{"id":12324,"date":"2021-05-20T15:35:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12324"},"modified":"2024-02-06T11:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:16:36","slug":"the-10-best-albums-of-the-70s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/20\/the-10-best-albums-of-the-70s\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Albums of the 70s"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The 70s was full of a variety of different genres of music to enjoy, from the introduction of Disco to the evolution of Punk in the mid 70s\u201d\u00a6 not to mention the beginning of the careers of best-selling artists like Stevie Wonder, Elton John, David Bowie, Queen and many more!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It was the decade that produced some of the best albums and artists of all time, who are still recognised today. Check out if any of your favourites made our list of the best albums of the 70s!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bridge Over Troubled Water &#8211; Simon and Garfunkel<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmO5J05z3PY\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>American folk and rock duo Simon and Garfunkel released their fifth and final studio album\u00a0 <em>Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/em> in 1970. Sadly, they called it quits shortly after.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The album proved to be very successful, becoming the best selling album of the 70s in the UK and spending 33 weeks at number one! Overall, it has sold over 25 million copies and has been awarded two Grammys!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Two of the biggest hits from the album, <em>The Boxer<\/em> and <em>Bridge Over Troubled Water, <\/em>which we can all agree is a pretty emotional song, were even added to Rolling Stone\u2019s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Save cash on 70s CDs and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/bridge-over-troubled-water-simon-garfunkel\"><em>buy Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/em><\/a><em> for less at musicMagpie!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars &#8211; David Bowie<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBKEt3MhNMM\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In 1972, David Bowie released <em>The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars <\/em>which went to number five on the UK Albums Chart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It has been categorised as one of the most important albums of glam rock and one of the greatest albums of all time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The album includes classics such as <em>Starman, Suffragette City <\/em>and <em>Ziggy Stardust!<\/em> It has sold over 7.5 million copies, making it David Bowie\u2019s second best selling album.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=david%20bowie\"><em>Buy albums by David Bowie<\/em><\/a><em> at musicMagpie!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dark Side of the Moon &#8211; Pink Floyd<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09EVVJOfhKg\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Released in 1973, <em>The Dark Side of the Moon <\/em>has sold over 45 million copies! It\u2019s classed as one of the best selling albums worldwide and features themes of conflict, time and mental illness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The album has been certified 14x platinum in the UK and remained in the Billboard album chart for 736 weeks between 1973 and 1988.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=pink%20floyd\"><em>Buy pre-owned Pink Floyd CDs<\/em><\/a><em> at the musicMagpie Store!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goodbye Yellow Brick Road &#8211; Elton John<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GRg-Jdvybn4\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Elton John\u2019s seventh studio album <em>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em> is full of his biggest hits that we all know and love &#8211; from <em>Candle in the Wind<\/em>, <em>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em>, <em>Saturday Night\u2019s Alright for Fighting<\/em> and so many more classics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Released in 1973, the album was certified Gold in the US just days after its release and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em> was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003 and has even been mentioned in the book <em>1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die<\/em> by writer and editor Robert Dimery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Enjoy Elton John classics and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/goodbye-yellow-brick-road-elton-john\"><em>buy Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em><\/a><em> with musicMagpie!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Night at the Opera &#8211; Queen<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0taahRSkqIE\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We can\u2019t talk about the best albums of the 70s without mentioning Queen!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In 1975, their fourth studio album, <em>A Night at the Opera<\/em>, produced Queen\u2019s most successful single in the UK, <em>Bohemian Rhapsody! <\/em>It\u2019s twice as long as the average length of time singles were in the 70s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>A Night at the Opera<\/em> topped the UK albums chart for four non-consecutive weeks and it also received a Grammy, plus it\u2019s been classed as one of the greatest albums in rock music history.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Save on Queen albums and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=Queen%20a%20night%20at%20the%20opera\"><em>buy A Night at the Opera <\/em><\/a><em>at the musicMagpie Store!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Atlantic Crossing &#8211; Rod Stewart<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuLmcnyOGaU\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In 1975, Rod Stewart\u2019s sixth studio album <em>Atlantic Crossing<\/em> was his fifth solo album to reach number one in the UK.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The album includes classics such as <em>I Don\u2019t Want to Talk About it <\/em>and <em>Sailing,<\/em> which was a number one hit! Don\u2019t forget about classic rock favourites, <em>Three Time Loser<\/em> and <em>Stone Cold Sober<\/em> too!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Check out our amazing range of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=rod%20stewart\"><em>Rod Stewart CDs<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arrival &#8211; ABBA<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qok9YvO-yUI\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Love them or hate them, the Eurovision song contest winners were huge from the mid-70s and are still popular over 40 years after their debut!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In 1976, they released <em>Arrival<\/em>, which is one of their most successful albums to date, producing three of their biggest hits: <em>Dancing Queen<\/em>, <em>Money, Money, Money<\/em> and <em>Knowing Me, Knowing You!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Arrival<\/em> went huge worldwide and was the top selling album of 1977 in the UK!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=abba\"><em>Buy pre-owned ABBA CDs<\/em><\/a><em> at musicMagpie!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Songs in the Key of Life &#8211; Stevie Wonder\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9-n3Ydy7ras\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Stevie Wonder released <em>Songs in the Key of Life<\/em> in 1976 and it debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, becoming only the third to achieve that and the only American artist to do so at the time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It ranked at number four on Rolling Stone\u2019s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2005, as it was deemed \u201d\u02dcculturally, historically or aesthetically significant.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Check out our great range of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=stevie%20wonder\"><em>Stevie Wonder CDs<\/em><\/a><em> at musicMagpie!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rumours &#8211; Fleetwood Mac<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ul-cZyuYq4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Classed as one of the best rock albums of the 70s and still very popular today, <em>Rumours<\/em> has sold over 40 million copies worldwide and 10 million copies within the first month of its release in 1977!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003 and rated the seventh greatest album of all time in Rolling Stone\u2019s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sing along to your favourite<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=fleetwood%20Mac\"><em> Fleetwood Mac CDs <\/em><\/a><em>for less today!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parallel Lines &#8211; Blondie\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nM7wTS182v0\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Blondie thrived in the punk era of the mid-70s and released <em>Parallel Lines <\/em>in 1978, which paved the way for their success in the US.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It reached number one in the UK in 1979 and became the UK\u2019s biggest selling album of the year.<br \/><em>Parallel Lines <\/em>is full of Blondie classics and includes several successful singles such as <em>One Way or Another, Hanging on the Telephone <\/em>and one of their biggest hits, <em>Heart of Glass.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Check out our great range of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/music\/?keyword=Blondie\"><em>pre-owned Blondie CDs<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Travel back in time and sing along to the best albums of the 70s with musicMagpie! 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