The rare ‘70s song that has found its way into the Great American Songbook. “Just the Way You Are” – Billy Joel Released: September 1977Ĭhart Peak: #3 Billboard Hot 100 on Febru(#1 A dult Contemporary) I was wrong, and I just can’t live without you.” Plus, who hasn’t pleaded with an old flame for their affection, using something along the lines of “you can blame it all on me. It sounds a lot like a Hall & Oates tune to these ears (that’s a compliment), but that bass intro grabs you from the get go and then the harmonized chorus hook takes it up a notch. Released in late ‘77, this smash owned the charts in January 1978, overcoming a barrage of tough competition from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Meanwhile, these ten soft rockers were all over our radio airwaves: “Baby Come Back” – Player Released: October 1977Ĭhart Peak: #1 Billboard Hot 100 on January 14, 1978 The top TV shows of 1978 were Laverne & Shirley, Three’s Company, and Mork & Mindy while Grease, Animal House, and Superman reigned at the box office.

In 1978, I turned 12 years old and my world consisted of Trapper Keepers, Life cereal, and rooting for the Houston Oilers.

1970s soft rock songs