Pitchfork - The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s lyrics

1. David Bowie – "Life on Mars?" 2. Michael Jackson – "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" 3. Marvin Gaye – "What's Going On" 4. Donna Summer – "I Feel Love" 5. Kate Bush – "Wuthering Heights" 6. David Bowie – ""Heroes"" 7. Prince – "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 8. Television – "Marquee Moon" 9. Fleetwood Mac – "Dreams" 10. Joy Division – "Transmission" 11. Bill Withers – "Ain't No Sunshine" 12. Joni Mitchell – "A Case of You" 13. Al Green – "Let's Stay Together" 14. Stevie Wonder – "Living for the City" 15. Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody" 16. Bruce Springsteen – "Born to Run" 17. Iggy Pop – "Lust for Life" 18. Blondie – "Heart of Gla**" 19. Kraftwerk – "Trans-Europe Express" 20. Patti Smith – "Gloria" 21. David Bowie – "Changes" 22. Big Star – "Thirteen" 23. Bob Dylan – "Tangled Up in Blue" 24. Led Zeppelin – "When the Levee Breaks" 25. Curtis Mayfield – "Move On Up" 26. The Stooges – "Search and Destroy" 27. The Velvet Underground – "Sweet Jane" 28. Al Green – "Love and Happiness" 29. Marvin Gaye – "Got to Give It Up" 30. Dolly Parton – "Jolene" 31. Michael Jackson – "Rock with You" 32. Funkadelic – "Can You Get to That" 33. Ramones – "Blitzkrieg Bop" 34. X-Ray Spex – "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" 35. Buzzco*ks – "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" 36. Lou Reed – "Walk on the Wild Side" 37. Suicide – "Dream Baby Dream" 38. Neil Young – "On the Beach" 39. Pink Floyd – "Wish You Were Here" 40. Gil Scott-Heron – "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" 41. Chic – "Good Times" 42. Althea & Donna – "Uptown Top Ranking" 43. Talking Heads – "Psycho k**er" 44. David Bowie – "Young Americans" 45. James Brown – "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" 46. Nick Drake – "Pink Moon" 47. The Cure – "Boys Don't Cry" 48. The Clash – "London Calling" 49. Dinosaur – "Kiss Me Again" 50. Sugarhill Gang – "Rapper's Delight" 51. Black Sabbath – "War Pigs" 52. Fleetwood Mac – "The Chain" 53. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – "Zombie" 54. Can – "Vitamin C" 55. Sly and the Family Stone – "Family Affair" 56. Bob Marley and the Wailers – "Waiting in Vain" 57. The Temptations – "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" 58. Parliament – "Flash Light" 59. Stevie Wonder – "Superstition" 60. Alice Coltrane – "Journey in Satchidananda" 61. The Beatles – "Let It Be" 62. The Modern Lovers – "Roadrunner" 63. Funkadelic – "Maggot Brain" 64. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" 65. The Rolling Stones – "Wild Horses" 66. Lou Reed – "Perfect Day" 67. Big Star – "September Gurls" 68. Bobby Womack – "Across 110th Street" 69. Ann Peebles – "I Can't Stand the Rain" 70. The Slits – "Typical Girls" 71. 10cc – "I'm Not in Love" 72. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" 73. Caetano Veloso – "You Don't Know Me" 74. Jimmy Cliff – "The Harder They Come" 75. Leonard Cohen – "Famous Blue Raincoat" 76. Brian Eno – "St. Elmo's Fire" 77. The Velvet Underground – "Rock & Roll" 78. The Who – "Baba O'Riley" 79. Talking Heads – "Life During Wartime" 80. ABBA – "Dancing Queen" 81. The B-52's – "Rock Lobster" 82. George Harrison – "My Sweet Lord" 83. The Kinks – "Lola" 84. The O'Jays – "For the Love of Money" 85. The Isley Brothers – "That Lady" 86. Stevie Wonder – "As" 87. Steely Dan – "Peg" 88. The Cars – "Just What I Needed" 89. Blondie – "Dreaming" 90. The Congos – "Fisherman" 91. Joy Division – "Disorder" 92. Suicide – "Ghost Rider" 93. Patti Smith – "Land" 94. Kraftwerk – "Autobahn" 95. Iggy Pop – "The Pa**enger" 96. Can – "Future Days" 97. Bob Marley and the Wailers – "Concrete Jungle" 98. Jimi Hendrix – "Machine Gun" 99. Miles Davis – "Right Off" 100. Brian Eno – "1/1" 101. Neil Young – "After the Gold Rush" 102. Elton John – "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" 103. Led Zeppelin – "Immigrant Song" 104. The Clash – "Train in Vain" 105. The Doobie Brothers – "What a Fool Believes" 106. Joni Mitchell – "Free Man in Paris" 107. Minnie Riperton – "Les Fleur" 108. Earth, Wind & Fire – "September" 109. Elvis Costello – "Alison" 110. Hall & Oates – "She's Gone" 111. Judee Sill – "The Kiss" 112. Sparks – "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" 113. Gang of Four – "Damaged Goods" 114. Steely Dan – "Deacon Blues" 115. James Brown – "The Payback" 116. Richard Hell and the Voidoids – "Blank Generation" 117. Thin Lizzy – "The Boys Are Back in Town" 118. Sex Pistols – "Anarchy in the U.K." 119. Blue Öyster Cult – "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" 120. Serge Gainsbourg – "Melody" 121. Neu! – "Hallogallo" 122. The Beach Boys – "Surf's Up" 123. Roberta Flack – "k**ing Me Softly with His Song" 124. John Lennon – "Jealous Guy" 125. Kool & the Gang – "Summer Madness" 126. Roxy Music – "Love Is the Drug" 127. Diana Ross – "Love Hangover" 128. Herbie Hanco*k – "Chameleon" 129. Toots and the Maytals – "Funky Kingston" 130. Electric Light Orchestra – "Mr. Blue Sky" 131. The Rolling Stones – "Miss You" 132. Five Stairsteps – "O-o-h Child" 133. The Abyssinians – "Satta Ma**agana" 134. The Brothers Johnson – "Strawberry Letter 23" 135. Marvin Gaye – "I Want You" 136. Isaac Hayes – "The Look of Love" 137. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – "The Bottle" 138. Bauhaus – "Bela Lugosi's Dead" 139. Throbbing Gristle – "Hot on the Heels of Love" 140. The Raincoats – "In Love" 141. The Undertones – "Teenage Kicks" 142. Cheap Trick – "Surrender" 143. XTC – "Making Plans for Nigel" 144. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – "Radio Radio" 145. Ramones – "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" 146. Donny Hathaway – "A Song for You" 147. Nina Simone – "Baltimore" 148. Wire – "Outdoor Miner" 149. Shuggie Otis – "Inspiration Information" 150. Grateful Dead – "Friend of the Devil" 151. Townes Van Zandt – "Pancho and Lefty" 152. Harry Nilsson – "Without You" 153. Faces – "Ooh La La" 154. T. Rex – "Metal Guru" 155. Chic – "I Want Your Love" 156. William DeVaughn – "Be Thankful for What You Got" 157. Bobby Caldwell – "What You Won't Do for Love" 158. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – "American Girl" 159. Rose Royce – "I'm Going Down" 160. The Chi-Lites – "Have You Seen Her" 161. The Nerves – "Hanging on the Telephone" 162. Black Flag – "Nervous Breakdown" 163. Bruce Springsteen – "Darkness on the Edge of Town" 164. Don Cherry – "Brown Rice" 165. Donnie & Joe Emerson – "Baby" 166. Karen Dalton – "Something on Your Mind" 167. Milton Nascimento – "Tudo Que Você Podia Ser" 168. Sun Ra – "Door of the Comos" 169. Plastic Bertrand – "Ça Plane Pour Moi" 170. The Roches – "Hammond Song" 171. The Walker Brothers – "The Electrician" 172. The Equals – "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys" 173. Eddie Kendricks – "Girl, You Need a Change of Mind" 174. Dillinger – "Cokane in My Brain" 175. Giorgio Moroder – "Chase" 176. Loretta Lynn – "The Pill" 177. Faust – "It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl" 178. Siouxsie and the Banshees – "Hong Kong Garden" 179. The Germs – "Lexicon Devil" 180. The Damned – "Neat Neat Neat" 181. Van Morrison – "Caravan" 182. Delta 5 – "Mind Your Own Business" 183. Todd Rundgren – "International Feel" 184. The Spinners – "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" 185. Thelma Houston – "Don't Leave Me This Way" 186. The Whispers – "And the Beat Goes On" 187. Cerrone – "Supernature" 188. Junior Murvin – "Police & Thieves" 189. Idris Muhammad – "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This" 190. Betty Davis – "He Was a Big Freak" 191. Tom Zé – "Doi" 192. Brian Eno – "Baby's on Fire" 193. James Chance & the Contortions – "Contort Yourself" 194. Manu Dibango – "Soul Makossa" 195. Lee Perry & the Full Experiences – "Disco Devil" 196. Jorge Ben Jor – "Taj Mahal" 197. Art Ensemble of Chicago – "Théme de Yoyo" 198. Waylon Jennings – "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" 199. Patrice Rushen – "Haven't You Heard" 200. Marianne Faithfull – "Broken English"