Top 70 Albums of the ’70s

1. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (1973)
Essential Track: “Time”

2. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (1971)
Essential Track: “Stairway to Heaven”

3. London Calling, The Clash (1979)
Essential Track: “Train in Vain”

4. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd (1975)
Essential Track: “Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V”

5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie (1972)
Essential Track: “Starman”


6. The Wall, Pink Floyd (1979)
Essential Track: “Comfortably Numb”

7. Who’s Next, The Who (1971)
Essential Track: “Baba O’Riley”

8. Exile on Main St., The Rolling Stones (1972)
Essential Track: “Tumbling Dice”

9. Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan (1975)
Essential Track: “Tangled Up in Blue”

10. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (1977)
Essential Track: “Go Your Own Way”

11. Unknown Pleasures, Joy Division (1979)
Essential Track: “Disorder”

12. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen (1975)
Essential Track: “Born to Run”

13. Marquee Moon, Television (1977)
Essential Track: “Marquee Moon”

14. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye (1971)
Essential Track: “What’s Going On”