Time Life list of Top 1970s Albums
London Calling The Clash Sony, 1979
One Nation Under a Groove Parliament / Funkadelic Warner Brothers, 1978
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols Warner Brothers/Wea, 1977
Rumours Fleetwood Mac Warner Brothers, 1977
Hotel California The Eagles Elektra/Wea, 1976
Ramones The Ramones Sire, 1976
Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder Motown, 1976
Born to Run Bruce Springsteen Sony, 1975
Horses Patti Smith Arista, 1975
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson Sony, 1975
Call Me Al Green The Right Stuff, 1973
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John MCA, 1973
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust David Bowie RCA, 1972
Exile on Main Street The Rolling Stones Virgin, 1972
Talking Book Stevie Wonder UMG Recordings, 1972
The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff and Various Artists Island, 1972
Blue Joni Mitchell Warner Brothers/Wea, 1971
Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton RCA, 1971
Hunky Dory David Bowie RCA, 1971
Led Zeppelin IV (a.k.a. Zoso) Led Zeppelin Wea International, 1971
Paranoid Black Sabbath Warner Brothers, 1971
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones Virgin, 1971
Tapestry Carole King Ode/A&M, 1971
What’s Going On Marvin Gaye Motown, 1971
Who’s Next The Who Mobile Fidelity, 1971
After the Gold Rush Neil Young Reprise, 1970
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel Columbia, 1970
John Lennon Plastic Ono Band Apple/EMI, 1970
Moondance Van Morrison Warner Brothers/Wea, 1970
Trouser Press top 70s Albums list
1970
Argent Argent
David Bowie Man Who Sold The World
Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo’s Factory
Derek and the Dominoes Layla
Kinks Lola vs Powerman and the Moneygoround
John Lennon Plastic Ono Band
MC5 Back in the USA
Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley
Move Shazam!
Velvet Underground Loaded
1971
David Bowie Hunky Dory
Alice Cooper Love It To Death
Doors L.A. Woman
John Entwistle Smash Your Head Against the Wall
Flamin Groovies Teenage Head
Led Zeppelin IV
Move Looking On
Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells A Story
Who Who’s Next
1972
Big Star #1 Record
David Bowie Ziggy Stardust
Electric Light Orchestra No Answer
Genesis Foxtrot
Kinks Muswell Hillbillies
Move Message From the Country
Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street
Roxy Music Roxy Music
Todd Rundgren Something/Anything?
Sparks Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing
1973
David Bowie Aladdin Sane
John Cale Paris 1919
Eno Here Come The Warm Jets
Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Mott the Hoople Mott
Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells
Queen A Night At the Opera
Roxy Music For Your Pleasure
Stooges Raw Power
Stories About Us
Roy Wood Boulders
10CC 10CC
Who Quadrophenia
1974
Big Star Radio City
Jackson Browne Late for the Sky
John Cale Fear
Ducks Deluxe Ducks Deluxe
New York Dolls New York Dolls
New York Dolls Too Much Too Soon
Queen Sheer Heart Attack
Roxy Music Country Life
Roxy Music Stranded
Slade Sladest
Sparks Kimono My House
1975
Bad Company Bad Company
Be Bop Deluxe Futurama
The Dictators Go Girl Crazy
Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks
Sweet Desolation Boulevard
Who Who By Numbers
1976
Kevin Ayers Yes We Have No Mananas
Boston Boston
David Bowie Station To Station
Flamin Groovies Shake Some Action
Modern Lovers Modern Lovers
Graham Parker Howlin Wind
Graham Parker Heat Treatment
Ramones Ramones
Thin Lizzy Jailbreak
Dwight Twilley Sincerely
1977
Blondie Plastic Letters
Cheap Trick Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick In Color
Clash Clash
Elvis Costello My Aim Is True
Ian Dury New Boots and Panties
Dave Edmunds Get It
The Jam This Is the Modern World
Kinks Sleepwalker
Ramones Rocket To Russia
Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols
Television Marquee Moon
1978
Blondie Parallel Lines
Boomtown Rats Tonic For The Troops
Cars Cars
Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight
Clash Give Em Enough Rope
Elvis Costello This Year’s Model
Devo Are We Not Men? We Are Devo
Dave Edmunds Tracks On Wax 4
Generation X Generation X
Nick Lowe Pure Pop For Now People
XTC White Music
1979
Cheap Trick Dream Police
Elvis Costello Armed Forces
Dave Edmunds Repeat When Necessary
John Hiatt Slug Line
Joe Jackson I’m the Man
The Jam All Mod Cons
Iggy Pop New Values
Records Shades in Bed
Sex Pistols The Great Rock and Roll Swindle
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