These are the top 100 albums of the 1970s according to Dave’s Music Database as determined by overall points, which factor in album’s appearances on best-of lists, ratings, awards, sales, and chart performance. Compilations are not considered for this list, but live albums are.
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- Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
- Fleetwood Mac Rumours (1977)
- Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
- David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
- The Clash London Calling (1979)
- The Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
- The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street (1972)
- Marvin Gaye What’s Going On (1971)
- Various artists (Bee Gees et al) Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack, 1977)
- Pink Floyd The Wall (1979)
- Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
- Bruce Springsteen Born to Run (1975)
- Carole King Tapestry (1971)
- Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
- The Who Who’s Next (1971)
- Eagles Hotel California (1976)
- Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks (1975)
- Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
- The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (1971)
- Patti Smith Horses (1975)
- Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (1975)
- Neil Young After the Gold Rush (1970)
- Joni Mitchell Blue (1971)
- Television Marquee Moon (1977)
- Ramones Ramones (1976)
- Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell (1977)
- Stevie Wonder Innervisions (1973)
- Neil Young Harvest (1972)
- Various Artists (including Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta) Grease (soundtrack, 1978)
- Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975)
- Derek and the Dominos Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
- David Bowie Hunky Dory (1971)
- Queen A Night at the Opera (1975)
- The Clash The Clash (1977)
- Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979)
- Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young...Déjà Vu (1970)
- Blondie Parallel Lines (1978)
- John Lennon Imagine (1971)
- Van Morrison Moondance (1970)
- The Allman Brothers At Fillmore East (live, 1971)
- Van Halen Van Halen (1978)
- Black Sabbath Paranoid (1970)
- John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (1970)
- Elvis Costello My Aim Is True (1977)
- Joy Division Unknown Pleasures (1979)
- Boston Boston (1976)
- Lou Reed Transformer (1972)
- George Harrison All Things Must Pass (1970)
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions This Year’s Model (1978)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo’s Factory (1970)
- Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
- Pretenders Pretenders (1979)
- Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
- Grateful Dead American Beauty (1970)
- Sly & the Family Stone There’s a Riot Goin’ On (1971)
- Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (1973)
- Stevie Wonder Talking Book (1972)
- Paul McCartney & Wings Band on the Run (1973)
- Miles Davis Bitches Brew (1970)
- Supertramp Breakfast in America (1979)
- Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
- David Bowie Low (1977)
- Gram Parsons Grievous Angel (1974)
- Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells (1973)
- Curtis Mayfield Superfly (soundtrack, 1972)
- Santana Abraxas (1970)
- The Doors L.A. Woman (1971)
- Aerosmith Toys in the Attic (1975)
- The Rolling Stones Some Girls (1978)
- Joni Mitchell Court and Spark (1974)
- The Beatles Let It Be (1970)
- The Who Quadrophenia (1973)
- Janis Joplin Pearl (1971)
- Billy Joel The Stranger (1977)
- Gang of Four Entertainment! (1979)
- Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (1970)
- Deep Purple Machine Head (1972)
- AC/DC Highway to Hell (1979)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus (1977)
- The Cars The Cars (1978)
- Steely Dan Aja (1977)
- The Stooges Raw Power (1973)
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
- Roxy Music For Your Pleasure (1973)
- The Stooges Fun House (1970)
- Jethro Tull Aqualung (1971)
- The Who Live at Leeds (1970)
- The Police Outlandos D’Amour (1978)
- Jimmy Cliff et al The Harder They Come (soundtrack, 1972)
- Kraftwerk Trans-Europa Express (Trans Europe Express) (1977)
- Bob Marley & the Wailers Catch a Fire (1973)
- Grateful Dead Workingman’s Dead (1970)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers Natty Dread (1974)
- T-Rex Electric Warrior (1971)
- Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On (1973)
- The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers (recorded 1973, released 1976)
- Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
- Yes Fragile (1971)
- The Police Reggatta De Blanc (1979)
- James Taylor Sweet Baby James (1970)
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First posted 5/9/2011; last updated 11/27/2022.
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