Top Ten Rock Albums of Each Year - 1970-1979

1. Paranoid
Black Sabbath

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2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel

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3. After The Gold Rush
Neil Young

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4. Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon

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5. Moondance
Van Morrison

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6. Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival

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7. Live at Leeds
The Who

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8. Déjà Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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9. All Things Must Pass
George Harrison

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10. Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek & The Dominos

1. What's Going On
Marvin Gaye

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2. Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin

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3. Who's Next
The Who

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4. Blue
Joni Mitchell

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5. There's A Riot Goin' On
Sly And The Family Stone

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6. Tapestry
Carole King

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7. Sticky Fingers
Rolling Stones

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8. L.A. Woman
The Doors

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9. Live at the Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band

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10. Imagine
John Lennon

1. Exile On Main Street
Rolling Stones

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2. Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars
David Bowie

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3. Talking Book
Stevie Wonder

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4. Machine Head
Deep Purple

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5. Harvest
Neil Young

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6. Superfly
Curtis Mayfield

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7. Something/Anything
Todd Rundgren

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8. Eat A Peach
Allman Brothers Band

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9. I'm Still in Love With You
Al Green

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10. Honky Chateau
Elton John

1. Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd

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2. Innervisions
Stevie Wonder

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3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John

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4. Quadrophenia
The Who

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5. Pronounced Leh'-nerd Skin-'nerd
Lynyrd Skynyrd

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6. Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye

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7. Call Me
Al Green

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8. Catch A Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers

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9. Band On The Run
Paul McCartney & Wings

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10. New York Dolls
New York Dolls

1. Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder

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2. Heart Like A Wheel
Linda Ronstadt

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3. Court and Spark
Joni Mitchell

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4. Natty Dread
Bob Marley & The Wailers

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5. Sheer Heart Attack
Queen

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6. Can't Get Enough
Barry White

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7. Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan

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8. Nightbirds
Labelle

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9. 461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton

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10. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis

1. Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen

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2. Blood On The Tracks
Bob Dylan

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3. A Night At The Opera
Queen

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4. Horses
Patti Smith

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5. Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

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6. Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin

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7. Toys In The Attic
Aerosmith

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8. Alive!
KISS

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9. Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac

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10. The Basement Tapes
Bob Dylan and the Band

1. Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder

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2. Hotel California
The Eagles

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3. Ramones
Ramones

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4. Boston
Boston

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5. Mothership Connection
Parliament

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6. Rocks
Aerosmith

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7. Frampton Comes Alive
Peter Frampton

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8. Dreamboat Annie
Heart

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9. Station to Station
David Bowie

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10. Night Moves
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

1. Rumours
Fleetwood Mac

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2. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols

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3. The Clash
The Clash

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4. My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello

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5. Marquee Moon
Television

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6. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
The Bee Gees (and others)

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7. Low - David Bowie

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8. Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf

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9. Exodus
Bob Marley & the Wailers

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10. The Stranger
Billy Joel

1. This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

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2. Van Halen
Van Halen

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3. One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic

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4. Parallel Lines
Blondie

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5. The Cars
The Cars

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6. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Bruce Springsteen

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7. Outlandos D'Amour
The Police

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8. Some Girls
Rolling Stones

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9. More Songs About Buildings and Food
Talking Heads

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10. 52nd Street
Billy Joel

1. London Calling
The Clash

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2. The Wall
Pink Floyd

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3. Off the Wall
Michael Jackson

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4. Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division

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5. The Pretenders
The Pretenders

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6. Highway To Hell
AC/DC

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7. Damn The Torpedoes
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

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8. Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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9. The B-52's
The B-52's

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10. Reggatta de Blanc
The Police