Have you ever considered the astonishing number of classic Pop and Rock albums that the decade of the 1970′s gave us? Allow me to jog your memory with a list. In no particular order, and allowing only one album per artist (just because) here are some of the 70′s timeless musical riches:
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Steely Dan: Aja
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks
Carole King: Tapestry
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Deja Vu
Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run
Nilsson: Nilsson Schmillson
Bob Marley: Exodus
Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls
Boston: Boston
Jefferson Starship: Red Octopus
The Who: Who’s Next
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Paul McCartney & Wings: Band On The Run
Led Zeppelin: IV (Zoso)
Yes: Close To The Edge
Supertramp: Breakfast In America
Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare
Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive
The Grateful Dead: American Beauty
Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes
Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On
Bee Gees: Main Course
Neil Young: Harvest
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
The Cars: The Cars
Rush: 2112
Aerosmith: Toys In The Attic
Eagles: Hotel California
Van Morrison: Moondance
Deep Purple: Machine Head
Kansas: Point Of Know Return
Santana: Abraxas
Billy Joel: The Stranger
Strawbs: Bursting At The Seams
Alan Parsons Project: I Robot
Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Derek & The Dominos: Layla
Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die
Steve Miller Band: Fly Like An Eagle
Weather Report: Heavy Weather
John Lennon: Imagine
OST: Saturday Night Fever
OST: Grease
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo’s Factory
Don McLean: American Pie
I don’t think any other decade comes half-way close, especially taking into account that the 60′s music scene was so singles-oriented for much of the decade. And the list could be much longer if I’d allowed multiple albums per artist, obviously.
Every Moment Has A Song 
Feb 01, 2012 @ 15:20:53
Let me be the first to comment here:
Wow, so much of my musical education was composed of albums from the 70’s! Where would we be without all of these treasures. I think that it’s interesting that music is going back to a singles-focused market. I wish the album was still as respected an art form as it was then.
Feb 01, 2012 @ 21:44:52
Yeah, the single used to be appetizer to the album’s Main Course, if you will.
Jun 04, 2012 @ 12:40:07
The album – I haven’t thought about it much, but it may be a thing of the past. What a glorious past there in the 70s. (Well of course we’d think so, but Zack thinks so too! Smart guy!) No there may not be albums like that anymore, with digital dropping in and out, creation of playlists, etc…
Jun 04, 2012 @ 12:59:31
Hey, you’re not anonymous!
And you’re digging deep into the blog, wow!