I stol.....borrowed this idea from Tom the Dog's blog. I went to PopCultureMadness.com and looked for the year I turned 18 (1970) and clicked on the hit record for that year. Most I remember, a few I don't. The list definitely shows my age though. Check it out.


1.
I'll Be There - Jackson Five
2.
(They Long To Be) Close To You - Carpenters (I make no apologies, I loved Karen Carpenter's voice)
3.
ABC - Jackson Five
4.
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
5.
The Wonder Of You - Elvis Presley
6.
Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
7.
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
8.
Evil Ways - Santana
9.
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
10.
Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen of the Board

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11.
The Letter - Joe Cocker
12.
Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
13.
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
14.
Get Up - James Brown
15.
American Woman - Guess Who
16.
The Love You Save - Jackson Five (damn the J5 WERE hot that year)
17.
Venus - the Shocking Blue
18.
Make It With You - Bread
19.
I Think I Love You - Partridge Family
20.
Let It Be - Beatles
21.
Still Water (Love) - Four Tops
22.
Get Ready - Rare Earth
23.
Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
24.
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - Delphonics
25.
Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
26.
In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
27.
No Time - Guess Who
28.
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
29.
Thank You Falettin Me Be Myself Again - Sly and the Family Stone

30.
We've Only Just Begun - Carpenters
31.
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
32.
Instant Karma - We All Shine On
33.
War - Edwin Starr
34.
What Is Truth - Johnny Cash
35.
Lola - Kinks
36.
Tighter, Tighter - Alive and Kicking
37.
Yellow River - Christie
38.
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
39.
Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynne
40.
Uncle John's Band - The Grateful Dead
41.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkle
42.
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
43.
Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
44.
Up On Cripple Creek - The Band
45.
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
46.
Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac
47.
Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley
48.
Funk # 49 - James Gang
49.
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies
50.
Our House - Crosby Stills Nash and Young
51.
All Right Now - Free
52.
Cold Turkey - John Lennon
53.
Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkle
54.
Fresh Air - Quicksilver Messenger Service
55.
Who'll Stop The Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
56.
Question - Moody Blues
57.
Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night
58.
Superman - The Ides Of March
59.
Woodstock - Crosby Stills Nash and Young
60
Ticket To Ride - Carpenters
61.
Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon and War
62.
Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
63.
Summertime Blues - the Who
64.
Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
65.
After Midnight - Eric Clapton
66.
1984 - Spirit
67.
Rubber Ducky - Ernie (Jim Henson, Sesame Street)
68.
Empty Pages - Traffic
69.
Big Yellow Taxi - Neighborhood
70.
Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
71.
Living Lovin Maid (She's Just a Woman) - Led Zeppelin
72.
Funky Chicken (part 1) - Willie Henderson
73.
Julie Do Ya Love Me - Bobby Sherman
74.
Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
75.
Oh My My - Monkees
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Ya know, that wasn't a bad year at all. I was expecting a lot worse.

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