Choosing only 110 albums from the 1970s, arguably the best decade ever for recorded music, was a tough job. And while we do think we covered most of the essentials, there are certainly some we missed. Lots, we’d bet. So feel free to e-mail us at misterlisterman@gmail.com to let us know what we missed. We’re not above updating our list.
110. Faust – IV
109. Bob Marley – Kaya
108. Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells a Story
107. Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel
106. David Bowie – Aladdin Sane
105. Nick Drake – Pink Moon
104. Pere Ubu – Dub Housing
103. Bob Dylan – New Morning
102. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
101. Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters
100. Serge Gainsbourg – Histoire de Melody Nelson
99. Wings – Band on the Run
98. Sly and the Family Stone – There’s A Riot Goin’ On
97. Loudon Wainwright III – Unrequited
96. Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!
95. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks
94. Nilsson – Nilsson Schmilsson
93. Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle
92. Pink Floyd – The Wall
91. The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
90. Byrds – (Untitled)
89. Nick Drake – Bryter Layter
88. Blondie – Parallel Lines
87. Eric Clapton – Slowhand
86. Gang of Four – Entertainment!
85. Gram Parsons – GP
84. Neu! – Neu!
83. Wire – Chairs Missing
82. Talking Heads – 77
81. Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life
80. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory
79. Neil Young – American Stars and Bars
78. Wings – Red Rose Speedway
77. Wire – Pink Flag
76. Patti Smith – Horses
75. Van Morrison – Moondance
74. Ramones – Rocket to Russia
73. Townes Van Zandt – High, Low and in Between
72. Can – Future Days
71. Yoko Ono – Fly
70. Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food
69. The Cars – The Cars
68. Todd Rundgren – Something/Anything
67. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
66. T. Rex – The Slider
65. Joni Mitchell – Blue
64. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
63. The Jam – All Mod Cons
62. David Bowie – Low
61. Big Star – Third
60. Townes Van Zandt – The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
59. Tom Waits – Closing Time
58. Leonard Cohen – Songs of Love and Hate
57. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly
56. Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps
55. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
54. Big Star – Radio City
53. The Who – Who’s Next
52. Ramones – Ramones
51. Neil Young – On the Beach
50. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
49. Bob Dylan – Blood on the Tracks
48. The Specials – The Specials
47. Television – Marquee Moon
46. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life
45. Bruce Springsteen – Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
44. Loudon Wainwright III – Attempted Mustache
43. Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
42. Bob Dylan – Desire
41. Neil Young – Tonight’s the Night
40. Led Zeppelin – IV
39. John Lennon – Mind Games
38. The Rolling Stones – Some Girls
37. Richard and Linda Thompson – I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
36. Paul McCartney – McCartney
35. Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model
34. Led Zeppelin – III
33. Grateful Dead – American Beauty
32. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
31. The Clash – The Clash
30. Brian Eno – Before and After Science
29. Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power
28. John Lennon – Imagine
27. Bob Marley – Exodus
26. The Stooges – Funhouse
25. Neil Young – Harvest
24. Can – Eye Bamyasi
23. The Rolling Stones – Goats Head Soup
22. Brian Eno – Here Come the Warm Jets
21. George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
20. Neil Young – After the Gold Rush
19. Big Star – #1 Record
18. Lou Reed – Transformer
17. Bob Dylan – The Basement Tapes
16. Brian Eno – Another Green World
15. Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
14. Can – Tago Mago
13. The Velvet Underground – Loaded
12. Brian Eno – Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
11. Talking Heads – Fear of Music
10. Paul McCartney – Ram
9. The Beatles – Let It Be
8. The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers
7. T. Rex – Electric Warrior
6. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
5. The Wailers – Catch a Fire
4. Bruce Springsteen – Darkness On the Edge of Town
3. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars
2. The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St.
1. The Clash – London Calling
amazing list.