Time for "Seasonal Songs of the 70s & 80s" once again! SPRING! (pt 1)
Throughout the past year, I have posted my own calculations of the Top 20 songs from 20 years, for various seasons. Summer, fall, and winter can be found on my public journal if you're interested. (Calculations based on Billboard Top 40 charts, not personal opinion!)
All that's left is:
SPRING!
Spring 1970
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
2. Let It Be - Beatles
3. ABC - Jackson 5
4. Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon
5. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
6. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
7. American Woman/No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who
8. The Rapper - Jaggerz
9. Come and Get It - Badfinger
10. Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen of the Board
11. Love or Let Me Be Lonely - Friends of Distinction
12. Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
13. House of the Rising Sun - Frijid Pink
14. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
15. Up the Ladder to the Roof - Supremes
16. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies
17. Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Something's Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
19. Turn Back the Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
20. Vehicle - Ides of March
Spring 1971
1. Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
2. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - Temptations
3. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
4. What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
5. She's a Lady - Tom Jones
6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean
7. For All We Know - Carpenters
8. Never Can Say Good-Bye - Jackson 5
9. Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted? - The Partridge Family
10. Another Day - Paul McCartney
11. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
12. One Bad Apple - Osmonds
13. I Am...I Said - Neil Diamond
14. If - Bread
15. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
16. Stay Awhile - The Bells
17. One Toke Over the Line - Brewer & Shipley
18. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - Andy Williams
19. Wild World - Cat Stevens
20. Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
Spring 1972
1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
2. A Horse with No Name - America
3. I Gotcha - Joe Tex
4. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
5. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson
6. Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
7. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John
8. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond
9. Without You - Nilsson
10. Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon
11. In the Rain - The Dramatics
12. Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin
13. A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
14. Everything I Own - Bread
15. Jungle Fever - Chakachas
16. Down By the Lazy River - The Osmonds
17. Look What You've Done for Me - Al Green
18. The Way of Love - Cher
19. Oh, Girl - Chi-Lites
20. Precious and Few - Climax
Spring 1973
1. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn
2. Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
3. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
4. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
5. Sing - Carpenters
6. The Cisco Kid - War
7. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got) - Four Tops
8. Love Train - O'Jays
9. Little Willy - Sweet
10. Also Sprach Zarathustra - Deodato
11. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
12. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weisberg & Steve Mandel
13. Last Song - Edward Bear
14. Danny's Song - Anne Murray
15. Break Up to Make Up - Stylistics
16. Masterpiece - Temptations
17. Twelfth of Never - Donny Osmond
18. Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
19. Drift Away - Dobie Gray
20. The Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Spring 1974
1. Bennie & the Jets - Elton John
2. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
3. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
4. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB
5. Sunshine on My Shoulder - John Denver
6. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
7. The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
8. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
9. Dark Lady - Cher
10. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
11. Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
12. Dancing Machine - Jackson 5
13. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
14. Oh My My - Ringo Starr
15. Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang
16. Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
17. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
18. The Streak - Ray Stevens
19. Rock On - David Essex
20. Eres-Tu? - Mocedades
Spring 1975
1. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John Band
2. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
3. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song? - B. J. Thomas
4. Lady Marmalade - Labelle
5. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando & Dawn
6. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
7. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
8. Have You Never Been Mellow? - Olivia Newton-John
9. Snookeroo / No-No Song - Ringo Starr
10. Express - B.T. Express
11. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
12. Black Water - Doobie Brothers
13. Walking in Rhythm - Blackbyrds
14. Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow
15. Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire
16. Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
17. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
18. Supernatural Thing (Pt 1) - Ben E. King
19. Emma - Hot Chocolate
20. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) - Leo Sayer
Spring 1976
1. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
2. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
3. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - Four Seasons
4. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
5. Boogie Fever - Sylvers
6. Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
7. Lonely Night (Angel Face) - Captain & Tennille
8. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
9. Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
10. All by Myself - Eric Carmen
11. Sweet Love - Commodores
12. Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop
13. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
14. Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
15. Sweet Thing - Rufus f/ Chaka Khan
16. Dream On - Aerosmith
17. Love Machine (Pt. 1) - Miracles
18. Silly Love Songs - Wings
19. Take It to the Limit - Eagles
20. Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
Spring 1977
1. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
2. Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
3. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
4. Hotel California - Eagles
5. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
6. Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
7. Dancing Queen - ABBA
8. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
9. I've Got Love on My Mind - Natalie Cole
10. So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
11. The Things We Do for Love - 10cc
12. Right Time of the Night - Jennifer Warnes
13. Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
14. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
15. I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
16. Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
17. Night Moves - Bob Seger
18. I Wanna Get Next to You - Rose Royce
19. Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
20. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Spring 1978
1. Night Fever - Bee Gees
2. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
3. Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
4. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
5. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
6. The Closer I Get to You - Roberta Flack & Danny Hathaway
7. (Love is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
8. Emotion - Samantha Sang
9. Dust in the Wind - Kansas
10. With a Little Luck - Wings
11. Jack & Jill - Raydio
12. Our Love - Natalie Cole
13. You're the One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
14. Count on Me - Jefferson Starship
15. I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
16. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
17. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
18. Runnin' on Empty - Jackson Browne
19. Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
20. Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
Spring 1979
1. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
2. Tragedy - Bee Gees
3. What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
4. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
5. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
6. Heart of Glass - Blondie
7. Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
8. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
9. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
10. Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
11. Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
12. Heaven Knows - Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams
13. I Want Your Love - Chic
14. In the Navy - Village People
15. Goodnight Tonight - Wings
16. He's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
17. Take Me Home - Cher
18. Lady - Little River Band
19. Fire - Pointer Sisters
20. I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray
All that's left is:
SPRING!
Spring 1970
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
2. Let It Be - Beatles
3. ABC - Jackson 5
4. Instant Karma (We All Shine On) - John Ono Lennon
5. Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
6. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
7. American Woman/No Sugar Tonight - The Guess Who
8. The Rapper - Jaggerz
9. Come and Get It - Badfinger
10. Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen of the Board
11. Love or Let Me Be Lonely - Friends of Distinction
12. Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
13. House of the Rising Sun - Frijid Pink
14. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
15. Up the Ladder to the Roof - Supremes
16. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies
17. Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Something's Burning - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
19. Turn Back the Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
20. Vehicle - Ides of March
Spring 1971
1. Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
2. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - Temptations
3. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
4. What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
5. She's a Lady - Tom Jones
6. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean
7. For All We Know - Carpenters
8. Never Can Say Good-Bye - Jackson 5
9. Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted? - The Partridge Family
10. Another Day - Paul McCartney
11. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
12. One Bad Apple - Osmonds
13. I Am...I Said - Neil Diamond
14. If - Bread
15. Help Me Make It Through the Night - Sammi Smith
16. Stay Awhile - The Bells
17. One Toke Over the Line - Brewer & Shipley
18. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story - Andy Williams
19. Wild World - Cat Stevens
20. Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop
Spring 1972
1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
2. A Horse with No Name - America
3. I Gotcha - Joe Tex
4. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
5. Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson
6. Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
7. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John
8. Puppy Love - Donny Osmond
9. Without You - Nilsson
10. Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon
11. In the Rain - The Dramatics
12. Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin
13. A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
14. Everything I Own - Bread
15. Jungle Fever - Chakachas
16. Down By the Lazy River - The Osmonds
17. Look What You've Done for Me - Al Green
18. The Way of Love - Cher
19. Oh, Girl - Chi-Lites
20. Precious and Few - Climax
Spring 1973
1. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn
2. Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
3. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
4. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
5. Sing - Carpenters
6. The Cisco Kid - War
7. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got) - Four Tops
8. Love Train - O'Jays
9. Little Willy - Sweet
10. Also Sprach Zarathustra - Deodato
11. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
12. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weisberg & Steve Mandel
13. Last Song - Edward Bear
14. Danny's Song - Anne Murray
15. Break Up to Make Up - Stylistics
16. Masterpiece - Temptations
17. Twelfth of Never - Donny Osmond
18. Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
19. Drift Away - Dobie Gray
20. The Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Spring 1974
1. Bennie & the Jets - Elton John
2. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
3. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
4. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB
5. Sunshine on My Shoulder - John Denver
6. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
7. The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
8. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
9. Dark Lady - Cher
10. Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
11. Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
12. Dancing Machine - Jackson 5
13. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
14. Oh My My - Ringo Starr
15. Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang
16. Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
17. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
18. The Streak - Ray Stevens
19. Rock On - David Essex
20. Eres-Tu? - Mocedades
Spring 1975
1. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John Band
2. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
3. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song? - B. J. Thomas
4. Lady Marmalade - Labelle
5. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando & Dawn
6. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddie Fender
7. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
8. Have You Never Been Mellow? - Olivia Newton-John
9. Snookeroo / No-No Song - Ringo Starr
10. Express - B.T. Express
11. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
12. Black Water - Doobie Brothers
13. Walking in Rhythm - Blackbyrds
14. Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow
15. Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire
16. Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
17. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
18. Supernatural Thing (Pt 1) - Ben E. King
19. Emma - Hot Chocolate
20. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) - Leo Sayer
Spring 1976
1. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
2. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
3. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - Four Seasons
4. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
5. Boogie Fever - Sylvers
6. Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
7. Lonely Night (Angel Face) - Captain & Tennille
8. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
9. Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
10. All by Myself - Eric Carmen
11. Sweet Love - Commodores
12. Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop
13. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
14. Only Sixteen - Dr. Hook
15. Sweet Thing - Rufus f/ Chaka Khan
16. Dream On - Aerosmith
17. Love Machine (Pt. 1) - Miracles
18. Silly Love Songs - Wings
19. Take It to the Limit - Eagles
20. Money Honey - Bay City Rollers
Spring 1977
1. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
2. Love Theme from "A Star Is Born" (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
3. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
4. Hotel California - Eagles
5. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
6. Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
7. Dancing Queen - ABBA
8. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
9. I've Got Love on My Mind - Natalie Cole
10. So In To You - Atlanta Rhythm Section
11. The Things We Do for Love - 10cc
12. Right Time of the Night - Jennifer Warnes
13. Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band
14. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
15. I Like Dreamin' - Kenny Nolan
16. Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
17. Night Moves - Bob Seger
18. I Wanna Get Next to You - Rose Royce
19. Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs
20. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Spring 1978
1. Night Fever - Bee Gees
2. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
3. Can't Smile Without You - Barry Manilow
4. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
5. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
6. The Closer I Get to You - Roberta Flack & Danny Hathaway
7. (Love is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
8. Emotion - Samantha Sang
9. Dust in the Wind - Kansas
10. With a Little Luck - Wings
11. Jack & Jill - Raydio
12. Our Love - Natalie Cole
13. You're the One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
14. Count on Me - Jefferson Starship
15. I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
16. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
17. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
18. Runnin' on Empty - Jackson Browne
19. Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione
20. Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
Spring 1979
1. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
2. Tragedy - Bee Gees
3. What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
4. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
5. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
6. Heart of Glass - Blondie
7. Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
8. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
9. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
10. Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
11. Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
12. Heaven Knows - Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams
13. I Want Your Love - Chic
14. In the Navy - Village People
15. Goodnight Tonight - Wings
16. He's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
17. Take Me Home - Cher
18. Lady - Little River Band
19. Fire - Pointer Sisters
20. I Just Fall in Love Again - Anne Murray