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[back to top] American Idol  Songs (1970s only Min. 2 Perfs)

#	Song / Artist	Average Rating	#Pf	Hi	Lo	σ	0-19	20-39	40-59	60-79	80-100
1	Somebody To Love0001Somebody To Love Queen	54.3	4	68	43	26.0	0	0	2	1	0
2	Bridge Over Troubled Water0001Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel	65.5	2	86	45	24.0	0	0	1	0	1
3	She Believes In Me0001She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers	38.0	2	47	29	24.0	0	1	1	0	0
4	What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?0001What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? Sarah Vaughan	67.0	2	72	62	23.5	0	0	0	2	0
5	Youve Got A Friend0001You've Got A Friend James Taylor	54.3	3	81	40	23.3	0	0	2	0	1
6	Travelin Band0001Travelin' Band Creedence Clearwater Revival	49.0	2	50	48	23.0	0	0	2	0	0
7	Bohemian Rhapsody0001Bohemian Rhapsody Queen	57.3	3	90	38	22.7	0	1	1	0	1
8	Take Me Home Country Roads0001Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver	29.0	2	41	17	22.5	1	0	1	0	0
9	Fat Bottomed Girls0001Fat Bottomed Girls Queen	47.0	3	59	31	22.3	0	1	2	0	0
10	Let's Get It On0001Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye	56.0	4	74	39	22.3	0	1	1	2	0
11	Have You Ever Seen The Rain?0001Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival	49.0	4	65	34	22.0	0	1	2	1	0
12	Piano Man0001Piano Man Billy Joel	66.0	2	77	55	22.0	0	0	1	1	0
13	Play That Funky Music0001Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry	64.0	2	69	59	22.0	0	0	1	1	0
14	Way We Were0001The Way We Were Barbra Streisand	47.0	3	47	47	22.0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Maggie May0001Maggie May Rod Stewart	64.5	2	70	59	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
16	Movin Out Anthonys Song0001Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Billy Joel	57.0	2	61	53	21.5	0	0	1	1	0
17	Only The Good Die Young0001Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel	53.0	2	71	35	21.5	0	1	0	1	0
18	Your Song0001Your Song Elton John	65.5	3	69	62	21.5	0	0	0	2	0
19	Superstition0001Superstition Stevie Wonder	51.4	7	65	35	21.4	0	3	0	4	0
20	Drift Away0001Drift Away Dobie Gray Uncle Kracker	52.7	3	84	29	21.0	0	1	1	0	1
21	Reasons0001Reasons Earth, Wind & Fire	33.5	2	35	32	21.0	0	2	0	0	0
22	Rocket Man0001Rocket Man Elton John	26.5	4	39	16	21.0	1	3	0	0	0
23	September0001September Earth, Wind & Fire	37.7	3	52	27	21.0	0	2	1	0	0
24	Go Your Own Way0001Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac	29.5	2	44	15	20.5	1	0	1	0	0
25	Im Every Woman0001I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan	57.3	4	87	27	20.5	0	1	1	1	1
26	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word0001Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John	48.4	5	73	24	20.4	0	2	2	1	0
27	Without You0001Without You Nilsson Mariah Carey	55.6	5	82	39	20.4	0	1	2	1	1
28	Turn The Beat Around0001Turn The Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson	49.6	5	72	17	20.2	1	0	3	1	0
29	Across The Universe0001Across The Universe The Beatles	62.5	2	66	59	20.0	0	0	1	1	0
30	I Feel The Earth Move0001I Feel The Earth Move Carole King	49.3	3	64	39	20.0	0	1	1	1	0
31	If You Don't Know Me By Now0001If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Simply Red	55.4	5	75	25	20.0	0	1	1	3	0
32	Long Train Runnin'0001Long Train Runnin' The Doobie Brothers	25.0	2	31	19	20.0	1	1	0	0	0
33	Youre No Good0001You're No Good Linda Ronstadt	40.5	2	44	37	20.0	0	1	1	0	0
34	Dont Leave Me This Way0001Don't Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston	57.0	3	61	53	19.7	0	0	2	1	0
35	How Can You Mend A Broken Heart0001How Can You Mend A Broken Heart The Bee Gees	68.3	3	78	59	19.7	0	0	1	2	0
36	Imagine0001Imagine John Lennon	60.7	7	93	39	19.7	0	1	3	1	1
37	Just The Way You Are0001Just The Way You Are Billy Joel	53.5	2	64	43	19.5	0	0	1	1	0
38	Nights On Broadway0001Nights On Broadway The Bee Gees	56.0	2	56	56	19.5	0	0	2	0	0
39	Ill Never Love This Way Again0001I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick	44.3	3	54	33	19.3	0	1	2	0	0
40	Stayin Alive0001Stayin' Alive The Bee Gees	29.7	3	44	22	19.3	0	2	1	0	0
41	Ill Be There0001I'll Be There The Jackson 5 Mariah Carey	44.0	4	61	35	19.3	0	2	1	1	0
42	Maybe Im Amazed0001Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney	71.8	4	82	50	19.3	0	0	1	2	1
43	All In Love Is Fair0001All In Love Is Fair Stevie Wonder	41.6	5	75	16	19.2	1	2	1	1	0
44	Lets Stay Together0001Let's Stay Together Al Green Tina Turner	56.2	5	80	27	19.2	0	1	2	1	1
45	Beast Of Burden0001Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones	64.5	2	67	62	19.0	0	0	0	2	0
46	Cant You See0001Can't You See Marshall Tucker Band	58.0	2	72	44	19.0	0	0	1	1	0
47	Emotion0001Emotion Samantha Sang	48.0	2	61	35	19.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	I Just Want To Be Your Everything0001I Just Want To Be Your Everything Andy Gibb	43.5	2	46	41	19.0	0	0	2	0	0
49	I Want You Back0001I Want You Back The Jackson 5	38.7	4	44	31	19.0	0	1	2	0	0
50	Jolene0001Jolene Dolly Parton	46.8	5	70	22	19.0	0	1	2	1	0
51	Lean On Me0001Lean On Me Bill Withers Club Nouveau	53.5	2	69	38	19.0	0	1	0	1	0
52	Never Can Say Goodbye0001Never Can Say Goodbye The Jackson 5	37.7	3	55	23	19.0	0	2	1	0	0
53	Renegade0001Renegade Styx	55.5	2	79	32	19.0	0	1	0	1	0
54	You Are So Beautiful0001You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker	59.6	6	77	46	18.8	0	0	3	2	0
55	Crazy Little Thing Called Love0001Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen	32.1	7	62	13	18.7	2	4	0	1	0
56	Inseparable0001Inseparable Natalie Cole	70.3	3	87	60	18.7	0	0	0	2	1
57	First Time Ever I Saw Your Face0001The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack	57.5	2	86	29	18.5	0	1	0	0	1
58	Hopelessly Devoted To You0001Hopelessly Devoted To You Olivia Newton-John	35.5	2	38	33	18.5	0	2	0	0	0
59	Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting0001Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Elton John	46.0	2	71	21	18.5	0	1	0	1	0
60	Whats Going On0001What's Going On Marvin Gaye	47.0	3	75	15	18.3	1	0	1	1	0
61	Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me0001Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John	70.6	8	90	45	18.1	0	0	2	2	3
62	All Right Now0001All Right Now Free	49.0	2	73	25	18.0	0	1	0	1	0
63	Sir Duke0001Sir Duke Stevie Wonder	29.5	2	32	27	18.0	0	2	0	0	0
64	Takin It To The Streets0001Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers	71.5	2	80	63	18.0	0	0	0	1	1
65	Tiny Dancer0001Tiny Dancer Elton John	38.0	2	44	32	18.0	0	1	1	0	0
66	Simple Man0001Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd	57.2	6	83	28	17.8	0	2	0	2	1
67	Let It Be0001Let It Be The Beatles	55.0	4	85	19	17.8	1	0	1	1	1
68	Superstar0001Superstar Carpenters	61.3	3	81	36	17.7	0	1	0	1	1
69	Barracuda0001Barracuda Heart	58.5	2	76	41	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
70	I Wish0001I Wish Stevie Wonder	62.0	2	65	59	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
71	Landslide0001Landslide Fleetwood Mac The Dixie Chicks	46.5	3	86	7	17.5	1	0	0	0	1
72	Stay With Me0001Stay With Me Faces	70.5	2	75	66	17.5	0	0	0	2	0
73	Sweet Home Alabama0001Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd	58.0	2	72	44	17.5	0	0	1	1	0
74	What You Wont Do For Love0001What You Won't Do For Love Bobby Caldwell	46.5	2	51	42	17.5	0	0	2	0	0
75	Aint No Sunshine0001Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers	72.4	5	90	46	17.4	0	0	1	2	2
76	Dream On0001Dream On Aerosmith	45.3	3	81	7	17.3	1	0	1	0	1
77	Everlasting Love0001Everlasting Love Carl Carlton	35.0	3	61	9	17.3	1	1	0	1	0
78	Knocks Me Off My Feet0001Knocks Me Off My Feet Stevie Wonder	35.7	3	53	17	17.3	1	1	1	0	0
79	Rhiannon0001Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac	69.3	4	72	66	17.3	0	0	0	3	0
80	Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours0001Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Stevie Wonder	59.0	4	76	48	17.3	0	0	3	1	0
81	Heartbreaker0001Heartbreaker Pat Benatar	52.3	3	66	40	17.0	0	0	2	1	0
82	Long And Winding Road0001The Long And Winding Road The Beatles	52.8	4	69	33	17.0	0	1	1	2	0
83	Living For The City0001Living For The City Stevie Wonder	67.3	4	84	37	16.8	0	1	0	2	1
84	Its A Miracle0001It's A Miracle Barry Manilow	35.5	2	56	15	16.5	1	0	1	0	0
85	New York State Of Mind0001New York State Of Mind Billy Joel	72.3	4	91	47	16.5	0	0	1	1	2
86	Bennie And The Jets0001Bennie And The Jets Elton John	31.3	3	72	3	16.3	2	0	0	1	0
87	If You Really Love Me0001If You Really Love Me Stevie Wonder	52.7	3	74	37	16.3	0	1	1	1	0
88	Because The Night0001Because The Night Patti Smith Group 10,000 Maniacs	40.0	2	59	21	16.0	0	1	1	0	0
89	I Will Always Love You0001I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton Whitney Houston	66.0	3	92	53	16.0	0	0	2	0	1
90	If I Were Your Woman0001If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight and the Pips	73.5	3	76	71	16.0	0	0	0	2	0
91	Last Dance0001Last Dance Donna Summer	34.0	3	58	7	16.0	1	1	1	0	0
92	Levon0001Levon Elton John	59.5	2	80	39	16.0	0	1	0	0	1
93	Love You Inside Out0001Love You Inside Out The Bee Gees	45.0	2	46	44	16.0	0	0	2	0	0
94	We Are The Champions0001We Are The Champions Queen	37.3	3	81	11	16.0	1	1	0	0	1
95	Knock On Wood0001Knock On Wood Amii Stewart	40.3	3	69	15	15.7	1	1	0	1	0
96	Rock With You0001Rock With You Michael Jackson	39.0	3	57	23	15.7	0	2	1	0	0
97	American Woman0001American Woman The Guess Who	25.0	2	25	25	15.5	0	2	0	0	0
98	I Will Survive0001I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor	63.5	2	72	55	15.5	0	0	1	1	0
99	Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)0001Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin	50.5	2	80	21	15.5	0	1	0	0	1
100	All By Myself0001All By Myself Eric Carmen Celine Dion	49.2	7	92	11	15.3	1	2	0	1	2

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