Top Songs by Year
The songs in the chart below are the top 3 songs of each year. The ranking of the songs is based on the elements that make each of these songs a great song - such as emotion, melody, longevity and critical acclaim. Also see top 10 songs of 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973.
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| Top Songs by Year -- Chart 700 | |||
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| Rank | Song | Artist | Year |
| 1 | Imagine | John Lennon Plastic Ono Band | 1971 |
| 2 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | 1971 |
| 3 | Layla | Derek & The Dominos | 1970 |
| 4 | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
| 5 | Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones | 1969 |
| 6 | Stairway To Heaven | Led Zeppelin | 1971 |
| 7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 1970 |
| 8 | Paranoid | Black Sabbath | 1970 |
| 9 | Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder | 1973 |
| 10 | Fortunate Son | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1969 |
| 11 | Free Bird | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1973 |
| 12 | Time | Pink Floyd | 1973 |
| 13 | Smoke On The Water | Deep Purple | 1972 |
| 14 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder | 1972 |
| 15 | School's Out | Alice Cooper | 1972 |