The Best Songs of the 70s

The 1970s ranked by beer score: Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and ABBA on one list, alongside the first hip-hop record to become a hit.

Top 17 of 17 songs with at least 10 ratings. Ranked by average beer score on a 0 to 11 scale.

1
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
Motown told him not to release it. Motown was wrong.
1.4beers37 ratings
2
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Eight minutes that every guitar shop on earth has banned.
1.7beers45 ratings
3
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Sober masterpiece. Drunk masterpiece. There is no wrong beer count here.
1.7beers56 ratings
4
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Begging your rival not to take your man, and somehow winning.
1.9beers31 ratings
5
Another Brick in the Wall
Pink Floyd
A children's choir telling teachers off. Still undefeated.
1.9beers37 ratings
6
Three Little Birds
Bob Marley
Every little thing is gonna be alright. Beer optional but pleasant.
2.1beers17 ratings
7
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Two solos. The second one is why beers exist.
2.5beers28 ratings
8
Autobahn
Kraftwerk
Twenty-two minutes about a motorway. They invented the future.
2.5beers20 ratings
9
No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley
The live version is the definitive one. Fight me.
2.8beers32 ratings
10
Imagine
John Lennon
Imagine rating this. Zero beers. Obviously.
3.0beers27 ratings
11
Hotel California
Eagles
You can check out any time you like, but that solo won't let you leave.
3.2beers53 ratings
12
The Gambler
Kenny Rogers
Know when to hold 'em. Know when to stop at beer four.
3.4beers34 ratings
13
Let It Be
The Beatles
Somehow both a hymn and a shrug.
3.8beers34 ratings
14
Dancing Queen
ABBA
Anyone who claims to hate this is lying.
4.0beers44 ratings
15
The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles
Spector added the strings. Paul never forgave him.
4.1beers36 ratings
16
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
Makes a Honda Civic feel like a getaway car.
4.1beers34 ratings
17
Candle in the Wind
Elton John
Sad at zero beers. Completely devastating at seven.
5.1beers27 ratings