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Highest Rated Rock Albums of the 1970s
Decade
1970s
All Time
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1970s
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Rolling Stone
Genre
Rock
All
Art Rock
Blues Rock
Contemporary Folk
Country
Electronic
Folk
Folk Rock
Funk
Glam Rock
Hard Rock
Jazz
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Progressive Rock
Psychedelia
Psychedelic Rock
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Soft Rock
Soul
1970s
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1
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The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
August 1, 1976
Garage Rock
,
Proto-punk
Score
100
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2
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Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
January 1, 1972
Garage Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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3
.
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
December 6, 1977
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
100
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4
.
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
March 23, 1973
Progressive Rock
,
Avant-Prog
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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5
.
Santana - Abraxas
September 23, 1970
Psychedelic Rock
,
Latin Rock
Score
100
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6
.
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
June 20, 1975
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
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7
.
Can - Tago Mago
August 0, 1971
Krautrock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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8
.
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food
July 14, 1978
Post-Punk
,
New Wave
,
Art Punk
Score
100
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9
.
The Clash - London Calling
December 14, 1979
Punk Rock
,
New Wave
Score
100
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10
.
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
September 19, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
Score
100
Source →
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11
.
Neil Young - Comes a Time
October 21, 1978
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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12
.
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
November 1, 1970
Country Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Americana
Score
100
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13
.
Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes
June 26, 1975
Folk Rock
,
Roots Rock
Score
100
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14
.
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
July 1, 1974
Blues Rock
,
Rock
Score
100
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15
.
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
June 14, 1970
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
100
Source →
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16
.
Neil Young - Decade
October 28, 1977
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
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17
.
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
February 9, 1970
Blues Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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Music
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18
.
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
May 28, 1971
Roots Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
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19
.
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
January 20, 1975
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
Source →
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Music
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20
.
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
June 9, 1978
Rock
Score
100
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21
.
The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue
April 23, 1976
Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
Source →
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22
.
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
July 22, 1977
New Wave
,
Power Pop
Score
100
Source →
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23
.
Paul Simon - Paul Simon
January 24, 1972
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
Source →
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24
.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
July 9, 1979
Country Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
Source →
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25
.
The Stooges - Fun House
July 7, 1970
Garage Rock
,
Proto-punk
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
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