An excellent year for music, the songs in bold are my favorites:
- Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) - Four Tops (#4)
- All I Know - Art Garfunkel (#9)
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001) - Deodato (#2) (instrumental)
- American Tune - Paul Simon (#35)
- And I Love You So - Perry Como (#29)
- Angel - Aretha Franklin (#20)
- Angie - The Rolling Stones (#1)
- Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Donny Osmond (#14)
- Are You Man Enough? - Four Tops (#15)
- Armed and Extremely Dangerous - First Choice (#28)
- Aubrey - Bread (#15)
- Baby Come Close - Smokey Robinson (#27)
- Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road (#40)
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce (#1)
- Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces - Cheech & Chong (#15)
- Be - Neil Diamond (#34)
- Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (#15)
- Believe in Humanity - Carole King (#28)
- Big City Miss Ruth Ann - Gallery (#23)
- Bitter Bad - Melanie (#36)
- Blue Suede Shoes - Johnny Rivers (#38)
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler (#8)
- Break Up to Make Up - The Stylistics (#5)
- Brother Louie - Stories (#1)
- Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green (#10)
- Cheaper to Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor (#15)
- Check It Out - Tavares (#35)
- Cherry Cherry from "Hot August Night" - Neil Diamond (#31)
- China Grove - The Doobie Brothers (#15)
- The Cisco Kid - War (#2)
- Close Your Eyes - Edward Bear (#37)
- Come Get to This - Marvin Gaye (#21)
- Cook with Honey - Judy Collins (#32)
- Corazon - Carole King (#37)
- The Cover of "Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (#6)
- D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (#20)
- Daddy Could Swear (I Declare) - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#19)
- Daisy A Day - Jud Strunk (#14)
- Daniel - Elton John (#2)
- Danny's Song - Anne Murray (#7)
- Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III (#16)
- Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy (#1)
- Diamond Girl - Seals & Crofts (#6)
- Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s (#22)
- Don't Cross the River - America (#35)
- Drift Away - Dobie Gray (#5)
- Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (#2) (instrumental)
- Ecstasy - Ohio Players (#31)
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day - Chicago (#10)
- Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group (#1) (instrumental)
- Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group (#14)
- Friends - Bette Midler (#40)
- Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang (#29)
- Funky Worm - Ohio Players (#15)
- Funny Face - Donna Fargo (#5)
- Future Shock - Curtis Mayfield (#39)
- Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#7)
- Get It Together - The Jackson 5 (#28)
- Ghetto Child - Spinners (#29)
- Give It to Me - J. Geils Band (#30)
- Give Me Love - Give Me Peace on Earth - George Harrison (#1)
- Give Me Your Love - Barbara Mason (#31)
- Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation - The Dells (#34)
- Goin' Home - The Osmonds (#36)
- Good Morning, Heartache - Diana Ross (#34)
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (#2)
- Gypsy Man - War (#8)
- Half-Breed - Cher (#1)
- Hallelujah Day - The Jackson 5 (#28)
- Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat - DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco (#3)
- Hearts of Stone - Blue Ridge Rangers (#37)
- Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings (#10)
- Hello Hooray - Alice Cooper (#35)
- Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (#5)
- Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green (#10)
- Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - The Temptations (#35)
- Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (#4)
- Hocus Pocus - Focus (#9) (instrumental)
- How Can I Tell Her - Lobo (#22)
- Hummingbird - Seals & Crofts (#20)
- The Hurt - Cat Stevens (#31)
- Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson (#24)
- I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor (#11)
- I Can Understand It - The New Birth (#35)
- I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles (#38)
- I Got a Name - Jim Croce (#10)
- I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance) (Part 1) - James Brown (#27)
- I Like to Live the Love - B.B. King (#28)
- I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In - Don Covay (#29)
- I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1) - The Intruders (#36)
- I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time of Storm) - Luther Ingram (#40)
- I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City (#17)
- I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White (#3)
- I'm Just A Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band) - The Moody Blues (#12)
- I'm Never Gonna Be Alone Anymore - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#37)
- I've Got So Much to Give - Barry White (#32)
- I've Got to Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#4)
- If You Want Me to Stay - Sly & The Family Stone (#12)
- If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) - The Staple Singers (#9)
- In the Midnight Hour - Cross Country (#30)
- It Sure Took a Long, Long Time - Lobo (#27)
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Blue Ridge Rangers (#16)
- Jesse - Roberta Flack (#30)
- Jesus is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers (#35)
- Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne - Looking Glass (#33)
- The Joker - Steve Miller Band (#1)
- Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang (#4)
- Just You 'N' Me - Chicago (#4)
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) - Eddie Kendricks (#1)
- Keeper of the Castle - Four Tops (#10)
- Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack (#1)
- Kissing My Love - Bill Withers (#31)
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan (#12)
- Kodachrome - Paul Simon (#2)
- Last Kiss - Wednesday (#34)
- Last Song - Edward Bear (#3)
- Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (#3)
- Leaving Me - The Independents (#21)
- Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John (#6)
- Let Me In - The Osmonds (#36)
- Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night (#17)
- Let Your Hair Down - The Temptations (#27)
- Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (#1)
- Let's Pretend - Raspberries (#35)
- A Letter to Myself - The Chi-Lites (#33)
- Little Willy - Sweet (#3)
- Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney & Wings (#2)
- Living for the City - Stevie Wonder (#8)
- Living Together, Growing Together - The 5th Dimension (#32)
- Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers (#8)
- The Love I Lost (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (#7)
- Love Jones - Brighter Side of Darkness (#16)
- Love Song - Anne Murray (#12)
- Love Train - The O'Jays (#1)
- Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra (#1) (instrumental)
- Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon (#2)
- Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes) - Aretha Franklin (#33)
- Masterpiece - The Temptations (#7)
- Me and Baby Brother - War (#15)
- Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#1)
- A Million To One - Donny Osmond (#23)
- Mind Games - John Lennon (#18)
- Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers (#22)
- Money - Pink Floyd (#13)
- Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (#10)
- The Morning After - Maureen McGovern (#1)
- The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich (#1)
- My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings (#1)
- My Maria - B.W. Stevenson (#9)
- My Music - Loggins & Messina (#16)
- Natural High - Bloodstone (#10)
- Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#2)
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White (#7)
- The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (#1)
- No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper (#25)
- Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out - Bobby Womack (#29)
- Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner (#22)
- Oh La De Da - The Staple Singers (#33)
- One Less Set of Footsteps - Jim Croce (#37)
- One Man Band (Plays All Alone) - Ronnie Dyson (#28)
- One of a Kind (Love Affair) - Spinners (#11)
- Ooh Baby - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#25)
- Out Of the Question - Gilbert O'Sullivan (#17)
- Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas (#34)
- Paper Roses - Marie Osmond (#5)
- Peaceful - Helen Reddy (#12)
- Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles (#22)
- Photograph - Ringo Starr (#1)
- Pillow Talk - Sylvia (#3)
- Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me - The New Seekers (#29)
- The Plastic Man - The Temptations (#40)
- Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes (#2)
- Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays (#10)
- Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band (#2)
- Reelin' & Rockin' - Chuck Berry (#27)
- Reeling in the Years - Steely Dan (#11)
- Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John (#9)
- The Right Thing To Do - Carly Simon (#17)
- Rockin' Roll Baby - The Stylistics (#14)
- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver (#9)
- Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh (#23)
- Satin Sheets - Jeanne Pruett (#28)
- Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Elton John (#12)
- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (#3)
- Shambala - Three Dog Night (#3)
- Show and Tell - Al Wilson (#1)
- Sing - Carpenters (#3)
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Blue Haze (#27)
- Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple (#4)
- So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power (#17)
- Some Guys Have All the Luck - The Persuaders (#39)
- Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (#35) (instrumental)
- Soul Song - Joe Stampley (#37)
- Space Oddity - David Bowie (#15)
- Space Race - Billy Preston (#4) (instrumental)
- Spiders and Snakes - Jim Stafford (#3)
- Steamroller Blues - Elvis Presley (#17)
- Step by Step - Joe Simon (#37)
- Stir It Up - Johnny Nash (#12)
- Stoned Out of My Mind - The Chi-Lites (#30)
- Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel (#6)
- Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro (#21)
- Super Fly Meets Shaft - John & Ernest (#31)
- Swamp Witch - Jim Stafford (#39)
- Sweet Understanding Love - Four Tops (#33)
- Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild (#32)
- Tell Her She's Lovely - El Chicano (#40)
- That Lady (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers (#6)
- Theme from "Cleopatra Jones" - Joe Simon with The Mainstreeters (#18)
- There It Is - Tyrone Davis (#32)
- Thinking of You - Loggins & Messina (#18)
- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (#1)
- Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce (#1)
- Time to Get Down - The O'Jays (#33)
- To Know You Is to Love You - B.B. King (#38)
- Top Of the World - Carpenters (#1)
- Touch Me In the Morning - Diana Ross (#1)
- Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (#7)
- The Twelfth of Never - Donny Osmond (#8)
- Uneasy Rider - Charlie Daniels Band (#9)
- Walk On the Wild Side - Lou Reed (#16)
- We May Never Pass this Way Again - Seals & Crofts (#21)
- We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad (#1)
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#28)
- Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#27)
- Why Me - Kris Kristofferson (#16)
- Wildflower - Skylark (#9)
- Will It Go 'Round in Circles - Billy Preston (#1)
- The World Is a Ghetto - War (#7)
- Yes We Can Can - Pointer Sisters (#11)
- Yesterday Once More - Carpenters (#2)
- You Are the Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder (#1)
- You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics (#23)
- You're a Special Part of Me - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (#12)
- You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr (#1)
- You're So Vain - Carly Simon (#1)
- You've Never Been This Far Before - Conway Twitty (#22)
- Young Love - Donny Osmond (#25)
