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Nov 8
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
100
critic score
(7)
89
user score
(4,034)
Dec 17
David Bowie
Hunky Dory
98
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(3,546)
Nov 5
Pink Floyd
Meddle
78
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(3,423)
Jul 12
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
94
critic score
(5)
87
user score
(2,195)
Aug
Can
Tago Mago
100
critic score
(2)
87
user score
(1,532)
Aug 14
The Who
Who's Next
100
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(1,342)
Nov 26
Yes
Fragile
89
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(1,291)
Apr 23
The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
100
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(1,251)
May 17
Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Ram
80
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(1,116)
Feb 10
Carole King
Tapestry
98
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(1,093)
Sep 9
John Lennon
Imagine
95
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(992)
Apr 19
The Doors
L.A. Woman
85
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(949)
Dec 3
King Crimson
Islands
60
critic score
(4)
79
user score
(755)
Sep 24
T. Rex
Electric Warrior
100
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(606)
Feb 19
Yes
The Yes Album
85
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(605)
Mar 19
Jethro Tull
Aqualung
90
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(531)
Nov 3
The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
The Inner Mounting Flame
100
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(526)
Jan 11
Janis Joplin
Pearl
100
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(423)
Sep 21
Faust
Faust
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(363)
Jun 14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Tarkus
60
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(337)
Feb 24
Miles Davis
A Tribute to Jack Johnson
98
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(304)
Nov
Harry Nilsson
Nilsson Schmilsson
95
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(234)
Oct
Van der Graaf Generator
Pawn Hearts
80
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(227)
Apr 8
Caravan
In the Land of Grey and Pink
85
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(210)
Jul 6
The Allman Brothers Band
At Fillmore East
97
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(188)
Dec 7
Wings
Wild Life
53
critic score
(3)
64
user score
(186)
Jan 1
Gal Costa
Fa-tal- Gal a Todo Vapor
80
critic score
(1)
88
user score
(173)
Nov 8
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
96
user score
(159)
Sep 21
Yoko Ono
Fly
72
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(150)
Jul 16
Gentle Giant
Acquiring the Taste
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(148)
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Jul 15
Deep Purple
Fireball
70
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(141)
Oct 1
Cat Stevens
Teaser and the Firecat
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(131)
Nov 1
Alice Cooper
Killer
90
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(131)
1971
Pink Floyd
Echoes
97
user score
(131)
Nov 24
The Kinks
Muswell Hillbillies
85
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(131)
Dec 29
America
America
60
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(131)
Oct 18
The Doors
Other Voices
57
critic score
(3)
50
user score
(128)
May 28
Rod Stewart
Every Picture Tells a Story
98
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(127)
Mar 9
Alice Cooper
Love It to Death
85
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(124)
Dec 1
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
70
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(119)
Feb 22
David Crosby
If I Could Only Remember My Name
94
critic score
(5)
78
user score
(114)
Mar
Jimi Hendrix
The Cry of Love
80
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(112)
Sep 3
Fleetwood Mac
Future Games
65
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(106)
Sep 1
Santana
Santana III
85
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(98)
Dec 13
Badfinger
Straight Up
80
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(96)
Apr 4
Os Mutantes
Jardim Elétrico
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(95)
Nov 20
はっぴいえんど [Happy End]
風街ろまん (Kazemachi Roman)
79
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(87)
Oct 23
The Who
Baba O'Riley
95
user score
(83)
May
David Bowie
Moonage Daydream
92
user score
(75)
Nov 1
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pictures at an Exhibition
45
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(73)
1971
J.J. Cale
Naturally
70
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(70)
Nov 1
Rodriguez
Coming from Reality
60
critic score
(5)
77
user score
(68)
Apr 1
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Mirror Man
70
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(61)
Oct
Focus
Focus II (Moving Waves)
80
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(58)
Oct 8
Hawkwind
In Search of Space
45
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(57)
Nov 17
Faces
A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse
85
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(56)
Apr
Tangerine Dream
Alpha Centauri
64
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(55)
Jun
The Doors
Riders on the Storm
100
critic score
(1)
95
user score
(55)
Jun
Ash Ra Tempel
Ash Ra Tempel
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(54)
Nov 10
Traffic
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
65
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(53)
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