Greatest Albums of the 1970s

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1) Off the Wall - Michael Jackson

“all songs from the album are perfect. each song is fantastic in its one way.”

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“Golden songs! Love them!”

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2) Ben - Michael Jackson

“It’s great!”

“Amazing!”

“Ben - #1 worldwide hit at age 13, live with it haters”

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3) The Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd

“Pink Floyd is legendary”

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4) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

“Led Zep is, next to the Beatles, one of the most influential rock bands ever!”

5) Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - Eagles

“The Eagles are one of the greatest groups of all time.”

6) Got to Be There - Michael Jackson

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7) Hotel California - Eagles

“This is a great album. I love all the songs on it. The Eagles by far rule over everyone of these albums on the list.”

8) Spirits Having Flown - The Bee Gees

9) Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf

“it should be number 1 after songs Like Bat out of Hell Paradise by the Dashboard Light and For Crying out Loud”

10) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

11) 1967-1970 - The Beatles

12) Who's Next - The Who

13) A Night At The Opera - Queen

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14) Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever

15) Alive! - Kiss

“You wanna the best, here is the best!”

16) Highway to Hell - AC/DC

17) ABC - Jackson 5

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18) The Clash - The Clash

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19) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

20) Machine Head - Deep Purple

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21) Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

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22) Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder

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23) The Wall - Pink Floyd

24) Smokin' - Humble Pie

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25) Dancing Machine / Moving Violation - Jackson 5

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26) Birds of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra

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27) Moondance - Van Morrison

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28) Blood On the Tracks - Bob Dylan

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29) Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton

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30) Heavy Weather - Weather Report

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31) Pink Moon - Nick Drake

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32) Blue - Joni Mitchell

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33) Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart

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34) Spectrum - Billy Cobham

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35) Aja - Steely Dan

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36) Tapestry - Carole King

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37) Paranoid - Black Sabbath

38) Band On the Run - Paul McCartney

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39) 1962-1966 - The Beatles

40) Ramones - Ramones

41) Katy Lied - Steely Dan

42) Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

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43) Horses - Patti Smith

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44) Funhouse - The Stooges

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45) On the Beach - Neil Young

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46) Marquee Moon - Television

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47) Darkness On the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen

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48) Just A Story From America - Elliott Murphy

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49) Squeezing Out Sparks - Graham Parker

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50) Paris 1919 - John Cale

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51) Zuma - Neil Young

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52) London Calling - The Clash

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53) Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren

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54) Hunky Dory - David Bowie

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55) Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty

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56) Weird Tales of the Ramones - The Ramones

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57) Transformer - Lou Reed

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58) All Mod Cons - The Jam

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59) Misfits - The Kinks

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