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# Song / Artist Avg Rtg Solo Year APA Adv AV AJ B3 Elm Trend XFact
1
I Who Have Nothing0001I (Who Have Nothing)
 85.4 85.4 1970 40.2 5 5 0 0 0 5.0 24.8
2
Vehicle0001Vehicle
 79.0 79.0 1970 35.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 18.1
3
Me And Bobby McGee0001Me And Bobby McGee
 78.0 78.0 1971 39.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 10.6
4
Midnight Train To Georgia0001Midnight Train To Georgia
 76.7 76.7 1973 34.7 3 3 0 0 0 4.0 15.2
5
Home Wiz0001Home
 76.0 76.0 1978 27.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 5.7
6
If I Were Your Woman0001If I Were Your Woman
 73.5 73.5 1971 40.0 2 2 0 1 1 n/a 11.6
7
Aint No Sunshine0001Ain't No Sunshine
 72.4 72.4 1971 38.0 4 4 0 0 1 -3.0 14.6
8
New York State Of Mind0001New York State Of Mind
 72.3 72.3 1976 36.0 2 2 0 1 2 -4.5 21.3
9
No More Tears Enough Is Enough0001No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
 72.0 72.0 1979 25.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 22.4
10
Maybe Im Amazed0001Maybe I'm Amazed
 71.8 71.8 1970 42.3 4 4 0 0 0 -6.1 10.6
11
Takin It To The Streets0001Takin' It To The Streets
 71.5 71.5 1976 34.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 10.8
12
Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me0001Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
 70.6 70.6 1974 34.1 7 7 0 1 1 3.1 15.2
13
Stay With Me0001Stay With Me
 70.5 70.5 1971 42.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 8.1
14
Inseparable0001Inseparable
 70.3 70.3 1975 33.3 2 1 1 0 1 2.0 33.4
15
Rhiannon0001Rhiannon
 69.3 69.3 1976 38.3 3 2 1 0 1 -3.0 12.6
16
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart0001How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
 68.3 68.3 1971 34.0 3 3 0 0 0 -5.0 1.8
17
Living For The City0001Living For The City
 67.3 67.3 1973 36.5 4 4 0 0 0 -15.9 1.7
18
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?0001What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
 67.0 67.0 1973 35.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 7.5
19
A Song For You0001A Song For You
 66.5 66.5 1971 36.5 3 1 2 1 1 -2.4 12.3
20
I Will Always Love You0001I Will Always Love You
 66.0 66.0 1974 33.3 3 2 1 0 0 19.5 6.4
21
Piano Man0001Piano Man
 66.0 66.0 1973 34.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 18.0
22
Bridge Over Troubled Water0001Bridge Over Troubled Water
 65.5 65.5 1970 37.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 8.7
23
Your Song0001Your Song
 65.5 65.5 1970 47.3 2 2 0 0 1 n/a 10.6
24
Beast Of Burden0001Beast Of Burden
 64.5 67.0 1978 34.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 10.5
25
Maggie May0001Maggie May
 64.5 64.5 1971 42.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 15.7
26
Play That Funky Music0001Play That Funky Music
 64.0 64.0 1976 31.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a -0.8
27
I Will Survive0001I Will Survive
 63.5 63.5 1978 25.0 1 0 1 0 1 n/a 2.0
28
Across The Universe0001Across The Universe
 62.5 62.5 1970 39.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 0.3
29
I Wish0001I Wish
 62.0 62.0 1976 37.5 2 2 0 1 0 n/a 16.7
30
Papa Was A Rolling Stone0001Papa Was A Rolling Stone
 61.3 61.3 1972 38.7 2 2 0 0 1 -35.5 8.7
31
Superstar0001Superstar
 61.3 61.3 1971 37.0 3 2 1 0 0 -7.0 17.7
32
Imagine0001Imagine
 60.7 60.7 1971 38.1 5 4 1 0 2 4.6 -1.3
33
You Are So Beautiful0001You Are So Beautiful
 59.6 59.6 1974 39.2 4 4 0 1 2 -3.0 4.1
34
Levon0001Levon
 59.5 59.5 1971 35.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 19.9
35
Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours0001Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
 59.0 59.0 1970 37.0 4 4 0 1 0 -2.2 1.1
36
Barracuda0001Barracuda
 58.5 58.5 1977 39.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 15.6
37
Cant You See0001Can't You See
 58.0 58.0 1973 43.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 11.7
38
Dont Cry Out Loud0001Don't Cry Out Loud
 58.0 58.0 1979 25.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 25.6
39
Sweet Home Alabama0001Sweet Home Alabama
 58.0 58.0 1974 34.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 6.2
40
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face0001The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
 57.5 57.5 1972 34.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 4.4
41
Bohemian Rhapsody0001Bohemian Rhapsody
 57.3 57.3 1975 32.7 3 3 0 0 0 -23.0 8.4
42
Im Every Woman0001I'm Every Woman
 57.3 57.3 1978 27.8 3 3 0 2 1 -5.7 0.6
43
Simple Man0001Simple Man
 57.2 57.2 1973 42.0 4 4 0 0 2 -2.2 8.2
44
Dont Leave Me This Way0001Don't Leave Me This Way
 57.0 57.0 1977 28.7 2 2 0 2 1 n/a -0.9
45
I Want You To Want Me0001I Want You To Want Me
 57.0 57.0 1977 40.5 1 0 1 0 1 n/a 1.3
46
Movin Out Anthonys Song0001Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
 57.0 57.0 1977 35.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 8.3
47
Sweet Thing0001Sweet Thing
 57.0 57.0 1976 29.5 1 1 0 0 1 n/a -5.5
48
Lets Stay Together0001Let's Stay Together
 56.2 56.2 1972 33.2 4 2 2 1 1 -1.0 8.5
49
Let's Get It On0001Let's Get It On
 56.0 56.0 1973 35.3 4 4 0 2 0 -6.2 6.3
50
Nights On Broadway0001Nights On Broadway
 56.0 56.0 1975 29.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a -1.3
51
Without You0001Without You
 55.6 55.6 1972 37.2 5 5 0 0 0 -5.8 -10.1
52
Renegade0001Renegade
 55.5 79.0 1978 29.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 15.4
53
If You Don't Know Me By Now0001If You Don't Know Me By Now
 55.4 55.4 1972 37.8 4 4 0 1 1 6.3 0.3
54
Let It Be0001Let It Be
 55.0 55.0 1970 41.8 3 3 0 0 1 -21.8 12.9
55
Somebody To Love0001Somebody To Love
 54.3 54.3 1976 38.5 2 1 1 1 2 -8.0 9.2
56
Youve Got A Friend0001You've Got A Friend
 54.3 54.3 1971 42.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.0 10.8
57
Just The Way You Are0001Just The Way You Are
 53.5 53.5 1977 29.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 4.9
58
Lean On Me0001Lean On Me
 53.5 53.5 1972 35.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a -2.3
59
Only The Good Die Young0001Only The Good Die Young
 53.0 53.0 1977 36.5 2 2 0 1 0 n/a 2.8
60
Long And Winding Road0001The Long And Winding Road
 52.8 52.8 1970 41.3 4 4 0 2 0 -0.7 0.7
61
Drift Away0001Drift Away
 52.7 52.7 1973 31.0 3 3 0 0 0 27.5 5.3
62
If You Really Love Me0001If You Really Love Me
 52.7 52.7 1971 34.0 2 2 0 0 1 -5.0 6.9
63
Heartbreaker0001Heartbreaker
 52.3 52.3 1979 28.7 3 3 0 1 0 13.0 -2.6
64
Superstition0001Superstition
 51.4 51.4 1972 37.3 5 5 0 0 2 3.6 -1.9
65
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)0001Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
 50.5 50.5 1973 31.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 27.2
66
Turn The Beat Around0001Turn The Beat Around
 49.6 49.6 1976 30.2 4 4 0 2 1 -5.1 6.0
67
I Feel The Earth Move0001I Feel The Earth Move
 49.3 42.0 1971 37.0 2 1 1 0 1 7.7 -16.1
68
All By Myself0001All By Myself
 49.2 49.2 1975 35.1 4 4 0 0 3 -7.3 -3.8
69
All Right Now0001All Right Now
 49.0 49.0 1970 39.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a 1.4
70
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?0001Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
 49.0 49.0 1970 45.3 2 2 0 0 2 -5.8 5.4
71
Travelin Band0001Travelin' Band
 49.0 49.0 1970 39.5 1 1 0 0 1 n/a -15.8
72
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word0001Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
 48.4 48.4 1974 38.6 2 2 0 0 3 12.4 -1.9
73
Emotion0001Emotion
 48.0 48.0 1978 30.0 2 2 0 2 0 n/a -20.8
74
Fat Bottomed Girls0001Fat Bottomed Girls
 47.0 47.0 1978 34.3 2 2 0 1 1 4.0 -2.5
75
Way We Were0001The Way We Were
 47.0 47.0 1973 37.0 2 2 0 1 1 n/a -11.0
76
Whats Going On0001What's Going On
 47.0 47.0 1971 37.0 2 2 0 0 1 -30.0 4.7
77
Jolene0001Jolene
 46.8 46.8 1974 40.4 4 3 1 3 1 -6.1 -5.3
78
Landslide0001Landslide
 46.5 46.5 1975 41.7 3 3 0 0 0 n/a -7.4
79
Touch Me In The Morning0001Touch Me In The Morning
 46.5 46.5 1973 29.5 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 5.9
80
What You Wont Do For Love0001What You Won't Do For Love
 46.5 46.5 1978 27.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a -2.3
81
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting0001Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
 46.0 46.0 1973 42.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a -19.0
82
Dream On0001Dream On
 45.3 45.3 1976 34.3 2 2 0 1 1 16.5 -14.7
83
Love You Inside Out0001Love You Inside Out
 45.0 45.0 1979 26.5 1 1 0 1 1 n/a -34.7
84
Ill Never Love This Way Again0001I'll Never Love This Way Again
 44.3 44.3 1979 25.7 2 2 0 0 1 -10.5 -5.5
85
Ill Be There0001I'll Be There
 44.0 44.0 1970 39.5 3 2 1 1 1 0.2 -1.3
86
I Just Want To Be Your Everything0001I Just Want To Be Your Everything
 43.5 43.5 1977 28.5 2 2 0 1 0 n/a -11.3
87
All In Love Is Fair0001All In Love Is Fair
 41.6 41.6 1973 34.4 3 3 0 0 2 7.7 -8.1
88
Youre No Good0001You're No Good
 40.5 40.5 1974 35.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a -4.1
89
Knock On Wood0001Knock On Wood
 40.3 40.3 1978 26.0 2 2 0 2 1 -11.0 -10.4
90
Because The Night0001Because The Night
 40.0 40.0 1978 32.5 1 1 0 0 1 n/a 0.2
91
Rock With You0001Rock With You
 39.0 39.0 1979 27.3 1 1 0 0 2 -17.0 5.5
92
I Want You Back0001I Want You Back
 38.7 38.7 1970 42.0 3 3 0 0 1 -5.0 -2.3
93
She Believes In Me0001She Believes In Me
 38.0 38.0 1979 28.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a -5.7
94
Tiny Dancer0001Tiny Dancer
 38.0 38.0 1971 36.5 2 1 1 0 0 n/a -4.1
95
Never Can Say Goodbye0001Never Can Say Goodbye
 37.7 37.7 1971 37.7 1 1 0 1 2 10.0 -18.5
96
September0001September
 37.7 37.7 1978 30.7 1 1 0 2 2 -3.5 -18.0
97
We Are The Champions0001We Are The Champions
 37.3 37.3 1978 35.3 3 3 0 0 0 -35.0 -2.5
98
Knocks Me Off My Feet0001Knocks Me Off My Feet
 35.7 35.7 1976 32.3 3 3 0 1 0 -8.0 -10.3
99
Hopelessly Devoted To You0001Hopelessly Devoted To You
 35.5 35.5 1978 27.5 1 1 0 0 1 n/a -12.1
100
Its A Miracle0001It's A Miracle
 35.5 35.5 1975 36.0 2 1 1 1 0 n/a -15.1
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