And yet another meme
Go to Pop Culture Madness http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/2006.html and select the year you became 18, or graduated from high school. Snip the top 50 songs from the list and paste it in your journal. Bold the ones you like, strike the ones you dislike, italicize the ones you know but don't care one way or another, and leave the ones you don't know as plain text.
This is the year I graduated, but 1970 had good tunes too.
1969's Greatest Hits
1. Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations (Billboard High Chart: #3)
2. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (Billboard High Chart: #4)
3. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (Billboard High Chart: #1)
4. More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase (Billboard High Chart: #12)
5. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Billboard High Chart: #2)
6. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (Billboard High Chart: #10)
7. My Way - Frank Sinatra (Billboard High Chart: #27)
8. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones (Billboard High Chart: #1)
9. Something - the Beatles (Billboard High Chart: #3)
10. Sugar Sugar - Archies (Billboard High Chart: #1)
11. Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette (Billboard High Chart: #19)
12. Touch Me - Doors (Billboard High Chart: #3)
13. I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations (Billboard High Chart: #1)
14. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Billboard High Chart: #2)
15. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas (Billboard High Chart: #5)
16. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers (Billboard High Chart: #2)
17. Come Together - the Beatles (Billboard High Chart: #1)
18. Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction (Billboard High Chart: #3)
19. Traces - Classics IV & Dennis Yost
20. Hawaii 5-0 - Ventures (Billboard High Chart: #4)
21. Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson (Billboard High Chart: #6)
22. My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder (Billboard High Chart: #4)
23. Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone (Billboard High Chart: #2)
24. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross and the Supremes (Billboard High Chart: #1)
25. Down On The Corner - CCR (Billboard High Chart: #3)
26. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (Billboard High Chart: #1)
27. Everyday People - Sly & Family Stone (Billboard High Chart: #1)
28. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells (Billboard High Chart: #1)
29. Time of the Season - Zombies (Billboard High Chart: #3)
30. Love's Been Good To Me - Frank Sinatra (Billboard High Chart: #75)
31. Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr (Billboard High Chart: #6)
32. Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge (Billboard High Chart: #3)
33. Get Back - Beatles (Billboard High Chart: #1)
34. Ruben James - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (Billboard High Chart: #26)
35. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash (Billboard High Chart: #2)
36. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin - Crazy Elephant (Billboard High Chart: # 12)
37. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears (Billboard High Chart: #2)
38. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (Billboard High Chart: #14)
39. Isrealites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces (Billboard High Chart: #9)
40. Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension (Billboard High Chart: #1)
41. Alice's Rock and Roll Restuaraunt - Arlo Guthrie (Billboard High Chart: #97)
42. Stand! - Sly and the Family Stone (Billboard High Chart: #22)
43. These Eyes - Guess Who (Billboard High Chart: #6)
44. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) (Billboard High Chart: #2)
45. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (Billboard High Chart: #7)
46. Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon (Billboard High Chart: #4)
47. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (Billboard High Chart: #10)
48. Jingo - Santana (Billboard High Chart: #56)
49. I Can Hear Music - Beach Boys (Billboard High Chart: #24)
50. Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann (Billboard High Chart: #44)
And I'm includign the next 25, because I loved Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and Simon and Garfunkle, and because I still think this next song is one of the sexiest ever. And there are other wonderful ones here too.
51. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan (Billboard High Chart: #7)
52. Kick Out The Jams - MC5 (Billboard High Chart: #82)
53. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul and Mary (Billboard High Chart: #1)
54. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle (Billboard High Chart: #7)
55. I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis, Jr (Billboard High Chart:#11)
56. I Got a Line On You - Spirit (Billboard High Chart: #25)
57. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Suremes and Temptations (Billboard High Chart: #2)
58. Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin (Billboard High Chart: #41)
59. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells (Billboard High Chart: #1)
60. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (Billboard High Chart: #37)
61. In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley (Billboard High Chart: #3)
62. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stillsand Nash (Billboard High Chart: #21)
63. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - the 5th Dimension (Billboard High Chart: #1)
64. Listen To The Band - the Monkees (Billboard High Chart: #63)
65. Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat and Tears (Billboard High Chart: #2)
66. Chelsea Morning - Judy Collins (Billboard High Chart: #78)
67. Commotion - CCR (Billboard High Chart: #30)
68. Yesterday, When I Was Young - Roy Clark (Billboard High Chart: #19)
69. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears (Billboard High Chart: #2)
70. The Pledge of Allegiance - Red Skelton (Billboard High Chart: #44)
71. Pinball Wizard - The Who (Billboard High Chart: #19)
72. Am I The Same Girl - Barbara Acklin (Billboard High Chart: #79)
73. Hot Smoke and Sassafras - The Bubble Pupply (Billboard High Chart: #14)
74. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash (Billboard High Chart: #28)
75. In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans (Billboard High Chart: #1 )
This is the year I graduated, but 1970 had good tunes too.
1969's Greatest Hits
1. Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations (Billboard High Chart: #3)
2. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (Billboard High Chart: #4)
3. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (Billboard High Chart: #1)
4. More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase (Billboard High Chart: #12)
5. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Billboard High Chart: #2)
6. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (Billboard High Chart: #10)
7. My Way - Frank Sinatra (Billboard High Chart: #27)
8. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones (Billboard High Chart: #1)
9. Something - the Beatles (Billboard High Chart: #3)
10. Sugar Sugar - Archies (Billboard High Chart: #1)
12. Touch Me - Doors (Billboard High Chart: #3)
13. I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations (Billboard High Chart: #1)
14. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Billboard High Chart: #2)
15. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas (Billboard High Chart: #5)
16. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers (Billboard High Chart: #2)
17. Come Together - the Beatles (Billboard High Chart: #1)
18. Grazing In The Grass - Friends of Distinction (Billboard High Chart: #3)
19. Traces - Classics IV & Dennis Yost
20. Hawaii 5-0 - Ventures (Billboard High Chart: #4)
21. Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson (Billboard High Chart: #6)
22. My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder (Billboard High Chart: #4)
23. Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone (Billboard High Chart: #2)
24. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross and the Supremes (Billboard High Chart: #1)
25. Down On The Corner - CCR (Billboard High Chart: #3)
26. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (Billboard High Chart: #1)
27. Everyday People - Sly & Family Stone (Billboard High Chart: #1)
28. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James and the Shondells (Billboard High Chart: #1)
29. Time of the Season - Zombies (Billboard High Chart: #3)
30. Love's Been Good To Me - Frank Sinatra (Billboard High Chart: #75)
31. Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr (Billboard High Chart: #6)
32. Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge (Billboard High Chart: #3)
33. Get Back - Beatles (Billboard High Chart: #1)
34. Ruben James - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (Billboard High Chart: #26)
35. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash (Billboard High Chart: #2)
36. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin - Crazy Elephant (Billboard High Chart: # 12)
37. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat and Tears (Billboard High Chart: #2)
38. Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon (Billboard High Chart: #14)
39. Isrealites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces (Billboard High Chart: #9)
40. Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension (Billboard High Chart: #1)
41. Alice's Rock and Roll Restuaraunt - Arlo Guthrie (Billboard High Chart: #97)
42. Stand! - Sly and the Family Stone (Billboard High Chart: #22)
43. These Eyes - Guess Who (Billboard High Chart: #6)
44. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) (Billboard High Chart: #2)
45. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder (Billboard High Chart: #7)
46. Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon (Billboard High Chart: #4)
47. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (Billboard High Chart: #10)
48. Jingo - Santana (Billboard High Chart: #56)
49. I Can Hear Music - Beach Boys (Billboard High Chart: #24)
50. Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann (Billboard High Chart: #44)
And I'm includign the next 25, because I loved Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and Simon and Garfunkle, and because I still think this next song is one of the sexiest ever. And there are other wonderful ones here too.
51. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan (Billboard High Chart: #7)
52. Kick Out The Jams - MC5 (Billboard High Chart: #82)
53. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter Paul and Mary (Billboard High Chart: #1)
54. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkle (Billboard High Chart: #7)
55. I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis, Jr (Billboard High Chart:#11)
56. I Got a Line On You - Spirit (Billboard High Chart: #25)
57. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Suremes and Temptations (Billboard High Chart: #2)
58. Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin (Billboard High Chart: #41)
59. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and the Shondells (Billboard High Chart: #1)
60. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (Billboard High Chart: #37)
61. In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley (Billboard High Chart: #3)
62. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stillsand Nash (Billboard High Chart: #21)
63. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - the 5th Dimension (Billboard High Chart: #1)
64. Listen To The Band - the Monkees (Billboard High Chart: #63)
65. Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat and Tears (Billboard High Chart: #2)
66. Chelsea Morning - Judy Collins (Billboard High Chart: #78)
67. Commotion - CCR (Billboard High Chart: #30)
68. Yesterday, When I Was Young - Roy Clark (Billboard High Chart: #19)
69. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears (Billboard High Chart: #2)
70. The Pledge of Allegiance - Red Skelton (Billboard High Chart: #44)
71. Pinball Wizard - The Who (Billboard High Chart: #19)
72. Am I The Same Girl - Barbara Acklin (Billboard High Chart: #79)
73. Hot Smoke and Sassafras - The Bubble Pupply (Billboard High Chart: #14)
74. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash (Billboard High Chart: #28)
75. In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans (Billboard High Chart: #1 )