Here are the best songs from 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972. Thanks everyone for voting.

 

1969's Greatest Hits

1.

Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations

3.3 % 1 vote

2.

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

3.3 % 1 vote

3.

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam

 

4.

More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase

 

5.

Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

6.

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

3.3 % 1 vote

7.

My Way - Frank Sinatra

 

8.

Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones

13.3 % 4 votes

9.

Something - the Beatles

 

10.

Sugar Sugar - Archies

 

11.

Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette

 

12.

 Touch Me - Doors

3.3 % 1 vote

13.

I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations 

 

14.

Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

15.

 Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas

3.3 % 1 vote

16.

 It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers

 

17.

 Come Together - the Beatles

 

18.

Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction

 

19.

Traces - Classics IV & Dennis Yost

3.3 % 1 vote

20.

Hawaii 5-0 - Ventures

 

21.

Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson

 

22.

My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder

 

23.

Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone

 

24.

Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross and the Supremes

 

25.

Down On The Corner - CCR

 

26.

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

 

27.

Everyday People - Sly & Family Stone

 

28.

Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells

10 % 3 votes

29.

Time of the Season - Zombies

6.6 % 2 votes

30.

Love's Been Good To Me - Frank Sinatra

 

31.

Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr

 

32.

Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge

3.3 % 1 vote

33.

Get Back - Beatles

3.3 % 1 vote

34.

Ruben James - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition

 

35.

A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

 

36.

Gimme Gimme Good Lovin - Crazy Elephant

 

37.

You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears

 

38.

Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon

 

39.

Isrealites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces

 

40.

Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension 

 

41.

Alice's Rock and Roll Restuaraunt - Arlo Guthrie

 

42.

Stand! - Sly and the Family Stone

 

43.

These Eyes - Guess Who

 

44.

Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)

 

45.

Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder

 

46.

Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon

 

47.

Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

 

48.

Jingo - Santana

 

49.

I Can Hear Music - Beach Boys

 

50.

Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann

 

51.

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

10 % 3 votes

52.

Kick Out The Jams - MC5

 

53.

Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul and Mary

 

54.

The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle

3.3 % 1 vote

55.

I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis, Jr

 

56.

I Got a Line On You - Spirit

 

57.

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Supremes and Temptations

 

58.

Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin

 

59.

Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells

3.3 % 1 vote

60

Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman 

3.3 % 1 vote

61.

In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley

 

62.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stillsand Nash

 

63.

Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - the 5th Dimension

 

64.

Listen To The Band - the Monkees

 

65.

Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat and Tears

 

66.

Chelsea Morning - Judy Collins

 

67.

Commotion - CCR

 

68.

Yesterday, When I Was Young - Roy Clark 

 

69.

And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears

 

70.

The Pledge of Allegiance – Red Skelton

 

71.

Pinball Wizard - The Who

10 % 3 votes

72.

Am I The Same Girl - Barbara Acklin

 

73.

Hot Smoke and Sassafras - The Bubble Pupply 

3.3 % 1 vote

74.

Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash

6.6 % 2 votes

75.

In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans

3.3 % 1 vote

1970's Greatest Hits

1.

I'll Be There - Jackson Five

 

2.

(They Long To Be) Close To You - Carpenters

 

3.

ABC - Jackson Five

 

4.

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

 

5.

The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley

 

6.

Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

 

7.

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

 

8.

Evil Ways - Santana

 

9.

25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago

16.6 % 4 votes

10.

Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen of the Board

 

11.

The Letter - Joe Cocker

4.1 % 1 vote

12.

Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom

 

13.

Band Of Gold - Freda Payne

4.1 % 1 vote

14.

Get Up - James Brown

 

15.

American Woman - Guess Who

 

16.

The Love You Save - Jackson Five

 

17.

Venus - the Shocking Blue

4.1 % 1 vote

18.

Make It With You - Bread

 

19.

I Think I Love You - Partridge Family

 

20.

Let It Be - Beatles

4.1 % 1 vote

21.

Still Water (Love) - Four Tops

 

22.

Get Ready - Rare Earth

 

23.

Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman

 

24.

Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - Delphonics

 

25.

Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

4.1 % 1 vote

26.

In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry

 

27.

No Time - Guess Who

 

28.

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

 

29.

Thank You Falettin Me Be Myself Again - Sly and the Family Stone

 

30.

We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters

 

31.

Mississippi Queen - Mountain

 

32.

Instant Karma - We All Shine On

 

33.

War - Edwin Starr

 

34.

What Is Truth - Johnny Cash

 

35.

Lola - Kinks

 

36.

Tighter, Tighter - Alive and Kicking

 

37.

Yellow River - Christie

 

38.

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

16.6 % 4 votes

39.

Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynne

 

40.

Uncle John's Band - The Grateful Dead

4.1 % 1 vote

41.

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkle

4.1 % 1 vote

42.

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

 

43.

Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard

 

44.

Up On Cripple Creek - The Band

4.1 % 1 vote

45.

Roadhouse Blues - The Doors

4.1 % 1 vote

46.

Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac

 

47.

Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley

 

48.

Funk # 49 - James Gang

 

49.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies

 

50.

Our House - Crosby Stills Nash and Young

 

51.

All Right Now - Free

12.5 % 3 votes

52.

Cold Turkey - John Lennon

 

53.

Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkle

 

54.

Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service

 

55.

Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

4.1 % 1 vote

56.

Question - Moody Blues

 

57.

Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night

 

58.

Superman - The Ides Of March

 

59.

Woodstock - Crosby Stills Nash and Young

4.1 % 1 vote

60

Ticket To Ride - Carpenters

 

61.

Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon and War

 

62.

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

 

63.

Summertime Blues - the Who

 

64.

Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor

 

65.

After Midnight - Eric Clapton

4.1 % 1 vote

66.

1984 - Spirit

 

67.

Rubber Ducky - Ernie (Jim Henson, Sesame Street)

 

68.

Empty Pages - Traffic

 

69.

Big Yellow Taxi - Neighborhood

 

70.

Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson

 

71.

Living Lovin Maid (She's Just a Woman) - Led Zeppelin

 

72.

Funky Chicken (part 1) - Willie Henderson

 

73.

Julie Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman

 

74.

Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf

4.1 % 1 vote

75.

Oh My My - Monkees

 

1971's Greatest Hits

1.

You've Got A Friend - James Taylor

 

2.

Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

 

3.

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

8.3 % 2 votes

4.

Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin

20.8 % 5 votes

5.

Imagine - John Lennon

4.1 % 1 vote

6.

Behind Blue Eyes - the Who

 

7.

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

 

8.

Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner

 

9.

Friends - Elton John

 

10.

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

 

11.

Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations

4.1 % 1 vote

12.

Hot Pants - James Brown

 

13.

Love Her Madly - Doors

8.3 % 2 votes

14.

Wild Horses - Rolling Stones

4.1 % 1 vote

15.

She's A Lady - Tom Jones

 

16.

Black Magic Woman - Santana

 

17.

River Deep-Mountain High - Supremes & Four Tops

 

18.

Oye Como Va - Santana

 

19.

Revival (Love Is Everywhere) - The Allman Brothers Band

 

20.

Colour My World - Chicago

4.1 % 1 vote

21.

Truckin' - Grateful Dead

 

22.

Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

 

23.

Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

 

24.

Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers

 

25.

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

 

26.

If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

 

27.

Nathan Jones - The Supremes

 

28.

Peace Train - Cat Stevens

 

29.

So Far Away - Carole King

4.1 % 1 vote

30.

Riders On The Storm - Doors

 

31.

If - Bread

 

32.

Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5

 

33.

Eighteen - Alice Cooper

4.1 % 1 vote

34.

Beginnings - Chicago

4.1 % 1 vote

35.

For The Good Times - Ray Price

 

36.

Cherish - David Cassidy

4.1 % 1 vote

37.

Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin

4.1 % 1 vote

38.

Temptation Eyes - the Grass Roots

 

39.

Won't Get Fooled Again - the Who

 

40.

 I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King

 

41.

Draggin' The Line - Tommy James

 

42.

Questions 67 and 68 - Chicago

4.1 % 1 vote

43.

Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

 

44.

I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman

 

45.

Indian Reservation - Paul Revere and the Raiders

 

46.

Wild Night - Van Morrison

 

47.

Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves - Cher

 

48.

We Gotta Get You A Woman - Runt

 

49.

Brand New Key - Melanie

 

50.

Love The One You're With - Stevphan Stills

4.1 % 1 vote

51.

Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green

 

52.

I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After

4.1 % 1 vote

53.

(I Know) I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart With Faces

 

54.

Man In Black - Johnny Cash

 

55.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

56.

Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

 

57.

If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John

 

58.

One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley

 

59.

Sooner or Later - Grass Roots

4.1 % 1 vote

60

I'm A Believer - Neil Diamond

 

61.

Sweet City Woman - Stampeders

 

62.

Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart

 

63.

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

4.1 % 1 vote

64.

Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye

 

65.

I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds

 

66.

Bell Bottom Blues - Derek & The Dominoes

4.1 % 1 vote

67.

Chicago - Graham Nash

 

68.

Hill Where The Lord Hides - Chuck Mangione

 

69.

I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie

 

70.

One Man's Leftovers (Is Another Man's Feast) - 100 Proof Aged Soul

 

71.

Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

 

72.

The Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Paul Stookey

 

73.

Done Too Soon - Neil Diamond

 

74.

Go Away Little Girl - Donnie Osmond

 

75.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez

 

1972's Greatest Hits

1.

Rock and Roll part II - Gary Glitter

1.6 % 1 vote

2.

American Pie - Don McLean

4.9 % 3 votes

3.

Lean On Me - Bill Withers

3.2 % 2 votes

4.

Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

1.6 % 1 vote

5.

I'll Take You There - Staple Singers

 

6.

Precious and Few - Climax

 

7.

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

 

8.

Coconut - Nilsson

 

9.

Schools Out - Alice Cooper

1.6 % 1 vote

10.

Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul

1.6 % 1 vote

11.

Layla - Derek and the Dominoes

16.3 % 10 votes

12.

Goodbye To Love - Carpenters

 

13.

Burning Love - Elvis Presley

 

14.

The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr.

 

15.

Operator - Jim Croce

1.6 % 1 vote

16.

Horse With No Name - America

3.2 % 2 votes

17.

Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues

9.8 % 6 votes

18.

Anticipation - Carly Simon

 

19.

Saturday In The Park - Chicago

 

20.

Get On The Good Foot - James Brown

 

21.

Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts

1.6 % 1 vote

22.

Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson

 

23.

Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers

 

24.

Take It Easy - Eagles

11.4 % 7 votes

25.

Brandy - Looking Glass

3.2 % 2 votes

26.

Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey

 

27.

My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry

 

28.

I'll Be Around - Spinners

 

29.

 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack

 

30.

Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

 

31.

Everybody Plays The Fool - The Main Ingredient

 

32.

Popcorn - Hot Butter

 

33.

Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan

 

34.

 Iron Man - Black Sabbath

 

35.

Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison

 

36.

Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison

3.2 % 2 votes

37.

If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes

 

38.

You Wear It Well - Rod Stewart

 

39.

I Am Woman - Helen Reddy

 

40.

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

 

41.

Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Temptations

 

42.

Changes - David Bowie

6.5 % 4 votes

43.

From The Beginning - Emerson, Lake and Palmer

 

44.

Immigration Man - Graham Nash & David Crosby

 

45.

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

 

46.

Melissa - Allman Brothers Band

 

47.

Honky Cat - Elton John

 

48.

Black Dog - Led Zeppelin

 

49.

Heart Of Gold - Neil Young

6.5 % 4 votes

50.

Taxi - Harry Chapin

 

51.

Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker

 

52.

Down On Me - Janis Joplin

 

53.

You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce

 

54.

City Of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie

1.6 % 1 vote

55.

Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Hollies

 

56.

Roundabout - Yes

 

57.

Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex

1.6 % 1 vote

58.

Hold Your Head Up - Argent

 

59.

America - Yes

 

60

Black and White - Three Dog Night

 

61.

Rock Me On The Water - Jackson Browne

 

62.

Looking For A Love - J. Geils Band

 

63.

Starman - David Bowie

1.6 % 1 vote

64.

The Jean Genie - David Bowie

 

65.

It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond

 

66.

Easy Livin - Uriah Heap

 

67.

Rocket Man - Elton John

 

68.

Little Bitty Pretty One - Jackson Five

 

69.

I Just Want To Make Love To You - Foghat

 

70.

Hot 'N' Nasty - Humble Pie

 

71.

All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople

6.5 % 4 votes

72.

I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren

3.2 % 2 votes

73.

Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart

1.6 % 1 vote

74.

Witchy Woman - Eagles

1.6 % 1 vote

75.

Freddie's Dead (Theme from Superfly) - Curtis Mayfield

1.6 % 1 vote

76.

Rock and Roll Stew - Traffic

 

77.

Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker

 

78.

America - Simon and Garfunkle

1.6 % 1 vote

79.

I Don't Need No Doctor - New Riders Of The Purple Sage

 

80.

Ben - Michael Jackson