Best albums of the 1970s

76 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 51
   Fear of MusicTalking Heads

   1979Pop
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
2. 52
   Fool for the City (2016 Remaster)Foghat

   1975Pop
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
3. 53
   Harvest (2009 Remaster)Neil Young

   1977Rock
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
4. 54
   HemispheresRush

   1978Rock
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
5. 55
   It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (2009 Remaster)The Rolling Stones

   1974Rock
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
6. 56
   Songs For DrellaLou Reed

   1970Rock
   Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
7. 57
   Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (2014 Remaster)Black Sabbath

   1973Pop
   Chart score7.90avg 7.5 · 1 score
8. 58
   Toys In The AtticAerosmith

   1975Rock
   Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
9. 59
   Comes a TimeNeil Young

   1978Rock
   Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
10. 60
    Crisis? What Crisis? (Remastered 2025)Supertramp

    1975Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
11. 61
    Diamond Dogs (2016 Remaster)David Bowie

    1974Pop
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
12. 62
    In Through the out Door (Remaster)Led Zeppelin

    1979Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
13. 63
    Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]Talking Heads

    1977Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
14. 64
    American Stars 'N BarsNeil Young

    1977Rock
    Chart score7.62avg 7.0 · 2 scores
15. 65
    CommuniquéDire Straits

    1979Pop
    Chart score7.62avg 7.0 · 2 scores
16. 66
    Breakfast In America (Remastered 2026)Supertramp

    1979Rock
    Chart score7.56avg 7.2 · 4 scores
17. 67
    Agents Of FortuneBlue Öyster Cult

    1976Rock
    Chart score7.55avg 6.1 · 1 score
18. 68
    Pretzel LogicSteely Dan

    1974Rock
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
19. 69
    RelayerYes

    1972Rock
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
20. 70
    The Academy in PerilJohn Cale

    1972Alternative
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
21. 71
    Young Americans (2016 Remaster)David Bowie

    1975Pop
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
22. 72
    The WallPink Floyd

    1979Rock
    Chart score7.47avg 7.1 · 4 scores
23. 73
    Wish You Were HerePink Floyd

    1975Rock
    Chart score7.43avg 7.0 · 4 scores
24. 74
    Presence (Remaster)Led Zeppelin

    1976Rock
    Chart score7.27avg 5.0 · 1 score
25. 75
    Obscured by CloudsPink Floyd

    1972Rock
    Chart score7.27avg 6.7 · 4 scores
26. 76
    Atom Heart MotherPink Floyd

    1970Rock
    Chart score6.86avg 6.0 · 4 scores