Sunday Special - Songs of the Year -1970-89

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Today we must find the Billboard #1 Song of the Year....

1. – 1970
a. – Close to You
b. – Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
c. – Bridge Over Troubled Water
d. – American Woman
2. – 1971
a. – Maggie May
b. – Joy to the World
c. – It’s Too Late, Baby
d. – One Bad Apple
3. – 1972
a. – The Candy Man
b. – American Pie
c. – Alone Again (Naturally)
d. – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
4. – 1973
a. – Tie a Yellow ribbon Round the Old Oak tree
b. – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
c. – Killing Me Softly
d. – Let’s Get It On
5. – 1974
a. – Seasons in the Sun
b. – The Way We Were
c. – Come and Get Your Love
d. – Love’s Theme (Love Unlimited Orchestra)
6. – 1975
a. – Philadelphia Freedom
b. – Rhinestone Cowboy
c. – Love Will Keep Us Together
d. – Before the Next Teardrop Falls
7. – 1976
a. – Silly Love Songs
b. – Don’t go Breakin’ my Heart
c. – Disco Lady
d. – December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
8. – 1977
a. – I Just Want to Be Your Everything
b. - Best of My Love
c. – Torn Between Two Lovers
d. – Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
9. – 1978
a. – Night Fever
b. – Shadow Dancing
c. – You Light Up My Life
d. – Stayin’ Alive
10. – 1979
a. – My Sharona
b. – Bad Girls
c. – Do Ya Think I’m Sexy
d. – Y.M.C.A.
11. – 1980
a. – Call Me (Blondie)
b. – Another Brick in the Wall
c. – Do That to me One More time
d. – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
12. – 1981
a. – (Just Like) Starting over
b. – Lady (Kenny Rogers)
c. – Endless Love (Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie)
d. – Bette Davis Eyes
13. - 1982
a. – Eye of the Tiger
b. – I Love Rock and Roll
c. – Ebony and Ivory
d. – (Let’s Get) Physical
14. – 1983
a. – What a Feeling (From Flashdance)
b. – Down Under (Men at Work)
c. – Every Breath You Take
d. – Billie Jean
15. – 1984
a. – What’s Love Got to do With It
b. – When Doves Cry
c. – Ghost-busters Theme
d. – Footloose
16. – 1985
a. – Like a Virgin
b. – Careless Whisper (Wham)
c. – I Want to Know What Love Is
d. – Money For nothing
17. – 1986
a. – Say You, Say Me
b. – Addicted to Love
c. – That’s What Friends are For (D. Warwick, E.John, G. Knight)
d. – Higher Love
18. – 1987
a. – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
b. – Here I Go Again (On My Own)
c. – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For
d. – Walk Like an Egyptian
19. – 1988
a. – Never Gonna Give You Up
b. – Pour Some Sugar On Me
c. – Faith (George Michael)
d. – Sweet Child O’ Mine
20. – 1989
a. – She Drives Me Crazy
b. – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
c. – Wind Beneath My Wings
d. – We didn’t Start the Fire
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And in 1972 what was on the back of American Pie?



I know most of the songs from the 70's but I think I didn't have a radio in the 80's, so I know only a few of those.










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Answer: The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I have a scratched up copy of that single here and I should throw it out. I do love that song though.
 
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