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Intro/Outro: When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin
5. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen *
4. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
3. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye *
2. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen *
1. Let's Stay Together by Al Green *
Vote on your favorite song from today's episode
Vote on your favorite song from Week 3
* - Previously played on the podcast
Countdown Wrap-Up:
52 of the 100 songs on this countdown have been played previously on the podcast (For comparison: the 50's had 34 of the 100 songs and the 60's had 68 of the 100 songs).
Final Year Tally:
1970 - 17
1971 - 20
1972 - 7
1973 - 8
1974 - 1
1975 - 9
1976 - 8
1977 - 10
1978 - 7
1979 - 13
(For comparison: 1957 won the 50's and 1967 won the 60's)
Artist Tally:
Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd - 4 songs
David Bowie, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder - 3 songs
18 artists - 2 songs
47 artists - 1 songs
Regarding the 12 lists compiled:
621 total songs
0 songs were found on 10 or more lists
5 songs were found on 9 lists
2 songs were found on 8 lists
15 songs were found on 7 lists
599 songs were found on 6 lists or fewer
Point totals from the 12 lists compiled:
Songs 1-10: 564-751 points
Songs 11-50: 265-522 points
Songs 51-100: 165-262 points
#1 songs on the 12 lists:
Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
How Deep is Your Love by Bee Gees
Life on Mars? by David Bowie
God Save the Queen by Sex Pistols
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Imagine by John Lennon
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (2)
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (3)
Programming announcement:
Next week there will be five special episodes with my friends Marty and Willie.
The Greatest Songs of the 80's will start the following week on June 13, 2022.
Results of this week's voting will be announced on June 13.