Top Best Songs of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s
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Best Songs of 1970
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
10. Give Me Just a Little More Time – Chairmen of the Board
Best Songs of 1971
1. You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
2. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night
3. Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
4. Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin
5. Imagine – John Lennon
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
Best Songs of 1972
1. Rock and Roll part II – Gary Glitter
2. American Pie – Don McLean
3. Lean On Me – Bill Withers
4. Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin
5. I’ll Take You There – Staple Singers
6. Precious and Few – Climax
7. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
8. Coconut – Nilsson
9. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
10. Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
Best Songs of 1973
1. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
2. I’ll Always Love My Mama – Intruders
3. Love Train – O’Jays
4. Money – Pink Floyd
5. Ramblin Man – Allman Brothers Band
6. Friends – Bette Midler
7. Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
8. Touch Me In The Morning – Diana Ross
9. Crocodile Rock – Elton John
10. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
Best Songs of 1974
1. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynrd
2. Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield
3. Takin Care Of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO)
4. The Loco-motion – Grand Funk
5. Piano Man – Billy Joel
6. Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love Babe – Barry White
7. Hooked On A Feeling – Blue Sude (late 1990’s “the dancing baby song”)
8. The Way We Were – Barbara Streisand
9. Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
10. Jungle Boogie – Kool and the Gang
Best Songs of 1975
1. Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine Band
2. Thank God I’m A Country Boy – John Denver
3. That’s the Way (I Like It) – K.C. and the Sunshine Band
4. Jaws Theme – John Williams
5. Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
6. Jive Talkin’ – Bee Gees
7. You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
8. Shining Star – Earth Wind And Fire
9. Some Kind of Wonderful – Grand Funk
10. Cut The Cake – Average White Band (AWB)
Best Songs of 1976
1. Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
2. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) – Four Seasons
3. Shake Your Booty – KC and The Sunshine Band
4. Afternoon Delight – the Starland Vocal Band
5. You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Lou Rawls
6. Get Up Offa That Thing – James Brown
7. Rock and Roll All Night (Live) – Kiss
8. Summer – War
9. Take The Money and Run – Steve Miller Band
10. Turn The Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson
Best Songs of 1977
1. Dancing Queen – Abba
2. We Will Rock You – Queen
3. Brick House – Commodores
4. Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) – Bill Conti
5. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
6. Hotel California – Eagles
7. Darth Vader Theme – John Williams
8. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
9. Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
10. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
Best Songs of 1978
1. Last Dance – Donna Summer
2. Disco Inferno – Trammps
3. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
4. Paradise By The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
5. Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
6. Summer Nights – Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
7. We Are The Champions – Queen
8. Stayin Alive – Bee Gees
9. We Will Rock You – Queen
10. Copacabana – Barry Manilow
Best Songs of 1979
1. Y.M.C.A. – Village People
2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
3. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
4. We Are Family – Sister Sledge
5. Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger
6. Hot Stuff/Bad Girls – Donna Summer
7. Good Times – Chic
8. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
9. Aint No Stoppin Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
10. September – Earth, Wind and Fire
Best Songs of 1980
1. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
2. Theme From New York New York – Frank Sinatra
3. Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
4. What I Like About You – Romantics
5. Funkytown – Lipps Incorporated
6. On The Road Again – Willie Nelson
7. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) – Pink Floyd
8. Master Blaster (Jammin) – Stevie Wonder
9. Rapper’s Delight – Sugarhill Gang
10. Fame – Irene Cara
Best Songs of 1981
1. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
2. Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind and Fire
3. Super Freak – Rick James
4. Give It To Me Baby – Rick James
5. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
6. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
7. Back In Black – AC/DC
8. I Love You – Climax Blues Band
9. Celebration – Kool and The Gang
10. She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) – Carl Carlton
Best Songs of 1982
1. Apache – Sugarhill Gang
2. I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
3. Mickey – Toni Basil
4. Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
5. Open Arms – Journey
6. 867-5309 (Jenny Jenny) – Tommy Tutone
7. Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
8. You Dropped A Bomb On Me – Gap Band
9. Chariots of Fire Title Theme – Vangelis
10. I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
Best Songs of 1983
1. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
2. Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
3. Flashdance (What A Feeling) – Irene Cara
4. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
5. Wanna Be Starting Something – Michael Jackson
6. Electric Avenue – Eddie Grant
7. Rock The Casbah – The Clash
8. Bang The Drum All Day – Todd Rundgren
9. You and I – Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle
10. Ain’t Nobody – Rufus and Chaka Khan
Best Songs of 1984
1. Thriller – Michael Jackson
2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
3. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
4. Like A Virgin – Madonna
5. Holiday – Madonna
6. Sunglasses At Night – Corey Heart
7. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham!
8. Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
9. Jam On It – Newcleus
10. Legs – ZZ Top
Best Songs of 1985
1. We Built This City – Jefferson Starship
2. Smooth Operator – Sade
3. The Boys of Summer – Don Henley
4. Summer of ‘69 – Bryan Adams
5. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
6. Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
7. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
8. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
9. Jungle Love – The Time
10. Crazy For You – Madonna
Best Songs of 1986
1. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends
2. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
3. Kiss – Prince
4. Walk This Way – Run D.M.C./Aerosmith
5. Living In America – James Brown
6. You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi
7. Take My Breath Away – Berlin
8. Burning Heart – Survivor
9. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles
10. The Sweetest Taboo – Sade
Best Songs of 1987
1. Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
2. Mony Mony – Billy Idol (1st released in 1981)
3. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
4. Lean On Me – Club Nouveau
5. Songbird – Kenny G
6. Always – Atlantic Starr
7. Oh Yeah – Yello
8. La Bamba – Los Lobos
9. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
10. With Or Without You – U2
Best Songs of 1988
1. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
2. It Takes Two – Rob Base & E-Z Rock
3. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
4. Push It – Salt N Pepa
5. I’ll Always Love You – Taylor Dayne
6. Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns N Roses
7. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter
8. Just Got Paid – Johnny Kemp
9. Paradise – Sade
10. Kokomo – Beach Boys
Best Songs of 1989
1. Love Shack – B-52’s
2. Funky Cold Medina – Tone Loc
3. Bust A Move – Young MC
4. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
5. Like A Prayer – Madonna
6. Joy and Pain – Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock
7. All I Want Is You – U2
8. Patience – Guns N Roses
9. She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
10. Kiss – Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones
Best Songs of 1990
1. Electric Boogie (aka The Electric Slide) – Marcia Griffiths
2. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
3. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
4. I Wanna Be Rich – Calloway
5. Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
6. Here and Now – Luthor Vandross
7. Vogue – Madonna
8. Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic
9. Blaze Of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
10. Step By Step – New Kids On The Block
Best Songs of 1991
1. Unforgettable – Nat and Natalie Cole
2. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince
3. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
4. Gonna Make You Sweat – C + C Music Factory
5. More Than Words – Extreme
6. O.P.P. – Naughty By Nature
7. True Companion – Marc Cohn
8. Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
9. Strike It Up – Black Box
10. Power of Love/Love Power – Luthor Vandross
Best Songs of 1992
1. Too Legit To Quit – Hammer (hahah just kidding..)
1. Baby Got Back – Sir Mixx-A-Lott
2. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
3. End Of The Road – Boys II Men
4. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (bigger hit as a reissue)
5. Take My Breath Away – Berlin
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
7. Save The Best For Last – Vanessa Williams
8. Come As You Are – Nirvana
9. Jump Around – House Of Pain
10. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Best Songs of 1993
1. What Is Love – Haddaway
2. Come Baby Come – K7
3. Hero – Mariah Carey
4. In The Still Of The Night (I’ll Remember) – Boyz II Men
5. Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
6. Can’t Help Falling In Love – UB40
7. Dreamlover – Mariah Carey
8. Supermodel (You Better Work) – RuPaul
9. Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang – Dr. Dre
10. Cryin’ – Aerosmith
Best Songs of 1994
1. All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
2. I’ll Make Love To You – Boys II Men
3. Turn The Beat Around – Gloria Estefan
4. I Like To Move It – Reel 2 Real
5. I Swear – John Michael Montgomery (or All-4-One)
6. Bootie Call – BLACKstreet
7. Circle Of Life – Elton John
8. On Bended Knee – Boys II Men
9. The Sign – Ace of Base
10. Always – Bon Jovi
Best Songs of 1995
1. Cotten Eye Joe – Rednex
2. One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boys II Men
3. I’ll Be There For You – Rembrandts
4. Get Ready For This – 2 Inlinited
5. We’ve Got It Goin’ On – Backstreet Boys
6. This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
7. Boombastic – Shaggy
8. Run Away – Real McCoy
9. Take Your Time (Do It Right) – Max-A-Million
10. You Gotta Be – Des’ree
Best Songs of 1996
1. Grease Megamix – Olivia Newton John & John Travolta
2. Macarena – Los Del Rio
3. Maria – Ricky Martin
4. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
5. California Love – 2Pac
6. Champagne Supernova – Oasis
7. I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
8. Sweet Dreams – La Bouche
9. I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
10. I Finally Found Someone – Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
Best Songs of 1997
1. Barbie Girl – Aqua
2. ESPN Presents Jock Jams – Various Artists
3. Wannabe – Spice Girls
4. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
5. To The Moon and Back – Savage Garden
6. You Make Me Wanna – Usher
7. I Like It Like That – Blackout All-Stars
8. Hard To Say I’m Sorry – Az Yet
9. Crash Into Me – Dave Matthews Band
10. It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Best Songs of 1998
1. I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
2. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
3. Jump Jive An’ Wail – Brian Setzer Orchestra
4. I Want You Back – N*Sync
5. The Cup of Life – Ricky Martin
6. Too Close – Next
7. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) – Green Day
8. From This Moment On – Shania Twain
9. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
10. Suavemente – Elvis Crespo
Best Songs of 1999
1. All Star – Smash Mouth
2. Man! I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
3. Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega
4. I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
5. Smooth – Santana (with Rob Thomas)
6. Livin La Vita Loca – Ricky Martin
7. Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
8. Believe – Cher
9. Summergirls – LFO
10. We Like To Party! – Venga Boys
