50 Essential Albums of the 70s

1) Joni Mitchell's BLUE.

2) Stevie Wonder's TALKING BOOK.

3) The Beatles' LET IT BE.

4) Fleetwood Mac's RUMOURS.

5) The Rolling Stones' STICKY FINGERS.

6) Diana Ross' THE BOSS.

7) Carole King's TAPESTRY.


8) The Eagles' HOTEL CALIFORNIA.

9) The Police's ZENYATTA MONDATTA.

10) Blondie's PARALLEL LINES.


11) Laura Nyro's CHRISTMAS AND THE BEADS OF SWEAT.

12) Patti Smith's HORSES.

13) Aretha Franklin's TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK.

14) Donna Summer's BAD GIRLS.


15) Carly Simon's ANTICIPATION.

16) Elvis Costello's THIS YEAR'S MODEL.

17) David Bowie's THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.

18) Janis Joplin's PEARL.

19) Sly and the Family Stone's THERE'S A RIOT GOING ON.

20) The Kinks' LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN.

21) John Lennon and Yoko Ono's SOME TIME IN NEW YORK CITY.

22) Melanie's CANDLES IN THE RAIN.

23) Graham Nash's SONGS FOR BEGINNERS.


24) Van Morrison's TUPELO HONEY.

25) Gladys Knight and the Pips' IMAGINATION.

26) Ashford & Simpson's IS IT STILL GOOD TO YA

27) Neil Young's AFTER THE GOLD RUSH.

28) Dolly Parton's HERE YOU COME AGAIN.

29) Starship's RED OCTOPUS.

30) The Who's WHO ARE YOU?

31) Cher's GYPSYS, TRAMPS & THIEVES.

32) Rickie Lee Jones' RICKIE LEE JONES.

33) Led Zeppelin's LED ZEPPELIN IV.

34) Earth, Wind & Fire's I AM.

35) Cat Stevens' TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN.

36) The Sylvers' SOMETHING SPECIAL.


37) Rosebud's ROSEBUD.

38) Jackie DeShannon's JACKIE.

39) Smokey Robinson's A QUIET STORM.

40) Roberta Flack's QUIET FIRE.

41) Paul McCartney & Wings' BAND ON THE RUN.

42) Phil Ochs' GUNFIGHT AT CARNEGIE HALL.

43) The Fifth Dimension's PORTRAIT.

44) The Mamas and the Papas' PEOPLE LIKE US.

45) Michael Jackson's OFF THE WALL.

46) Billy Joel's GLASS HOUSES.

47) Etta James' DEEP IN THE NIGHT.

48) Heart's DREAMBOAT ANNIE.

49) Pink Floyd's THE WALL.

50) Willie Nelson's BOTH SIDES NOW.