Seventies

The top albums, unjustified and unexplained, of the seventies, with stuff on the end and things.

1. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder (1973).
2. London Calling, The Clash (1979).
3. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye (1971).
4. Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan (1975).
5. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (1973).
6. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield (1972).
7. Raw Power, The Stooges (1973).
8. Blue, Joni Mitchell (1971).
9. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (1975).
10. At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers (1971).

11. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder (1972).
12. Who's Next, The Who (1971).
13. Paranoid, Black Sabbath (1970).
14. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (1971).
15. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie (1972).
16. Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Simon and Garfunkel (1970).
17. The Clash, The Clash (1977).
18. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (1974).
19. Exile on Main St., The Rolling Stones (1977).
20. The Stranger, Billy Joel (1977).
21. The Koln Concert, Keith Jarrett (1975).
22. This Year's Model, Elvis Costello (1978).
23. Hunky Dory, David Bowie (1971).
24. American Beauty, The Grateful Dead (1970).
25. Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon (1970).

Runners (alphabetically) (deep breath):

Highway to Hell, AC/DC (1979).
Rocks, Aerosmith (1976).
Let It Be, The Beatles (1970).
#1 Album, Big Star (1972).
Radio City, Big Star (1974).
Parallel Lines, Blondie (1978).
The Harder They Come, Jimmy Cliff (1972).
Deja Vu, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970).
Bitches Brew, Miles Davis (1970).
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos (1970).
Pink Moon, Nick Drake (1972).
Hotel California, The Eagles (1976).
Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (1975).
One Nation Under a Groove, Funkadelic (1978).
Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye (1973).
Europe '72, The Grateful Dead (1972).
Call Me, Al Green (1973).
Band of Gypsys, Jimi Hendrix (1970).
Off the Wall, Michael Jackson (1979).
Honky Tonk Heroes, Waylon Jennings (1973).
Aqualung, Jethro Tull (1971).
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John (1973).
Pearl, Janis Joplin (1971).
Tapestry, Carol King (1971).
Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk (1977).
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (1973).
Imagine, John Lennon (1971).
Second Helping, Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974).
The Inner Mounting Flame, The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1971).
Burnin', Bob Marley (1973).
Natty Dread, Bob Marley (1974).
Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell (1974).
The Modern Lovers, The Modern Lovers (1976).
Moondance, Van Morrison (1970).
Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson (1975).
12 Songs, Randy Newman (1970).
Back Stabbers, O'Jays (1972).
Inspiration Information, Shuggie Otis (1974).
Mothership Connection, Parliament (1975).
Animals, Pink Floyd (1977).
The Wall, Pink Floyd (1979).
Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd (1975).
A Night at the Opera, Queen (1975).
Ramones, Ramones (1976).
Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones (1971).
Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt (1974).
Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren (1972).
Abraxas, Santana (1970).
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols (1977).
There's a Riot Going On, Sly and the Family Stone (1970).
Horses, Patti Smith (1975).
Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen (1975).
Aja, Steely Dan (1977).
Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens (1970).
Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart (1971).
Fun House, The Stooges (1970).
Breakfast in America, Supertramp (1979).
Sweet Baby James, James Taylor (1970).
Marquee Moon, Television (1977).
John Barleycorn Must Die, Traffic (1970).
Electric Warrior, T Rex (1971).
Why Can't We Be Friends?, War (1975).
Heavy Weather, Weather Report (1977).
Live at Leeds, The Who (1970).
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (1976).
The Yes Album, Yes (1971).
After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (1970).
Harvest, Neil Young (1972).