Everyone guessed my High School graduation year (Pacific Palisades High School, class of 1977). However, a more interesting list is my Junior High graduation year (Paul Revere Jr. High School, class of 1974). As before the rules I used were:
Go to http://www.musicOutfitters.com. In the Search box, enter the year you graduated junior high school. The first item returned should be the 100 songs from that year. Cut and paste them into your journal. Bold the ones you like. Underline your favorite. Strike through the songs you loathe. Put an “X” before the numbers of the one’s you’ve never heard of.
1. The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand
2. Seasons In The Sun, Terry Jacks
3. Love’s Theme, Love Unlimited Orchestra
X4. Come And Get Your Love, Redbone
5. Dancing Machine, Jackson 5
6. The Loco-Motion, Grand Funk Railroad
X7. TSOP, MFSB
X8. The Streak, Ray Stevens
9. Bennie And The Jets, Elton John
X10. One Hell Of A Woman, Mac Davis
X11. Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do), Aretha Franklin
12. Jungle Boogie, Kool and The Gang
13. Midnight At The Oasis, Maria Muldaur
X14. You Make Me Feel Brand New, Stylistics
X15. Show And Tell, Al Wilson
16. Spiders And Snakes, Jim Stafford
X17. Rock On, David Essex
18. Sunshine On My Shoulder, John Denver
X19. Sideshow, Blue Magic
20. Hooked On A Feeling, Blue Swede
21. Billy Don’t Be A Hero, Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
22. Band On The Run, Paul McCartney and Wings [Do you realize there are kids these days that don’t know what band P McC was in before Wings?]
23. The Most Beautiful Girl, Charlie Rich
24. Time In A Bottle, Jim Croce
25. Annie’s Song, John Denver
26. Let Me Be There, Olivia Newton-John
27. Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot
28. (You’re) Having My Baby, Paul Anka
X29. Rock Me Gently, Andy Kim
X30. Boogie Down, Eddie Kendricks
31. You’re Sixteen, Ringo Starr
32. If You Love Me (Let Me Know), Olivia Newton-John
33. Dark Lady, Cher
34. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, Gladys Knight and The Pips
35. Feel Like Makin’ Love, Roberta Flack
X36. Just Dont Want To Be Lonely, Main Ingredient
37. Nothing From Nothing, Billy Preston
X38. Rock Your Baby, George McCrae
39. Top Of The World, Carpenters
40. The Joker, Steve Miller Band
X41. I’ve Got To Use My Imagination, Gladys Knight and The Pips
42. The Show Must Go On, Three Dog Night
X43. Rock The Boat, Hues Corporation
X44. Smokin’ In The Boys Room, Brownsville Station
X45. Living For The City, Stevie Wonder
X46. The Night Chicago Died, Paper Lace
47. Then Came You, Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
48. The Entertainer, Marvin Hamlisch
49. Waterloo, Abba
50. The Air That I Breathe, Hollies
51. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, Steely Dan
52. Mockingbird, Carly Simon
53. Help Me, Joni Mitchell
X54. You Won’t See Me, Anne Murray
X55. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up, Barry White
X56. Tell Me Something Good, Rufus
57. You And Me Against The World, Helen Reddy
X58. Rock And Roll Heaven, Righteous Brothers
X59. Hollywood Swinging, Kool and The Gang
X60. Be Thankful For What You Got, William Devaughn
X61. Hang On In There Baby, Johnny Bristol
62. Eres Tu (Touch The Wind), Mocedades (Boy, do I remember this one!)
63. Taking Care Of Business, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
X64. Radar Love, Golden Earring
65. Please Come To Boston, Dave Loggins
X66. Keep On Smilin’, Wet Willie
X67. Lookin’ For Love, Bobby Womack
X68. Put Your Hands Together, O’Jays
69. On And On, Gladys Knight and The Pips
70. Oh Very Young, Cat Stevens
71. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress), Helen Reddy
72. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
73. I’ve Been Searchin’ So Long, Chicago
74. Oh My My, Ringo Starr
X75. For The Love Of Money, O’Jays
76. I Shot The Sherrif, Eric Clapton
77. Jet, Paul McCartney and Wings
78. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Elton John
79. Tubular Bells, Mike Oldfield
80. Love Song, Anne Murray
x81. I’m Leaving It All Up To You, Donny and Marie Osmond
82. Hello, It’s Me, Todd Rundgren
x83. I Love, Tom T. Hall
x84. Clap For The Wolfman, The Guess Who
85. I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song, Jim Croce
x85. The Lord’s Prayer, Sister Janet Mead
x87. Trying To Hold On To My Woman, Lamont Dozier
x88. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing, Stevie Wonder
x89. A Very Special Love Song, Charlie Rich
x90. My Girl Bill, Jim Stafford
x91. My Mistake Was To Love You, Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
91. Helen Wheels, Paul McCartney and Wings
x93. Wildwood Weed, Jim Stafford
x94. Beach Baby, First Class
x95. Me And Baby Brother, War
x96. Rockin’ Roll Baby, Stylistics
97. I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton-John
98. Call On Me, Chicago
99. Wild Thing, Fancy
100. Mighty Love, Pt. 1, Spinners
Boy, was that a year!
