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Monday, September 2, 2024

Glam: Top 25 Albums

Glam:

The Top 25 Albums

Glam rock was a genre which emerged in the early 1970s that was characterized as much by fashion as the music itself. Performers wore flamboyant costumes (which often included glitter and platform shoes), makeup, and hairstyles. The look often flirted with andryogyny and fluid gender roles and a camp style. Musically, the genre drew largely from rock and roll, but incorporated cabaret, bubblegum pop, and throwaway pop culture.

The movement was largely British. David Bowie, T-Rex, Mott the Hoople, Sweet, and Slade were among the genre’s most popular artists. Some American artists such as Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and the New York Dolls also incorporated glam into their music in the 1970s. There were also British artists such as Elton John and Queen who adopted some elements of glam in their ‘70s music. The genre influenced punk rock, goth, new wave, and hair bands.

This list was created by aggregating 14 lists focused on the best glam rock albums of all time.

Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here.

1. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
2. Lou Reed Transformer (1972)
3. New York Dolls New York Dolls (1973)
4. Roxy Music For Your Pleasure (1973)
5. T-Rex Electric Warrior (1971)

6. Roxy Music Roxy Music (1972)
7. David Bowie Aladdin Sane (1973)
8. Mott the Hoople Mott (1973)
9. David Bowie Hunky Dory (1971)
10. Brian Eno Here Come the Warm Jets (1974)

11. Roxy Music Country Music (1974)
12. Sparks Kimono My House (1974)
13. Queen Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
14. Roxy Music Stranded (1973)
15. Alice Cooper Billion Dollar Babies (1973)

16. Roxy Music Siren (1975)
17. Suede (aka “London Suede”) Dog Man Star (1994)
18. T-Rex The Slider (1972)
19. Alice Cooper Love It to Death (1971) 20. David Bowie The Man Who Sold the World (1970)

21. David Bowie Diamond Dogs (1974)
22. Slade Slayed? (1973)
23. Mott the Hoople All the Young Dudes (1972)
24. Pulp Different Class (1995)
25. Queen A Night at the Opera (1975)

Resources and Related Links:

Dave’s Music Database: “Glam Rock: Top 50 Songs”
Dave’s Music Database: other best-of-genre lists

First posted 9/2/2024.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Dave’s Music Database book: Music of the 1970s

Dave’s Music Database book:

Music of the 1970s

Abba, the Beatles, the Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, Blondie, David Bowie, Carpenters, Eagles, Al Green, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Dolly Parton, Pink Floyd, Queen, Kenny Rogers, the Sex Pistols, Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Village People, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young. All of them and more are in this handy guide to the decade which:

Explores disco, glam, punk, folk rock, heavy metal, pop, country, R&B, and more
Highlights songs and albums which won awards each year from 1970 to 1979
Lists the decade’s biggest songs, albums, and acts, overall and in different genres
Spotlights 50+ songs and 30+ albums

Songs Featured in the Book:

Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976)
AC/DC “Highway to Hell” (1979)
The Beatles “Let It Be” (1970)
Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)
Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (1970)
Blondie “Heart of Glass” (1978)
Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” (1977)
Glen Campbell “Rhinestone Cowboy” (1975)
The Carpenters “They Long to Be Close to You” (1970)
Chic “Le Freak” (1978)
Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (1979)
Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” (1973)
John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (1971)
Derek and the Dominos “Layla” (1971)
Eagles “Hotel California” (1976)
Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978)
Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” (1971)
The Jackson 5 “ABC” (1970)
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (1978)
Billy Joel “Just the Way You Are” (1977)
Elton John “Your Song” (1970)
Carole King “It’s Too Late” (1971)
The Knack “My Sharona” (1979)
Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (1973)
Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” (1971)
John Lennon “Imagine” (1971)
Loretta Lynn “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1970)
Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” (1973)
Paul McCartney & Wings “Silly Love Songs” (1976)
Don McLean “American Pie” (1971)
Mott the Hoople “All the Young Dudes” (1972)
Dolly Parton “Jolene” (1973)
Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (1979)
Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975)
Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” (1972)
Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (1978)
Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” (1977)
Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” (1972)
Sister Sledge “We Are Family” (1979)
The Staple Singers “I’ll Take You There” (1972)
Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (1971)
Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” (1973)
Donna Summer “Hot Stuff” (1979)
Three Dog Night “Joy to the World” (1970)
T-Rex “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (1971)
Village People “Y.M.C.A.” (1978)
Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music” (1976)
Bill Withers “Lean on Me” (1972)
Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (1972)
Neil Young “Heart of Gold” (1972)