Top 70 Albums of the ’70s

29. Quadrophenia, The Who (1973)
Essential Track: “Love, Reign O’er Me”

30. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (1970)
Essential Track: “The Only Living Boy in New York”

31. Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin (1970)
Essential Track: “Since I’ve Been Loving You”

32. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon (1970)
Essential Track: “Look at Me”

33. Close to the Edge, Yes (1972)
Essential Track: “Close to the Edge”

34. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder (1973)
Essential Track: “Higher Ground”

35. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (1976)
Essential Track: “I Wish”

36. Moondance, Van Morrison (1970)
Essential Track: “Into the Mystic”

37. Selling England by the Pound, Genesis (1973)
Essential Track: “Firth of Fifth”

38. Ramones, Ramones (1976)
Essential Track: “Blitzkrieg Bop”

39. The Clash, The Clash (1977)
Essential Track: “White Riot”

40. All Things Must Pass, George Harrison (1970)
Essential Track: “What Is Life”

41. Meddle, Pink Floyd (1971)
Essential Track: “Echoes”

42. L.A. Woman, The Doors (1971)
Essential Track: “Riders on the Storm”