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The greatest albums of the 1970s

10,359 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972
2,621.940
Why this number?
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2 Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin · Swan Song · 1975 1,483.200
3 Aladdin Sane David Bowie · RCA Victor · 1973 1,274.240
4 Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young · 1979 1,271.600
5 Brothers and Sisters The Allman Brothers Band · Capricorn Records · 1973 1,245.000
6 Outlandos d’Amour The Police · A&M Records · 1978 1,236.060
7 Damn the Torpedoes Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers · Backstreet Records · 1979 1,109.680
8 Talking Heads: 77 Talking Heads · Sire Records · 1977 1,079.760
9 Fly Like an Eagle Steve Miller Band · Mercury Records · 1976 1,076.510
10 The Kick Inside Kate Bush · EMI · 1978 1,019.960
11 Pretzel Logic Steely Dan · ABC Records · 1974 986.000
12 Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon · Columbia · 1975 974.430
13 Point of Know Return Kansas · Kirshner · 1977 955.900
14 Van Halen II Van Halen · Warner Bros. Records · 1979 911.250
15 The Royal Scam Steely Dan · ABC Records · 1976 895.230
16 Silk Degrees Boz Scaggs · CBS · 1976 883.220
17 Relics Pink Floyd · Starline · 1971 881.160
18 Candy‐O The Cars · Elektra · 1979 861.030
19 The Grand Illusion Styx · A&M Records · 1977 855.260
20 52nd Street Billy Joel · CBS · 1978 854.440
21 Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen · CBS · 1978 852.260
22 Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper · Warner Bros. Records · 1973 841.620
23 Live Rust Neil Young · 1979 827.200
24 Close to the Edge Yes · Atlantic · 1972 810.480