Top 119 Rock Songs of 1970 - Countdown

[Wedgebeat]

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#119 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Lucifer
#118 - Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home
#117 - Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
#116 - Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
#115 - Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain
#114 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Helpless
#113 - Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
#112 - The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider
#111 - Neil Young - Don't Let It Bring You Down

#110 - The Monkees - Oh My My
#109 - The Turtles - Eve Of Destruction
#108 - Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
#107 - King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
#106 - The Band - Time To Kill
#105 - The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll
#104 - Iron Butterfly - Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way)
#103 - Grand Funk Railroad - Heartbreaker
#102 - Steve Miller Band - Going to the Country
#101 - Traffic - Empty Pages

#100 - Poco - You Better Think Twice
#99 - Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
#98 - The Gentrys - Why Should I Cry
#97 - Steppenwolf - Screaming Night Hog
#96 - The Rascals - Glory Glory
#95 - Tommy James - Ball & Chain
#94 - Steppenwolf - Who Needs Ya
#93 - The Doors - You Make Me Real
#92 - David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
#91 - Neil Young - Southern Man

#90 - James Gang - Funk #49
#89 - Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air
#88 - Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
#87 - Steppenwolf - Monster/Suicide/America
#86 - James Brown - Funky Drummer
#85 - Van Morrison - Come Running
#84 - Bob Dylan - Wigwam
#83 - Steppenwolf - Hey Lawdy Mama
#82 - The Kinks - Victoria
#81 - Black Sabbath - The Wizard

#80 - Deep Purple - Speed King
#79 - The Doors - Peace Frog
#78 - Original Caste - One Tin Soldier
#77 - Blood Sweat & Tears - Lucretia MacEvil
#76 - Joe Cocker - She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
#75 - Status Quo - Down the Dustpipe
#74 - Delaney & Bonnie - Comin' Home
#73 - Van Morrison - Caravan
#72 - The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
#71 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Our House

#70 - Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)
#69 - The Who - The Seeker
#68 - Ten Years After - Love Like a Man
#67 - The Band - Rag Mama Rag
#66 - Chicago - I'm a Man
#65 - The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
#64 - The Who - Summertime Blues
#63 - Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be
#62 - Deep Purple - Child In Time
#61 - Mountain - Mississippi Queen

#60 - Eric Clapton - After Midnight
#59 - Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
#58 - The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World
#57 - Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
#56 - Neil Young - Ohio
#55 - Three Dog Night - Celebrate
#54 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Teach Your Children
#53 - Van Morrison - Moondance
#52 - Blood Sweat & Tears - Hi-De-**
#51 - Simon & Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

#50 - Joe Cocker - Cry Me a River
#49 - Three Dog Night - Out in the Country
#48 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Woodstock
#47 - The Guess Who - Share the Land
#46 - Van Morrison - Domino
#45 - Santana - Evil Ways
#44 - Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
#43 - Rare Earth - (I Know) I'm Losing You
#42 - Free - The Stealer
#41 - Joe Cocker - The Letter

#40 - The Who - See Me Feel Me
#39 - The Guess Who - No Time
#38 - Deep Purple - Black Night
#37 - Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
#36 - The Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight/ New Mother Nature
#35 - Credence Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle
#34 - Canned Heat - Let's Work Together
#33 - Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride
#32 - The Moody Blues - Question
#31 - Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia

#30 - Santana - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
#29 - Credence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain?
#28 - Rare Earth - Get Ready
#27 - Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady
#26 - War - Spill the Wine
#25 - Badfinger - No Matter What
#24 - Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid
#23 - Credence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
#22 - Frijid Pink - House of the Rising Sun
#21 - The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler (Live)

#20 - Chicago - 25 or 6 To 4
#19 - The Kinks - Lola
#18 - Badfinger - Come and Get It
#17 - Credence Clearwater Revival - Long as I Can See the Light
#16 - Credence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band
#15 - The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road
#14 - Credence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the Bend
#13 - John Lennon - Instant Karma!
#12 - Free - All Right Now
#11 - The Guess Who - American Woman

#10 - Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
#9 - The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
#8 - Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
#7 - Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
#6 - Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
#5 - Edwin Starr - War
#4 - Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
#3 - The Beatles - Let It Be
#2 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears of a Clown
#1 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

[STATUS QUO]

First of all,
Why 119??
It is divisible 17 times by 7, I suppose.
7 is my number, for many reasons.
Anyhow, this is an interesting list of songs.
The TOP 20 looks cool.
Then there is 3 acts I've never heard of; they must be very local and close to home American or Canadian Bands -
Frijid Pink, Rare Earth and Sugarloaf.
Never heard of The Gentrys or Delaney & Bonnie either.
That would be like me putting in local Australian / New Zealand acts.

Two Highlights in the 119 list are ' Ride Captain Ride ' by Blues Image
I remember this song from when I was 9 yrs old in Primary School.
It still sounds good today.

I don't know where WEDGEBEAT is from, though there is a song on this list that was a HIT in Australia # 12/ Ireland # 11 & the UK # 5, a minor Hit in Europe & Scandinavia as well.
The song is only 2 mins long, therefore it needs to be replayed many times for full satisfaction.
It remains to be one of my favourite tunes of all time, for good reason.
I didn't know it at the time, in 1970, that the Band would turn out to be my #1 Band of all time.
I now own 33 Studio albums by this Band, who are easily the Best and Greatest Rock Band in History.
THE SONG IS " DOWN THE DUSTPIPE " by STATUS QUO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!