Best Rock Songs of the 1970s

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

Black Sabbath

• Paranoid

David Bowie

• Suffragette City
• The Jean Genie

Boston

• More Than A Feeling

Jackson Browne

• Running On Empty

The Clash

• London Calling

Deep Purple

• Highway Star
• Smoke On The Water (Live – Made In Japan)

Billy Joel

• It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me

Elton John

• Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting

Led Zeppelin

• Communication Breakdown
• Heartbreaker
• Rock And Roll

John Lennon

• Instant Karma

Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Free Bird (Live)

Outlaws

• Green Grass & High Tides

Iggy Pop & The Stooges

• Raw Power

Queen

• Bohemian Rhapsody
• We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions

Bruce Springsteen

• Born To Run

Talking Heads

• Take Me To The River

U2

• Sunday Bloody Sunday
• New Year’s Day

Stevie Wonder

• Superstition

• “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

Tags: Decades of Rock