Thursday, July 08, 2004

Pitchfork: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s

This is a mostly-interesting list of the best albums of the 70s, notable for some significant omissions. What, no Police? GMAFB!

Here's my personal top ten albums of the 1970s.

10. The Who - Who's Next (1971)

9. The Clash - London Calling (1979)

8. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street (1972)

7. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)

6. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979)

5. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out (1971)

4. Talking Heads - Talking Heads:77 (1977)

3. The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)

2. Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) 
 
1. The Police - Reggatta de Blanc (1979)





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Read 'em and weep, baby! Here's my list:
http://ladyelaine.blogspot.com/2004/07/pitchforks-top-100-albums-of-1970s.html
er, BTW, what does GMAFB mean again? Oh yeah. TWIFT! Love, jen