Category

1970s ballads

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We Are the Champions

1977 single by Queen

song writen and composed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, originally recorded by John Lennon and released in 1971

Stairway to Heaven

original song written and composed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant; first recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1970 and released in 1971

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles

You're My Best Friend

1976 song and single by Queen, the British rock band

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

original film song song written, composed, and recorded by Bob Dylan; from the 1973 film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"

I Will Always Love You

song written, composed and recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974

Wish You Were Here

song written and composed by David Gilmour and Roger Waters, originally recorded by British band Pink Floyd in 1975

Comfortably Numb

original song written and composed by David Gilmour, Roger Waters; first recorded and released by Pink Floyd

original song written and composed by Rod Temperton; first recorded by Michael Jackson

Love of My Life

original song written and composed by Freddie Mercury, first recorded by Queen 1975

Don't Cry for Me Argentina

original song composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice; from the 1976 album musical "Evita"

song written and composed by Don McLean, originally recorded by Don McLean and released in 1971

Bridge over Troubled Water

original song written and composed by Paul Simon, originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1969 and released in 1970

original song composed by Peter Ham and Tom Evans; first recorded by Badfinger

song written by Don Black and composed by Walter Scharf

original song written and composed by Bernie Taupin (words) and Elton John (music)

original song written by Jagger/Richards; first recorded by The Rolling Stones

1970 song by The Jackson 5

original song written and composed by Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (lyrics)

Spread Your Wings

original song written and composed by John Deacon

Working Class Hero

song by John Lennon

1974 single by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

song written and composed by John Fogerty, originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival and released in 1970

Candle in the Wind

original song written and composed by Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (words)

She's Out of My Life

original song written and composed by Tom Bahler; first recorded by Michael Jackson

The Long and Winding Road

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney

1973 single by Aerosmith

song by Don McLean written as tribute to Vincent van Gogh

song by David Bowie

How Deep Is Your Love

original song written and composed by the Bee Gees; from the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever"

original song written, composed, and performed by David Bowie

Got to Be There

original song written and composed by Elliot Willensky; first recorded by Michael Jackson

Always on My Mind

original song written and composed by Wayne Carson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher; first recorded by B.J. Thomas, first released by Gwen McCrae

Knowing Me, Knowing You

original song written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stikkan Anderson; first recorded by ABBA and released in 1976

song by Elton John

1975 Eric Carmen song

Live and Let Die

original song written and composed by Paul and Linda McCartney; from the 1973 film "Live and Let Die"

song written and composed by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stikkan Anderson; originally recorded by ABBA in 1974 and released in 1975

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

original song written and composed by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

song written and composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, originally recorded by The Rolling Stones in 1971

Wuthering Heights

1978 single by Kate Bush

original song composed by Richard Wright and Roger Waters, words by Roger Waters

Welcome to the Machine

song by Pink Floyd

Dust in the Wind

original song written and composed by Kerry Livgren; first recorded by Kansas

All Kinds of Everything

song written and composed by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith, originally performed by Dana Rosemary Scallon at the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest

Wonderful Tonight

1977 single by Eric Clapton

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

song by Elton John

original song written and composed by Paul McCartney; first recorded by Wings, covered by Michael Jackson

Thank You for the Music

song written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, originally recorded by ABBA and released in 1977

1973 single by Billy Joel

original song written, composed, and performed by John Lennon

1979 song by Pink Floyd

1972 single by Bill Withers

original song written and composed by George Harrison; first recorded by The Beatles

original song written and composed by David Bowie

I Don't Like Mondays

song written and composed by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers; originally recorded by Boomtown Rats and released in 1979

I'm Not in Love

original song written and composed by Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart; first recorded and released by 10cc in 1975

song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks

song by David Bowie