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[back to top] American Idol  Songs (1970s only)

#	Song / Artist	Avg Rtg	Solo	Year	APA	Adv	AV	AJ	B3	Elm	Trend	XFact
1	A Song For You0001A Song For You Donny Hathaway	66.5	66.5	1971	36.5	3	1	2	1	1	-2.4	12.3
2	Across The Universe0001Across The Universe The Beatles	62.5	62.5	1970	39.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	0.3
3	Aint No Sunshine0001Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers	72.4	72.4	1971	38.0	4	4	0	0	1	-3.0	14.6
4	All By Myself0001All By Myself Eric Carmen Celine Dion	49.2	49.2	1975	35.1	4	4	0	0	3	-7.3	-3.8
5	All In Love Is Fair0001All In Love Is Fair Stevie Wonder	41.6	41.6	1973	34.4	3	3	0	0	2	7.7	-8.1
6	All Right Now0001All Right Now Free	49.0	49.0	1970	39.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	1.4
7	All The Time0001All The Time Barry Manilow	78.0	78.0	1976	28.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	1.5
8	Always And Forever0001Always And Forever Heatwave	65.0	65.0	1978	26.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	7.6
9	American Girl0001American Girl Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	67.0	67.0	1977	38.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	8.7
10	American Woman0001American Woman The Guess Who	25.0	25.0	1970	42.0	0	0	0	1	2	n/a	-16.5
11	Angel From Montgomery0001Angel From Montgomery John Prine	n/a	n/a	1971	52.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
12	Angie0001Angie The Rolling Stones	54.0	54.0	1973	37.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	14.3
13	As0001As Stevie Wonder	60.0	60.0	1977	38.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	12.6
14	Baba O'Riley0001Baba O'Riley The Who	69.0	69.0	1971	37.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	3.9
15	Baby Love0001Baby Love Mother's Finest	n/a	n/a	1977	46.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a
16	Bad Blood0001Bad Blood Neil Sedaka	15.0	15.0	1975	28.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-30.1
17	Band Of Gold0001Band Of Gold Freda Payne	88.0	88.0	1970	33.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	25.9
18	Barracuda0001Barracuda Heart	58.5	58.5	1977	39.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	15.6
19	Beast Of Burden0001Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones	64.5	67.0	1978	34.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	10.5
20	Beautiful0001Beautiful Carole King	80.0	80.0	1971	40.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	19.7
21	Because The Night0001Because The Night Patti Smith Group 10,000 Maniacs	40.0	40.0	1978	32.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	0.2
22	Believe In Yourself0001Believe In Yourself Diana Ross	65.0	65.0	1978	40.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	9.6
23	Ben0001Ben Michael Jackson	26.0	26.0	1972	30.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-22.0
24	Bennie And The Jets0001Bennie And The Jets Elton John	31.3	31.3	1973	41.7	2	1	1	1	1	-34.5	-12.0
25	Best Of My Love0001Best Of My Love The Emotions	33.5	33.5	1977	32.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	7.8
26	Black Magic Woman0001Black Magic Woman Santana	59.0	59.0	1970	48.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	14.0
27	Blame It On The Boogie0001Blame It On The Boogie Mick Jackson	n/a	n/a	1978	44.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
28	Blame It On The Sun0001Blame It On The Sun Stevie Wonder	18.0	18.0	1972	34.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-17.9
29	Bohemian Rhapsody0001Bohemian Rhapsody Queen	57.3	57.3	1975	32.7	3	3	0	0	0	-23.0	8.4
30	Boss0001The Boss Diana Ross	24.0	24.0	1979	28.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-15.6
31	Brand New Key0001Brand New Key Melanie	74.0	74.0	1971	47.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	1.0
32	Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)0001Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) The Pretenders	18.0	18.0	1979	28.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	0.0
33	Bridge Over Troubled Water0001Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel	65.5	65.5	1970	37.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	8.7
34	Candle In The Wind0001Candle In The Wind Elton John	81.0	81.0	1973	38.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	18.4
35	Candle On The Water0001Candle On The Water Helen Reddy	71.0	71.0	1977	42.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-11.3
36	Cant Get Enough Of Your Love Babe0001Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe Barry White	70.0	70.0	1974	29.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	7.5
37	Cant You See0001Can't You See Marshall Tucker Band	58.0	58.0	1973	43.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	11.7
38	Carry On Wayward Son0001Carry On Wayward Son Kansas	5.0	5.0	1977	31.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-40.5
39	Cause I Love You0001Cause I Love You Lenny Williams	78.0	78.0	1978	35.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	37.0
40	Chain0001The Chain Fleetwood Mac	n/a	n/a	1977	46.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
41	Changes0001Changes Black Sabbath	n/a	n/a	1972	50.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a
42	Coat Of Many Colors0001Coat Of Many Colors Dolly Parton	44.0	44.0	1971	37.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	9.1
43	Copacabana0001Copacabana Barry Manilow	7.0	7.0	1978	28.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a
44	Corner Of The Sky0001Corner Of The Sky The Jackson 5	46.0	46.0	1972	33.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-26.3
45	Country Comfort0001Country Comfort Elton John	56.0	56.0	1970	41.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	3.8
46	Crazy Little Thing Called Love0001Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen	32.1	35.3	1979	31.0	6	6	0	1	1	-2.7	-13.0
47	Crazy On You0001Crazy On You Heart	80.0	80.0	1976	32.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	20.1
48	Crocodile Rock0001Crocodile Rock Elton John	10.0	10.0	1972	32.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-23.9
49	Dancing Queen0001Dancing Queen ABBA	n/a	n/a	1976	47.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
50	Daniel0001Daniel Elton John	41.0	41.0	1973	38.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-7.0
51	Desperado0001Desperado The Eagles	17.0	17.0	1973	31.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-9.0
52	Diamonds Are Forever0001Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey	62.0	62.0	1971	36.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	6.8
53	Dim All The Lights0001Dim All The Lights Donna Summer	44.0	44.0	1979	30.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-11.6
54	Dont Bring Me Down0001Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra	n/a	n/a	1979	44.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
55	Dont Cry Out Loud0001Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester	58.0	58.0	1979	25.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	25.6
56	Dont Leave Me This Way0001Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston	57.0	57.0	1977	28.7	2	2	0	2	1	n/a	-0.9
57	Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me0001Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John	70.6	70.6	1974	34.1	7	7	0	1	1	3.1	15.2
58	Dont Stop0001Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac	34.0	34.0	1977	33.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-20.1
59	Dont Take Away The Music0001Don't Take Away The Music Tavares	46.0	46.0	1976	29.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	6.2
60	Dont You Worry Bout A Thing0001Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Stevie Wonder	63.0	63.0	1973	41.0	2	1	1	0	0	n/a	-2.2
61	Dream On0001Dream On Aerosmith	45.3	45.3	1976	34.3	2	2	0	1	1	16.5	-14.7
62	Dreams0001Dreams Fleetwood Mac	73.0	73.0	1977	42.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	17.6
63	Drift Away0001Drift Away Dobie Gray Uncle Kracker	52.7	52.7	1973	31.0	3	3	0	0	0	27.5	5.3
64	Dust In The Wind0001Dust In The Wind Kansas	33.0	33.0	1977	42.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-1.0
65	Easy0001Easy The Commodores	31.0	31.0	1977	27.0	1	1	0	1	1	n/a	-13.3
66	Emotion0001Emotion Samantha Sang	48.0	48.0	1978	30.0	2	2	0	2	0	n/a	-20.8
67	Everlasting Love0001Everlasting Love Carl Carlton	35.0	35.0	1974	30.0	3	3	0	1	0	-13.0	-12.8
68	Everybody Has A Dream0001Everybody Has A Dream Billy Joel	79.0	79.0	1977	35.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	15.2
69	Fat Bottomed Girls0001Fat Bottomed Girls Queen	47.0	47.0	1978	34.3	2	2	0	1	1	4.0	-2.5
70	First Time Ever I Saw Your Face0001The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack	57.5	57.5	1972	34.0	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	4.4
71	For All We Know0001For All We Know Carpenters	73.0	73.0	1971	40.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	31.6
72	For The Love Of Money0001For The Love Of Money The O'Jays	80.0	80.0	1973	32.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	9.6
73	Forever In Blue Jeans0001Forever In Blue Jeans Neil Diamond	28.0	28.0	1979	29.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-17.5
74	Forever Young0001Forever Young Bob Dylan	n/a	n/a	1974	47.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
75	Free Bird0001Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd	57.0	57.0	1975	30.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-14.7
76	Free Ride0001Free Ride Edgar Winter Group	23.0	23.0	1973	34.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a
77	Go Your Own Way0001Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac	29.5	29.5	1977	34.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-27.9
78	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road0001Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John	8.0	8.0	1973	31.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-20.3
79	Grandmas Hands0001Grandma's Hands Bill Withers	72.0	72.0	1971	49.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	18.4
80	Grease0001Grease Frankie Valli	42.0	42.0	1978	25.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-27.6
81	Hard Luck Woman0001Hard Luck Woman Kiss	28.0	28.0	1976	43.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-6.6
82	Have You Ever Seen The Rain?0001Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival	49.0	49.0	1970	45.3	2	2	0	0	2	-5.8	5.4
83	Heartbreaker0001Heartbreaker Pat Benatar	52.3	52.3	1979	28.7	3	3	0	1	0	13.0	-2.6
84	Heaven Knows0001Heaven Knows Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams	75.0	75.0	1979	28.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-2.7
85	Help Me Make It Through The Night0001Help Me Make It Through The Night Kris Kristofferson Sammi Smith	77.0	77.0	1970	43.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	17.2
86	Here You Come Again0001Here You Come Again Dolly Parton	69.0	69.0	1977	31.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	7.9
87	Hi De Ho0001Hi-De-Ho Blood, Sweat and Tears	38.0	38.0	1970	41.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	-20.8
88	Higher Ground0001Higher Ground Stevie Wonder	84.0	84.0	1973	40.5	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	20.8
89	Hold The Line0001Hold The Line Toto	n/a	n/a	1978	45.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
90	Home Wiz0001Home Diana Ross	76.0	76.0	1978	27.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	5.7
91	Honesty0001Honesty Billy Joel	44.0	44.0	1979	33.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	-20.9
92	Hopelessly Devoted To You0001Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John	35.5	35.5	1978	27.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	-12.1
93	Hot Blooded0001Hot Blooded Foreigner	28.0	28.0	1978	30.0	0	0	0	0	1	n/a	-33.0
94	Hot Stuff0001Hot Stuff Donna Summer	71.0	71.0	1977	32.0	1	1	0	1	0	n/a	-1.1
95	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart0001How Can You Mend A Broken Heart The Bee Gees	68.3	68.3	1971	34.0	3	3	0	0	0	-5.0	1.8
96	How Deep Is Your Love0001How Deep Is Your Love The Bee Gees	53.0	53.0	1977	42.0	1	0	1	0	0	n/a	11.5
97	I Am I Said0001I Am…I Said Neil Diamond	69.0	69.0	1971	37.0	0	0	0	1	1	n/a	19.2
98	I Feel The Earth Move0001I Feel The Earth Move Carole King	49.3	42.0	1971	37.0	2	1	1	0	1	7.7	-16.1
99	I Just Want To Be Your Everything0001I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb	43.5	43.5	1977	28.5	2	2	0	1	0	n/a	-11.3
100	I Just Want To Celebrate0001I Just Want To Celebrate Rare Earth	48.0	48.0	1971	36.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	22.7

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