Counting down the top ten songs from John Denver in honour of his birthday (December 31, 1943)

10. Sweet Surrender – #13 in 1974

9. Fly Away – #13 in 1975 (his final top 20 hit); duet with Olivia Newton-John

8. Rocky Mountain High – #9 in 1972

7. Back Home Again – #5 in 1974

6. Take Me Home Country Roads – #2 in 1971 – John’s first hit.

5. Calypso – #2 in 1975 – flip side of ‘I’m Sorry’; dedicated to undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau’s boat

4. I’m Sorry – #1 for 1 week in 1975 – top-side of dbl-sided hit w. ‘Calypso’

3. Thank God I’m a Country Boy – #1 for 1 week in 1975 – recorded live at Universal City Amphitheatre, LA.

2. Sunshine on My Shoulders – #1 for 1 week in 1974

1. Annie’s Song – #1 for 2 weeks in 1974 – written for then-wife Annie Martell

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