5 guys from Chilliwack High’s Class of ’75
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By Steve Newton
The title track wasn’t always the best song on an album in the ’70s.
But when you were standing in the record store, rabidly poring over the brand new LP by your favourite band, that title could get deeply imbedded in your psyche.
Mine, anyway.
30. “Let There Be Rock”, AC/DC, 1977
29. “Station to Station”, David Bowie, 1976
28. “Bad Reputation”, Thin Lizzy, 1977
27. “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”, AC/DC, 1976
26. “Back in ’72”, Bob Seger, 1974
25. “2112”, Rush, 1976
24. “Bad Company”, Bad Company, 1974
23. “London Calling”, The Clash, 1979
22. “Billion Dollar Babies”, Alice Cooper, 1973
21. “Fool for the City”, Foghat, 1975
20. “Heroes”, David Bowie, 1977
19, “Highway to Hell”, AC/DC, 1979
18. “American Woman”, The Guess Who, 1970
17 “Night Moves”, Bob Seger, 1976
16. “Fly Like an Eagle”, The Steve Miller Band, 1976
15. “L.A. Woman”, The Doors, 1971
14. “Jailbreak”, Thin Lizzy, 1976
13. “Band on the Run”, Paul McCartney & Wings, 1973
12. “Aqualung”, Jethro Tull, 1971
11. “Hurry Sundown”, The Outlaws, 1977
10. “Let It Be”, The Beatles, 1970
9. “All the Young Dudes”, Mott the Hoople, 1972
8. “Beautiful Loser”, Bob Seger, 1975
7. “Paranoid”, Black Sabbath, 1970
6. “Burn”, Deep Purple, 1974
5. “Draw the Line”, Aerosmith, 1977
4. “Still Alive and Well”, Johnny Winter, 1973
3. “Wish You Were Here”, Pink Floyd, 1975
2. “Long May You Run”, The Stills-Young Band, 1976
1. “Imagine”, John Lennon, 1971
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