THE 1970s: (The Genres) Power Ballads.
The countdown of the decade's 200 Most Essential Songs continues this weekend.

THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS OF THE 1970s It was the decade of glam, disco, funk, Philly Soul, heavy metal, the singer/songwriter, punk and new wave. Here are the 200 songs that mattered most during the Seventies, in terms of influence, impact and success. To be eligible, the song needed to be released- as a single or on an album- during the years 1970-1979.
	THE SINGER/ SONGWRITER ERA
	PROG ROCK
	PUNK ROCK / NEW WAVE
	POWER BALLADS Power ballads would dominate the charts during the 1980s, but the seeds of the sub-genre were planted in the Seventies. There were some great seminal recordings that started building the groundswell. Canadian family group Promises stormed with an unfairly underrated sole hit single. Styx helped develop the sound with "Lady". Meat Loaf's epics on the monster hit LP 'Bat Out Of Hell' also provided a blueprint, as did Aerosmith's "Dream On". EXPLORE FURTHER: Baby It's You PROMISES Stay With Me Till Dawn JUDY TZUKE Every Time I Think Of You THE BABYS Music JOHN MILES All By Myself ERIC CARMEN Heaven Can Wait MEAT LOAF Kiss You All Over EXILE It's A Heartache BONNIE TYLER Only Women Bleed ALICE COOPER Isn't It Time THE BABYS Babe STYX Cool Love PABLO CRUISE I Just Wanna Stop GINO VANNELLI Crazy Love POCO Shut Down Turn Off LRB Beth KISS Baby Come Back PLAYER Telephone Line E.L.O. Dust In The Wind KANSAS Rockmaker TOTO  I Want You To Want Me CHEAP TRICK Amoureuse KIKI DEE You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth MEAT LOAF