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Most Acclaimed Albums of the 1970s Beta

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#1 What's Going On (1971)

Marvin Gaye | 19 lists

#2 London Calling (1979)

The Clash | 21 lists

#3 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

David Bowie | 19 lists

#4 Blue (1971)

Joni Mitchell | 18 lists

#5 Exile on Main St. (1972)

The Rolling Stones | 18 lists

#6 Born to Run (1975)

Bruce Springsteen | 18 lists

#7 Rumours (1977)

Fleetwood Mac | 17 lists

#8 Blood on the Tracks (1975)

Bob Dylan | 15 lists

#9 Horses (1975)

Patti Smith | 17 lists

#10 Innervisions (1973)

Stevie Wonder | 17 lists

#11 Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

Stevie Wonder | 14 lists

#12 Hunky Dory (1971)

David Bowie | 15 lists

#13 The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Pink Floyd | 16 lists

#14 After the Gold Rush (1970)

Neil Young | 17 lists

#15 Marquee Moon (1977)

Television | 15 lists

#16 Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

Sex Pistols | 16 lists

#17 Ramones (1976)

Ramones | 15 lists

#18 Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Led Zeppelin | 16 lists

#19 Low (1977)

David Bowie | 12 lists

#20 Bitches Brew (1970)

Miles Davis | 12 lists

#21 There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)

Sly and the Family Stone | 13 lists

#22 Tapestry (1971)

Carole King | 10 lists

#23 Sticky Fingers (1971)

The Rolling Stones | 12 lists

#24 Who's Next (1971)

The Who | 12 lists

#25 Raw Power (1973)

The Stooges | 12 lists

#26 Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Joy Division | 11 lists

#27 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)

John Lennon | 12 lists

#28 Transformer (1972)

Lou Reed | 11 lists

#29 Trans Europa Express (1977)

Kraftwerk | 11 lists

#30 Fun House (1970)

Iggy and the Stooges | 11 lists

#31 Paranoid (1970)

Black Sabbath | 10 lists

#32 Off the Wall (1979)

Michael Jackson | 10 lists

#33 The Clash (1977)

The Clash | 11 lists

#34 On the Beach (1974)

Neil Young | 10 lists

#35 For Your Pleasure (1973)

Roxy Music | 10 lists

#36 Maggot Brain (1971)

Funkadelic | 9 lists

#37 Suicide (1977)

Suicide | 11 lists

#38 The Man-Machine (1978)

Kraftwerk | 9 lists

#39 Entertainment! (1979)

Gang of Four | 10 lists

#40 Pink Moon (1972)

Nick Drake | 9 lists

#41 Parallel Lines (1978)

Blondie | 9 lists

#42 This Year's Model (1978)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions | 9 lists

#43 The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

Joni Mitchell | 9 lists

#44 Harvest (1972)

Neil Young | 8 lists

#45 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

Elton John | 8 lists

#46 Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)

Bruce Springsteen | 8 lists

#47 Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)

Serge Gainsbourg | 9 lists

#48 Third/Sister Lovers (1978)

Big Star | 9 lists

#49 Metal Box / Second Edition (1979)

Public Image Ltd | 10 lists

#50 Catch a Fire (1973)

Bob Marley and the Wailers | 8 lists

#51 Physical Graffiti (1975)

Led Zeppelin | 9 lists

#52 Station to Station (1976)

David Bowie | 7 lists

#53 The Specials (1979)

The Specials | 10 lists

#54 Fear of Music (1979)

Talking Heads | 8 lists

#55 Loaded (1970)

The Velvet Underground | 9 lists

#56 Moondance (1970)

Van Morrison | 7 lists

#57 Here Come the Warm Jets (1974)

Brian Eno | 9 lists

#58 Something/Anything? (1972)

Todd Rundgren | 8 lists

#59 New York Dolls (1973)

New York Dolls | 8 lists

#60 Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)

Simon & Garfunkel | 7 lists

#61 Aja (1977)

Steely Dan | 7 lists

#62 Another Green World (1975)

Brian Eno | 8 lists

#63 Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Willie Nelson | 7 lists

#64 Electric Warrior (1971)

T. Rex | 8 lists

#65 Exodus (1977)

Bob Marley and the Wailers | 7 lists

#66 The Modern Lovers (1976)

The Modern Lovers | 7 lists

#67 Ege Bamyasi (1972)

Can | 8 lists

#68 Rock Bottom (1974)

Robert Wyatt | 8 lists

#69 Tago Mago (1971)

Can | 7 lists

#70 The B-52's (1979)

The B-52s | 7 lists

#71 My Aim Is True (1977)

Elvis Costello | 7 lists

#72 Songs of Love and Hate (1971)

Leonard Cohen | 7 lists

#73 Super Fly (1972)

Curtis Mayfield | 6 lists

#74 Pretenders (1979)

Pretenders | 9 lists

#75 Coat of Many Colors (1971)

Dolly Parton | 6 lists

#76 Natty Dread (1974)

Bob Marley and the Wailers | 6 lists

#77 "Heroes" (1977)

David Bowie | 6 lists

#78 Court and Spark (1974)

Joni Mitchell | 6 lists

#79 Pink Flag (1977)

Wire | 7 lists

#80 Talking Book (1972)

Stevie Wonder | 6 lists

#81 Hejira (1976)

Joni Mitchell | 5 lists

#82 Head Hunters (1973)

Herbie Hancock | 6 lists

#83 Hotel California (1976)

Eagles | 5 lists

#84 Wish You Were Here (1975)

Pink Floyd | 6 lists

#85 #1 Record (1972)

Big Star | 6 lists

#86 Mothership Connection (1975)

Parliament | 6 lists

#87 American Beauty (1970)

Grateful Dead | 5 lists

#88 Journey in Satchidananda (1971)

Alice Coltrane | 5 lists

#89 Surf's Up (1971)

The Beach Boys | 6 lists

#90 John Prine (1971)

John Prine | 5 lists

#91 Cut (1979)

The Slits | 6 lists

#92 Déjà Vu (1970)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 5 lists

#93 Call Me (1973)

Al Green | 6 lists

#94 Bryter Layter (1971)

Nick Drake | 5 lists

#95 Rust Never Sleeps (1979)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 5 lists

#96 Van Halen (1978)

Van Halen | 6 lists

#97 One Nation Under a Groove (1978)

Funkadelic | 5 lists

#98 The Harder They Come (1972)

Jimmy Cliff & Various Artists | 6 lists

#99 Berlin (1973)

Lou Reed | 5 lists

#100 Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)

Steely Dan | 5 lists

Marvin Gaye

Soul / R&B

19 lists

What's Going On 1971

The Clash

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

21 lists

London Calling 1979

David Bowie

Rock / Punk / Glam Rock / Proto-Punk

19 lists

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1972

#11

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock / Pop Rock

18 lists

Blue 1971

#12

The Rolling Stones

Rock / Country / Blues Rock / Country Rock / Rock & Roll

18 lists

Exile on Main St. 1972

#15

Bruce Springsteen

Rock / Pop Rock / Rock & Roll / Roots Rock

18 lists

Born to Run 1975

#18

Fleetwood Mac

Rock / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

17 lists

Rumours 1977

#19

Bob Dylan

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock

15 lists

Blood on the Tracks 1975

#26

Patti Smith

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Garage Rock / Proto-Punk

17 lists

Horses 1975

#10

#30

Stevie Wonder

Soul / Funk / Psychedelic Soul

17 lists

Innervisions 1973

#11

#35

Stevie Wonder

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Art Pop / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

14 lists

Songs in the Key of Life 1976

#12

#36

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Art Rock / Glam Rock / Pop Rock

15 lists

Hunky Dory 1971

#13

#39

Pink Floyd

Rock / Prog Rock / Psychedelic Rock

16 lists

The Dark Side of the Moon 1973

#14

#40

Neil Young

Rock / Folk / Country / Country Rock / Folk Rock / Rock & Roll

17 lists

After the Gold Rush 1970

#15

#41

Television

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

15 lists

Marquee Moon 1977

#16

#42

Sex Pistols

Rock / Punk

16 lists

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols 1977

#17

#49

Ramones

Rock / Punk / Pop Punk / Rock & Roll

15 lists

Ramones 1976

#18

#50

Led Zeppelin

Rock / Metal / Blues Rock / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal

16 lists

Led Zeppelin IV 1971

#19

#65

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Art Rock

12 lists

Low 1977

#20

#78

Miles Davis

Jazz / Free Jazz / Jazz Fusion

12 lists

Bitches Brew 1970

#21

#79

Sly and the Family Stone

Soul / R&B / Funk / Psychedelic Soul / Rhythm & Blues

13 lists

There's a Riot Goin' On 1971

#22

#83

Carole King

Rock / Pop / Pop Rock

10 lists

Tapestry 1971

#23

#87

The Rolling Stones

Rock / Country / Blues Rock / Country Rock / Hard Rock / Rock & Roll

12 lists

Sticky Fingers 1971

#24

#97

The Who

Rock / Hard Rock / Rock & Roll

12 lists

Who's Next 1971

#25

#100

The Stooges

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk

12 lists

Raw Power 1973

#26

#102

Joy Division

Rock / Punk / Goth Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

11 lists

Unknown Pleasures 1979

#27

#103

John Lennon

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock / Pop Rock

12 lists

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 1970

#28

#104

Lou Reed

Rock / Glam Rock

11 lists

Transformer 1972

#29

#108

Kraftwerk

Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / Electro / Synth-pop

11 lists

Trans Europa Express 1977

#30

#109

Iggy and the Stooges

Rock / Punk / Garage Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk

11 lists

Fun House 1970

#31

#113

Black Sabbath

Rock / Metal / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal

10 lists

Paranoid 1970

#32

#115

Michael Jackson

Pop / Soul / R&B / Funk / Disco / Rhythm & Blues

10 lists

Off the Wall 1979

#33

#127

The Clash

Rock / Punk

11 lists

The Clash 1977

#34

#129

Neil Young

Rock / Country / Country Rock

10 lists

On the Beach 1974

#35

#138

Roxy Music

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Glam Rock / Proto-Punk

10 lists

For Your Pleasure 1973

#36

#139

Funkadelic

Rock / Funk / P-Funk / Psychedelic Rock

9 lists

Maggot Brain 1971

#37

#140

Suicide

Rock / Electronic / Punk / No Wave / Techno

11 lists

Suicide 1977

#38

#152

Kraftwerk

Pop / Electronic / Electro / Synth-pop

9 lists

The Man-Machine 1978

#39

#153

Gang of Four

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

10 lists

Entertainment! 1979

#40

#156

Nick Drake

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock

9 lists

Pink Moon 1972

#41

#157

Blondie

Rock / Funk / Punk / Disco / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

9 lists

Parallel Lines 1978

#42

#161

Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Power Pop

9 lists

This Year's Model 1978

#43

#165

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Pop / Jazz / Folk / Art Pop / Folk Rock / Jazz Fusion

9 lists

The Hissing of Summer Lawns 1975

#44

#167

Neil Young

Rock / Folk / Country / Country Rock / Folk Rock

8 lists

Harvest 1972

#45

#170

Elton John

Rock / Pop / Country / Country Rock / Glam Rock / Pop Rock

8 lists

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973

#46

#172

Bruce Springsteen

Rock / Pop Rock / Roots Rock

8 lists

Darkness on the Edge of Town 1978

#47

#174

Serge Gainsbourg

Rock / Pop / Punk / Chanson / Proto-Punk / Psychedelic Rock

9 lists

Histoire de Melody Nelson 1971

#48

#177

Big Star

Rock / Pop / Art Rock / Baroque Pop / Pop Rock / Power Pop

9 lists

Third/Sister Lovers 1978

#49

#180

Public Image Ltd

Rock / Punk / Reggae / Art Rock / Dub / Post-Punk

10 lists

Metal Box / Second Edition 1979

#50

#182

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Reggae / Roots Reggae

8 lists

Catch a Fire 1973

#51

#185

Led Zeppelin

Rock / Blues Rock / Hard Rock

9 lists

Physical Graffiti 1975

#52

#186

David Bowie

Rock / Soul / R&B / Funk / Art Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues

7 lists

Station to Station 1976

#53

#187

The Specials

Rock / Reggae

10 lists

The Specials 1979

#54

#190

Talking Heads

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / New Wave / Post-Punk

8 lists

Fear of Music 1979

#55

#200

The Velvet Underground

Rock / Pop / Punk / Art Rock / Proto-Punk

9 lists

Loaded 1970

#56

#203

Van Morrison

Rock / Pop / Soul / R&B / Jazz / Folk / Blue-Eyed Soul / Pop Rock / Rhythm & Blues / Traditional Folk

7 lists

Moondance 1970

#57

#208

Brian Eno

Rock / Art Rock / Glam Rock

9 lists

Here Come the Warm Jets 1974

#58

#213

Todd Rundgren

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Blues Rock / Pop Rock / Power Pop / Prog Rock / Soft Rock

8 lists

Something/Anything? 1972

#59

#216

New York Dolls

Rock / Punk / Glam Rock / Hard Rock / Proto-Punk / Rock & Roll

8 lists

New York Dolls 1973

#60

#218

Simon & Garfunkel

Rock / Pop / Folk / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

7 lists

Bridge over Troubled Water 1970

#61

#219

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Soft Rock

7 lists

Aja 1977

#62

#223

Brian Eno

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Art Rock

8 lists

Another Green World 1975

#63

#230

Willie Nelson

Folk / Country

7 lists

Red Headed Stranger 1975

#64

#232

T. Rex

Rock / Glam Rock / Rock & Roll

8 lists

Electric Warrior 1971

#65

#233

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Reggae / Roots Reggae

7 lists

Exodus 1977

#66

#240

The Modern Lovers

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Garage Rock / Indie Rock / Proto-Punk

7 lists

The Modern Lovers 1976

#67

#243

Can

Rock / Krautrock

8 lists

Ege Bamyasi 1972

#68

#245

Robert Wyatt

Rock / Art Rock / Prog Rock / Psychedelic Rock

8 lists

Rock Bottom 1974

#69

#256

Can

Rock / Krautrock

7 lists

Tago Mago 1971

#70

#257

The B-52s

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

7 lists

The B-52's 1979

#71

#268

Elvis Costello

Rock / New Wave / Power Pop / Rock & Roll / Roots Rock

7 lists

My Aim Is True 1977

#72

#269

Leonard Cohen

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock

7 lists

Songs of Love and Hate 1971

#73

#272

Curtis Mayfield

Soul / R&B / Funk

6 lists

Super Fly 1972

#74

#273

Pretenders

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / New Wave / Pop Rock / Post-Punk

9 lists

Pretenders 1979

#75

#285

Dolly Parton

Country

6 lists

Coat of Many Colors 1971

#76

#287

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Reggae / Roots Reggae

6 lists

Natty Dread 1974

#77

#289

David Bowie

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Art Rock

6 lists

"Heroes" 1977

#78

#291

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Pop / Folk / Folk Rock / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

6 lists

Court and Spark 1974

#79

#296

Wire

Rock / Punk / New Wave / Post-Punk

7 lists

Pink Flag 1977

#80

#299

Stevie Wonder

Soul / R&B / Funk

6 lists

Talking Book 1972

#81

#301

Joni Mitchell

Rock / Jazz / Folk / Folk Rock / Smooth Jazz / Soft Rock

5 lists

Hejira 1976

#82

#305

Herbie Hancock

Funk / Jazz / Jazz-Funk / Jazz Fusion

6 lists

Head Hunters 1973

#83

#313

Eagles

Rock / Country / Country Rock

5 lists

Hotel California 1976

#84

#317

Pink Floyd

Rock / Art Rock / Prog Rock

6 lists

Wish You Were Here 1975

#85

#326

Big Star

Rock / Power Pop

6 lists

#1 Record 1972

#86

#328

Parliament

Soul / Funk / P-Funk / Psychedelic Soul

6 lists

Mothership Connection 1975

#87

#332

Grateful Dead

Rock / Folk / Country / Country Rock / Folk Rock

5 lists

American Beauty 1970

#88

#333

Alice Coltrane

Jazz / Free Jazz / Modal Jazz / Post-Bop / Spiritual Jazz

5 lists

Journey in Satchidananda 1971

#89

#334

The Beach Boys

Rock / Pop / Art Pop / Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rock & Roll

6 lists

Surf's Up 1971

#90

#338

John Prine

Folk / Country / Traditional Folk

5 lists

John Prine 1971

#91

#339

The Slits

Rock / Punk / Reggae / Dub / New Wave / Post-Punk

6 lists

Cut 1979

#92

#341

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Rock / Folk / Country / Country Rock / Folk Rock / Traditional Folk

5 lists

Déjà Vu 1970

#93

#349

Al Green

Soul / R&B / Funk / Rhythm & Blues / Southern Soul

6 lists

Call Me 1973

#94

#350

Nick Drake

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock / Traditional Folk

5 lists

Bryter Layter 1971

#95

#354

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Rock / Folk / Folk Rock / Hard Rock

5 lists

Rust Never Sleeps 1979

#96

#358

Van Halen

Rock / Metal / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal

6 lists

Van Halen 1978

#97

#359

Funkadelic

Rock / Soul / Funk / P-Funk

5 lists

One Nation Under a Groove 1978

#98

#360

Jimmy Cliff & Various Artists

Reggae

6 lists

The Harder They Come 1972

#99

#363

Lou Reed

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Proto-Punk

5 lists

Berlin 1973

#100

#365

Steely Dan

Rock / Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Pop Rock

5 lists

Can't Buy a Thrill 1972

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