:53 Sequenced by: The Basement Tapes album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Fame | David Bowie | |||
Gone At Last | Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow | |||
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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 ![]() ![]() |
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God Save the Queen | Sex Pistols |
![]() God Save the Queen CD Source: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here`s The Sex PistolsTime: 3:19 Sequenced by: Never Mind the Bollocks Here`s The Sex Pistols album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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1978 | January | Stayin` Alive | The Bee Gees |
![]() Stayin` Alive CD Source: The Ultimate Bee Gees (1967-1998) (2)Time: 3:40 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
What`s Your Name | Lynyrd Skynyrd | |||
Peg | Steely Dan | |||
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah) | Chic |
![]() Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah) CD Source: Dance, Dance, Dance (1977-79+)Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM The Best of Chic and many other CDs contain the album version of this song, which runs 8:19. The 3:43 length listed here is for the single versions released on Atlantic. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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February | Psycho Killer | Talking Heads |
![]() Psycho Killer CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 4:19 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Night Fever | The Bee Gees |
![]() Night Fever CD Source: The Ultimate Bee Gees (1967-1998) (2)Time: 3:31 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | Denis | Blondie |
![]() Denis CD Source: Greatest Hits:Snd&Vision(76-82+)(CD+DVD)Time: 2:18 Sequenced by: Plastic Letters album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Flash Light | Parliament |
![]() Flash Light CD Source: History of Funk, Vols. 1-5 (1970-80)(5)Time: 4:31 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS The CD source is for the single version. The album version, widely available on CD, is about 6 minutes longer. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Running on Empty | Jackson Browne |
![]() Running on Empty CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 4:59 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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April | Werewolves of London | Warren Zevon |
![]() Werewolves of London CD Source: Have A Nice Decade (1970-79) (7)Time: 3:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Disco Inferno | The Trammps | |||
Pump It Up | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
![]() Pump It Up CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:14 Sequenced by: This Year`s Model album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Radio, Radio | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
![]() Radio, Radio CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:05 Sequenced by: This Year`s Model album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Is This Love | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
![]() Is This Love CD Source: One Love: The Very Best of (1973-80)Time: 3:52 Sequenced by: Kaya album Honored by: Chosen to be the lead track of Marley`s "Legend" compilation, by far his best-selling album. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Because the Night | Patti Smith Group | |||
May | Deacon Blues | Steely Dan | ||
Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty | |||
June | Use Ta Be My Girl | The O`Jays | ||
Hollywood Nights | Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band |
![]() Hollywood Nights CD Source: Stranger in TownTime: 5:00 Sequenced by: Stranger in Town album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Feel Like A Number | Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band |
![]() Feel Like A Number CD Source: Stranger in TownTime: 3:42 Sequenced by: Stranger in Town album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Prove It All Night | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Prove It All Night CD Source: Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010 remaster)Time: 4:01 Sequenced by: Darkness At The Edge Of Town album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Badlands | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Badlands CD Source: Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010 remaster)Time: 4:04 Sequenced by: Darkness At The Edge Of Town album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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The Promised Land | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() The Promised Land CD Source: Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010 remaster)Time: 4:31 Sequenced by: Darkness on the Edge of Town album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Miss You | The Rolling Stones | |||
July | Stay | Jackson Browne |
![]() Stay CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 3:25 Sequenced by: single Honored by: Jackson Browne`s version of "Stay" was released on a single by itself. However, on all three available CD versions it is combined in a medley with "The Load Out" (which is how it originally appeared on the Running on Empty album). The 3:25 length is for "Stay" alone. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Last Dance | Donna Summer | |||
Three Times A Lady | The Commodores |
![]() Three Times A Lady CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. Vol. II 1972-1992 (4)Time: 3:36 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The CD source is for the single version. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hot Blooded | Foreigner | |||
Just What I Needed | The Cars |
![]() Just What I Needed CD Source: Complete Greatest Hits (1978-85+)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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August | Shame | Evelyn "Champagne" King | ||
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September | Wavelength | Van Morrison | |
Who Are You | The Who | |||
Take Me to the River | Talking Heads |
![]() Take Me to the River CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 5:00 Sequenced by: More Songs About Buildings And Food album Honored by: This song is now well known in both Al Green`s original classic soul version and Talking Heads` savvy, soul-pop fusion cover. Despite obvious differences in rhythm, orchestration, and vocal style, the groove just won`t quit. The Heads` version became a top 40 single in winter 1979, thankfully bringing both the original song and the covering group to the attention of much wider audiences than before. Sample 2: Take Me To The River - Talking Heads ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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October | Beast of Burden | The Rolling Stones | ||
One Nation Under a Groove | Funkadelic |
![]() One Nation Under a Groove CD Source: One Nation Under A GrooveTime: 7:27 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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I Wanna Be Sedated | The Ramones |
![]() I Wanna Be Sedated CD Source: Anthology (1976-95) (2)Time: 2:30 Sequenced by: Road to Ruin album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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November | Comes A Time | Neil Young |
![]() Comes A Time CD Source: Greatest Hits (1969-79+)Time: 3:05 Sequenced by: Comes A Time album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Four Strong Winds | Neil Young | |||
Le Freak | Chic | |||
I Love the Nightlife | Alicia Bridges |
![]() I Love the Nightlife CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:00 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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My Best Friend`s Girl | The Cars |
![]() My Best Friend`s Girl CD Source: Complete Greatest Hits (1978-85+)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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December | Y.M.C.A. | The Village People | ||
1979 | January | Got to Be Real | Cheryl Lynn | |
September | Earth, Wind & Fire | |||
The Gambler | Kenny Rogers | |||
Fire | The Pointer Sisters | |||
I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
![]() I Will Survive CD Source: The DISCO Box (1973-82+) (4)Time: 3:18 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Oliver`s Army | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
![]() Oliver`s Army CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 2:58 Sequenced by: Armed Forces album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Peace, Love and Understanding | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
![]() Peace, Love and Understanding CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:31 Sequenced by: Armed Forces album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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February | Bustin` Loose | Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers |
![]() Bustin` Loose CD Source: History of Funk, Vols. 1-5 (1970-80)(5)Time: 3:49 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The breakthrough hit for the Go-go style of funk, popular in Washington D.C. in late 1970s. Chuck Brown is credited with originating the hallmarks of Go-go. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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What A Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers | |||
Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits |
![]() Sultans of Swing CD Source: Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (1978-2005) (2)Time: 5:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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March | Heart of Glass | Blondie |
![]() Heart of Glass CD Source: Greatest Hits:Snd&Vision(76-82+)(CD+DVD)Time: 4:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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Roxanne | The Police | |||
April | Discovering Japan | Graham Parker | ||
Local Girls | Graham Parker | |||
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) | The Jacksons |
![]() Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) CD Source: The Essential (1969-91+) (2)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Hot Stuff | Donna Summer |
![]() Hot Stuff CD Source: Very Best of (1975-83+)(bonus CD)(2)Time: 3:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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May | Dancing Barefoot | Patti Smith | ||
Danny`s All-Star Joint | Rickie Lee Jones |
![]() Danny`s All-Star Joint CD Source: Rickie Lee Jones (debut)Time: 4:02 Sequenced by: Rickie Lee Jones album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Chuck E.`s in Love | Rickie Lee Jones | |||
Rock `n` Roll High School | The Ramones |
![]() Rock `n` Roll High School CD Source: Anthology (1976-95) (2)Time: 2:18 Sequenced by: Rock `n` Roll High School album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
![]() Ring My Bell CD Source: Get Down/Best of T.K. Records (1972-80)Time: 3:33 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Ain`t No Stoppin` Us Now | McFadden & Whitehead |
![]() Ain`t No Stoppin` Us Now CD Source: Love Train (1967-1983) (4)Time: 3:40 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
![]() Bad Girls CD Source: Very Best of (1975-83+)(bonus CD)(2)Time: 3:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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July | Good Times | Chic | ||
My Sharona | The Knack | |||
Powderfinger | Neil Young and Crazy Horse | |||
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) | Neil Young and Crazy Horse |
![]() Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) CD Source: Greatest Hits (1969-79+)Time: 4:59 Sequenced by: Rust Never Sleeps album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia | The Charlie Daniels Band | |||
Let`s Go | The Cars | |||
August | Cruel to Be Kind | Nick Lowe |
![]() Cruel to Be Kind CD Source: Quiet Please: The New Best of (1974-2007)Time: 3:28 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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White Riot | The Clash |
![]() White Riot CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3)Time: 1:59 Sequenced by: The Clash (USA version) album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Complete Control | The Clash |
![]() Complete Control CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3)Time: 3:13 Sequenced by: The Clash (USA version) album Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais | The Clash |
![]() (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais CD Source: On Broadway (1977-82) (3)Time: 3:59 Sequenced by: The Clash (USA version) album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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September | Gotta Serve Somebody | Bob Dylan | |
(not just) Knee Deep, Pt. 1 | Funkadelic | |||
Bright Side of the Road | Van Morrison |
![]() Bright Side of the Road CD Source: Into the MusicTime: 3:45 Sequenced by: Into the Music album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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You Make Me Feel So Free | Van Morrison |
![]() You Make Me Feel So Free CD Source: Into the MusicTime: 4:06 Sequenced by: Into the Music album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Don`t Stop Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
![]() Don`t Stop Til You Get Enough CD Source: The Essential (1969-91+) (2)Time: 5:52 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Pop Muzik | M | |||
October | Heartache Tonight | The Eagles |
![]() Heartache Tonight CD Source: Very Best of (1972-80+) (2) (plus bonus DVD) Time: 4:26 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Tusk | Fleetwood Mac | |||
Ever Fallen In Love | Buzzcocks |
![]() Ever Fallen In Love CD Source: Singles Going Steady (1977-79)Time: 2:39 Sequenced by: release date of Singles Going Steady album Honored by: The album featured singles that charted in the U.K. over the two previous years. This single never charted in the U.S. but charted in the U.K. for 11 weeks beginning September 1978. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Life During Wartime | Talking Heads |
![]() Life During Wartime CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Rapper`s Delight | The Sugarhill Gang |
![]() Rapper`s Delight CD Source: The Hip Hop Box (1979-2003) (4)Time: 7:03 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG "Rapper`s Delight" was a pop top 40 hit, making The Sugarhill Gang the first commercially successful rap group. The 12" single paired the 7:03 version with a flip side short version that also got a lot of radio play. The rhythm track is taken from Chic`s "Good Times," a huge summer hit from a few months earlier. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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November | Video Killed The Radio Star | The Buggles |
![]() Video Killed The Radio Star CD Source: The Island Story (1962-1987) (2)Time: 3:21 Sequenced by: single Honored by: This song entered music history as the first video to be played on MTV in North America at 12:10 a.m. on August 1, 1981. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Message in a Bottle | The Police |
![]() Message in a Bottle CD Source: Every Breath You Take (1978-86+)Time: 4:49 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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December | I Wanna Be Your Lover | Prince |
![]() I Wanna Be Your Lover CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2)Time: 2:57 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |