The 1970s were a transformative decade in music, producing many songs that remain iconic today. Some of the most notable songs from the era include:
- “Stairway to Heaven” – Led Zeppelin
- “Imagine” – John Lennon
- “Hotel California” – The Eagles
- “What’s Going On” – Marvin Gaye
- “Born to Run” – Bruce Springsteen
- “Layla” – Derek and the Dominos
- “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
- “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
- “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Let’s Stay Together” – Al Green
- “Let It Be” – The Beatles
- “Maggie May” – Rod Stewart
- “American Pie” – Don McLean
- “Won’t Get Fooled Again” – The Who
- “Stayin’ Alive” – The Bee Gees
- “Free Bird” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Brown Sugar” – The Rolling Stones
- “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
- “Go Your Own Way” – Fleetwood Mac
- “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” – The Temptations
These selections illustrate the wide range of genres that rose to prominence in the 1970s, from classic rock and soul to disco and pop[3]. Other influential artists and groups in this decade included Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Sly & the Family Stone, the Staple Singers, and Al Green[2]. The decade also saw major hits from Pink Floyd (“Comfortably Numb,” “Wish You Were Here”), Fleetwood Mac (“The Chain”), David Bowie (“Life on Mars?”, “Starman”), The Kinks (“Lola”), Rod Stewart (“Maggie May”), and many more[1].
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