10. Roberta Flack – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Billboard ranked this song as the No. 1 song of the year for 1972, but not many people know that the song isn’t originally performed by Roberta Flack. It was written by Ewan MacColl in 1957 for Peggy Seeger. The two were lovers at the time, although MacColl was married.
Romantic Count: 9
