BEAs Top 100 Songs Of The 70s

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6. "’Heroes’” by David Bowie (1977) RCA.


Written by David Bowie & Brian Eno. Produced by David Bowie & Tony Visconti.

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5. "Move On Up” by Curtis Mayfield (1971) Buddah.

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Written by Curtis Mayfield. Produced by Curtis Mayfield.

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4. "Disorder” by Joy Division (1979) Factory.


Written by Joy Division. Produced by Martin Hannett.

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3. "London Calling” by The Clash (1979) CBS.


Written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones. Produced by Guy Stevens.

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2. "What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye (1971) CBS.

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Written by Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson & Marvin Gaye. Produced by Marvin Gaye.

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1. "Marquee Moon” by Television (1977) Elektra.

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Written by Tom Verlaine. Produced by Andy Johns & Tom Verlaine.

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Alright cheers pretty people. I'll post the full list up soonish. But won't be doing the 80s for a while because the end of year is busy for everyone and the BEAMAs are coming up anyway. Hope you enjoyed/weren't too disappointed in your top 100 songs of the 1970s.

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Very nice top 20. Here's my list (in the order I submitted it):

Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
London Calling - The Clash
Marquee Moon - Television
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
The Passenger - Iggy Pop
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Willie Nelson
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Paperhouse - Can
I’m In Love with a Girl - Big Star
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Because the Night - Patti Smith
Warszawa - David Bowie
Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie
Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids
St. Elmo’s Fire - Brian Eno
Hey, Hey, My, My (Into the Black) - Neil Young
Holocaust - Big Star
She's Lost Control - Joy Division
Equator - Sparks
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Oh Bondage Up Yours! - Germ Free Adolescents
Soul Love - David Bowie
Happy - The Rolling Stones
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Working Class Hero - John Lennon
Negativland - Neu!
Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone
Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartney
Roadrunner - Modern Lovers
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - The Ramones
More Than a Feeling - Boston
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder
Bye Bye Love - The Cars
The Calvary Cross - Richard & Linda Thompson
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Whiskey Woman - The Flamin’ Groovies
Come Back Jonee - Devo
Underneath the Harlem Moon - Randy Newman
“Heroes” - David Bowie
Old Man - Neil Young
Ever Fallen in Love? - Buzzcocks
Search and Destroy - Stooges
Duppy Conqueror - Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
Surrender - Cheap Trick

There were a lot of tracks I didn't think to add, but one that definitely would have been in my top 10 is "Video Killed the Radio Star". Until recently, I thought it was an '80s song.

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