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The 70s was one of the best decades for music. Many hits were made during this decade that are still classics today. With that in mind, check out the top 101 popular 70s music.
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#101 – 90. 70s Music
101. Walk On The Wild Side – Lou Reed
100. Typical Girls – The Slits
99. Maggie May – Rod Stewart
98. Olivers Army – Elvis Costello
97. Chase – Giorgio Moroder
96. Public Image – Public Image Ltd
95. Train In Vain – The Clash
94. Le Freak – Chic
93. Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
92. Transmission – Joy Division
![Joy Division - Transmission [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]](https://i0.wp.com/i.ytimg.com/vi/6dBt3mJtgJc/hqdefault.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
91. Needles In The Camels Eye – Brian Eno
90. Up The Junction – Squeeze
#89 – 80. 70s Music
89. Police & Thieves – Junior Murvin
88. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais – The Clash
87. Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
86. A Message To You Rudy – The Specials
85. Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie And The Banshees
84. No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley & The Wailers
83. One Step Beyond – Madness
82. Family Affair – Sly And The Family Stone
81. Another Girl, Another Planet – The Only Ones
80. September Gurls – Big Star
#79 – 70. 70s Music
79. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
78. Lets Get It On – Marvin Gaye
77. Ghost Rider – Suicide
76. Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin
75. Because The Night – Patti Smith
74. The Eton Rifles – The Jam
73. Rock & Roll – The Velvet Underground
72. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
71. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
70. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
#69 – 60. 70s Music
69. Imagine – John Lennon
68. Making Plans For Nigel – XTC
67. Rappers Delight – Sugarhill Gang
66. Band On The Run – Wings
65. Who Are You – The Who
64. My Sharona – The Knack
63. Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
62. You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
61. Tiny Dancer – Elton John
60. Life On Mars? – David Bowie
#59 – 50. 70s Music
59. Get It On – T. Rex
58. Cars – Gary Numan
57. Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols
56. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
55. London Calling – The Clash
54. This Town Aint Big Enough For The Both Of Us – Sparks
53. Low Rider – War
52. Highway To Hell – AC/DC
51. Roadrunner – The Modern Lovers
50. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine – James Brown
#49 – 40. 70s Music
49. I Am The Fly – Wire
48. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
47. Rock Lobster – The B52s
46. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
![Donna Summer - I Feel Love [Studio Version]](https://i0.wp.com/i.ytimg.com/vi/Nm-ISatLDG0/hqdefault.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
45. Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
44. Virginia Plain – Roxy Music
43. Stayin Alive – Bee Gees
42. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
41. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) – John Lennon
40. Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldntve) – Buzzcocks
#39 – 30. 70s Music
39. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
![Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Official Music Video) [4K Remaster]](https://i0.wp.com/i.ytimg.com/vi/Y3ywicffOj4/hqdefault.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
38. Personality Crisis – New York Dolls
37. Heroes – David Bowie
36. Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
35. Lola – The Kinks
34. Heart Of Glass – Blondie
33. The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy
32. Paranoid – Black Sabbath
31. Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield
30. One Way Or Another – Blondie
#29 – 20. 70s Music
29. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
28. One Nation Under a Groove – Funkadelic
27. Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
26. Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen
25. Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight And The Pips
24. Hanging On The Telephone – Blondie
23. Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
22. Are Friends Electric? – Tubeway Army
21. Lust For Life – Iggy Pop
20. Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
#19 – 10. 70s Music
19. Dancing Queen – ABBA
18. Marquee Moon – Television
17. Search And Destroy – Iggy And The Stooges
16. Oh Yeah – Can
15. God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols
14. Pink Moon – Nick Drake
13. Tumbling Dice – The Rolling Stones
12. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
11. Jolene – Dolly Parton
10. I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince
#9 – 1. 70s Music
9. Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
8. Human Fly – The Cramps
7. The Model – Kraftwerk
6. The Long And Winding Road – The Beatles
5. Damaged Goods – Gang Of Four
4. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Ian Dury
3. Uptown Top Ranking – Althea & Donna
2. Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen
1. Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders
Ideas for the top 101 popular 70s music comes from the following sources.[1]NME – 100 Best Songs of the 1970s[2]rate your music – Top 100 Songs of the ’70s[3]discover music – 15 of the Best 70s Song[4]wedj – POPULAR 70’S DANCE MUSIC – HITS OF THE 1970S[5]Audi – Top Songs of the 1970’s
