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I was searching around the net this morning searching for some popular chord progressions.  Below are the ones I found.  Let me know if you have any more to add to the list.

I-II-iii-iv “Longer” Dan Fogelberg
I-vi-ii-V “Please Mr. Postman”
I-ii-V-I
I-ii7-V-I
I-IVmaj7-V7-I
I-vi-ii-V-i
I-iii-vi-ii-V7-I
I-iii-vi-ii-V-I “Alices Restaurant” Arlo Guthrie

Minor Progressions
i–V–i–iv–i  “Black Magic Woman” Santana
i–bVI–iv–bVII–i  “Mr. Jones” Counting Crows
i-IV “Oye Como VA” Tito Puente
ii-V-I “Autumn Leaves” standard

DECEPTIVE CADENCE PROGRESSIONS:
I-iv-vi-V-iv
I-ii-V-vi
I-vi-iii-V-vib

DIMINISHED CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
I-IV-IVdim7-I
I-ii-viidim-I
I-I#dim-ii-V-I

INVERTED CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
1.C C/E F G C
2.C G/B F/A G C
3.C G/B Am F G G/B C
4.C G E/G# Am G/B C

SECONDARY DOMINANT CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
I-VI-ii-V-I
I-III-VI-ii-V-I
I-IV-II-V-I
I-II-V-I

MODAL MIXTURES PROGRESSIONS:
1.I-IV-iv-I
2.C C/E Fm G C
3.I-IIIb-IV-V-I
4.I-IV-iiidim-V-I