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Highest Rated Pop Rock Albums of the 1970s
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1970s
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1970s
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Pop Rock
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Art Rock
Blues Rock
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Country
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Folk
Folk Rock
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Glam Rock
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Jazz
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Pop Rock
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Psychedelia
Psychedelic Rock
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soft Rock
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1970s
1970
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1978
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David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
June 16, 1972
Glam Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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2
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Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
July 1, 1973
Pop Rock
Score
100
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3
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Elton John - Honky Château
May 19, 1972
Piano Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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4
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Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
February 1, 1976
Pop Rock
,
Blue-Eyed Soul
,
Yacht Rock
Score
100
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5
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Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
January 18, 1978
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
,
Piano Rock
Score
100
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6
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The Beach Boys - Sunflower
August 31, 1970
Sunshine Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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7
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Pretenders - Pretenders
December 27, 1979
New Wave
,
Punk Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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8
.
Roxy Music - Siren
October 24, 1975
Glam Rock
,
Art Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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9
.
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
May 1, 1976
Pop Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
100
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10
.
Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
February 1, 1972
Pop Rock
Score
100
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11
.
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
December 17, 1971
Glam Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
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12
.
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
November 0, 1971
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Baroque Pop
,
Piano Rock
Score
100
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13
.
Big Star - Third
March 18, 1978
Pop Rock
Score
100
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14
.
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
February 20, 1974
Pop Rock
Score
100
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15
.
Steely Dan - Aja
September 23, 1977
Jazz-Rock
,
Yacht Rock
Score
100
Source →
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16
.
Elton John - Greatest Hits
November 8, 1974
Pop Rock
,
Piano Rock
Score
100
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17
.
The Velvet Underground - Loaded
September 1, 1970
Pop Rock
Score
100
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18
.
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
February 4, 1977
Pop Rock
,
Soft Rock
Score
100
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19
.
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
February 17, 1976
Country Rock
,
Soft Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
Source →
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Music
20
.
The Beatles - 1962-1966
April 2, 1973
Pop Rock
,
Merseybeat
Score
100
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21
.
Blondie - Parallel Lines
September 1, 1978
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
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22
.
Carole King - Tapestry
February 10, 1971
Soft Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
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23
.
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
November 27, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
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24
.
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
July 11, 1975
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
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25
.
The Beatles - 1967-1970
April 2, 1973
Pop Rock
Score
90
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