The Songfactors' Choice Top Albums of the Decade: The '70's

[RonJonSurfer]

1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

2. Sticky Fingers

3. Aqualung

4. A Night At The Opera

5. Goodbye Yellowbrick Road

6. Pronounced leh-nerd skin nerd

7. Layla and other Assorted love Songs

8. Deja Vu

9. Boston

10. Led Zep IV

[c_s_1987]

1. Who's Next - The Who (1971)

2. Aqualung - Jethro Tull (1971)

3. Dark Side of the Moon, The - Pink Floyd (1973)

4. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)

5. Close to the Edge - Yes (1972)

6. Night at the Opera, A - Queen (1975)

7. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones (1971)

8. Morrison Hotel - The Doors (1970)

9. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977)

10. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)

Wow.

[blind-fitter]

1) Entertainment! - Gang of Four (1979)

2) Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts - The Adverts (1978)

3) London Calling - The Clash (1979)

4) Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division (1979)

5) Horses - Patti Smith (1975)

6) Ramones - Ramones (1976)

7) Transformer - Lou Reed (1972)

8) Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, The - David Bowie (1972)

9) Trans-Europa Express - Kraftwerk (1977)

10) Dark Side of the Moon, The - Pink Floyd (1973)

[bluesboy]

1. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones

2. At Fillmore East - Allman Brothers

3. Moondance - Van Morrison

4. Pearl - Janis Joplin

5. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

6. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan

7. The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

8. Who's Next - The Who

9. Tapestry - Carole King

10. Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

If nominated these albums might have made it in my list.

After the Goldrush (1970) - Neil Young

Van Halen (1978) - Van Halen

Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1978) - The Bee Gees (This album won a Grammy for Album of the Year)

Abraxas (1970) - Santana

Catch a Fire (1973) - Bob Marley & the Wailers

Tea for the Tillerman (1971) - Cat Stevens

[RonJonSurfer]

After the Goldrush - what an album...it would have made my list.

[chutzpah]

Abraxas-Santana

a great album...Wish I would have thought of it...

this is a great album

[miamisammy29]

1. Sticky Fingers - The Stones

2. Exile On Main Street - The Stones

3. Low Budget - The Kinks

4. Who's Next - The Who

5. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust... - David Bowie

6. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

7. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

8. Cosmo's Factory - CCR

9. Aqualung - Jethro Tull

10. Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd

11. Pronounced - Lynyrd Skynyrd

12. American Beauty - Grateful Dead

Honorable Mention: Way too f***in' many to name!

THE 70's WERE, BY FAR, THE GREATEST DECADE IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK N' ROLL!!

[edna]

After the Goldrush - what an album...it would have made my list.

True. And mine as well...

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[pinkstones]

Screw that, vote Pink Floyd.

[MindCrime]

Doesn't look like Sticky Fingers needs much help anyways.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Screw that, vote Pink Floyd.

Screw all y'all, vote Stevie or Marvin. The 70's weren't just about rock music, you know. We need some flavor up in here.

[Lea]

After the Goldrush - what an album...it would have made my list.

[pinkstones]

I voted for Marvin Gaye -- it's one of the few albums that made this list that I own.

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Excellent! It really stands the test of time.

[BlueAngel]

1. London Calling - The Clash

2. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division

3. Entertainment! - Gang of Four

4. Who's Next - The Who

5. Ramones - Ramones

6. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

7. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan

8. Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts - The Adverts

9. Trans-Europa Express - Kraftwerk

10. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David Bowie

[edna]

click here: very important

[bIGGEST] GO, STICKY FINGERS, GO!

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[Lucky]

[Shawna]

vote Stevie or Marvin.

at first glance I thought that said Steve Martin. I was gonna go back and change my vote.

[MindCrime]

OMG I did too lol, I immediately thought of The Jerk.

[edna]

After the Goldrush - what an album...it would have made my list.

[Viaene]

VOTE ME! :rock:

[Dappled]

1. Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

2. Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970)

3. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (1975)

4. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominos (1970)

5. Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)

6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (1973)

7. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)

8. Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)

9. Dark Side of the Moon, The - Pink Floyd (1973)

10. (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)

[edna]

Now, last advice: click here

Surprise...

[Carl]

1) Who's Next - The Who (1971)

2) Dark Side of the Moon, The - Pink Floyd (1973)

3) Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder (1976)

4) Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970)

5) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977)

6) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (1973)

7) Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)

8) Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

9) Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones (1971)

10) Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Joe Cocker (1970)

honorable mention: Breakfast in America - Supertramp (1979)

[Farin]

1. London Calling - The Clash (1979)

2. Trans-Europa Express - Kraftwerk (1977)

3. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division (1979)

4. Horses - Patti Smith (1975)

5. Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts - The Adverts (1978)

6. Transformer - Lou Reed (1972)

7. Sheik Yerbouti - Frank Zappa (1979)

8. Ramones - Ramones (1976)

9. Entertainment! - Gang of Four (1979)

10.Live Rust - Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1979)