The Great Blitz Album Survey…Favourite Albums Across The Years...Part 2…The 70s

1976 - Artist & Album Votes
Ramones - Ramones 18
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record 10
ABBA - Arrival 9
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 8
Eagles – Hotel California 8
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle 8
Tom Waits - Small Change 8
Boston – Boston 7
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life 7
David Bowie - Station to Station 6
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam 6
Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees 5
Bob Dylan - Desire 4
Graham Parker - Heat Treatment 4
Kiss - Destroyer 4
801 - 801 Live 3
Cheap Trick - Self-titled 3
Lynyrd Skynryd – One More From The Road 3
Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers 3
Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise 3
Queen - A Day At The Races 3
Rolling Stones - Black and Blue 3
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 3
Jackson Browne - The Pretender 2
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 2
Split Enz - Second Thoughts 2
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon 2
Billy Joel - Turnstiles 1
Bob Seger - Live Bullet 1
Genesis - Trick of the Tail 1
Herbie Mann - Surprises 1
Kansas – Leftoverture 1
Klaatu - Self-titled 1
Little River Band - After Hours 1
Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive 1
The Runaways - The Runaways 1
Steve Reid - Nova 1
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1977 - Artist & Album Votes
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 28
Pink Floyd - Animals 17
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols 17
Bob Marley - Exodus 9
The Saints - I’m Stranded 9
The Clash - The Clash 6
David Bowie - Low 6
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue 6
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell 6
Rush - A Farewell To Kings 5
Television - Marquee Moon 5
Steely Dan – Aja 4
Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77 4
Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever 3
Eric Clapton - Slowhand 3
Miles Davis - Dark Magus 3
Wire - Pink Flag 3
Brian Eno - Before and After Science 2
Cheap Trick - In Colour 2
The Dingoes - Five Times the Sun 2
Idris Muhammad - Turn This ■■■■■ Out 2
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express 2
Muddy Waters - Hard Again 2
Richard Clapton - Goodbye Tiger 2
Tom Waits - Foreign Affairs 2
Alan Parsons Project – I Robot 1
The Angels - The Angels 1
Bill Evans - Quintessence 1
Billy Joel - The Stranger 1
Cerrone - Supernature 1
David Bowie - Heroes 1
Gil Scott Herron and Brian Jackson - Bridges 1
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life 1
J. Geils Band - Monkey Island 1
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (aka Car) 1
Ramones - Rocket To Russia 1
Yes - Going For The One 1
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1978 - Artist & Album Votes
Blondie - Parallel Lines 16
Van Halen - Van Halen 15
The Cars - The Cars 12
The Angels – Face To Face 10
Cold Chisel - Cold Chisel 9
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls 8
The Saints - Eternally Yours 7
Brian Eno - Ambient 1 Music for Airports 6
Dire Straits – Dire Straits 6
Gerry Rafferty - City To City 6
Thin Lizzy – Live & Dangerous 5
Tom Waits - Blue Valentine 5
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside 4
Big Star - Third 3
Bob Seger - Stranger In Town 3
Boney M - Night Flight To Venus 3
Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight 3
Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 3
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - This Year’s Model 3
Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds 3
Magazine - Real Life 3
Muddy Waters - I’m Ready 3
The Police - Outlandos d’Amour 3
Rush - Hemispheres 3
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food 3
Townes Van Zandt - Flyin Shoes 3
The Band - The Last Waltz 2
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus 2
Lou Reed - Street Hassle 2
Queen - Jazz 2
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Scream 2
Ultravox - Systems Of Romance 2
The Who - Who Are You 2
Billy Joel - 52nd Street 1
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick at Budokan 1
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty 1
Kraftwerk - Die Mensch Machine 1
Rose Tattoo - Rose Tattoo 1
Wire - Chairs Missing 1
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1979 - Artist & Album Votes
Pink Floyd – The Wall 24
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 15
The Clash - London Calling 12
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 8
AC/DC - Highway To Hell 7
Kiss - Dynasty 7
The Police - Reggatta de Blanc 6
Dire Straits - Communique 5
Fleetwood Mac -Tusk 5
Gang of Four Entertainment 5
Cold Chisel - Breakfast at Sweethearts 4
Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery 4
Supertramp - Breakfast In America 4
Talking Heads - Fear Of Music 4
Earth, Wind, & Fire - I Am 3
Led Zeppelin – In Through The Out Door 3
Midnight Oil - Head Injuries 3
Muddy Waters - Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live 3
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps 3
Split Enz - Frenzy 3
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes 3
Van Halen - Van Halen II 3
XTC - Drums & Wires 3
Bette Midler - The Rose Soundtrack 2
The Cars – Candy-O 2
Cheap Trick - Dream Police 2
Gerry Rafferty -Night Owl 2
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp 2
Sex Pistols (technically) - Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle 2
The B-52s - The B-52s 1
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces 1
Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks 1
James Taylor - Flag 1
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust 1
Sister Sledge - We Are Family 1
The Slits - Cut 1
The Specials - The Specials 1
Toto - Hydra 1
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Top Albums from each year:

Year Artist & Album Votes
1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory 20
1971 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 31
1972 The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St 25
1973 Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon 41
1974 Skyhooks – Living In The 70s 23
1975 Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 32
1976 Ramones - Ramones 18
1977 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 28
1978 Blondie - Parallel Lines 16
1979 Pink Floyd – The Wall 24
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Full List

1970
Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark
The Beatles - Let it Be
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Chicago - Chicago II
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory
Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Déjà Vu
Deep Purple - In Rock
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
F a n n y - F a n n y
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Grateful Dead - Workingman’s Dead
James Brown - Sex Machine
James Gang - Rides Again
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies
The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
MC5 - Back in the USA
Miles Davis - B*tches Brew
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush
Patto - Self-titled
Richie Havens - Alarm Clock
Rodriguez- Cold Fact
Rolling Stones - Get Your Ya-Ya’s Out
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Soundtrack - Jesus Christ Superstar
The Stooges - Fun House
Tony Joe White - Tony Joe
Van Morrison - Moondance
Velvet Underground - Loaded

1971
Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East
Beach Boys - Surf’s Up
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Can - Tago Mago
Carole King - Tapestry
Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat
Daddy Who? - Daddy Cool
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
David Crosby - If Only I Could Remember My Name
Don McLean - American Pie
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Electric Light Orchestra - Electric Light Orchestra
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Grateful Dead - Skull and Bones
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
J.J. Cale - Naturally
John Lennon - Imagine
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
Paul McCartney - Ram
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher
T.Rex - Electric Warrior
The Who - Who’s Next
Yes - The Yes Album

1972
Alice Cooper - School’s Out
Allman Brothers - Eat a Peach
Big Star - #1 Record
Can - Ege Bamyasi
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Cymande - Cymande
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Deep Purple – Machine Head
Eagles - Eagles
Elton John - Honky Chateau
Little Feat - Sailin’ Shoes
Lou Reed - Lou Reed
Lou Reed - Transformer
The Moody Blues – Seventh Sojourn
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night (live)
Neil Young - Harvest
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St
Santana - Caravanserai
Slade - Slade Alive
Slade - Slayed
Steely Dan - Can’t Buy a Thrill
Todd Rundgren - Something Anything
Townes Van Zandt - The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
Uriah Heep – Demons and Wizards
Yes - Close to the Edge

1973
Billy Cobham - Spectrum
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets
Coloured Balls - Summer Jam
David Bowie – Aladdin Sane
The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me
The Eagles - Desperado
Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Carnegie Hall
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Gram Parsons - GP
Herbie Hancock - Sextant
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power
Jim Croce - Life And Times
John Lennon - Mind Games
John Martyn - Solid Air
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Lou Reed - Berlin
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Montrose - Montrose
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run
Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon
Queen - Queen
Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup
Roxy Music - Stranded
Sopwith Camel - The Miraculous Hump Returns From The Moon
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
The Stooges - Raw Power
Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, a True Star
Tom Waits - Closing Time
The Who - Quadrophenia
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

1974
Bad Company – Bad Company
Betty Davis - They Say I’m Different
Big Star - Radio City l
Bob Dylan & The Band - Before the Flood
Bob Marley - Nattydread
Brian Protheroe - Pinball
Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado
Etta James - Come a Little Closer
Felton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
Funkadelic - Standing on The Verge of Getting It On
George Harrison - Dark Horse
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
Herbie Hancock - Thrust
John Denver - Back Home Again
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
King Crimson - Red
Kiss - Hotter Than Hell
KISS - KISS
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel
Neil Young - On The Beach
Queen - Queen II
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Rolling Stones - Only Rock N Roll
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
Skyhooks – Living In The 70s
Sparks - Kimono My House
The Spinners - Mighty Love
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Stevie Wright - Hard Road
Supertramp – Crime Of The Century
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Tom Waits - Heart of Saturday Night
The Velvet Underground - 1969: The Velvet Underground Live

1975
10CC - The Original Soundtrack
ACDC - High Voltage
AC/DC - TNT
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Bob Marley - Live
Brian Eno - Another Green World
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
Grover Washington - Mister Magic
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
KISS - Alive! -
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
Masaru Imada Trio - Green Catapillar
Neil Young - Tonight’s The Night
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Zuma
Neu! - Neu! '75
Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Patti Smith - Horses
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Roxy Music - Siren
Rush - Fly By Night
Soundtrack - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Steely Dan - Katy Lied
Stretch - Elastique
Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner
War - Why Can’t We Be Friends
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

1976
801 - 801 Live
ABBA - Arrival
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Bob Dylan - Desire
Bob Seger - Live Bullet
Boston – Boston
Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
Cheap Trick - Self-titled
David Bowie - Station to Station
Eagles – Hotel California
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
Genesis - Trick of the Tail
Graham Parker - Heat Treatment
Herbie Mann - Surprises
Jackson Browne - The Pretender
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Kansas – Leftoverture
Kiss - Destroyer
Klaatu - Klaatu
Little River Band - After Hours
Lynyrd Skynryd – One More From The Road
Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers
Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise
Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive
Queen - A Day At The Races
Ramones - Ramones
Rolling Stones - Black and Blue
The Runaways - The Runaways
Split Enz - Second Thoughts
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
Steve Reid - Nova
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Tom Waits - Small Change
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon

1977
Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
The Angels - The Angels
Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever
Bill Evans - Quintessence
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Bob Marley - Exodus
Brian Eno - Before and After Science
Cerrone - Supernature
Cheap Trick - In Colour
The Clash - The Clash
David Bowie - Low
The Dingoes - Five Times the Sun
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Gil Scott Herron and Brian Jackson - Bridges
Idris Muhammad - Turn This M utha Out
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
J. Geils Band - Monkey Island
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Miles Davis - Dark Magus
Muddy Waters - Hard Again
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (aka Car)
Pink Floyd - Animals
Ramones - Rocket To Russia
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
The Saints - I’m Stranded
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols
Steely Dan – Aja
Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77
Television - Marquee Moon
Tom Waits - Foreign Affairs
Wire - Pink Flag
Yes - Going For The One

1978
The Angels – Face To Face
The Band - The Last Waltz
Big Star - Third
Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Bob Seger - Stranger In Town
Boney M - Night Flight To Venus
Brian Eno - Ambient 1 Music for Airports
The Cars - The Cars
Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick at Budokan
Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
Cold Chisel - Cold Chisel
Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Dire Straits – Dire Straits
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - This Year’s Model
Gerry Rafferty - City To City
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Kraftwerk - Die Mensch Machine
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
Lou Reed - Street Hassle
Magazine - Real Life
Muddy Waters - I’m Ready
The Police - Outlandos d’Amour
The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Queen - Jazz
Rush - Hemispheres
The Saints - Eternally Yours
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Scream
More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads
Thin Lizzy – Live & Dangerous
Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
Townes Van Zandt - Flyin Shoes
Ultravox - Systems Of Romance
Van Halen - Van Halen
The Who - Who Are You
Wire - Chairs Missing

1979
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
The B-52s - The B-52s
Bette Midler - The Rose Soundtrack
The Cars – Candy-O
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
The Clash - London Calling
Cold Chisel - Breakfast at Sweethearts
Dire Straits - Communique
Earth, Wind, & Fire - I Am
Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces
Fleetwood Mac -Tusk
Gang of Four Entertainment
Gerry Rafferty -Night Owl
James Taylor - Flag
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Kiss - Dynasty
Led Zeppelin – In Through The Out Door
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Midnight Oil - Head Injuries
Muddy Waters - Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Pink Floyd – The Wall
The Police - Reggatta de Blanc
Sex Pistols (technically) - Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
The Slits - Cut
The Specials - The Specials
Split Enz - Frenzy
Supertramp - Breakfast In America
Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
Toto - Hydra
Van Halen - Van Halen II
XTC - Drums & Wires

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