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Best city pop songs of the 1970s

Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.

Songs from the city pop albums of the 1970s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

SUNSHOWER cover№ 1Summer ConnectionTaeko Onuki · SUNSHOWER1 rating
  1. 2Niagara Calendar '78 coverOshogatsu ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  2. 3Niagara Calendar '78 coverChristmas Ondo ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  3. 4Niagara Calendar '78 coverOmoidewa Kirino Naka ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  4. 5Niagara Calendar '78 coverZa Dokusho ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  5. 6Niagara Calendar '78 coverMeigetsu Akasaka Mansion ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  6. 7Niagara Calendar '78 coverManatsuno Hiruno Yume ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  7. 8Niagara Calendar '78 coverOyoge Kanazuchikun ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  8. 9Niagara Calendar '78 coverAozorano Yoni ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  9. 10Niagara Calendar '78 coverSamidare ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  10. 11Niagara Calendar '78 coverBaseball-Crazy ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  11. 12Niagara Calendar '78 coverOhanami Merengues ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  12. 13Niagara Calendar '78 coverBlue Valentine's Day ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  13. 14Niagara Calendar '78 coverRock'n' Roll Otoshidama ('78)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Calendar '78
  14. 15GO! GO! NIAGARA coverFutatabi Go! Go! Niagara No ThemeEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  15. 16GO! GO! NIAGARA coverKoyoi KosoEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  16. 17GO! GO! NIAGARA coverCobra TwistEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  17. 18GO! GO! NIAGARA coverJingle; Niagara MarchEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  18. 19GO! GO! NIAGARA coverNikoniko WaratteEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  19. 20GO! GO! NIAGARA coverHarikiri OtokoEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  20. 21GO! GO! NIAGARA coverJingle; Getsuyono Yoruno KoibitoniEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  21. 22GO! GO! NIAGARA coverKonnatoki, Anokoga ItekuretaranaaEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  22. 23GO! GO! NIAGARA coverKoino TakiwatariEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  23. 24GO! GO! NIAGARA coverJingle; BaseballEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  24. 25GO! GO! NIAGARA coverAnokoni GoyojinEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  25. 26GO! GO! NIAGARA coverShumi Shumi OngakuEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  26. 27GO! GO! NIAGARA coverGo! Go! Niagara No Theme - Dr. Kaplan's OfficeEiichi Ohtaki · GO! GO! NIAGARA
  27. 28Grey Skies coverBreakin' BlueTaeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  28. 29Grey Skies coverWhen I Met the Grey SkyTaeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  29. 30Grey Skies coverいつでも そばにTaeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  30. 31Grey Skies cover街Taeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  31. 32Grey Skies coverWander LustTaeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  32. 33Grey Skies cover愛は幻Taeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  33. 34Grey Skies cover午后の休息Taeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  34. 35Grey Skies coverOne's LoveTaeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  35. 36Grey Skies cover約束Taeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  36. 37Grey Skies cover時の始まりTaeko Onuki · Grey Skies
  37. 38Niagara Moon coverWhen My Niagara Moon Turns To Gold AgainEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  38. 39Niagara Moon coverCider '73 '74 '75Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  39. 40Niagara Moon coverItsumo MuchuEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  40. 41Niagara Moon coverTanoshii YofukashiEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  41. 42Niagara Moon coverSyakkuri MamasanEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  42. 43Niagara Moon coverFussa Strut (Pt. II)Eiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  43. 44Niagara Moon coverBlame It On The MerenguesEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  44. 45Niagara Moon coverHand Clapping RhumbaEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  45. 46Niagara Moon coverRock'N' Roll MarchEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  46. 47Niagara Moon coverLonesome CowboyEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  47. 48Niagara Moon coverSanmon SongEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  48. 49Niagara Moon coverNiagara MoonEiichi Ohtaki · Niagara Moon
  49. 50Super Market coverFor JunHiroshi Sato · Super Market

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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