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There were so many amazing rock songs in the 1970s. Many have stood the test of time and continue to be popular today. Quite a few of the rock songs from the 1970s have been mentioned as influencing numerous other artists. This is a list of our favorite songs from what many people think was the best decade of rock.
Alice Cooper
- Under My Wheels
- School’s Out
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Alice-Cooper-schools_out.jpg)
Black Sabbath
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Black_Sabbath_-_Paranoid.jpg)
Boston
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Boston-debut-1.jpg)
Jackson Browne
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-28.png)
The Clash
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ClashLondonCallingalbumcover-1.jpg)
Billy Joel
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Joel-Glass-Houses-1.jpg)
Elton John
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/John_-_Goodbye_Yellow_Brick_Road.jpg)
John Lennon
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Lennon-Instantk.jpg)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-29.png)
Outlaws
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-30.png)
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
![Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Raw Power](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IggyPop-Raw-Power.jpg)
Bruce Springsteen
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Springsteen-Born_to_Run_Front_Cover-1.jpg)
Talking Heads
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Talking-Heads-More-Songs.jpg)
Stevie Wonder
![](https://rockintown.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-31.png)
Honorable Mention:
- “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin
- “Hotel California” by The Eagles
- “Black Dog” by Led Zeppelin
- “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd
- “Imagine” by John Lennon
- “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas
- “Baba O’Riley” by The Who