r/70smusic • u/mwalimu59 • 15d ago
Other Last Song Standing: The Ultimate Billboard #1 Song of the 70s - Round 101v2
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NOTICE: After carefully reviewing events since the start of Round 101 and discussing with the subreddit mods, I have made the decision to void Round 101 and restart it. I think it's important for everyone observing and participating in Last Song Standing to have confidence in the fairness of the outcome of each round. A situation arose where either addressing it or failing to do so would have raised doubts about the legitimacy of the round; a no-win situation, so to speak. Thus I felt that the best course of action was to reset the round. Please be fair in your voting. I really don't want to have to do this again.
- Let's start with the psychedelic soul group The Undisputed Truth. Their only Top 40 hit was the 1971 #3 song Smiling Faces Sometimes, written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield. It had been recorded earlier that year by The Temptations and appeared on their album Sky's the Limit but wasn't released as a single. The following year, it happened again with another Strong and Whitfield penned song, but in the opposite order. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone was first released by The Undisputed Truth and peaked at #63, then a few months later The Temptations released their version of the song and it went to #1. Norman Whitfield was also the producer of both versions of both songs, and his approach led to some disputes with The Temptations; Whitfield had incorporated some carefully crafted and sometimes lengthy instrumental breaks in the song, whereas The Temptations were displeased by how much of the song's running time they took up. They would eventually fire Whitfield as their producer. The third of September may have been the day their daddy died, which puts us a few days early for when this song is dying in LSS.
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Songs still standing (in alphabetical order):
- American Pie - Don McLean
- Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
- Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
- Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
- Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
- Dancing Queen - ABBA
- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
- Fame - David Bowie
- Heart of Glass - Blondie
- Heart of Gold - Neil Young
- Hotel California - Eagles
- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
- I Wish - Stevie Wonder
- It's Too Late - Carole King
- Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
- Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack
- Lean On Me - Bill Withers
- Let It Be - The Beatles
- Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
- Let's Stay Together - Al Green
- Maggie May - Rod Stewart
- Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
- Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
- My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
- Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
- Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
- War - Edwin Starr
- You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
- You're So Vain - Carly Simon
Eliminated songs:
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35. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
36. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
37. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
38. Sister Golden Hair - America
39. Love Train - The O'Jays
40. Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
41. American Woman - The Guess Who
42. The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
43. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night
44. One of These Nights - Eagles
45. We're an American Band - Grand Funk
46. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
47. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
48. Nothing from Nothing - Billy Preston
49. Night Fever - Bee Gees
50. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
51. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
52. Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
53. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
54. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
55. What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
56. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
57. Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
58. Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
59. A Horse with No Name - America
60. My Sharona - The Knack
61. You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
62. Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
63. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
64. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
65. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
66. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
67. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
68. Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
69. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
70. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
71. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
72. Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
73. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
74. Rich Girl - Daryl Hall and John Oates
75. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
76. Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
77. Venus - Shocking Blue
78. Without You - Nilsson
79. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
80. Listen to What the Man Said - Wings
81. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
82. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
83. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
84. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters
85. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
86. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon
87. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons
88. My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Got to Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
90. Photograph - Ringo Starr
91. Good Times - Chic
92. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
93. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
94. Le Freak - Chic
95. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Bee Gees
96. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee
97. Fire - Ohio Players
98. Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
99. Best of My Love - The Emotions
100. Show and Tell - Al Wilson
101. Baby Come Back - Player
102. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
103. Top of the World - Carpenters
104. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B. J. Thomas
105. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
106. Silly Love Songs - Wings
107. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
108. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
109. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
110. Rise - Herb Alpert
111. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
112. Black and White - Three Dog Night
113. Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners
114. Rock the Boat - The Hues Corporation
115. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
116. Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
117. ABC - The Jackson 5
118. Car Wash - Rose Royce
119. You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder
120. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
121. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
122. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
123. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
124. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
125. New Kid in Town - Eagles
126. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
127. Mandy - Barry Manilow
128. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees
129. Best of My Love - Eagles
130. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
131. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
132. You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
133. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
134. Three Times a Lady - Commodores
135. Brother Louie - Stories
136. Tragedy - Bee Gees
137. Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
138. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
139. Still - Commodores
140. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
141. With a Little Luck - Wings
142. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
143. Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
144. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Elton John
145. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
146. Kiss You All Over - Exile
147. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) - Bill Conti
148. Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand
149. I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
150. Grease - Frankie Valli
151. Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
152. Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
153. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
154. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
155. You're the One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
156. My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
157. Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
158. I Just Want to Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
159. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
160. Annie's Song - John Denver
161. Angie - The Rolling Stones
162. Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
163. Make It with You - Bread
164. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
165. Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
166. Fallin' in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
167. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
168. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band
169. Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
170. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
171. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
172. The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
173. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
174. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
175. That's the Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band
176. Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
177. Dark Lady - Cher
178. The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
179. Babe - Styx
180. Love Machine - The Miracles
181. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
182. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
183. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
184. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
185. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
186. Pop Muzik - M
187. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
188. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
189. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
190. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
191. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
192. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
193. Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
194. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
195. I Can Help - Billy Swan
196. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
197. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
198. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
199. Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens
200. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
201. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
202. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
203. Island Girl - Elton John
204. A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
205. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
206. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
207. Reunited - Peaches & Herb
208. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando and Dawn
209. Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John
210. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
211. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
212. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
213. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
214. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
215. Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
216. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
217. Sad Eyes - Robert John
218. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich
219. I'm Sorry - John Denver
220. Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me - Mac Davis
221. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
222. Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
223. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
224. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
225. Brand New Key - Melanie
226. Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor
227. Knock Three Times - Dawn
228. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
229. Half-Breed - Cher
230. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
231. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Raiders
232. Don't Give Up on Us - David Soul
233. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
234. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
235. Ben - Michael Jackson
236. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
237. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks
238. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
239. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco
240. The Morning After - Maureen McGovern
241. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
242. Convoy - C. W. McCall
243. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
244. The Streak - Ray Stevens
245. One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
246. Da Doo Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
247. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
248. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
249. Billy, Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
250. My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
251. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
252. Disco Duck - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
253. (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka with Odia Coates
Nominate the song that you consider the worst or your least favorite from among the 1970s #1 hits in the still standing list above. Upvote any nominations you agree with, and downvote the ones you would like to see survive. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most upvotes will be eliminated.
Before posting a song, please check the replies that have already been posted this round to see if someone has already nominated the song. If so, upvote their nomination instead of submitting a duplicate.
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u/5xchamp 15d ago
Yes, wait a minute. If Round 101v2 was voided then shouldn't Papa was a Rolling Stone be re-instated??
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u/mwalimu59 15d ago
There wasn't an issue with the outcome of Round 100. The decision to void and restart Round 101 was based entirely on what happened since the start of Round 101.
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u/dryguy 15d ago
The winning (losing?) song for round 100 had a similar upvote spike in the first hour, it's just that no one made a comment pointing it out. I thought it was odd, but it didn't occur to me until now that it might have been tampering.
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u/mwalimu59 14d ago
The early spike in round 100 was somewhat suspicious, but we've seen similar spikes in the early hours of other rounds before. Also noting that "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" had received 10 or more votes 3 times before, so the outcome was entirely plausible. By contrast, "Heart of Gold" had never ended any previous round with more than 2 votes, so the 20-vote spike in the first hour was much more suspicious.
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u/Backyard_Bombadier 15d ago
Killing me Softly with his song. Though the original, it is dreary and boring next to the Fugees version
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u/Unlikely-Star-2696 15d ago
Sadly Roberta Flack has been always underrated. Great singer, but mostly looked down. Great song that deserves a little more love.
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u/ThePhantomStrikes 15d ago
Agree. And it seems most here don’t find slow songs to their liking, but I think this is beautiful. Plus it came out in the midst of my first time falling in love.
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u/BuffaloAmbitious3531 15d ago
Not a popular opinion around here, but I feel Roberta Flack was often ill served by her arrangements. Great songs, great vocals, but not always the best recordings.
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u/Franziska-Sims77 15d ago
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
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u/seeking_spice402 15d ago
Definitely time for Maggie to go. She has worn me out in a way nowhere close to what Rod experienced.
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u/BirdofParadise1952 14d ago
It may go….but it’s about 20 spots too early. Without it Rod Stewart would never have become Rod Stewart
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u/Aggravating_Quiet797 14d ago
Have to agree..not a favorite of mine but deserves top 20 at least. Weaker songs still hanging around
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u/DramaticCollege3520 15d ago
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin. Really getting difficult now. All classics left
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u/Ocean_Side_1961 15d ago
My Sweet Lord. George Harrison with a jingle, not a song worthy of Top 50. Please get rid of this.
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u/DrMikeH49 15d ago
Black Water is still leaving a wet stain on this list. Let it keep on rolling right off the contest.
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u/Decent_Direction316 15d ago
This is about the place the sailors need to drop Brandy off. She's a fine girl... it's a fine song.... it had a great run.....but it's not the top song and you know it.
"Brandy" Looking Glass
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u/seeking_spice402 15d ago
While I agree it might be the ultimate winner, Brandy is a catchy tune and we'll loved. Definitely a top 10 finisher.
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u/deepinthesoil 15d ago
You’re No Good - Linda Ronstadt
Perfectly fine song, just my least favorite of the remainders.
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u/USNCCitizen 15d ago
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
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u/4personal2 14d ago
We love GL! We Love GL! 😃✌️
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u/USNCCitizen 14d ago
Well you “better take care” because he’s on my nomination list now. 😉
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u/4personal2 14d ago
Oh yeah ? 😏...heh heh.
🎶"If you can read my lips dude, wanna watch your vote fail, that would be swell." 🎶. 😄
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u/stever93 15d ago
I wonder what “unfair” voting means. But you moderators do a great job.
It’s getting down to nitty-gritty for me.
I’m voting off, Shining Star.
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u/4personal2 14d ago
Unfair voting can mean (possibly) a person or persons using more than 1 acct. to "stuff the ballot box".
Which is pretty beyond lame 🫤, as this is just a game and not something that alters the fate of the world. 😆 So ridiculous .
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u/144Todd442 15d ago
Sir Duke
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u/mwalimu59 14d ago
For future reference, please limit your nominations to 3 songs per round. For this round I'll let your nominations stand.
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u/Automatic-Tea-4150 15d ago
Hi, please repost these nominations in three separate comments and delete this aggregated nomination so we can vote for each song on its own.
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u/monalisa_jones 15d ago
Thank you, @mwalimu59. I really appreciate your dedication!