100 Upbeat 70s Songs To Boost Your Mood
Totally groovy hits to make you smile.
Getty The 1970s brought us some of the most iconic fashion trends, classic movies, and of course, some of the greatest music of all time — evidenced by these iconic and upbeat 70s songs.
In the 70s, everyone was rocking plaid and styling their hair like Farrah Fawcett. Social media wasn’t even thought of yet, let alone the internet, and you captured all of your favorite memories with a Polaroid camera.
If you wanted to ask your crush on a date you had to actually call them, or worse, ask them out in person. Yikes!
All of the cool kids were hanging out at the roller skating rink or watching Charlie's Angels after school. Ah, the good ol' days.
To take you back in time we’ve compiled a totally radical playlist to listen to the next time you’re having a not so groovy day. Throw on some bellbottoms and add these upbeat 70s songs to your mood-boosting playlist.
1. "Rock With You" — Michael Jackson
2. "Born To Run" — Bruce Springsteen
3. "September" — Earth, Wind, & Fire
4. "Easy" — Commodores
5. "Just What I Needed" — The Cars
6. "Dreams" — Fleetwood Mac
7. "I Can See Clearly Now" — Johnny Nash
8. "Bennie And The Jets" — Elton John
9. "The Boys Are Back In Town" — Thin Lizzy
10. "Superstition" — Stevie Wonder
11. "Dancing Queen" — ABBA
12. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" — Queen
13. "I Want You To Want Me" — Cheap Trick
14. "Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)" — Looking Glass
15. "Rich Girl" — Daryl Hall & John Oates
16. "Stayin’ Alive" — Bee Gees
17. "Mama Told Me Not To Come" — Three Dog Night
18. "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow
19. "Mr. Blue Sky" — Electric Light Orchestra
20. "Only The Good Die Young" — Billy Joel
21. "Saturday In The Park" — Chicago
22. "Take It Easy" — The Eagles
23. "Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me" — Mac Davis
24. "Heart Of Glass" — Blondie
25. "Uncle Albert" — Paul McCartney
26. "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" — Tony Orlando & Dawn
27. "My Sweet Lord" — George Harrison
28. "Jet Airliner" — Steve Miller Band
29. "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" — Paul Simon
30. "Miss You" — The Rolling Stones
31. "Jolene" — Dolly Parton
32. "I Think I Love You" — The Partridge Family
33. "American Pie" — Don Mclean
34. "Maggie May" — Rod Stewart
35. “No Women, No Cry" — Bob Marley & The Wailers
36. "In The Summertime" — Mungo Jerry
37. "Baker Street" — Gerry Rafferty
38. "You’re So Vain" — Carly Simon
39. "Get It On" — T-Rex
40. "The Joker" — Steve Miller Band
41. "Highway To Hell" — AC/DC
42. "London Calling" — The Clash
43. "Alright Now" — Free
44. "Layla" — Derek And The Dominos
45. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" — Roberta Flack
46. "Sultans Of Swing" — Dire Straits
47. "Free Bird" — Lynyrd Skynyrd
48. "Ramblin’ Man" — The Allman Brothers
49. "School’s Out" — Alice Cooper
50. "All The Young Dudes" — Mott The Hopple
51. "American Girl" — Tom Petty
52. "Barracuda" — Heart
53. "Beast Of Burden" — The Rolling Stones
54. "Blinded By The Light" — Manfred Mann
55. "Can’t Get Enough" — Bad Company
56. "Changes" — David Bowie
57. "Cheap Sunglasses" — ZZ Top
58. "Cocaine" — Eric Clapton
59. "Come Sail Away" — The Styx
60. "Dance The Night Away" — Van Halen
61. "Do You Feel Like We Do" — Peter Frampton
62. "Don’t Bring Me Down" — Electric Light Orchestra
63. "(Don’t Fear) The Reaper" — Blue Oyster Cult
64. "Gimme Three Steps" — Lynyrd Skynyrd
65. "Goodbye Stranger" — Supertramp
66. "Heart Of Gold" — Neil Young
67. "Heartbreaker" — Pat Benatar
68. "Hollywood Nights" — Bob Segar
69. "Hotel California" — The Eagles
70. "L.A. Woman" — The Doors
71. "Life’s Been Good" — Joe Walsh
72. "Live And Let Die" — Paul McCartney And The Wings
73. "Lola" — The Kinks
74. "Me And Bobby McGee" — Janis Joplin
75. "Me And Julio Down By The School Yard" — Paul Simon
76. "Message In A Bottle" — The Police
77. "Money" — Pink Floyd
78. "More Than A Feeling" — Boston
79. "My Best Friend’s Girl" — The Cars
80. "Reelin’ In The Years" — Steely Dan
81. "Rock And Roll All Night" — Kiss
82. "Rocket Man" — Elton John
83. "Runnin’ With The Devil" — Van Halen
84. "Running On Empty" — Jackson Browne
85. "She’s Gone" — Daryl Hall & John Oates
86. "Stuck In The Middle With You" — Stealers Wheel
87. "Sweet Emotion" — Aerosmith
88. "Take The Money And Run" — Steve Miller Band
89. "Tangled Up In Blue" — Bob Dylan
90. "We’re An American Band" — Grand Funk Railroad
91. "Who Are You" — The Who
92. "Who’ll Stop The Rain" — Creedence Clearwater Revival
93. "You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet" — Bachman Turner Overdrive
94. "Ziggy Stardust" — David Bowie
95. "Tiny Dancer" — Elton John
96. "We Will Rock You" — Queen
97. "Surrender" — Cheap Trick
98. "Smoke On The Water" — Deep Purple
99. "Slow Ride" — Foghat
100. "Roxanne" — The Police
Lindsey Matthews is an editorial writer who covers love and relationships, news, and pop-culture topics.