Songs of the 1970s
From The Top 10
These are the Top 10 Songs of the 1970s:
- Rock, rhythm & blues, heavy metal - just from the 1970s
[edit] The Top 10 Songs of the 70s
No. 1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
No. 2. Teach Your Children
- Written by Graham Nash, and released March 1970 by Crosby, Stills, and Nash (but not with Young on this song) on the Déjà Vu album that did include Young. Nash was describing feelings about his [problematic] relationship with his father. Sidenote: Jerry Garcia played backup guitar in exchange for harmony lessons for The Grateful Dead. Click (here for lyrics AND/OR the karaoke sing-along tune) or (here for guitar chords). During 1970, Déjà Vu was the #1 Billboard record album of the year.
No. 3. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
No. 4. Roundabout - Yes
No. 5. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
No. 6. Layla - Eric Clapton
No. 7. Hotel California - Eagles
No. 8. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
No. 9. Suite Madame Blue - Styx
No. 10. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
No. 1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
No. 2. Teach Your Children
Written by Graham Nash, and released March 1970 by Crosby, Stills, and Nash (but not with Young on this song) on the Déjà Vu album that did include Young. Nash was describing feelings about his [problematic] relationship with his father. Sidenote: Jerry Garcia played backup guitar in exchange for harmony lessons for The Grateful Dead. Click (here for lyrics AND/OR the karaoke sing-along tune) or (here for guitar chords). During 1970, Déjà Vu was the #1 Billboard record album of the year.
No. 3. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
No. 4. Roundabout - Yes
No. 5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
No. 6. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
No. 7. Hotel California - Eagles
No. 8. Layla - Eric Clapton
No. 9. Suite Madame Blue - Styx
No. 10. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
