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Best Albums of the 1970s

  1. Music for 18 Musicians cover art Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians ECM, 1978
  2. Entertainment! cover art Gang of Four Entertainment! EMI, 1979
  3. Future Days cover art Can Future Days United Artists, 1973
  4. There's a Riot Goin' On cover art Sly & the Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On Epic, 1971
  5. Low cover art David Bowie Low RCA, 1977
  6. Unknown Pleasures cover art Joy Division Unknown Pleasures Factory, 1979
  7. Fun House cover art The Stooges Fun House Elektra, 1970
  8. Pink Flag cover art Wire Pink Flag Harvest, 1977
  9. Get Up With It cover art Miles Davis Get Up With It Columbia, 1974
  10. Pacific Ocean Blue cover art Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue Caribou, 1977

Honorable Mentions

  • The Beach Boys — Sunflower Brothers/Reprise, 1970
  • The Beach Boys — Surf's Up Brothers/Reprise, 1971
  • Television — Marquee Moon Elektra, 1977
  • David Bowie — Heroes RCA, 1977
  • David Bowie — Station To Station RCA, 1976
  • Jimi Hendrix — Band of Gypsys Capitol, 1970
  • Miles Davis — On The Corner Columbia, 1972
  • Miles Davis — Jack Johnson Columbia, 1971
  • Pere Ubu — The Modern Dance Blank, 1978
  • Pere Ubu — Dub Housing Chrysalis Records, 1978
  • Devo — Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Warner Bros, 1978
  • Devo — Duty Now For The Future Warner Bros, 1979
  • The Walker Brothers — Nite Flights [specifically, the first four tracks are so good they warrant inclusion but the rest of the album is drivel] GTO, 1978
  • Can — Tago Mago United Artists, 1971
  • Can — Ege Bamyasi United Artists, 1972
  • 10cc — The Original Soundtrack Mercury, 1975