1 American Pie by Don McClean
2 Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond
3 Tie A Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando
4 Seasons In the Sun by Terry Jacks
5 I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow
6 Do You Know Where You're Going To by Diana Ross
7 Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manliow
8 Dust In the Wind by Kansas
9 Through the Eyes Of Love
10 Reunited by Peaches & Herb

Dude what a crap overall top 10 selection.

I reckon you just made this up !!!

1 American Pie by Don McClean
2 Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond
3 Tie A Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando
4 Seasons In the Sun by Terry Jacks
5 I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow
6 Do You Know Where You're Going To by Diana Ross
7 Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manliow
8 Dust In the Wind by Kansas
9 Through the Eyes Of Love
10 Reunited by Peaches & Herb



hell I Write The Songs or Looks Like We Made It arent even top five Manilow written songs.........Mandy, Even Now, Could This  Be Magic,
Weekend In New England, Ships.............ad infinitum

airsupplyairhead...

I dont mind most of those songs you listed. Theyre not the songs Id have chosen, but they are good ones.

Below is my list:

1. Baba O'Reiley by The Who

2. Hello, This Is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) by Paul Evans

3. Just One More Night by Yellow Dog

4. Band Of Gold by Freyda Payne

5. The Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

6. Delta Dawn by Helen Reddy

7. Dont Stop by Fleetwood Mac

8. Emma by Hot Chocolate

9. In The Flesh by Blondie

10. Ebony Eyes by Bob Welch



Its so hard limiting it to 10 songs because theres so many others Id love to put in that list...Like China Grove by The Doobie Brothers, I Can Help by Billy Swan, Lost In Love by Air Supply and Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush.




AN

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
The Theme From "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Day After Day - Badfinger
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Come Sail Away - Styx
Band On The Run - Paul McCartney

1 Band On The Run -- McCartney & Wings
2 Aja  -- Steely Dan
3 Showdown -- ELO
4 The Stranger  -- Billy Joel
5  Living For The City -- Stevie Wonder
6  Listen To What The Man Said -- McCartney & Wings
7  Mind Games -- John Lennon
8  Long Train Runnin -- Doobie Brothers
9  Jet -- McCartney & Wings
10 The Joker  -- Steve Miller

Too many to try to narrow it down to ten for that decade..  :\'(

1. Goodbye Girl - David Gates
2. How Deep Is Your Love - The Bee Gees
3. Bell Bottom Blues - Eric Clapton
4. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
5. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
6. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
7. Tea For One - Led Zeppelin
8. More Than A Feeling - Boston
9. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren
10. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago


Those are in no particular order.

Compiling a Top 10 is too hard, but I can say that my #1 fave of the 70s is/was ...

"All I Wanna Do" by Doucette

Only 10?! OK, and they're in order by year.

1. O-o-h Child -- Five Stairsteps (1970)
2. I Can See Clearly Now -- Johnny Nash (1972)
3. I'll Be Around -- The Spinners (1972)
4. And You and I + Cord of Life + Eclipse + The Preacher the Teacher + Apocalyps -- Yes (1972)
5. Golden Lady -- Stevie Wonder (1973)
6. Harmony -- Elton John (1974)
7. Any Major Dude Will Tell You -- Steely Dan (1974)
8. Where Am I Going -- Gino Vannelli (1975) (I guess Gino made it past 35?  ;D )
9. Night Fever -- Bee Gees (1977)
10. Golden Time of Day -- Maze & Frankie Beverly (1978)

(10.5. Melissa -- The Allman Brothers Band (1972) -- sorry, I just couldn't leave that one out)

:)

What?  No Eagles songs in these lists?!!  :o

My list would include 'Desperado' (^), 'Right Down The Line' (Gerry Rafferty) and 'Everything I Own' (Bread)...but like others have said, it's very hard to narrow it down to 10...

I really don't think i can narrow down my top 100 list, which is 110 songs long.

1. Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
2. KC And Sunshine Band - That's The Way I Like It
3. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
4. Rose Royce - Car Wash
5. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
6. Trammps - Disco Inferno
7. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
8. Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
9. Kool And The Gang - Summer Madness
10. Walter Murphy - Fifth Of Beethoven

how about 12 that I know I know and like and love

Dust In the Wind by Kansas
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
Come Sail Away - Styx
Band On The Run - Paul McCartney
Long Train Runnin -- Doobie Brothers
The Joker  -- Steve Miller
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - The Hollies
More Than A Feeling - Boston
KC And Sunshine Band - That's The Way I Like It
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Rose Royce - Car Wash
Trammps - Disco Inferno

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Name Of The Game - Abba
Right Time Of The Night - Jennifer Warnes
The Wonder Of You - Elvis
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
So High - Dave Mason
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin/Bluenotes
Here I Go Again - Archie Bell and the Drells
Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty
No More Tears - Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand (my theme tune when it comes to men!)

1. "Surrender" - Cheap Trick
2. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston
3. "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
4. "Instant Karma" - John Lennon
5. "Baker Street" - Gerry Rafferty
6. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
7. "Don't Bring Me Down" - ELO
8. "Fat Bottomed Girls" - Queen
9. "Dream On" - Aerosmith
10. "Eagle Rock" - Daddy Cool

1. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
2. Aerosmith - Dream On
3. Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
5. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
6. Madness - One Step Beyond
7. Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow
8. ABBA - Dancing Queen
9. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
10. Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away

Honourable Mentions:
* Pat Benatar - My Clone Sleeps Alone
* Billy Joel - Piano Man
* Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
* Don McLean - American Pie
* The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)

Dream On is a favorite for me