Top 70 Albums of the ’70s

57. Another Green World, Brian Eno (1975)
Essential Track: “St. Elmo’s Fire”

58. Exodus, Bob Marley and the Wailers (1977)
Essential Track: “Waiting in Vain”

59. Machine Head, Deep Purple (1972)
Essential Track: “Smoke on the Water”

60. Imagine, John Lennon (1971)
Essential Track: “Imagine”

61. American Beauty, Grateful Dead (1970)
Essential Track: “Box of Rain”

62. Boston, Boston (1976)
Essential Track: “More Than a Feeling”

63. Déjà Vu, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)
Essential Track: “Carry On”

64. This Year’s Model, Elvis Costello (1978)
Essential Track: “Pump It Up”

65. Cosmo’s Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)
Essential Track: “Who’ll Stop the Rain”

66. Pink Flag, Wire (1977)
Essential Track: “Mannequin”

67. Fragile, Yes (1972)
Essential Track: “Roundabout”

68. Bryter Layter, Nick Drake (1970)
Essential Track: “One of These Things First”

69. On the Beach, Neil Young (1974)
Essential Track: “Revolution Blues”

70. At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band (1971)
Essential Track: “Whipping Post”

Based on fan rankings at Best Ever Albums