50 Songs of My Misspent Youth

Wendy of Wendy's Woolies tagged me with this one. You take the top 50 records from the year you were 18 from this website, post the list and then -

bold the ones you liked,

strike the ones you disliked

and italicize the ones you knew but didn’t particularly like or dislike.

The ones you don’t know will still be in normal text. The year I was 18 was 1971, not a great year for music. 1970 was much better. There are a few classics on the list, though. I chose the US top 50 list, and this is what I came up with:

1. JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night
2. MAGGIE MAY c/w REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart
   
3. IT'S TOO LATE c/w I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE Carole King
4. ONE BAD APPLE Osmonds
5. HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? Bee Gees
6. INDIAN RESERVATION Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay
7. GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond
8. TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver
9. JUST MY IMAGINATION (RUNNING AWAY WITH ME) Temptations
10. KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn
11. ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin
12. TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green
13. WANT ADS Honey Cone
14. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES Undisputed Truth
15. TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
16. YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor
17. MR BIG STUFF Jean Knight
18. BROWN SUGAR Rolling Stones not my favorite Rolling Stones song
19. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels
20. THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez
21. WHAT'S GOING ON? Marvin Gaye
22. UNCLE ALBERT - ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (Wings)
23. AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers
24. SIGNS Five Man Electrical Band
25. SHE'S A LADY Tom Jones
26. SUPERSTAR Murray Head & The Trinidad Singers
27. I FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN Free Movement
28. AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed
29. TEMPTATION EYES Grass Roots
30. SUPERSTAR Carpenters never heard of this one
31. MY SWEET LORD c/w ISN'T IT A PITY George Harrison (what was he thinking?)
32. SWEET AND INNOCENT Donny Osmond this one somehow escaped my radar
    
33. PUT YOUR HAND IN MY HAND Ocean
34. CHICK-A-BOOM Daddy Dewdrop
35. FOR ALL WE KNOW Carpenters
36. HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith
37. RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS Carpenters
38. IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot
39. GYPSYS, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher I like Cher but this one was not one of my favorites
    
40. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Jackson 5 barely escaped the dreaded overstrike
41. ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson
42. DON'T PULL YOUR LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
43. IT DON'T COME EASY Ringo
44. MR BOJANGLES Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
45. I LOVE YOU FOR ALL SEASONS Fuzz
46. WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET Dramatics
47. THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon still a favorite
48. IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder
49. SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin
50. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy