Can you name the songs or albums from the 1970's that made the RIAA Songs of the Century list?

Artist	Song / Album	Year
Don McLean		1971
Charlie Rich		1973
Joni Mitchell		1970
Weather Report		1976
Miles Davis (album)		1969
Bruce Springsteen		1975
Van Morrison		1967
Harry Chapin		1974
The Carpenters		1970
Loretta Lynn		1970
Abba		1977
Charlie Daniels Band		1979
Nilsson		1969
James Taylor		1970
Lynyrd Skynyrd		1974
Kenny Rogers		1978
Fleetwood Mac		1977
Elton John		1973
Movie soundtrack (album)		1978
Neil Young		1972
Eagles		1977
Helen Reddy		1972

Artist	Song / Album	Year
Johnny Nash		1972
The Jackson 5		1969
Gloria Gaynor		1979
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes		1972
John Lennon		1971
Carole King		1971
Three Dog Night		1971
Roberta Flack		1973
Derek & The Dominos		1972
Bill Withers		1972
Al Green		1972
Rod Stewart		1971
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson		1978
Jimmy Buffett		1977
Gladys Knight & The Pips		1973
Shirley Caesar		1975
Crosby,Stills, Nash & Young		1970
Santana		1971
Billy Joel		1974
Allman Brothers Band		1973
The Staple Singers		1971
Chicago		1972

Artist	Song / Album	Year
Donna Summer		1983
Led Zeppelin		1971
The Bee Gees		1978
Stevie Wonder		1972
John Denver		1971
Thomas Dorsey & Marion Williams		1973
K.C. & The Sunshine Band		1975
Isaac Hayes		1971
George Benson		1976
Jim Croce		1973
The Grateful Dead		1970
Aerosmith		1976
Edwin Starr		1970
Barbra Streisand		1973
Sister Sledge		1979
Queen		1977
Marvin Gaye		1971
Linda Ronstadt		1975
Village People		1978
Stevie Wonder		1973
Carly Simon		1973

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RIAA Songs of the Century (1970s) Quiz

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	eliana:	May 23rd, 2010 at 06:06 GMT		7 points
	Where's Bohemian Rhapsody? It's the best song ever written!

	goofymuffin:	May 23rd, 2010 at 06:50 GMT		1 point
	@exackerly: Yep -- 1967.

	BamaRainbow:	May 23rd, 2010 at 07:02 GMT		3 points
	Why is the movie soundtrack given a 1979 date? The film was released in the late spring/early summer of 1978, the soundtrack topped the album chart during the summer and early fall of 1978, and spawned 4 Top 5 (and 2 #1) singles between April and October of 1978.

	BamaRainbow:	May 23rd, 2010 at 07:08 GMT		0 points
	I had a tough time with several of the songs, even with the given years, until I caught the "secret" clue.

	guyborab:	May 23rd, 2010 at 09:04 GMT		14 points
	Why are some songs from the 80's and 60's?

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	H0limkill:	May 23rd, 2010 at 09:54 GMT		-1 points
	Only one remark, it's Eagles not The Eagles.

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	alleyt1989:	May 23rd, 2010 at 12:41 GMT		3 points
	the majority of these tracks are such classics!

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	TL333s:	May 23rd, 2010 at 13:21 GMT		5 points
	I feel stupid for missing as many as I did. Why is the Donna Summer song from the 80s?

	Tahnan:	May 23rd, 2010 at 13:36 GMT		-1 points
	It would have been a more interesting quiz if it had been a list from a more interesting source.

	rockgolf:	May 23rd, 2010 at 14:51 GMT		8 points
	To hopefully answer many of your questions: The RIAA selected the songs, and in some cases, I fully agree, they made some bad choices. Brown Eyed Girl over Moondance (when the former wasn't even from the 70s)? We Will Rock You over Bohemian Rhapsody? A song from Donna Summers from the 80s instead of Bad Girls or Hot Stuff or Last Dance? Inexplicable. But it's their list. That's why to hopefully aid you a little I put the answers in alphabetical order. Otherwise, it becomes just a complete guess in some of these cases. Thanks, BamaRainbow & H0limkill, I'll apply those fixes.

	rockgolf:	May 23rd, 2010 at 14:52 GMT		3 points
	(Sigh, and yes, I misspelled Donna Summer above.)

	gqb:	May 23rd, 2010 at 14:57 GMT		1 point
	Great songs! I see Afternoon Delight, Loving You, Wildfire (sappiest song ever) and Midnight at the Oasis did not make the list.

	leppyfresh:	May 23rd, 2010 at 15:21 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz.

	firedrake:	May 23rd, 2010 at 15:49 GMT		3 points
	It would be nice if you'd take partial titles (ie. "Country Roads" for "Take Me Home Country Roads") -- I missed several due to not having the official title, vs. what everyone knows the song as. Also, it's not _The_ Village People, it's "Village People".

	jaymc:	May 23rd, 2010 at 16:01 GMT		3 points
	If there's one Donna Summer song on the list, it should be "I Feel Love."

	johnlk:	May 23rd, 2010 at 16:25 GMT		6 points
	The RIAA are utter morons.

	burywmore:	May 23rd, 2010 at 16:50 GMT		3 points
	It really makes no sense why Donna Summer, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Nillson, amd The Jackson Five are on that list. I know that the guy that made the quiz just put up what the RIAA had on their list. So some idiots decide that they really REALLY like "She Works Hard For The Money" and even though it came out nearly four years after the decade they themselves want to talk about ended, its just got to be on the list. Enjoyed the quiz just fine...just a dumb source is all.

	elasticpretzel:	May 23rd, 2010 at 18:33 GMT		1 point
	haha i'm retarded! i never noticed they were alphabetical!

	mfisher64:	May 23rd, 2010 at 19:49 GMT		2 points
	Fair play, song choices are based on someone's personal opinion but this list makes no sense, songs from the 60s and 80s, one album for some reason????

	johnspartan4187:	May 23rd, 2010 at 21:28 GMT		0 points
	Woah woah woah! Brown Eyed Girl definitly deserves to be there. Take that back Rockgolf!

	robinguy19:	May 23rd, 2010 at 22:30 GMT		3 points
	I answered country roads. boo

	ktappe:	May 23rd, 2010 at 22:57 GMT		-2 points
	This one's hard from several points of view: 1) Many times you'll know the song but not know the artist. (I've heard "Lean On Me" 1000 times but had not heard of Bill Withers.) 2) You may think (rightly so) that a different song is a group's most famous. (For example, I feel confident that both "Rhiannon" and "Don't Stop" are way more famous songs by Fleetwood Mac than "Go Your Own Way.") 3) There are lots of styles of music here. No way you're going to know Thomas Dorsey if you also know Lynyrd Skynyrd. Tricky!

	Jamessir:	May 24th, 2010 at 00:22 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for the alphabetical! Helped a bunch!

	quent1979:	May 24th, 2010 at 01:14 GMT		-3 points
	Oh, God. Another list with the pretentious, juvenile, plodding "Imagine".

	mclemon17:	May 24th, 2010 at 03:16 GMT		3 points
	Whats the secret clue?

	BamaRainbow:	May 24th, 2010 at 05:46 GMT		1 point
	@mclemon17: See the instructions--particularly, the NOTE. When I played the game, I don't believe that hint was there.

	evil_fruit_girl:	May 24th, 2010 at 06:10 GMT		1 point
	I know so many Fleetwood Mac songs, I tried probably close to 10, but overlooked Go Your Own Way.

	shwax:	May 24th, 2010 at 06:31 GMT		0 points
	really? no dead heads on sporcle?

	torerodrizzle:	May 24th, 2010 at 16:52 GMT		1 point
	Every thing I've ever seen on Everybody's Talkin is by "Harry Nilsson", not just "Nilsson". Call me out if I'm wrong on this though.