It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1974 had to offer! 10- "You Make Me Feel Brand New" - The Stylistics
9- "Then You Came" - Dionne Warwick & The Spinners 8- "(You're) Having My Baby" - Paul Anka with Odia Coates
It's once again time to dive into another year in the Billboard charts. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what 1973 has to offer!
10- "Midnight Train to Georgia" - Gladys Knight and The Pips
9- "Keep on Truckin' (Part 1)" - Eddie Kendricks
8- "Brother Louie" - Stories
7- "Half-Breed" - Cher
6- "Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
5- "My Love" - Paul McCartney & Wings
4- "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
3- "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon
2- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn (feat Tony Orlando)
It's Monday again and that means it's now time to dive into 1972! If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what this year has to offer! 10- "I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers
9- " I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nelson
8- "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
7- "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
6- "Without You" - Nilsson
5- "A Horse With No Name" - America
4- "American Pie (Parts I & II) - Don McLean
3- "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
2- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
We're now moving along with the second year of the 1970's this week, 1971! If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the charts I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole Hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search the blog archive on the right. It's my hope that as you scroll through this list that you take time to actually listen to the songs as you go instead of just looking at the title. This has been a great way for me to learn of new music and be reminded of songs that I may have forgotten about and I feel this can have the same effect on you, regardless of your taste in music. So without further delay, let's see what this year has to offer!
10- "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" - Cher
9- "Go Away Little Girl" - Donny Osmond
8- "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - Bee Gees
7- "Theme From Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
6- "One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds
5- "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" - The Raiders
4- "It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move" - Carole King
