Best Year For Music- Round 1-Part 2: The 1970's

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After 5 days of voting in part 1 of this poll, 46 votes were cast and moving on to the next round are 1967, 1969, and 1966. Three years of devastatingly good output and innovation.

Now, for the next poll, The 1970's. Each year will have BEA's current top 10 attached. These are some of my favorite years ever for music. Again, the top 3 vote-getters will be moving on to the semi-final round. In the case of a tie for 3rd place, the year with more total points on BEA will move on. Let's discuss the next decade of influence, impact, and innovation.

1970

-Paranoid- Black Sabbath, After the Gold Rush- Neil Young, Bridge Over Troubled Water- Simon and Garfunkel, Plastic Ono Band- John Lennon, Led Zeppelin III, Moondance- Van Morrison, All Things Must Pass- George Harrison, Fun House- The Stooges, Bitches Brew- Miles Davis, Let It Be- The Beatles

1971

- Led Zeppelin IV, Who's Next- The Who, Hunky Dory- David Bowie, What's Going On- Marvin Gaye, Sticky Fingers- The Rolling Stones, Blue- Joni Mitchell, Meddle- Pink Floyd, Tago Mago- Can, L.A. Woman- The Doors, Fragile- Yes

1972

-The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars- David Bowie, Exile On Main Street- The Rolling Stones, Pink Moon- Nick Drake, Harvest- Neil Young, Transformer- Lou Reed, Close To The Edge- Yes, Machine Head- Deep Purple, Thick as a Brick- Jethro Tull, Foxtrot- Genesis, Ege Bamyasi- Can

1973

- The Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd, Houses Of The Holy- Led Zeppelin, Quadrophenia- The Who, Innervisions- Stevie Wonder, Selling England By The Pound- Genesis, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- Elton John, Raw Power- The Stooges, Band on the Run- Paul McCartney & Wings, Aladdin Sane- David Bowie, Berlin- Lou Reed

1974

- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway- Genesis, Red- King Crimson, On The Beach- Neil Young, Crime Of the Century- Supertramp, Rock Bottom- Robert Wyatt, Diamond Dogs- David Bowie, Court and Spark- Joni Mitchell, Sheer Heart Attack- Queen, Here Come The Warm Jets- Brian Eno, Queen II

1975

- Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd, Blood On The Tracks- Bob Dylan, Born To Run- Bruce Springsteen, A Night at the Opera- Queen, Physical Graffiti- Led Zeppelin, Horses- Patti Smith, Another Green World- Brian Eno, Tonight's The Night- Neil Young, Toys In the Attic- Aerosmith, Mothership Connection- Parliament

1976

-Songs In the Key of Life- Stevie Wonder, Ramones (s/t), Station to Station- David Bowie, Hotel California- Eagles, Boston (s/t), 2112- Rush, Desire- Bob Dylan, The Modern Lovers (s/t), A Trick of the Tail- Genesis, Rocks- Aerosmith

1977

-Rumors- Fleetwood Mac, Animals- Pink Floyd, Marquee Moon- Television, Low- David Bowie, Nevermind The Bullocks- Sex Pistols, The Clash (s/t), Aja- Steely Dan, Exodus- Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Heroes"- David Bowie, The Stranger- Billy Joel

1978

- Darkness On The Edge of Town- Bruce Springsteen, This Year's Model- Elvis Costello, Van Halen (s/t), Parallel Lines- Blondie, The Cars (s/t), Some Girls- Rolling Stones, The Man-Machine- Kraftwerk, 3rd- Big Star, Hemispheres- Rush, More Songs About Buildings and Food- Talking Heads

1979

-London Calling- The Clash, The Wall- Pink Floyd, Unknown Pleasures- Joy Division, Fear of Music- Talking Heads, Entertainment!- Gang of Four, Highway To Hell- AC/DC, Off the Wall- Michael Jackson, Rust Never Sleeps- Neil Young, Breakfast in America- Supertramp, Tusk- Fleetwood Mac
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[rkm]

I'm having a 1970 morning here.

An easy start with:


Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

Followed by


Ladies Of The Canyon by Joni Mitchell

And


Elton John by Elton John


Everything Is Everything by Donny Hathaway


Let It Be by The Beatles

[LedZep]

A huge dilemma. 71, 72 and 73... I've somehow eliminated other great years and albums, but I just can't choose here. Too tough for a simple music lover.
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[bobbyb5]

It's hard to pick just one year from the 70s since I have so many favorites, but I'll go with 1971. Besides all of the great albums by classic rock bands, 1971 was also the best year ever for classic albums by female artists. There were more great albums by females in 1971 then any other year I think.


Pearl by Janis Joplin


Blue by Joni Mitchell


Tapestry by Carole King


Live At Fillmore West by Aretha Franklin




Gonna Take A Miracle by Laura Nyro And Labelle


Carpenters by Carpenters


Anticipation by Carly Simon


Gather Me by Melanie


If I Were Your Woman by Gladys Knight & The Pips


Spring by American Spring

Music by Carole King

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[manurock]

So far I am alone in 1974 I wish I had lived in that year. Listening to On the Beach or Crime of the Century, both personal favourites, when they were reseased must have been marvellous. Plus the return of King Crimson with Red.

[jmo32087]

1977 is probably my favorite music year ever. Clash s/t, 2 classic Iggy Pop, 2 classic Bowie, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads debut, Marquee Moon, Exodus, Animals, 2 great Ramones albums, Pink Flag, Damned Damned Damned, just an unreal year.

[RoundTheBend]

My 70s list has lots of 1970 albums... and so does my top 10 of that decade... so 1970 for me.
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by sethmadsen

Top 33 Music Albums of 1970 by sethmadsen