[the OlLine Rebel]

TOURNAMENT OF CHART-TOPPERS 1970S PING LIST
(This is a temporary ping list, so don’t worry!)

Songs of the Great 8! Pick one per pair!

Format: Billboard rank/seed - year - song title - act

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
2 1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce

2 1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[stylin19a]

1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce
1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[Dr. Sivana]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
1*1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
2*1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce

2*1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
1*1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[Fiji Hill]

1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

[FrdmLvr]

Maggie May
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Rhinestone Cowboy
My Sharona

[OrangeHoof]

1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

2 1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

Now do this for the Sixties...

[Bodleian_Girl]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

[dfwddr]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[FatherofFive]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[dangus]

Joy to the World
American Pie
Play that Funky Music
Stayin’ Alive

[Personal Responsibility]

1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

[SeafoodGumbo]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart

2 1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

[OrioleFan]

1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

2 1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I pick: 2. Maggie May, Rod Stewart and 1. “Joy to the World”, Three Dog Night.

Who can resist a swinging song about a bullfrog?

[octex]

Oops! ....I posted my votes in #47, instead of to you.

[BlueLancer]

1. Joy to the World
2. American Pie
3. Rhinestone Cowboy
4. My Sharona

[Gil4]

1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[PROCON]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

2 1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees

[So Cal Rocket]

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[KosmicKitty]

I’ll try not to vote twice this time :-)

1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean

5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack

[RansomOttawa]

My picks in bold, as usual.

2 1971 “Maggie May” Rod Stewart
1 1971 “Joy to the World” Three Dog Night

3 1972 “American Pie” Don McLean
2 1973 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” Jim Croce

2 1975 “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell
5 1976 “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry

4 1978 “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
1 1979 “My Sharona” The Knack