Pitchfork
Top 100 Albums of the 1970s
1. David Bowie – Low
2. The Clash – London Calling
3. Television – Marquee Moon
4. Sly & The Family Stone – There's a Riot Goin' On
5. Bob Dylan – Blood on the Tracks
6. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express
7. Led Zeppelin – IV
8. Gang Of Four – Entertainment!
9. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
10. Brian Eno – Another Green World
11. The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St.
12. The Stooges – Funhouse
13. Nick Drake – Pink Moon
14. The Velvet Underground – Loaded
15. The Who – Who's Next
16. Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady
17. Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
18. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
19. Can – Ege Bamyasi
20. T.Rex – Electric Warrior
21. Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson
22. Wire – Pink Flag
23. The Ramones – Ramones
24. Eno – Here Come the Warm Jets
25. Neu! – Neu!
26. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
27. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
28. The Beatles – Let It Be
29. Can – Tago Mago
30. Miles Davis – On the Corner
31. Talking Heads – Fear of Music
32. Pink Floyd – The Wall
33. Wire – Chairs Missing
34. Various Artists (Soundtrack) – Saturday Night Fever
35. The Pop Group – Y
36. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
37. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
38. XTC – Drums and Wires
39. Suicide – Suicide
40. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
41. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
42. The Specials – The Specials
43. Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
44. The Clash – The Clash
45. Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food
46. The Congos – Heart of the Congos
47. Al Green – Call Me
48. Miles Davis – Live-Evil
49. Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
50. Tim Buckley – Starsailor
51. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks
52. Elvis Costello – This Year's Model
53. Steve Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
54. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo's Factory
55. Nick Drake – Bryter Layter
56. Can – Future Days
57. Paul Simon – Paul Simon
58. Miles Davis – A Tribute to Jack Johnson
59. Ramones – Rocket to Russia
60. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
61. Beach Boys – Surf's Up
62. The Cars – The Cars
63. Cluster – Zuckerzeit
64. Iggy Pop – Lust for Life
65. Neil Young – On the Beach
66. Big Star – Third/Sister Lovers
67. Pink Floyd – Meddle
68. Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters
69. Faust – IV
70. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
71. James Brown – The Payback
72. King Crimson – Red
73. Van Halen – Van Halen
74. Leonard Cohen – Songs of Love and Hate
75. Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
76. Blondie – Parallel Lines
77. David Bowie – Aladdin Sane
78. Fela Anikulapo Futi & Africa '70 – Expensive Shit
79. Randy Newman – Sail Away
80. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
81. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars
82. George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
83. Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power
84. Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson
85. Wire – 154
86. Joni Mitchell – Blue
87. Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
88. Giorgio Moroder – From Here to Eternity
89. Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
90. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa '70 – Zombie
91. Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats
92. Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine
93. Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys
94. King Crimson – Starless and Bible Black
95. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
96. Iggy Pop – The Idiot
97. Various Artists (Soundtrack) – The Harder They Come
98. Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom
99. Neil Young – After the Gold Rush
100. Brian Eno – Before and After Science