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• Sly & The Family Stone was an interracial psychedelic soul band from San Francisco, California, consisting of Sly Stone, his brother, his sister, a cousin, and additional unrelated members. Family Affair was their third and final song by to reach #1; the first was Everyday People in early 1969, followed a year later by Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin. Written by Sly Stone, it was about his future wife Kathy Silva and her sister, noting that families are still families even when they make different choices with different outcomes. Blood's thicker than mud but this song can't stay because the voters have spoken.
• The Tears of a Clown originally appeared on the 1967 album Make It Happen by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, but it wasn't initially released as a single. In 1970 when the were in a bit of a lull, the record company hit up their back catalog for material and chose this song for release. It did well enough in the UK that they re-recorded and remixed some parts before releasing it in the US. It went to #1 in both countries. The music was written by Stevie Wonder and Hank Cosby, and the words by Smokey Robinson, using the metaphor of a clown hiding his tears and sadness behind laughter and smiles. Robinson had been considering leaving the group but the song's success convinced him to stay for the time being (he left two years later). Don't let my glad expression give you the wrong impression, this song is gone.

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Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Eliminated songs:

1-70. TBD
71. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
72. Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
73. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
74. Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
75. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
76. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
77. Venus - Shocking Blue
78. Without You - Nilsson
79. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
80. Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• Before Daryl Hall and John Oates became one of the most successful acts of the 1980s, they had a handful of hits in the 70s, starting with two Top 10 hits in 1976, Sara Smile and She's Gone. The following year, they had their first #1 hit, Rich Girl. It was not about Patty Hearst, as some rumors suggested, but was inspired by an ex-boyfriend of Hall's girlfriend Sara Allen. Hall didn't like how it would sound if it was about a rich boy, so he flipped the gender. Over the next four years, the duo had three singles reach the Top 20, but none broke the Top 10 until Kiss Is on My List reached #1 in 1981. It would be the first of 5 #1 hits and 13 Top 10 hits for them in the 80s. She could rely on the old man's money, but she couldn't rely on the voters to keep this song alive.
• The Chi-Lites, from Chicago, Illinois, released numerous singles between 1969 and 1975. The only one to reach #1 was Oh Girl, written by lead vocalist Eugene Record. The song prominently features a harmonica, and in 1990 a cover version by Paul Young reached #8 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Though it didn't chart as well, some consider The Chi-Lites #3 hit Have You Seen Her to be the more iconic song from the group. They had three other hits reach the Top 40 but none made it into the Top 20. You might think we're in trouble if the song left us now, but that's what the voters have decided.

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Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Eliminated songs:

1-72. TBD
73. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
74. Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
75. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
76. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
77. Venus - Shocking Blue
78. Without You - Nilsson
79. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
80. Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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• One of the more notable cultural events that took place in 1973 was the 'Battle of the Sexes', an exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, which King won in straight sets. Two years later, Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote Philadelphia Freedom as a tribute to King. It was the first song Elton and Bernie wrote with the intention of releasing it as a non-album single (many years later, it was included as a bonus track on CD releases of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy). King and John would continue to work together on various causes in the years that followed. If a cause was right you could leave to find the answer on the road, but if the cause in question is eliminating this song, the voters have succeeded.
• Don't Leave Me This Way was first recorded by Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes in 1975. Their version reached #3 on the Hot Disco Singles chart (and two years later peaked at #5 in the UK) but never made it onto the Hot 100. There was an effort to have Diana Ross cover the song as a follow-up to her #1 hit Love Hangover but it went to Thelma Houston instead. Her version reached #1 and won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Performance. Her only other hit to break the Top 40 was Saturday Night, Sunday Morning which peaked at #34 in 1979, but she had several more hits on the Dance and R&B charts. If the song could speak for itself, it might be saying I can't survive, I can't stay alive, but that's what happens to songs in Last Song Standing.

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Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Eliminated songs:

1-74. TBD
75. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
76. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
77. Venus - Shocking Blue
78. Without You - Nilsson
79. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
80. Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• Harry Nilsson was one of the most respected singer-songwriters of his era. He wrote and performed the theme song from the TV series The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and he wrote much of the story and all of the music for the animated film The Point!, from which came one of Nilsson's singles, Me and My Arrow. He wrote The Puppy Song for Mary Hopkin, which he also performed himself (notably covered by David Cassidy too), and One which became a hit for Three Dog Night. Some other notable songs he wrote and performed are Coconut, Jump Into the Fire, and Spaceman. However, he didn't write either of his two biggest hits, Everybody's Talkin' and his only #1, Without You, the latter written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger. Nilsson's version was more theatrical and included an orchestra, and keyboards by Gary Wright. We can't forget this song as it's leaving, but I guess that's how the story goes if living is without this song.
• Venus was written by Robbie van Leeuwen of the Dutch rock group Shocking Blue, who originally recorded it. It is said to have been influenced by The Banjo Song by Tim Rose and The Big 3, and some have noted the similaritiy of the opening guitar notes to The Who's Pinball Wizard. The song peaked at #3 in Holland in 1969 but it wasn't released in the US until a few months later, peaking in early 1970. A cover version of the song by Bananarama reached #1 in 1986, a feat achieved by only 9 songs. It's also on the list of different songs with the same title to reach #1 (the other being Frankie Avalon's 1959 hit Venus) making it the only song/title to appear on both lists. It's got it, yeah baby it's got it, but the voter's desire is that this song is now being eliminated.

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Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Eliminated songs:

1-76. TBD
77. Venus - Shocking Blue
78. Without You - Nilsson
79. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
80. Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• When Paul McCartney was recording the album Venus and Mars, everyone had high hopes for Listen to What the Man Said, but the song didn't sound quite right in early recording sessions. Guest guitarist Dave Mason suggested adding a second guitar track, which helped but it still needed something more. Then they got jazz musician Tom Scott into play soprano sax on the song, and the rest is history. It was the first single by Wings to feature their new drummer Joe English. It's unclear who 'the man' from the title and lyrics refers to; some suggest God, but others think Paul is simply saying stick to the basics in life like love. People will find a way to eliminate this song, no matter what the man said.
• Miss You could be considered The Rolling Stones' foray into disco similar to a number of other mainstream rock artists who put out a disco song during that era. The song arose out of some jam sessions with keyboardist Billy Preston, though Preston is not listed as either a songwriter or musician on the final release. Many consider the bass part by Bill Wyman to be what makes the song work. Various edits of the song were released, including the 3:35 radio edit and a 12-inch single version clocking in at 8:26. It's been holding out so long, waiting on our call, and when the phone rings, it's just the voters saying this song has been eliminated.

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Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Eliminated songs:

1-78. TBD
79. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
80. Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• Frankenstein was initially composed by Edgar Winter as a more structured piece, but when his band The Edgar Winter Group played it, they tended to veer of into improvisational jams, some of which could be quite lengthy. Eventually they spliced together parts of these into the final arrangement. Initially they weren't going to include it on their album They Only Come Out at Night, and put it on as a last minute addition. It was released as the B-side of Hangin' Around, but it wasn't long before DJs were flipping it over. Winter is believed to be the first to put a shoulder strap on a synthesizer, an ARP 2600 in this case, enabling him to move about the stage and interact with the other band members during live performances.
• Paul Simon already had a successful career as one half of Simon & Garfunkel before kicking off his solo career. By the end of 1973, he had three Top 5 solo hits but none of them reached #1. His first and only solo hit to top the chart was 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, released in December 1975 and peaking the following year. He had recently divorced his wife and the song was meant as a humorous take on that event. Besides the lyrics, perhaps the most striking element of the song is the drums, played by Steve Gadd. Now the time has come for this song to slip out the back, Jack, hop on the bus, Gus, and get itself free from this game.

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Eliminated songs:

1-80. TBD
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• It would be tempting to say that the Carpenters burst onto the scene in the summer of 1970s with their #1 hit (They Long to Be) Close to You, which is mostly true, but they had a false start before that. It was actually their second single and it came from their second album. Their first single earlier that year was a cover of the Beatles Ticket to Ride which only reached #54 on the Hot 100 and #19 on the AC chart, from their first album released in 1969, initially titled Offerings but later retitled Ticket to Ride. At any rate, Close to You, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was the song that kicked off an impressive string of hits for the brother/sister duo that included 12 top 10 hits, including 3 #1s and 5 #2s, making them the #4 artist of the 1970s decade. You could say for them the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true, but for now the voters have decided that for this song the stars will no longer fall down from the sky.
• Patti LaBelle & The Blue Belles, a four-member girl group, released a few songs in the early-to-mid 1960s, their biggest being the #15 I Sold My Heart to the Junkman. Only two other songs broke the Top 40, the last in 1964. Eleven years later in 1975, they were down to a trio and had shortened their name to LaBelle when they released their biggest hit, Lady Marmalade, written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. The song is famous for asking a question in French, 'Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?', that might have kept it off the air in many markets had it been in English, 'Do you want to sleep with me, tonight?'. Patti LaBelle later went solo and had a couple of minor hits in the 1980s such as New Attitude (#17) but her biggest was her #1 duet with Michael McDonald, On My Own. You many be tempted by the touch of skin feeling silky smooth the color of cafe au lait even as this song has to getcha getcha ya ya da da out of here.

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Eliminated songs:

1-82. TBD
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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• Of the four former Beatles, the most successful in terms of hits and chart performance was Paul McCartney, but the numbers from website last.fm suggest that when it comes to lasting popularity in the 21st century, John Lennon edges him out. His most iconic hit, Imagine, only reached #3, but he had one #1 hit in the 1970s, Whatever Gets You Thru the Night. Elton John, who plays piano and provides background vocals, famously predicted that the song would reach #1. Lennon was skeptical, so Elton made him promise to appear live on stage at one of his concerts if his prediction came true. He kept that promise, appearing at Elton's performance in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 28, 1974. Whatever gets you to the light, it's alright, but the voters here are sending it out the blue or out of sight.
• The Staple Singers started out as a gospel group made up of five members of the Staples family, Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his four children who ranged in age from 11-14 when they began performing in Chicago area churches in 1948. Over time they developed a more mainstream sound, and it was 1971 when they first broke the Top 40. The following year they had their first of two #1 songs, I'll Take You There. The song, written and produced by Al Bell, has since had a couple of notable cover versions. One was by BeBe & CeCe Winans in 1991 that went to #1 on the R&B chart but only #90 on the Hot 100. Three years later a cover by General Public peaked at #22. Ain't no smilin' faces lyin' to the races about this song being eliminated.

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Eliminated songs:

1-84. TBD
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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Last Song Standing is expected to go 134 rounds, which means that with this round we have reached the halfway point.

• Red Rose Speedway was the first album to have an artist billing of Paul McCartney and Wings, as their previous album Wild Life, their first album since the band was formed, showed only 'Wings' as the artist. The lead single, My Love, had been in development since 1969 and was intermittently performed during the year before it was recorded for the album. It was a love song to his wife, Linda (perhaps the very sort of song referred to by Paul's later hit, Silly Love Songs), and he continued to perform it as a tribute to her after her death in 1998. Don't ever ask me why he'll never say goodbye to this song, but we will, for it's understood it's been voted out.
• The Four Seasons recorded three songs that became big hits in 1975, but the record company decided to bill one of them, My Eyes Adored You, as a solo hit by Frankie Valli even though the whole group had been involved. Fortunately the group got full credit on the other two, Who Loves You (#3) and December 1963 (Oh, What a Night). The lead vocalist was drummer Gerry Polci, with backup vocals by Valli and bassist Don Ciccone. The song as originally written by keyboardist/producer Bob Gaudio was titled December 5, 1933 and was about the repeal of prohibition, but the rest of the band disliked the lyrics, so Bob's future wife Dorothy Parker came up with new lyrics portraying a man's first love. It's been hypnotizing, mesmerising us ever since, and its biggest fans may think it's run in Last Song Standing ended much too soon. If you're new to the game or wish to review the rules, follow this link.

Eliminated songs:

1-86. TBD
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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• In the first few years after the breakup of The Beatles, Ringo Starr often worked with his former bandmate George Harrison, who helped write some of Ringo's early solo hits. The only one where George is officially credited as a co-writer is Photograph. It was written in 1971, recorded in 1972, and released in 1973, telling a tale of a lost love with a photograph as the only reminder. The production included a chorus and an orchestra, giving the song a 'wall of sound' feel ala Phil Spector. Every time we hear this song it reminds us of the music we once loved, but in this game it's not coming back anymore.
• When disco was making inroads in the mid-1970s, even before the disco craze kicked off by Saturday Night Fever, the record companies were encouraging classic Motown artists to record disco songs. Diana Ross gave us Love Hangover, and Marvin Gaye was encouraged to do likewise. Initially reluctant to do a disco song, he ultimately agreed and wrote Got to Give It Up as a sort of reply to Johnnie Taylor's Disco Lady. The chatter heard at points in the song was inspired by Gaye's earlier hit What's Going On. No more standing there beside the walls, this song got itself together, but the voters have decided we've got to give up this song.

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Eliminated songs:

1-88. TBD
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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• Wikipedia states that You Should Be Dancing is the song that launched the Bee Gees into disco, but that's an iffy claim since their #7 hit Nights on Broadway a few months earlier is usually considered a disco song, and sometimes so is Jive Talkin' which was earlier still. It is their first #1 in which Barry Gibb used the falsetto voice he had started developing the previous year, and includes Stephen Stills on percussion. It asks what are you doin' in bed on your back when you should be dancing, but the voters of this subreddit are ready to send this song back to bed.
• Good Times was the fourth song by Chic to make it into the Top 10 and the second to reach #1. The band, largely the work of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, continued to release songs for a few more years but never again broke the Top 40. The lyrics include references to the 1929 Milton Ager song Happy Days Are Here Again and the 1935 Al Jolson song About a Quarter to Nine, and was associated prominently to the short-lived roller disco craze. Since then it has made multiple lists of all-time top dance songs and top club songs. You can leave your cares behind, look for a new state of mind, and come tomorrow, do it all again, but now it is time to leave this song behind.

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Eliminated songs:

1-90. TBD
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• Chic were largely the work of producers Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, who were the chief songwriters and also played bass and guitar. Their biggest hit, Le Freak, arose from an incident where Rodgers and Edwards had been invited to New York's highly exclusive club Studio 54, but nobody told the doorman, who refused them entry. The song was meant to echo the doorman telling them to 'f*ck off', but in the studio those words were toned down to 'freak out'. Many #1 songs had reached the top spot, dropped down, then returned to #1, but Le Freak was the first song to reclaim the #1 spot a third time in this manner. They may have missed their chance to find a spot on the dance floor at 54, so now we're showing the hit it beget the door.
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, and first became a hit for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967, peaking at only #19. Three years later it became the second solo hit for Diana Ross after her departure from The Supremes, and her first to reach #1. Her previous single, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), was also an Ashford and Simpson composition, as were two of her next three singles to chart, Surrender and Remember Me. Now we see that there ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep the voters from eliminating this song.

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Eliminated songs:

1-92. TBD
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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Today we have a rather dubious common theme, eliminating the only two songs in the game whose titles end with the word 'heart'.

• Don't Go Breaking My Heart was initially credited to songwriters Ann Orson and Carte Blanche, though it was later revealed to be Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded as a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee, meant to be in the style of Motown duets such as by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Dee, whose real name is Pauline Matthews, had been the first woman from the UK to signed to Motown/Tamla records, also recording under Rare Earth's self-named record label in the early 1970s. She was later signed to Elton John's Rocket Records, where she had her only solo hit to break the Top 40, I've Got the Music in Me which peaked at #12. The duet with Elton John was released as a non-album single but years later was included on CD releases of Rock of the Westies. So honey, if the voters get restless, they're not that kind, for this song is being eliminated.
• In their early years, the Bee Gees were best known for ballads such as To Love Somebody, Holiday, Words, I've Gotta Get a Message to You, I Started a Joke, and Lonely Days. What was perhaps their last big hit of this era, and the only one to reach #1, was How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. As the brothers Gibb had been going through some friction among themselves, this song help them come back and work together again. Some observers might have thought they'd had a decent run of hits by then, but they weren't ready to call it quits; in the years that followed they got experimental with Jive Talkin', then became hugely successful in the disco era with their work on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and their follow-up album Spirits Having Flown. How can you stop the rain from falling down? How can you stop the sun from shining? You can't, even as we take this song out of the running.

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Eliminated songs:

1-94. TBD
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• At 20 years old, Michael Jackson was ready to make is mark as an adult performer and take over creative control of his music, having still been considered a teenybopper when he released his first four solo albums between 1972 and 1975. In 1978 he appeared in the film The Wiz as Scarecrow, and began recording his fifth solo album, Off the Wall, his first to include any tracks he wrote himself (though as early as 1976, he and his brothers were writing some of the tracks for Jackson 5 albums). One of the Jackson-penned tracks was Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough, which became his first #1 hit since Ben seven years earlier. Keep on with the force, don't stop, might be a good description of where his career went from there, but the voters have declared that the song stops here.
• Fire was the first of two songs by the Ohio Players to reach #1 and was the title track of their sixth album, also reaching #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Besides their other #1 (Love Rollercoaster, eleminated a few rounds ago) they had three other hits that made it to the Top 20, Funky Worm, Skin Tight, and Who'd She Coo?. Fire would later be the inspiration for Wild Cherry's hit, Play That Funky Music. In 1979, three members split off to form the band Shadow. The Ohio Players continued to record and perform through the 80s and 90s but never again achieved the success they had in the 70s. When you're hot, you're hot, really shoot your shot, but the time has come to extinguish this fire.

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Eliminated songs:

1-96. TBD
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• Show and Tell was written by Jerry Fuller and was first recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1972. That version of the song reached #36 on the Easy Listening chart and didn't chart on the Hot 100. It was subsequently recorded by Al Wilson and released in late 1973, reaching #1 in early 1974, as well as #3 on the Easy Listening chart and #10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Wilson had been in a band called The Rollers in the early 1960s whose only song to make it onto the Hot 100, The Continental Walk, only reached #80. He had three other songs in the Top 40 but none broke the top 20. It was nominated for elimination, and now the voters showed us and told us they feel the same way too.
• The Emotions started out as a group of three sisters from Chicago, IL, Wanda, Sheila, and Jeanette Hutchinson. They went through a couple of lineup changes, including Jeanette being replaced by a cousin, then eventually returning to the group. They released various songs from 1969 onward, none of which charted very well, until 1977 when Best of My Love went to #1. It was written by Albert McKay and Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, some of whose members were also supporting musicians on the track, and would eventually be ranked as one of the best girl group songs in history. Up until now the subreddit has demonstrated their love and affection for this song, but goin' in and out of changes it's being let go.

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Eliminated songs:

1-98. TBD
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Fire - Ohio Players
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was written in 1957 by Ewan MacColl. He wrote it for his friend Peggy Seeger ostensibly for a show she was working on. It was later revealed MacColl, who was married to someone else at the time, and Seeger were having an affair, making it unclear whether the song was simply "for a show" or a declaration of his feelings for her. The two eventually married. In 1969, Roberta Flack recorded it for her album First Take, and two years later she received a call from Clint Eastwood asking to use it in the film Play Misty for Me. Flack offered to re-record it at a faster tempo but Eastwood declined, saying it was fine as is. It won Grammys for song of the year and record of the year. There was a time when it seemed like this song would fill the earth and last 'til the end of time, but now the captive bird, I mean song, has been freed.
• Baby Come Back was the first song released from the self-titled debut album from the British-American band Player. Allegedly it was written after two of the band members broke up with their girlfriends. Their follow-up single, This Time I'm in It for Love reached #10, and later that year the song Prisoner of Your Love peaked at #27. Player continued to record and release songs for several years but never again broke the Top 40. Where the singer could get the girl off his mind and thought that forgetting her was a waste of time, the voters here have no qualms about getting this song off their minds.

...and with that, we are down to our Hot 100.

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Eliminated songs:

1-100. TBD
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Best of My Love - The Emotions
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Fire - Ohio Players
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Show and Tell - Al Wilson
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• The film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was released in September 1969, and included music by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David as needed. One of the songs they wrote was Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, which was offered to Ray Stevens and Bob Dylan, both of whom declined the offer, before B.J. Thomas agreed to sing it. Robert Redford, who appeared in the film, was initially skeptical of the song but later changed his mind. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 the first week of January 1970, making it the first #1 of the decade. It also topped the adult contemporary chart and won an Academy Award for best original song. Even if happiness will step up to greet you, there's no stopping the raindrops falling on this song, for it's now being eliminated.
• Top of the World was written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis, and recorded by The Carpenters. They had not intended to release it as a single, but when Lynn Anderson recorded a cover version of it that reached #2 on the country chart (and #74 on the Hot 100), they change their minds. The single version was reworked with a new vocal track and guitar work, and became their first song to reach #1 since (They Long to Be) Close to You three years earlier. The song may have been on top of the world at one time, but not any more, and the only explanation I can find is that the voters have decided to let it go.

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Eliminated songs:

1-102. TBD
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Baby Come Back - Player
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Best of My Love - The Emotions
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Fire - Ohio Players
• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Show and Tell - Al Wilson
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

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• Paul McCartney had been accused by various critics, as well as his former bandmate John Lennon, of writing soppy, sentimental love songs, so he and his wife Linda wrote Silly Love Songs as a rebuttal. Recorded by his band Wings, the message of the song was basically, 'what's wrong with that?'. Listeners evidently agreed, as the song not only spent 5 weeks at #1 but was the #1 song on the 1976 year-end chart, making McCartney the first person to have year-end #1 songs as part of two different acts, having done so twice as a member of the Beatles. You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs, but the subreddit has had enough of this song.
• The Ohio Players had formed as early as 1959 in Dayton, Ohio. After many years, personnel changes, and a couple of breakups and reunions, they had established themselved in funk and R&B where they had their biggest success in the mid-1970s. Known for album covers that featured nude or semi-nude models, their seventh album Honey included the hit Love Rollercoaster which had been inspired by a turbulent airplane ride. There was a rumor about the song that a scream heard midway through was from a girl being killed in the studio, but it was ultimately debunked. Urban legends aside, the voters have declared they are done riding this rollercoaster.

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Eliminated songs:

1-104. TBD
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Baby Come Back - Player
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Best of My Love - The Emotions
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Fire - Ohio Players
• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Show and Tell - Al Wilson
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Top of the World - Carpenters
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.

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Both of this round's eliminees are instrumentals, bringing to mind Round 28. All three of the songs eliminated that round were instrumentals.

• At the height of the disco era, some established artists were putting out disco songs and others were creating new or remixed disco versions of their classic hits. Herb Alpert knew his nephew Randy Alpert was into disco, so Herb asked Randy, along with Andy Armer, if they could come up with disco versions of his classic hits with the Tijuana Brass, such as A Taste of Honey and Tijuana Taxi. It felt wrong, so Randy and Andy instead wrote an original song, Rise, initially meant as a straight disco song until drummer Steve Schaeffer suggested slowing it down a little. The result is history. It reached #1, and got a Grammy for best pop instrumental performance as well as a nomination for best instrumental. It later gained further notoriety for its use in a SA scene in the soap opera General Hospital, which might be one reason the voters have chosen to eliminate this song.
• The funk and R&B genres were originated by African-Americans, but there is little doubt that they have much broader appeal, both on terms of country and ethnicity. A good example of this is Average White Band, formed in Scotland in 1971. Their biggest hit was the mostly instrumental Pick Up the Pieces, from their second album AWB. It would be their last album to feature drummer Robbie McIntosh, who tragically died at age 24 of a heroin overdose a month after the album's release. Their follow-up album, Cut the Cake, whose title track was their second-biggest hit (#10), was dedicated to McIntosh.

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Eliminated songs:

1-108. TBD
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates

Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
• American Pie - Don McLean
• American Woman - The Guess Who
• Baby Come Back - Player
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
• Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Best of My Love - The Emotions
• Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
• Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
• Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
• Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
• Dancing Queen - ABBA
• December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
• Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
• Fame - David Bowie
• Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
• 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
• Fire - Ohio Players
• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
• Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
• Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heart of Gold - Neil Young
• Heartache Tonight - Eagles
• A Horse with No Name - America
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hotel California - Eagles
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
• How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
• I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
• I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
• I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
• If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
• If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
• It's Too Late - Carole King
• Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
• Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
• Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
• Le Freak - Chic
• Lean On Me - Bill Withers
• Let It Be - The Beatles
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Let's Stay Together - Al Green
• Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
• The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
• Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
• Love Train - The O'Jays
• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
• Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
• Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
• Miss You - The Rolling Stones
• My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
• My Sharona - The Knack
• My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
• Night Fever - Bee Gees
• Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
• Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
• One of These Nights - Eagles
• Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
• Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
• Photograph - Ringo Starr
• Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
• Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
• Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Show and Tell - Al Wilson
• Silly Love Songs - Wings
• Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
• Sister Golden Hair - America
• Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
• Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
• (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
• Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
• Top of the World - Carpenters
• Venus - Shocking Blue
• War - Edwin Starr
• We're an American Band - Grand Funk
• What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
• Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
• Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
• Without You - Nilsson
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
• You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
• You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
• You're So Vain - Carly Simon
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor

Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.

Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.