Paste's 70 Best Albums of the 1970s

Paste's 70 Best Albums of the 1970s

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70.

Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
July 7, 1972
Reggae
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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69.

Blondie - Parallel Lines
September 1, 1978
New Wave
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
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68.

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
February 25, 1972
Folk
Critic Score
95
6 reviews
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67.

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
August 28, 1978
New Wave
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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66.

Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
November 9, 1970
Blues Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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65.

T. Rex - Electric Warrior
September 24, 1971
Glam Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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64.

The Stooges - Funhouse
July 7, 1970
Protopunk
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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63.

Can - Ege Bamyasi
November 1, 1972
Krautrock
Critic Score
95
4 reviews
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62.

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
February 24, 1975
Hard Rock
Critic Score
90
4 reviews
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61.

The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach
February 12, 1972
Southern Rock
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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60.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
August 13, 1973
Southern Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
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59.

Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
March 24, 1971
Art Pop
Critic Score
96
5 reviews
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58.

The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
August 1, 1976
Protopunk
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
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57.

Joni Mitchell - Hejira
November 1, 1976
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
73
3 reviews
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56.

Gang of Four - Entertainment!
September 25, 1979
Post-Punk
Critic Score
94
4 reviews
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55.

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
November 1, 1971
Pop Rock
Critic Score
89
4 reviews
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54.

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
January 26, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
98
4 reviews
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53.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
June 14, 1979
Post-Punk
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
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52.

Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers
January 1, 1978
Power Pop
Critic Score
100
5 reviews
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51.

Talking Heads - Fear of Music
August 3, 1979
New Wave
Critic Score
96
5 reviews
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50.

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
August 28, 1973
Soul
Critic Score
93
3 reviews
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49.

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
July 1, 1971
Blues Rock
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
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48.

Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes
June 26, 1975
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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47.

Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express
March 0, 1977
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
96
5 reviews
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46.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
March 11, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
100
1 review
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45.

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
June 9, 1978
Rock
Critic Score
97
3 reviews
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44.

The Velvet Underground - Loaded
September 1, 1970
Pop Rock
Critic Score
100
3 reviews
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43.

Tom Waits - Small Change
September 1, 1976
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
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42.

Elton John - Madman Across the Water
November 5, 1971
Pop Rock
Critic Score
75
2 reviews
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41.

The Band - The Last Waltz
April 7, 1978
Rock
Critic Score
80
1 review
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40.

Al Green - Let's Stay Together
January 31, 1972
Soul
Critic Score
97
4 reviews
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39.

The Stooges - Raw Power
February 7, 1973
Protopunk
Critic Score
100
5 reviews
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38.

Suicide - Suicide
December 28, 1977
Synth Punk
Critic Score
92
5 reviews
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37.

Carole King - Tapestry
February 10, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
98
5 reviews
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36.

John Lennon - Imagine
September 9, 1971
Rock
Critic Score
95
4 reviews
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35.

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model
March 17, 1978
New Wave
Critic Score
99
6 reviews
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34.

David Bowie - Low
January 14, 1977
Art Rock
Critic Score
95
6 reviews
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33.

The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
November 27, 1970
Pop Rock
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
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32.

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
August 10, 1979
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
98
4 reviews
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31.

Neil Young - Harvest
February 1, 1972
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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30.

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town
June 2, 1978
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
93
4 reviews
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29.

Patti Smith - Horses
November 10, 1975
Protopunk
Critic Score
98
5 reviews
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28.

Queen - A Day at the Races
December 10, 1976
Hard Rock
Critic Score
55
2 reviews
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27.

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
November 27, 1970
Rock
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
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26.

Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food
July 21, 1978
Post-Punk
Critic Score
90
5 reviews
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25.

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
October 5, 1973
Pop Rock
Critic Score
88
4 reviews
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24.

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
September 28, 1976
Soul
Critic Score
99
6 reviews
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23.

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
September 19, 1970
Folk Rock
Critic Score
92
5 reviews
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22.

The Clash - The Clash
April 8, 1977
Punk Rock
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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21.

Joni Mitchell - Blue
June 22, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
100
4 reviews
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Original Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/05/the-70-best-albums-of-the-1970s.html
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This top ten is underwhelming: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and What's Going On all suck and as much as I enjoy the Sex Pistols you can't tell me that's a better album than Fun House or Horses or The Clash or Rumours or any Stevie, Sly, Neil Young, Bowie, etc
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