The ’70s were a long time ago. Here are the 100 best songs of the decade. Song #87 was also one of the most popular songs of 2013. I do not know why I am typing sentences like Hemingway wrote in “A Farewell to Arms.” I will stop now.
100. “Marquee Moon,” Television (1977)
99. “O-o-h Child,” Five Stairsteps (1970)
98. “Dazz,” Brick (1976)
97. “Under My Wheels,” Alice Cooper (1971)
96. “Jamming,” Bob Marley& the Wailers (1977)
95. “Tears of a Clown,” Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1970)
94. “Sultans of Swing,” Dire Straits (1979)
93. “L.A. Woman,” The Doors (1971)
92. “Rock and Roll Never Forgets,” Bob Seger (1977)
91. “Pump It Up,” Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1978)
90. “Back of a Car,” Big Star (1974)
89. “Sweet Emotion,” Aerosmith (1975)
88. “Chinese Rocks,” The Heartbreakers (1977)
87. “Got to Give It Up,” Marvin Gaye (1977)
86. “Final Solution,” Pere Ubu (1976)
85. “Disco Inferno,” The Trammps (1978)
84. “Highway Star,” Deep Purple (1972)
83. “American Girl,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1977)
82. “Shame, Shame, Shame,” Shirley and Company (1975)
81. “I Shot the Sheriff,” Eric Clapton (1974)
80. “Ballroom Blitz,” Sweet (1975)
79. “Roadrunner,” The Modern Lovers (1976)
78. “Moondance,” Van Morrison (1970)
77. “Band of Gold,” Freda Payne (1970)
76. “I’ll Be There,” The Jackson 5 (1970)
75. “Philadelphia Freedom,” Elton John (1975)
74. “I Can See Clearly Now,” Johnny Nash (1972)
73. “Lean on Me,” Bill Withers (1972)
72. “Go Your Own Way,” Fleetwood Mac (1977)
71. “Let’s Do It Again,” The Staple Singers (1975)
70. “Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough,” Michael Jackson (1979)
69. “Me and Bobby McGee,” Janis Joplis (1971)
68. “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Bill Withers (1971)
67. “Sam Stone,” John Prine (1971)
66. “Working Class Hero,” John Lennon (1970)
65. “Take It Easy,” The Eagles (1972)
64. “Doctor My Eyes,” Jackson Browne (1972)
63. “Dancing Days,” Led Zeppelin (1973)
62. “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Loretta Lynn (1970)
61. “Love Rollercoaster,” The Ohio Players (1976)
60. “Powderfinger,” Neil Young (1979)
59. “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” Thelma Houston (1977)
58. “Gloria,” Patti Smith (1975)
57. “Ziggy Stardust,” David Bowie (1972)
56. “Boogie Wonderland, Earth,” Wind, & Fire (1979)
55. “The Needle and the Damage Done,” Neil Young (1972)
54. “The City of New Orleans,” Arlo Guthrie (1972)
53. “Sir Duke,” Stevie Wonder (1977)
52. “It’s Too Late,” Carole King (1971)
51. “No Woman, No Cry,” Bob Marley and the Wailers (1975)
50. “We Are Family,” Sister Sledge (1979)
49. “The Boys Are Back in Town,” Thin Lizzy (1976)
48. “Living for the City,” Stevie Wonder (1974)
47. “Wish You Were Here,” Pink Floyd (1975)
46. “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black),” Neil Young (1979)
45. “I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor (1979)
44. “Don’t Stop,” Fleetwood Mac (1977)
43. “My Sharona,” The Knack (1979)
42. “Love is the Drug,” Roxy Music (1975)
41. “Lola,” The Kinks (1970)
40. “Every Picture Tells A Story,” Rod Stewart (1971)
39. “Brown Sugar,” The Rolling Stones (1971)
38. “The Love You Save,” Jackson 5 (1970)
37. “Back Stabbers,” The O’Jays (1972)
36. “They Just Can’t Stop It (Games People Play),” The Spinners (1975)
35. “Discovering Japan,” Graham Parker & The Rumour (1979)
34. “Maybe I’m Amazed,” Paul Mccartney and Wings (1977)
33. “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye (1971)
32. “Baba O’Riley,” The Who (1971)
31. “I’ll Be Around,” The Spinners (1972)
30. “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith (1977)
29. “Lady Marmalade,” Labelle (1975)
28. “Highway to Hell,” AC/DC (1979)
27. “Blitzkrieg Bop,” The Ramones (1976)
26. “Paranoid,” Black Sabbath (1970)
25. “Pusherman,” Curtis Mayfield (1972)
24. “Hello It’s Me,” Todd Rundren (1973)
23. “September Gurls,” Big Star (1974)
22. “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine,” James Brown (1970)
21. “And It Stoned Me,” Van Morrison (1970)
20. “Changes,” David Bowie (1972)
19. “Rock With You,” Michael Jackson (1979)
18. “P Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up),” Parliament (1976)
17. “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Gladys Knight and the Pips (1973)
16. “Let’s Stay Together,” Al Green (1972)
15. “Another Girl, Another Planet,” The Only Ones (1978)
14. “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” The Who (1971)
13. “Le Freak,” Chic (1978)
12. “Rock and Roll,” Led Zeppelin (1972)
11. “Stayin’ Alive,” The Bee Gees (1978)
10. “Life During Wartime,” Talking Heads (1979)
9. “Blank Generation,” Richard Hell and the Voidoids (1977)
8. “Anarchy in the U.K.,” The Sex Pistols (1976)
7. “Running on Empty,” Jackson Browne (1978)
6. “Tangled Up in Blue,” Bob Dylan (1975)
5. “Shake Some Action,” Flamin’ Groovies (1976)
4. “Rock & Roll,” The Velvet Underground (1970)
3. “Search and Destroy,” Iggy and the Stooges (1973)
2. “Surrender,” Cheap Trick (1978)
1. “Born to Run,” Bruce Springsteen (1975)