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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. Close To The Edge by Yes
9. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
8. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
7. Mirage by Camel
6. In The Wake Of Poseidon by King Crimson
5. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
Dancing with the moonlight knight and The battle of epping forest...wow
4. Tarkus by Emerson, Lake And Palmer
A complex prog monument
3. Ramones by Ramones
The beginning of punk music
2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath
A perfect mix between heavy metal and atmospheric music
1. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Classic Of Classics.

10. Ziggy Stardust by David Bovie
9. Gentle Giant by Gentle Giant
8. Nursery Crime by Genesis
7. Who's Next by Who
6. In Rock by Deep Purple
5. Led Zeppelin 2 by Led Zeppelin
4. El&p by Emerson Lake & Palmer
3. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
2. Foxtrot by Genesis
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

10. Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
9. Love It To Death by Alice Cooper
8. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
7. Sheer Heart Attack by Queen
6. The Clash by The Clash
5. Ramones by Ramones
4. Rainbow Rising by Rainbow
3. Marquee Moon by Television
2. Machine Head by Deep Purple
1. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy

10. Gi by Germs
9. Q: Are We Not Men? by Devo
8. Pink Flag by Wire
7. Fun House by The Stooges
6. The Clash by The Clash
5. Damned Damned Damned by The Damned
4. High Time by MC5
3. Never Mind The Bollocks by Sex Pistols
2. Marquee Moon by Television
1. Ramones by Ramones

10. Marquee Moon by Television
9. War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne's
8. The Cry Of Love by Jimi Hendrix
7. The Ramones by The Ramones
6. Hotel Californa by The Eagles
5. London Calling by the Clash
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
3. Led Zeppelin II by by Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin Untitled by By Led Zeppelin
1. Raw power by Iggy And The Stooges

10. Armed Forces (1979) by Elvis Costello
I bought my first Walkman and listened to this masterpiece without ceasing, ignoring all life outside my skull.
9. Rickie Lee Jones (1979) by Rickie Lee Jones
I went to a little record shop around the corner owned by an eighty year old man. He told me to buy this album. He said Rickie was happening.. Thanks old guy.
8. Aja (1977) by Steely Dan
I gave up television for this album.
7. Best Of Leonard Cohen (1975) by Leonard Cohen
A friend of mine put this record on the turntable one night as we lounged in his single-wide trailer. I had never heard of Cohen before. When I heard Famous Blue Raincoat, I knew I had met a kindred spirit.
6. Blood On The Tracks (1975) by Bob Dylan
This record is summer. Working as a waiter in Cape May.
5. Heart Of Saturday Night (1974) by Tom Waits
My friends and I would gather in my buddy's clubhouse perched in his garage rafters to drink cheap red wine and listen to Tom.
4. Transformer (1972) by Lou Reed
Sitting in my car outside my girlfriend's house, waiting for her to sneak out her bedroom window to meet me. Listening to Walk on the Wild Side on the radio.
3. Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust (1972) by David Bowie
Driving to high school in my first car, a used Taxi cab, singing at the top of my lungs : Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am.
2. Blue by Joni Mitchell (1971)
The record is moody. I bought it for Carrie, which was a hit on the radio, but ended up mesmerized by The Last Time I Saw Richard.
1. All Things Must Pass (1970) by George Harrison
With my first paycheck from my first job, I bought my first album, All Things Must Pass. It was cool, it came in a box with plenty to look at. It was expensive though, about $15.00 bucks.

10. The White Album by The Beatles
9. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
8. Let It Be by The Beatles
7. Live At San Quentin by Johnny Cash
6. Countdown To Ecstacy by Steeley Dan
5. Hotel Calafornia by The Eagles
4. Abbey Road by The Beatles
3. Made In Japan by Deep Purple
2. Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan
1. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy

10. A Farewell To Kings-(1977) by Rush
rush's most popular album and it has some of their best songs ie.closer to the heart, xanadu, cygnus x1
9. Boston-(1976) by Boston
the greatist landmark album of all time next to van halen 1. unfortunately, boston was nothing after this album
8. Destroyer-(1976) by Kiss
kiss's best album
7. Toys In The Attic-(1973) by Aerosmith
just a great album nothin nmore to say
6. Rock And Roll Creation-(1977) by Spinal Tap
it had rock and roll creation and that was a kick-ass song
5. Dark Side Of The Moon-(1973) by Pink Floyd
a very unique album with songs like money and time
4. Led Zeppelin 4-(1971) by Led Zeppelin
Black dog, Rock and Roll, stairway to heaven-i've said enough
3. 2112-(1976) by Rush
the greatist album for instrumentals ever!!! includes one of the best guitarists (alex lifeson), the best bassist (geddy lee), the best drummer (neil Peart)
2. Van Halen 2-(1979) by Van Halen
Another strong album put on the shelvs by van halen. It has more Kick ass tunes ie. somebody get me a doctor, beautiful girls and dance the night away
1. Van Halen 1-(1978) by Van Halen
The strongest album of the 70s and heavy metal formed from eddie's kick-ass guitar techneques, alex's unique drumming, Michael Anthony's strong bass lines and David Lee Roth's great vocals-it set the stage for groups like motley crue and witesnake. truly the greatist album of the 70s. it also had tunes like; eruption, aint talkin bout love, you really got me, runnin with the devil and atomic punk

10. Let It Be by The Beatles
Sadly, their last
9. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Their best
8. Destroyer by KISS
has the songs Detroit Rock City, Beth, and Shout it out Loud
7. RUSH by RUSH
Their first, and in my opinion, their best.
6. Judas Priest by Unleashed In The East (live In Japan)
Awesome versions of Victim Of Changes, Tyrant, The Ripper, Exciter
5. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Awesome double album.
4. Van Halen by Van Halen
Arguably the birth of Hair Metal.
3. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
No explination needed.
2. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Stariway To heaven is on this, enough said.
1. The Wall by Pink Floyd
The best Double Album ever