[discostu]

Sorry but it is true. You’re picking genres and ignoring that there was other stuff (and frankly most of Motown was the same old indistinguishable girl band crap over and over).

Here’s the top 100 for 1967 http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1967.htm generally considered a very good year in rock and a big Motown year, and the number 1 song of the year is Lulu with To Sir With Love... pap.

You call out disco, here’s 1979 http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1979.htm big winners are My Sharona (OK not horrible, not great either), Bad Girls, Le Freak, do You Think I’m Sexy, and Reunited... crap.

1950s, http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=1957 well #1 in 1957 was a half way decent Elvis song, then Pat Boone gets his highly synthetic fingers on #2 AND #6, good year for Pat, bad year for music.

Sorry reality is reality. You REMEMBER the great stuff from that era (or it’s been remembered by enough people for you to find it if you’re not old enough to have actually been there), but there was plenty of not great you (and/ or others) have conveniently forgotten.

[dfwgator]

So what songs from the past 20 years are going to be remembered 50 years from now?

[Ann Archy]

Just asking....how old are you??

[CatherineofAragon]

You make some good points.

I still love ‘80s music, though....good and not-so-good. ;)

[Fiji Hill]

I disagree that 1957 was a bad year for music. It's a safe bet that I would prefer anything on that chart to any song recorded since 2000. However, my favorite songs of the year didn't do so well chartwise. These include:

• This Lonely Boy--The Limelighters

• You Gave Me Peace of Mind--The Spaniels

• My Love is Real--Marvin Rainwater

• Desiree--The Charts

• Daddy Cool--The Rays

[Mears]

Just browsing and spotted your link to 1957 hits.

Memories,memories. A broken romance and “Four Walls” by Jim Reeves.

Amazing how one song can take us back.

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[Repeal The 17th]

1957
Buddy Holly - Oh Boy
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day
Buddy Knox - Party Doll
Danny And The Juniors - At The Hop
Diamonds - Little Darling
Elvis Presley - Jail House Rock
Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
Fats Domino - Walking
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lot Of Shaking
Johnny Mathis - Chances Are
Nat King Cole - Stardust
Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces
Patsy Cline - Walking After Midnight
Platters - I’m Sorry
Sam Cooke - You Send Me

[Fiji Hill]

Here’s the top 100 for 1967...Pap

Looking over that chart, I can see why I stopped listening to Top 40 that year. Nonetheless, there were some golden nuggets among the sludge.

• My World Fell Down--Sagittarius

• Go With Me--Gene & Debbe

• Mary in the Morning--Al Martino

• Reflections--The Supremes

• Strange Days--The Doors

[Borges]

Le Freak was awesome. Chic was a pioneering band and still influential.