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Top 10 Songs 1965-1979
We've had requests from time to time for the top 10 songs from various years from the Greatest Hits we play on Big 106.1 WBBG. So, here are the top 10 songs from each year from 1965 to 1979, based on record sales, research, requests and radio airplay.
1965 1. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Rolling Stones 2. Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan 3. Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds 4. Ticket To Ride - Beatles 5. My Girl - Temptations 6. Stop! In The Name Of Love - Supremes 7. Do You Believe in Magic – Lovin Spoonful 8. Yesterday - Beatles 9. I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher 10. Help! - Beatles 1966 1. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys 2. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge 3. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops 4. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group 5. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations 6. I’m A Believer - Monkees 7. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield 8. We Can Work It Out - Beatles 9. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes 10. Wild Thing - Troggs 1967 1. Respect - Aretha Franklin 2. Light My Fire - Doors 3. The Letter – Box Tops 4. Daydream Believer - Monkees 5. Penny Lane - Beatles 6. Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 7. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane 8. Soul Man - Sam & Dave 9. Groovin’ - Rascals 10. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues 1968 1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 2. Hey Jude - Beatles 3. People Got To Be Free - Rascals 4. Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding 5. Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells 6. Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones 7. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf 8. Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel 9. Hello I Love You - Doors 10. Revolution - Beatles 1969 1. Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone 2. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival 3. I Want You Back - Jackson 5 4. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones 5. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 6. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash 7. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam 8. Crimson and Clover – Tommy James & the Shondels 9. Come Together - Beatles 10. I Can't Get Next To You – Temptations 1970 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel 2. Let It Be - The Beatles 3. Your Song - Elton John 4. The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 5. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison 6. Lola - The Kinks 7. Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival 8. Fire and Rain - James Taylor 9. I’ll Be There – Jackson 5 10. All Right Now - Free 1971 1. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night 2. Imagine - John Lennon 3. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye 4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green 5. Maggie May - Rod Stewart 6. American Pie - Don McLean 7. It’s Too Late – Carole King 8. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones 9. Just My Imagination - The Temptations 10. Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone 1972 1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder 2. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations 3. Without You - Nillson 4. Lean on Me - Bill Withers 5. Heart of Gold - Neil Young 6. A Horse With No Name - America 7. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder 8. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 9. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan 10. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash 1973 1. Killing Me Softly (With His Song) – Roberta Flack 2. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye 3. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips 4. Dream On - Aerosmith 5. Crocodile Rock – Elton John 6. You’re So Vain – Carly Simon 7. Piano Man - Billy Joel 8. My Love – Paul McCartney 9. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree – Tony Orlando & Dawn 1974 1. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 2. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive 3. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae 4. The Joker – Steve Miller Band 5. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle 6. (You’re) Having My Baby – Paul Anka & Odia Coates 7. Help Me - Joni Mitchell 8. You’re Sixteen – Ringo Starr 9. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White 10. Bennie & the Jets – Elton John 1975 1. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen 2. Sister Golden Hair - America 3. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 4. Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine Band 5. Walk This Way - Aerosmith 6. Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain & Tenille 7. Fame – David Bowie 8. One of These Nights - Eagles 9. Low Rider - War 10. I'm Not in Love - 10cc 1976 1. Tonight’s The Night – Rod Stewart 2. Hotel California - The Eagles 3. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac 4. More Than a Feeling - Boston 5. Silly Love Songs – Paul McCartney & Wings 6. Dancing Queen - Abba 7. Night Moves - Bob Seger 8. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee 9. Kiss And Say Goodbye - Manhattans 10. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry 1977 1. You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone 2. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions - Queen 3. Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees 4. Best of My Love - The Emotions 5. I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb 6. Brick House - The Commodores 7. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac 8. Rich Girl – Hall & Oates 9. How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees 10. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder 1978 1. Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb 2. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 3. Night Fever – Bee Gees 4. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees 5. Baby Come Back - Player 6. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits 7. Miss You - The Rolling Stones 8. Le Freak - Chic 9. Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger 10. Kiss You All Over - Exile 1979 1. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart 2. What A Fool Believes – Doobie Brothers 3. My Sharonna – The Knack 4. Good Times - Chic 5. Dont Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson 6. We Are Family - Sister Sledge 7. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes 8. Hot Stuff/Bad Girls - Donna Summer 9. Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders 10. Reunited – Peaches & Herb |