Top 1970's Soul/Funk/Disco Tracks (Poll)
Top 1970's Soul/Funk/Disco Tracks Poll. Last year I voted in the 70's Albums Soul/Funk/Disco Poll. Format was the same. List up to 100 songs. Ranked or unranked. Only catch was that the songs to choose from come from a set list of just over a 1000 songs. So, cutting it down to 100 proved daunting. What I ended up doing, so that I could squeeze as many songs as possible, was limit myself to 1 song per acts (except for 3 artists).
Still, no matter how I got it down to 100, this would makes for a great Playlist.
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
3. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
4. James Brown - Sex Machine
5. Chic - Good Times
6. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody
7. McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
8. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
9. Spinners - I'll Be Around
10. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
11. Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star
12. Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye
13. Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow
14. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
15. Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes
16. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
17. Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child
18. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
19. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
20. Edwin Starr - War
21. Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
22. Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
23. Billy Paul - Me & Mrs. Jones
24. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
25. Hall & Oates - Sara Smile
26. Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
27. KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
28. Commodores - Easy
29. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
30. Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
31. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
32. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
33. Michael Jackson - Rock With You
34. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tears of A Clown
35. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love
36. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary
37. Deniece Williams - Free
38. Blue Magic - Sideshow
39. L.T.D. - Love Ballad
40. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
41. Heatwave - Always and Forever
42. Natalie Cole - This Will Be
43. Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
44. O'Jays - Love Train
45. Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
46. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
47. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around
48. Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
49. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
50. Tavares - It Only Takes A Minute
51. Labelle - Lady Marmalade
52. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait
53. Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)
54. Joe Tex - I Gotcha
55. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
56. Bill Withers - Lean On Me
57. Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm
58. Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
59. Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming
60. Lyn Collins - Think
61. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
62. Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
63. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead
64. Shalamar - Second Time Around
65. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
66. Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
67. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
68. Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
69. Al Wilson - Show & Tell
70. Emotions - Best Of My Love
71. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
72. Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia
73. Isley Brothers - That Lady
74. Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
75. William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
76. David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love
77. Parliament - Flashlight
78. Freda Payne - Band of Gold
79. Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
80. Diana Ross - Love Hangover
81. Peaches & Herb - Reunited
82. Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands of Time
83. Trammps - Disco Inferno
84. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner
85. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
86. Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
87. Peabo Bryson - Feel The Fire
88. War - Low Rider
89. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose
90. Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
91. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
92. Donny Hathaway - A Song For You
93. Tower of Power - So Very Hard To Go
94. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
95. Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman
96. Moments - Love On A Two Way Street
97. Meters - Hey Pocky A-Way
98. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
99. Terry Huff and Special Delivery - Lonely One
100. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
Still, no matter how I got it down to 100, this would makes for a great Playlist.
1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
3. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
4. James Brown - Sex Machine
5. Chic - Good Times
6. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody
7. McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
8. Stevie Wonder - Superstition
9. Spinners - I'll Be Around
10. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
11. Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star
12. Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye
13. Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow
14. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
15. Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes
16. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
17. Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child
18. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
19. Al Green - Let's Stay Together
20. Edwin Starr - War
21. Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
22. Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
23. Billy Paul - Me & Mrs. Jones
24. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
25. Hall & Oates - Sara Smile
26. Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
27. KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
28. Commodores - Easy
29. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
30. Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
31. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
32. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
33. Michael Jackson - Rock With You
34. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tears of A Clown
35. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love
36. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary
37. Deniece Williams - Free
38. Blue Magic - Sideshow
39. L.T.D. - Love Ballad
40. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
41. Heatwave - Always and Forever
42. Natalie Cole - This Will Be
43. Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
44. O'Jays - Love Train
45. Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her
46. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
47. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around
48. Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
49. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
50. Tavares - It Only Takes A Minute
51. Labelle - Lady Marmalade
52. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait
53. Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)
54. Joe Tex - I Gotcha
55. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
56. Bill Withers - Lean On Me
57. Blackbyrds - Walking In Rhythm
58. Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
59. Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming
60. Lyn Collins - Think
61. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
62. Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
63. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead
64. Shalamar - Second Time Around
65. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
66. Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real
67. Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
68. Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
69. Al Wilson - Show & Tell
70. Emotions - Best Of My Love
71. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
72. Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia
73. Isley Brothers - That Lady
74. Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
75. William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
76. David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love
77. Parliament - Flashlight
78. Freda Payne - Band of Gold
79. Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
80. Diana Ross - Love Hangover
81. Peaches & Herb - Reunited
82. Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands of Time
83. Trammps - Disco Inferno
84. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner
85. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
86. Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
87. Peabo Bryson - Feel The Fire
88. War - Low Rider
89. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose
90. Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
91. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
92. Donny Hathaway - A Song For You
93. Tower of Power - So Very Hard To Go
94. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
95. Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman
96. Moments - Love On A Two Way Street
97. Meters - Hey Pocky A-Way
98. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
99. Terry Huff and Special Delivery - Lonely One
100. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
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