Hey chris, can you be more specific?
Well...
a friend of mine challenged me and asked me to compare with ANY countdown from 1970. I thought "1970? you must be kidding!".
But then I compare song by song and again of course it's all subjective. I figured it would be about 30-to-10 in favor of 1970. No contest.
I used random.org to choose a random countdown from 1970.
OKAY NOVEMBER 28, 1970
40: 74 W.O.L.D. – HARRY CHAPIN IS BETTER THAN DO IT - NEIL DIAMOND
39: 74 LET ME BE THERE – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN IS BETTER THAN ONE MAN BAND - THREE DOG NIGHT
38: 74 I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG – JIM CROCE IS BETTER THAN I'M NOT MY BOTHER'S KEEPER - FLAMING EMBER
37: 74 JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY – THE MAIN INGREDIENT IS BETTER THAN HEED THE CALL - KENNY ROGERS AND THE FIRST EDITION
36. 70 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE - PERRY COMO IS BETTER THAN WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE – JOHNNIE TAYLOR
35: 70 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART - NEIL YOUNG IS BETTER THAN ENERGY CRISIS ’74 – DICKIE GOODMAN
34: 74 YOU’RE SIXTEEN - RINGO IS BETTER THAN CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - TOM JONES
33: 70 KNOCK THREE TIMES - DAWN IS BETTER THAN LAST TIME I SAW HIM – DIANA ROSS - IN FACT THEY DON'T EVEN BELONG ON THE SAME PLANET
32: 70 SUPERBAD (Part 1 & Part 2)- JAMES BROWN IS BETTER THAN I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE – B.B. KING
31: 70 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER - NEIL DIAMOND IS BETTER THAN STAR – STEALERS WHEEL BUT ACTUALLY THEY BOTH SUCK
30: 74 LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE – BOBBY WOMACK IS BETTER THAN CRY ME A RIVER - JOE Cocker
29: 70 GREEN EYED LADY - SUGARLOAF IS BETTER THAN A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG – CHARLIE RICH
28: 74 I LOVE – TOM T. HALL IS BETTER THAN SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING - 100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL BUT JEEZ THEY BOTH SUCK
27: 70 DOMINO - VAN MORRISON IS BETTER THAN PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER – THE O’JAYS
26: 74 ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO – RICK DERRINGER IS BETTER THAN LET'S WORK TOGETHER - CANNED HEAT
25: 74 TSOP - MFSB IS BETTER THAN IT DON'T MATTER TO ME - BREAD
24: 74 THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS IS BETTER THAN FOR THE GOOD TIMES - RAY PRICE BUT BOTH ARE GREAT
23: 70 YELLOW RIVER - CHRISTIE IS BETTER THAN THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE – CHARLIE RICH BUT NEITHER ARE GOOD
22: 70 BE MY BABY - ANDY KIM IS BETTER THAN A LOVE SONG – ANNE MURRAY WHICH IS A SNOOZEFEST
21: 70 AFTER MIDNIGHT - ERIC CLAPTON IS BETTER THAN MIGHTY LOVE, PT.1 - THE SPINNERS WHICH I LIKED THEN BUT IT SUCKS
20: 70 STONED LOVE - SUPREMES IS BETTER THAN THE LORD’S PRAYER – SISTER JANET MEAD BUT BOTH ARE GOOD
19: 74 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (THAT’S WHAT I’M GONNA DO) – ARETHA FRANKLIN IS BETTER THAN ENGINE ENGINE #9 - WILSON PICKETT NO CONTEST
18: 70 INDIANA WANTS ME - R DEAN TAYLOR IS BETTER THAN MY SWEET LADY – CLIFF DeYOUNG
17: 70 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN IS BETTER THAN SEXY MAMA – THE MOMENTS GIVE ME A BREAK
16: 70 DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS – CHICAGO IS BETTER THAN TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN – LAMONT DOZIER WHO? WHAT?
15: 74 LOVE’S THEME – THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA IS BETTER THAN MONTEGO BAY - BOBBY BLOOM
14: 70 5-10-15-20-25-30 YEARS OF LOVE - PRESIDENTS IS BETTER THAN HOOKED ON A FEELING – BLUE SWEDE BUT THEN SO IS ALMOST ANYTHING
13: 74 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - REDBONE IS BETTER THAN MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON BET YOU DIN'T THINK I WOULD SAY THAT
12: 74 BENNIE & THE JETS – ELTON JOHN IS BETTER THAN SEE ME FEEL ME - THE WHO BUT I COULD DO WITHOUT EITHER
11: 74 ERES TU (TOUCH THE WIND) - MOCEDADES IS BETTER THAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME - ELVIS PRESLEY ERES TU IS A GREAT SONG
SO FAR IT'S A TIE!
10. 70 SHARE THE LAND - GUESS WHO IS BETTER THAN JET – PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS IN MY OPINION
9: 74 SPIDERS AND SNAKES – JIM STAFFORD IS BETTER THAN HEAVEN HELP US ALL - STEVIE WONDER YES STAFFORD OVER WONDER
8: 70 NO MATTER WHAT - BADFINGER IS BETTER THAN ROCK ON – DAVID ESSEX
7: 74 JUNGLE BOOGIE – KOOL & THE GANG IS BETTER THAN ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER - FIFTH DIMENSION
6. 70 FIRE AND RAIN - JAMES TAYLOR IS BETTER THAN MOCKINGBIRD – CARLY SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR WHICH SUCKS
5. 74 THE WAY WE WERE - BARBRA STREISAND IS BETTER THAN WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN - CARPENTERS WOW TWO GREAT SONGS
4. 74 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER – JOHN DENVER IS BETTER THAN I'LL BE THERE - JACKSON FIVE UH OH YOUR MAGIC NUMBER IS 2
3. 70 GYPSY WOMAN - BRYAN HYLAND IS BETTER THAN DARK LADY - CHER BUT THEN WHAT ISN'T
2: 74 BOOGIE DOWN – EDDIE KENDRICKS IS BETTER THAN TEARS OF A CLOWN - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES AND WOW YOU CLINCH A TIE
1. 74 SEASONS IN THE SUN – TERRY JACKS IS BETTER THAN I THINK I LOVE YOU - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
21 FOR 1974 AND 19 FOR 1970
So maybe I'm wrong? No that can't be!