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Top Ten Albums of the Seventies

What are your top ten favorite albums from the 70s?

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10. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Not a big fan of Elton John, but I do love this album. Great songs with stories.
9. Tapestry by Carole King
This is the album all the girls wanted to put on at parties so we could make the boys dance.
8. Who's Next by The Who
How could you not love Keith Moon?
7. Love It To Death by Alice Cooper
I still go to Alice Cooper concerts today. He just cracks me up.
6. Pearl by Janis Joplin
Another bluesy rocker I just loved. Another one lost way too young.
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced....) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Speaking of planes; another time I cried. Too bad that plane ran outta gas. I think these guys would have been the best southern rock band ever if all had survived (esp. VanZant).
4. Life And Times by Jim Croce
This man could paint a visual picture with song. I remember crying when I heard his plane went down.
3. CCR Chronicle by CCR
I think John Fogarty is a musical genius. I love the mystical, Southland-swampy melodies in so many of CCR's songs.
2. 64 Motown Hits by Various artists
An economical way to get the best of Motown at the time. I still know all the words by heart.
1. Sticky Fingers by Rolling Stones
I wore this album out. I'm a sucker for the blues, and I love the Stones rock version of it.

10. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
Nuff said.
9. Let There Be Rock by AC/DC
Another appearance from AC/DC.
8. Hotel California by The Eagles
It's cliche but i'd like to stay at Hotel California.
7. Aerosmith by Aerosmith
Their only good album in my point of view.
6. Who's Next by The Who
Roger Daultrey and the Who revolutionzed the rock genre with this hit.
5. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Nuff Said.
4. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
Angus Young is the third best guitarist ever. (Besides 1. Jimmy Page and 2. Keith Richards
3. Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Not as good as Led Zeppelin IV, but still #3 on the top ten list of 1970's albums.
2. Back In Black by AC/DC
I have to make an exception with this album even though it was released in 1980. "You Shook Me" and "Back in Black" are two of the greatest rock songs ever written. Period.
1. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Only because they are the best band ever. Not one bad song.

10. Setting Sons by The Jam
9. Trans Europe Express by Kraftwerk
8. Imagine by John Lenon
7. Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
6. Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
5. Led Zep IV by Led Zep
4. Marquee Moon by Television
3. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
2. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
1. London Calling by The Clash

10. Greatist Hits by Kiss
Shout It out loud is a great song to sing along to in concert while watching Gene Simmonds breather fire in your face.
9. 1 by Led-Zeppelin
Black Dog is a great tone to listen to while driving.
8. Dazed And Confused by Foghat
Fool For The city is just a song I like to space out close my mind and tune into the good vibrations of Fogaht.
7. Greatist Hits by Creadance Clearwater Revivale
Fortunate Son was a great sports song to tune into and jam with while playing football baseball etc....
6. Greatist Hits by The Doors
The End is another great war song of the vietnam era.
5. We Sold Our Soul For Rock And Roll by Black Sabbath
Paranoid is a kick ass song.......
4. White Rabbit by Janis Joplin
White Rabbit is one of the greatis war songs to listen to while watching a war movie based on vietnam.
3. Changesbowie by David Bowie
Changes is another one of my all time favorite songs of the 70's.
2. Greatist Hits 1979-2002 by Elton John
Tiny dancer is another one of my favorite songs to sing to about the 70's classic rock music.
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Eclips by Pink Floyd of Dark Side Of The Moon must have been one of the greatist song in the 70's.

10. Todd by todd rundgren
excellent piece
9. Morrison Hotel / La Woman by The Doors
best music they ever made and their strongest roots
8. Alladin Sane by David Bowie
some of the best bowie material ever.
7. Fun House by Stooges (iggy Pop)
the originators of punk. any one who says misfits, pistols, etc, fuck off and look back a few years there were plenty originators and this was one of them.
6. Self Titled by New York Dolls
kick a** rock group whose carrers ended before they took off. must have.
5. Next by Sensational Alex Harvey Band
amazing. ac/ dc were apparently influenced by this band
4. Self Titled by Cheap Trick
definitve lp by them. doesn't get better than this.
3. #1 Record/ Radio City by Big Star
no comment. just buy it along with the rest of these albums on this list.
2. Self Titled by Captain Beyond
This album has so much power and heaviness, it's undescribale. Zeppelin and Sabbath are pussy bands compared to these guys. (i like zep/sabbath too)
1. Self Titled by The Tubes
If you've seen them, you know they are one of the greatest live bands period and very underated band.

10. Hotel California by Eagles
9. Outlandours D'amour by The Police
8. Van Halen by Van Halen
7. The Cars by The Cars
6. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon And Garfunkel
5. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
4. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
3. Who's Next by The Who
2. Boston by Boston
Is still the number 1 debut album of all time
1. The Wall by Pink Floyd
The GREATEST album ever made

10. Alive I by Kiss
FOR ME THE BEST CONCERT EVER RECORDED, NO DOUBT OF IT
9. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN IS ONLY A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
8. Boston by Boston
GREAT SONGS FROM TOM SCHOLZ & CO. GREAT BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM I THINK THE BEST OF ALL TIME
7. Kiss by Kiss
A GREAT DEBUT ALBUM BRILLIANT SONGS AND THE BEGINNIG OF KISS
6. Machine Head by Deep Purple
A GREAT ROCK N ROLL JAZZ FUSHION BAND, HEAR IT
5. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
WOW INCREDIBLE SONGS VERY FUNKY, NO QUARTER ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME
4. Van Halen I by Van Halen
THE NEXT CHAPTER AFTER HENDRIX, IS VAN HALEN FOLKS, ERUPTION YOU CAN HEAR IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL THE CD IS BURNED UP
3. The Wall by Pink Floyd
ALONG WITH DARK SIDE.. ARE BEAUTIFUL AND ENVIRONMENTS ALBUMS, VERY MINDED, VERY SOULFUL ALBUMS
2. Let There Be Rock by Ac/dc
ANGUS YOUNG & AC/DC GREATEST MOMENT.... SOLID ROCK THAT SMASHES YOUR FACE WHEN YOU HEAR IT¡¡
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
INCREDIBLE ALBUM, ONCE YOU START WITH ANY SONG YOU CAN'T STOP THE WHOLE ALBUM

10. A Night at the Opera by Queen
9. I'm Eighteen by Alice Cooper
8. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
7. Who's Next by The Who
6. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
5. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
4. Van Halen by Van Halen
3. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Boston by Boston
1. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

10. Aqualung by Jethro tull
9. Hotel California by Eagles
8. Mashine Head by Deep Purple
7. Atom Heart Mother by Pink floyd
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
4. 461 Ocean Blvd. Or Slowhand by Eric Clapton
3. Phisical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
2. Jethro tull by Thick As A Brick
1. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink floyd

10. Van Halen by Van Halen
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
I can't believe there's not a single doors album on this list...
8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
7. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
6. Led Zeppelin (IV) by Led Zeppelin
"Rock and Roll, Black Dog, Going to California, When the Levee Breaks" and that other song.
5. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
4. Hotel California by The Eagles
The title track is magnificent, but "The Last Resort" is an overlooked gem.
3. Boston by Boston
Solid album, start to finish
2. Infinity by Journey
Again, not a single journey album? Along with "Boston", "Infinity" defined AOR in the 70's.
1. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
"There is no dark side of the moon, it's all dark"