The Great Albums of the 1970's
This list is all of the great albums I have heard in rock, in the ten year span of 1970-1979. No limit on number
2009 edition - 118 entries
2013 edition - 181 entries
2016 edition – 256 entries
2020 edition – 350 entries
new! = new addition
up - moved up the list since last time
down - moved down the list since last time
italics – 5 star albums
regular font - 4 ½ star albums
1.The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu
2.Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
3.Into the Music - Van Morrison
4.The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
5.Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell
6.154 - Wire
7.More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads
8.Quadrophenia - The Who
9.Red - King Crimson
10.Tonight's the Night - Neil Young
11.Legalize it - Peter Tosh
12.Starsailor - Tim Buckley
13.Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
14.Not Available - The Residents
15.The Clash - The Clash
16.Another Green World - Brain Eno
17.Future Days - Can
18.Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
19.Tanz der Lemminge - Amon Dull 2
20.Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
21.Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
22.Radio City - Big Star
23.Warren Zevon - s/t
24.Meet The Residents - The Residents
25.Sail Away - Randy Newman
26.Pour Down Like Silver - Richard Thompson up
27.Blue - Joni Mitchell
28.Kimono in My House – Sparks new!
29.Flying Shoes – Townes Van Zant
30.Chairs Missing - Wire
31.Moondance - Van Morrison
32.Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
33.Doremi Fasola Tido - Hawkwind
34.Rocket to Russia - The Ramones
35.Fear – John Cale new!
36.Lark's Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson
37.Secret Treaties - Blue Oyster Cult
38.The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
39.Call Me - Al Green
40.Who’s Next - The Who
41.Radio Ethiopia - Patti Smith
42.Rocks – Aerosmith
43.Faust - s/t
44.Buy - Contortions new!
45.Zoso - Led Zeppelin
46.Barrett - Syd Barrett
47.Marjory Razorblade – Kevin Coyne new!
48.Nadir’s Big Chance - Peter Hammill new!
49.Pink Moon - Nick Drake
50.Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt up
51.Suicide – Suicide up
52.London Calling - The Clash
53.The Rise of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
54.Fear of Music - Talking Heads
55.New York Dolls - New York Dolls up
56.Neu! - Neu!
57.Fare Forward Voyagers - John Fahey
58.X – Klaus Shultze
59.Inside Out – John Martyn new!
60.Yeti - Amon Dull II
61.Close to the Edge - Yes
62.Dub Housing - Pere Ubu
63.Y - Pop Group
64.For your Pleasure - Roxy Music up
65.Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear - new!
66.Go - Stomu Yamashta
67.Taking Tiger Mountain - Brian Eno
68.Desert Shore - Nico
69.
70.Heaven Tonight - Cheap Trick
71.Funkentelechy vs the Placebo Syndrome - Parliament
72.Music from the PCO - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
73.I Want to see the Bright Lights Tonight - Richard Thompson
74.Ege Bamyasi – Can
75.Exodus – Bob Marley new!
76.Slider - T. Rex
77.America – John Fahey
78.Tusk - Fleetwood Mack
79.Over – Peter Hammill new!
80.Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John
81.Marquee Moon – Television
82.666 - Aphrodite’s Child
83.The Specials - The Specials
84.Shooting at the Moon - Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
85.Sailin’ Shoes - Little Feat up
86.Desire - Bob Dylan
87.The Ramones - The Ramones
88.Mental Notes – Split Enz new!
89.Late For the Sky – Jackson Browne down
90.Drums and Wires - XTC
91.Equal Rights – Peter Tosh
92.Broken English – Marianne Faithful new!
93.Good Old Boys - Randy Newman
94.Wavelength - Van Morrison
95.Slug Line - John Hiatt
96.Funhouse - The Stooges
97.The Pretender - Jackson Browne
98.Muswell Hillbillies - The Kinks
99.Second Annual Report - Throbbing Gristle
100.Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
101.Before and after Science - Brian Eno up
102.Half Machine Lip Moves – Chrome
103.Teaser and the Firecat - Cat Stevens
104.Weasles Ripped My Flesh - Frank Zappa up
105.Flying Doesn’t Help – Anthony Moore new!
106.Neu '75 – Neu
107.Oh La La – Faces
108.Ultravox – s/t new!
109.Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
110.One Nation Under A Groove – Funkadelic
111.If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby
112.Rick Danko – s/t new!
113.Highway to Hell - AC/DC
114.Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick
115.The Undertones - The Undertones
116.Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young up
117.Tago Mago – Can
118.Phaedra - Tangerine Dream new!
119.White Music - XTC
120.Sunday’s Child – John Martyn new!
121.Third Ear Band – s/t new!
122.Time Fades Away – Neil Young
123.Pink Flag - Wire
124.Helen of Troy – John Cale new!
125.12 Songs – Randy Newman
IV - Faust
126.For the Roses - Joni Mitchell down
127.Entertainment! - Gang of Four
128.Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
129.Arrival – ABBA
130.H to He Who Am the Only One – Van Der Graff Generator new!
131.Cosmo’s Factory - Creedence Clearwater
132.B52's - s/t
133.Hejira - Joni Mitchell
134.Brain Capers – Mott the Hoople new!
135.Hosianna Mantra - Popul Vuh
136.Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
137.Fearless - Family
138.Electric Warrior - T. Rex
139.End of the Game – Peter Green new!
140.Q:Are we not Men? A:We are Devo! - Devo
141.Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Coen
142.Eternally Yours – Saints
143.New Picnic Time - Pere Ubu
144.2112 – Rush
145.Have Moicy – Michael Hurley and Unholy Modal Rounders new!
146.Cut – The Slits new!
147.I'm Still in Love With You - Al Green
148.Inflammible Material - Stiff Little Fingers
149.Fragile - Yes
150.Soon Over Babaluma - Can
151.Jazz Funk Greats – Throbbing Gristle new!
152.White Light - Gene Clark new!
153.Trans Europe Express – Kraftwerk up
154.Reggata de Blanc - The Police
155.Heart of the Congos – The Congos new!
156.Lizard - King Crimson new!
157.Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
158.L.A.M.F. – Heartbreakers
159.Shiny Beast – Captain Beefheart
160.Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
161.Zuma - Neil Young down
162.Vernal Equinox - Jon Hassell new!
163.Too Much, Too Soon - The New York Dolls
164.The Raincoats – s.t new!
165.Siren - Roxy Music new!
166.Give 'em Enough Rope - The Clash
167.Bat Out of Hell – Meatloaf/Jim Steinman new!
168.If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
169.Further Adventures of – Bruce Cockburn
170.Let There be Rock - AC/DC
171.Zero Time - Tonto’s Exploding Head Band new!
172.Jesus of Cool - Nick Lowe
173.Tyranny and Mutation - Blue Oyster Cult
174.Ram - Paul McCartney
175.Fingerprince - Residents
176.Band of Gypsys - Jimi Hendrix new!
177.Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen
178.Déjà vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
179.Some Girls - Rolling Stones
180.Heroes - David Bowie
181.Berlin – Lou Reed up
182.Paranoid - Black Sabbath up
183.Roxy Music - s/t
184.The End of an Ear – Robert Wyatt new!
185.Music To Eat – Hampton Grease Band
186.Mix Up - Cabaret Voltiare
187.Teenage Head – Flaming Groovies new!
188.The Kick Inside – Kate Bush
189.Soldier Talk – Red Krayola new!
190.Here Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno up
191.In the Falling Dark - Bruce Cockburn
192.Lou Reed – s/t new!
193.Talking Heads: 77 - Talking Heads
194.All Things Must Pass – George Harrison new!
195.Steppenwolf 7 - Steppenwolf
196.Roxy and Elsewhere - Frank Zappa
197.Islands - King Crimson down
198.Lust for Life - Iggy Pop up
199.Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
200.Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty
201.Honky Tonk Masquerade – Joe Ely
202.Judee Sill – s/t new!
203.Ladies of the Canyon - Joni Mitchell
204.Black Vinyl Shoes - .The Shoes new!
205.Outlandous D'amour - The Police
206.Vendon Fleece - Van Morrison
207.For Everyman - Jackson Browne
208.Rumors - Fleetwood Mac
209.Stranded - The Saints
210.Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow – Funkadelic new!
211.Radios Appear - radio birdman new!
212.Songs for Begginers – Graham Nash new!
213.This Year’s Model - Elvis Costello
214.Lorca - Tim Buckley
215.Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett
216.Metal Machine Music - Lou Reed
217.Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course - Zoogz Rift new!
218.Imagine – John Lennon
219.Third/Sister Lovers - Big Star
220.Agents of Fortune - Blue Oyster Cult
221.In Search of Space - Hawkwind new!
222.Country Life - Roxy Music
223.Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
224.Parallel Lines – Blondie
225.Horses - Patti Smith up
226.Harvest - Neil Young
227.What If – Dixie Dregs
228.Machine Head - Deep Purple
229.St. Dominic’s Preview - Van Morrison
230.Monkey Man – The Maytals new!
231.In Colour - Cheap Trick new!
232.Old No, 1 – Guy Clark new!
233.Night at the Opera – Queen
234.Red Headed Stranger – Willie Nelson new!
235.Back Home Again – John Denver new!
236.Metal Box (Second Edition) - Public Image Limited
237.Naturaly – JJ Cale new!
238.The Pavilion of Dreams – Harold Budd
239.Present Tense - The Shoes new!
240.Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
241.Todd - Todd Rundgren- new!
242.Mirror Man – Captain Beefheart
243.Bitches Brew – Miles Davis new!
244.Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
245.Red Hash - Gary Higgins
246.John Barlycorn Must Die – Traffic new!
247.Three Imaginary Boys – The Cure new!
248.Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers
249.Timewind – Klaus Schultze new!
250.Dixie Chicken - Little Feat new!
251.Equinox – Jean Michel Jarree
252.Trip to Marienville – Swell Maps new!
253.Bless the Weather – John Martyn new!
254.King Kong – Jean Luc Ponty new!
255.Burrito Deluxe - The Flying Burrito Bros.
256.Third – Heldon new!
257.Alien Soundtracks - Chrome up
258.Paradise and Lunch- Ry Cooder new!
259.Layla and other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes
260.Stranded – Roxy Music
261.Pure Mania - The Vibrators new!
262.Heaven and Hell – Vangelis new!
263.Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround Part One - The Kinks
264.Ain’t Living Long Like This - Rodney Crowell
265.The Rutles - s/t
266.Blank Generation - Richard Hell
267.Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel up
268.Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
269.All Mod Cons - The Jam
270.The Man Machine – Kraftwerk
271. Cords – Synergy
272.Warrior on the Edge of Time – Hawkwind new!
273.Little Criminals – Randy Newman
274.Chicago – Two new!
275.Fulham Fallout - The Lurkers
276.Never Mind the Bullocks - The Sex Pistols up
277.Powerage – AC/DC
278.Mott - Mott the Hopple
279.Manifest Destiny – The Dictators new!
280.Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren
281.Mothership Connection - Parliament
282.Labor of Lust - Nick Lowe
283.Blows Against the Empire – Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship new!
284.The Captain and Me - The Doobie Brothers
285.Breakfast in America - Supertramp new!
286.John Prine – s/t new!
287.Autobahn – Kraftwerk new!
288.Red Octopus – Jefferson Airplane new!
289.Young Loud and Snotty – Dead Boys new!
290.Hawkwind – s/t new!
291.Overcoats – John Hiatt new!
292.Honky Chateau - Elton John
293.The Idiot – Iggy Pop new!
294.Sunfighter – Paul Kantner
295.Sheer Heart Attack – Queen new!
296.Crossing the Red Sea – Adverts
297.Hahaha – Ultravox new!
298.Master of Reality – Black Sabbath new!
299.Mona Bone Jakon - Cat Stevens down
300.So Alone – Johnny Thunders
301.Pendulum - Creedence Clearwater Revival
302.Utopia – s/t new!
303.Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon up
304.The Yes Album - Yes
305.Look Sharp – Joe Jackson new!
306.Raw Power - The Stooges
307.Tapestry – Carol King new!
308.This is the Modern World – The Jam new!
309.In Rock - Deep Purple new!
310.Aqualung - Jethro Tull
311.From Here to Eternity – Giorgio Moroder new!
312.Live at Fillmore East – The Allman Bros.
313.Machine Gun Etiquette – The Damned new!
314.Black Sabbath – s/t new!
315.U.K. – s/t
316.Relayer – Yes new!
317.Blue Valentine – Tom Waits
318.Leave Home - Ramones
319.Natty Dread - The Wailers
320.Shazam - The Move new!
321.The Stranger - Billy Joel
322.Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - s/t
323.Mirage – Klaus Schulze new!
324.#1 Record - Big Star
325.In the Garden of the Pharos - Popul Vuh
326.Bryter Layter - Nick Drake
327.Stranglers IV – s/t new!
328.A Nod is as Good as a Wink – The Faces
329.Tea for the Tillerman – Cat Stevens new!
330.Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne
331.Dire Straights – s/t
332.Toys in the Attic – Aerosmith
333.Expensive Shit – Fela Kuti new!
334.Eskimo - The Residents
335.David Gilmour – s/t
336.Slowhand – Eric Clapton new!
337.Cosmic Jokers – s/t new!
338.Band on the Run - Wings new!
339.Nantucket Sleighride – Mountain
340.Catch a Fire -The Waliers
341.Setting Sons – The Jam new!
342.Led Zeppelin 3 - Led Zeppelin
343.Joan Armatrading - s/t
344.Luxury Liner – Emmylou Harris new!
345.Go Girl Crazy – The Dictators new!
346.This Heat - s/t new!
347.Workingman’s Dead – The Grateful Dead new!
348.Carnival in Babylon - Amon Dull II
349.Stained Glass – Judas Priest
350.The Roches – s/t