Must-Play Songs From The 70’s For DJs (Video)

Last night Mobile DJ Brian S Redd and John Young from DiscJockeyNews.com went over their ‘must play’ and ‘must have’ 70s songs for DJs in a live chat.

Many of these songs are likely already included in your music inventory, but there are a few surprises sprinkled in, too.

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Here’s last nights video chat.  John’s list of must play 70s songs for DJs is below the video, as well as a link to view Brian’s list and more.

Watch 70s Songs You Must Have For Your Events | Brian Redd and John Young

John Young of DiscJockeyNews.com’s List of must play 70s songs for DJs:

1. Dancing queen Abba: 1976
2. Take a chance of me Abba: 1977
3. Walk this way Aerosmith: 1977
4. School’s Out Alice Cooper: 1972
5. Knock On Wood Amii Stewart: 1979
6. Ring my bell Anita Ward: 1979
7. Hold your head up Argent: 1973
8. Taking care of business B.T.O.: 1973
9. Rock N Roll Fantasy Bad Company: 1979
10. Copacabana Barry Manalow: 1978
11. Saturday night Bay City Rollers: 1974
12. Rock and Roll Music Beach Boys: 1976
13. Stayin’ alive Bee Gees: 1977
14. Heart of glass Blonde: 1978
15. Old time rock and roll Bob Seger: 1978
16. It’s A heartache Bonnie Tyler: 1978
17. Love will keep us together Captain & Tennille: 1975
18. I want you to want me Cheap Trick: 1979
19. Good times Chic: 1979
20. Le Freak Chic: 1979
21. My ding-a-ling Chuck Berry: 1972
22. Feels so good Chuck Mangione: 1978
23. Brick house Commodores: 1977
24. Smoke on the water Deep Purple: 1973
25. Cover of the rolling stone Dr. Hook: 1972
26. Don’t bring me down E.L.O.: 1979
27. Hotel California Eagles: 1977
28. September Earth, Wind and Fire: 1979
29. Crocodile Rock Elton John: 1973
30. Island girl Elton John: 1975
31. Slow ride Foghat: 1975
32. Feels like the first time Foreigner: 1977
33. Dec-63 Four Seasons: 1976
34. Music Box Dancer Frank Mills: 1979
35. Grease Frankie Vallie: 1978
36. Rock & roll part 2 Gary Glitter: 1972
37. Dream Weaver Gary Wright: 1976
38. I will survive Gloria Gaynor: 1979
39. Radar Love Golden Earring: 1974
40. We’re an American band Grand Funk Railroad: 1973
41. Some kind of wonderful Grand Funk Railroad: 1975
42. Long cool woman in a black dress Hollies: 1972
43. You sexy thing Hot Chocolate: 1976
44. Bad, bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce: 1973
45. Wildwood weed Jim Stafford: 1974
46. Margaritaville Jimmy Buffet: 1977
47. Life’s been good Joe Walsh: 1978
48. Thank God I’m a country boy John Denver: 1975
49. You’re the one that I want John Travolta: 1978
50. Carry on wayward son Kansas: 1977
51. Shake your booty KC and the Sunshine Band: 1976
52. That’s the way, I like it KC and the Sunshine Band: 1976
53. Rock N Roll all night long (Live) Kiss: 1976
54. Rock and roll Led Zeppelin: 1971
55. You make me feel like dancing Leo Sayers: 1976
56. Reminiscing Little River Band: 1978: Lady, Lonesome Loser
57. You’re mama don’t dance Loggins and Messina: 1973
58. Star Wars Theme London Symphony Orchestra: 1977
59. Brandy Looking Glass: 1972
60. Blinded by the light Manfred Mann: 1976
61. Let’s get it on Marvin Gay: 1973
62. Paradise by the dashboard light Meatloaf: 1977
63. Rockin Robin Michael Jackson:
64. Don’t stop ’til you get enough Michael Jackson: 1979
65. Hot child in the city Nick Glider: 1978
66. Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum: 1970
67. 50 ways to leave your lover Paul Simon: 1975
68. Bohemian Rhapsody Queen: 1975
69. We will rock you Queen: 1977
70. You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful Ringo Starr: 1973
71. Bad case of loving you (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer: 1979
72. Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel: 1970
73. We are family Sister Sledge: 1979
74. Stuck in the middle with you Stealers Wheel: 1973
75. Peg Steely Dan and Tom Scott: 1978
76. Reelin’ in the years Steely Dan: 1973
77. The joker Steve Miller: 1973
78. Rock’n me Steve Miller: 1976
79. Jet Airlines Steve Miller: 1977
80. Signed, sealed, delivered I’m yours Stevie Wonder: 1970
81. Superstition Stevie Wonder: 1972
82. Renedages Styx: 1979
83. The logical song Supertramp: 1979
84. Little Willy Sweet: 1973
85. Ballroom blitz Sweet: 1975 (Waynes World brought this back)
86. The Devil Went down to georgia The Charlie Daniels Band: 1979
87. ABC The Jackson 5:
88. My Sharona The Knack: 1979
89. Disco Inferno The Tramps: 1978
90. The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy: 1976
91. Joy to the world Three Dog Night: 1970
92. Dance the night away Van Halen: 1979
93. The Hustle Van McCoy: 1975
94. Y.M.C.A. Village People: 1978
95. Play the funky music Wild Cherry: 1976
96. Lost in love Air Supply: 1979
97. Feel like makin love Bad Company: 1975
98. Let it be Beatles: 1970
99. Just the way you are Billy Joel: 1978
100. Everything I own Bread: 1972
101. Colour my world Chicago: 1971
102. Precious and few Climax:
103. American pie Don McLean: 1971
104. I’d really like to see you tonight England Dan and John Ford Coley: 1976
105. Layla Eric Clapton: 1971 (Derek and the Dominos)
106. Wonderful tonight Eric Clapton: 1977
107. Kiss you all over Exile: 1978
108. My eyes adored you Frankie Valli: 1975
109. Cat’s in the cradle Harry Chapin: 1975
110. Fire and rain James Taylor: 1970
111. Time in a bottle Jim Croce: 1974
112. You are so beautiful Joe Cocker: 1974
113. Dust in the wind Kansas: 1978
114. Stairway to heaven Led Zeppelin: 1971
115. Two out of three ain’t bad Meatloaf: 1977
116. Love Hurts Nazareth: 1976
117. Afternoon delight Starland Vocal Band: 1976
118. Everything I think of you The Babys: 1979
119. My love Wings: 1973
120. Maybe I’m Amazed Wings: 1976 JEM 2000s slow remake
121. Breaking up is hard to do Neal Sedaka: 1975 (slow) 1962 fast