100 Best-selling Albums of the 70s

by Hamish Champ

From the Bee Gees to Pink Floyd to Supertramp, you’ll love this stroll down memory lane!

From singer-songwriters like Billy Joel and the Bee Gees to folk artists like John Denver and James Taylor to the rock legends Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin, you won’t find a more complete list of albums that defines the '70s music scene. Each listing features the full-color, original sleeve artwork, and is packed with information about the musician lineup, track listings, and number-one singles that resulted. A celebration of this funky era, this book will help you shake your groove thing!

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Reference

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Manda · Rating 5 out of 5]

* Timely done review; will be completed over time. (So that means its not complete)*
Got this a few years ago, compliments with the 80's one too. I usually just look at them from time to time.
#100: The Doors; L.A. Woman
#99: John Denver; Rocky Mountain High
#98: Joni Mitchell; Court and Spark
#97: The Doobie Brothers; What were once vices are now habits
#96: Bob Dylan; Blood On The Tracks
#95: Willie Nelson; Red headed Stranger
#94: Bob Dylan; Desire
#93: James Taylor; Sweet Baby James
#92: Cat Stevens; Tea For The Tillerman
#91: Pearl; Pearl
#90: Jethro Tull; Aqualung
#89: The Rolling Stones; Sticky Fingers
#88: The Who; Who's Next
#87: Teaser And The Firecat
#86: Carpenters; A Song For You
#85: Elton John; Don't Shoot me, I'm Only The Piano Player
#84: Paul McCartney & Wings; Band On The Run
#83: John Denver; Back Home Again
#82: John Denver; An Evening With John Denver
#81: Earth, Wind & Fire; That's The Only Way Of The World
#79: Bad Company; Straight Shooter
#78: Elton John; Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy
#77: Queen; A Night At The Opera
#76: Lynard Skynard; One More From The Road
#75: The Steve Miller Band; Book Of Dreams
#74: James Taylor; JT
#73: Styx; The Grand Illusion
#72: Linda Ronstadt; Simple Dreams
#71: The Rolling Stones; Goat's Head Soup
#70: Rod Stewart; Foot Loose & Fancy Free
#69: Eric Clapton; Slowhand
#68: Earth Wind & Fire; All 'N All
#67: Bruce Springsteen; Darkness On The Edge Of Town
#66: Styx; Piece Of Eight
#65: The Doobie Brothers; Minute By Minute
#64: The Beatles; Let It Be
#63: Black Sabbath; Paranoid
#62: Creedence Clearwater Revival; Cosmo's Factory
#61: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; 4 Way Street
#60: Neil Young; Harvest
#59: Charlie Rich; Behind Closed Doors
#58: Eagles; One Of These Nights
#57: Aerosmith; Rocks
#56: Steve Miller Band; Fly Like An Eagle
#55: Led Zeppelin; The Song Remains The Same
#54: Sreisand/Kistofferson; A Star Is Born
#53: Pink Floyd; Animals
#52: Queen; News Of The World
#51: rod Stewart; Blondes Have More Fun
#50: Supertramp; Breakfast In America
#49: The Cars; Candy-O
#48: Santana; Abraxas
#47: Elvis Presley; Aloha From Hawaii
#46: Bad Company; Bad Co.
#45: Fleetwood Mac; Fleetwood Mac
#44: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band; 'Live' Bullet
#43: Boz Scaggs; Silk Degrees
#42: Foreigner; Foreigner
#41: Willie Nelson; Stardust
#40: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band; Stranger In Town
#39: Kenny Rogers; The Gambler
#38: Foreigner; Head Games
#37: Led Zeppelin; Led Zeppelin III
#36: George Harrison; All Things Must Pass
#35: Crosy, Stills, Nash & Young; So Far
#34: Bruce Springsteen; Born To Run
#33: Pink Floyd; Wish You Were Here
#32: Peter Frampton; Frampton Comes Alive
#31: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band; Night Moves
#30: AC/DC; Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
#29: The Rolling Stones; Some Girls
#28: The Cars; The Cars
#27: AC/DC; Highway To Hell
#26: Led Zeppelin; In Through The Out Door
#25: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Déjà Vu
#24: Elton John; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
#23: Jackson Browne; Running On Empty
#22: Foreigner; Double Vision
#21: Boston; Don't Look Back
* Note: I held this Album up for my senior picture in the year book.
#20: Billy Joel; 52nd Street
#19: Michael Jackson; Off The Wall
#18: Eagles; The Long Run
#17: Simon & Garfunkel; Bridge Over Troubled Water
*The Other Day my father claimed he met Simon & Garfunkel on a plane.
#16: Aerosmith; Toys In The Attic
#15: Original Soundtrack; Grease
#14: Stevie Wonder; Songs In The Key Of Life
#13: Carole King; Tapestry
#12: Billy Joel; The Stranger
#11: Van Halen; Van Halen
#10: Led Zeppelin; Houses Of The Holy
#9: Meat Loaf; Bat Out Of Hell
*A few months ago; I bought the Third Trilogy Album; Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell, in a confusion that I owned the first two.
#8: Pink Floyd; Dark Side Of The Moon
#7: Led Zeppelin; Physical Graffiti
#6: Eagles; Hotel California
#5: Original Soundtrack; Saturday Night Fever
#4: Boston; Boston
#3: Fleetwood Mac; Rumors
*My mother owns this album (record)and I once questioned a women in the grocery store about her shirt, she said she saw them front row live & For Free.
#2: Led Zeppelin; Led Zeppelin IV (Four Symbols)
#1: The Wall Pink Floyd

[Mary Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was fascinating to read about albums in a time before I was born. The reason I gave this 4 stars is I couldn't find the credits for the songwriters or the album cover artists.

[William Reid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative read

[G Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

boilerplate writing with no inspiration.

[Maya Brindle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boston was robbed.

[Melissa Kutcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun look at the top albums of the 1970's.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

wish more the artists of the album covers would have been creditied

[Michael Cawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great summary of 70’s music

[Edward Jennings]

Liked this book, very informative