Talk:List of rock and roll albums in the 1970s

Joe S. Harrington, an eccentric, tough but exceedingly knowledgeable and intelligent rock critic, listed on the webzine Blastitude between late 2001 and early 2003 his choice of the Top 100 Albums of all time.

The full list is:

1. Katy Lied -- Steely Dan 2. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols -- the Sex Pistols 3. The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! -- The Dictators 4. Lolita Nation -- Game Theory 5. Minor Threat -- Minor Threat 6. Mothership Connection -- Parliament 7. Highway to Hell -- AC/DC 8. A Different Kind of Tension -- The Buzzcocks 9. Ramones Leave Home -- The Ramones 10. Oh Yeah -- Charles Mingus 11. Live At The Village Vanguard -- John Coltrane 12. Two Steps From the Middle Ages -- Game Theory 13. Charmed Life -- Half Japanese 14. White Light/White Heat -- the Velvet Underground 15. Beggar's Banquet -- Rolling Stones 16. The Who Sings My Generation -- The Who 17. Horses -- Patti Smith<BR> 18. Killer -- Alice Cooper<BR> 19. I'm Stranded -- the Saints<BR> 20. Are You Experienced? -- the Jimi Hendrix Experience<BR> 21. Back From Samoa -- the Angry Samoans<BR> 22. Ace of Spades -- Motörhead<BR> 23. Impressions -- John Coltrane<BR> 24. Something Else -- Ornette Coleman<BR> 25. The Velvet Underground & Nico -- The Velvet Underground<BR> 26. Black Beings -- Frank Lowe<BR> 27. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back -- Public Enemy<BR> 28. The Clash (UK) -- The Clash<BR> 29. Inflammable Material -- Stiff Little Fingers<BR> 30. Eternally Yours -- the Saints<BR> 31. Master of Reality -- Black Sabbath<BR> 32. Blank Generation -- Richard Hell & the Voidoids<BR> 33. Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane<BR> 34. Free Jazz -- Ornette Coleman<BR> 35. Live at the Five Spot Vol. 1 -- Eric Dolphy<BR> 36. The Geto Boys -- The Geto Boys<BR> 37. Young, Loud & Snotty -- Dead Boys<BR> 38. Black Unity -- Pharoah Sanders<BR> 39. Collector's Items -- Miles Davis<BR> 40. South Park Psycho -- Gangsta NIP<BR> 41. Group Sex -- Circle Jerks<BR> 42. Blues & Roots -- Charles Mingus<BR> 43. Damaged -- Black Flag<BR> 44. The Parable of Arable Land -- Red Krayola<BR> 45. Trout Mask Replica -- Captain Beefheart<BR> 46. G.I. -- The Germs<BR> 47. Closer -- Joy Division<BR> 48. Point of Departure -- Andrew Hill<BR> 49. Spiritual Unity -- Albert Ayler<BR> 50. Milestones -- Miles Davis<BR> 51. Elvis Presley -- Elvis Presley<BR> 52. Easter Everywhere -- 13th Floor Elevators<BR> 53. Lately I Keep Scissors -- Barbara Manning<BR> 54. Way Out West -- Sonny Rollins<BR> 55. Radio City -- Big Star<BR> 56. Get Up With It -- Miles Davis<BR> 57. Hot Buttered Soul -- Isaac Hayes<BR> 58. The Trance -- Booker Irvin<BR> 59. Back in the USA -- the MC5<BR> 60. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? -- Bad Religion<BR> 61. The Magic of Juju -- Archie Shepp<BR> 62. Funhouse -- the Stooges<BR> 63. The Ramones -- The Ramones<BR> 64. Moby Grape -- Moby Grape<BR> 65. Machine Head -- Deep Purple<BR> 66. Get Your Wings -- Aerosmith<BR> 67. Kimono My House -- Sparks<BR> 68. Interstellar Space -- John Coltrane<BR> 69. Forever Changes -- Love<BR> 70. The Modern Lovers -- Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers<BR> 71. Wild Gift -- X<BR> 72. This Year's Model -- Elvis Costello<BR> 73. Drums of Passion -- Olatunji<BR> 74. Disconnected -- Stiv Bators<BR> 75. Greetings From L.A. -- Tim Buckley<BR> 76. Workingman's Dead -- Grateful Dead<BR> 77. The Great Electric Show and Dance -- Lightnin' Hopkins<BR> 78. Pink Flag -- Wire<BR> 79. Desolation Boulevard -- the Sweet<BR> 80. Diary of a Madman -- Ozzy Osbourne<BR> 81. Zuma -- Neil Young<BR> 82. The Notorious Byrd Brothers -- the Byrds<BR> 83. Marquee Moon -- Television<BR> 84. Pet Sounds -- the Beach Boys<BR> 85. Ege Bamyasi -- Can<BR> 86. Double Nickels on the Dime -- the Minutemen<BR> 87. Primordial Lovers -- Essra Mohawk<BR> 88. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter -- Incredible String Band<BR> 89. Teenage Head -- the Flamin' Groovies<BR> 90. The New York Dolls -- The New York Dolls<BR> 91. Quark, Strangeness & Charm -- Hawkwind<BR> 92. Atlantis -- Sun Ra<BR> 93. Daydream Nation -- Sonic Youth<BR> 94. Tyranny & Mutation -- Blue Öyster Cult<BR> 95. Scary Monsters -- David Bowie<BR> 96. Roxy Music -- Roxy Music<BR> 97. Bleach -- Nirvana<BR> 98. Brain Capers -- Mott the Hoople<BR> 99. One Size Fits All -- the Mothers of Invention<BR> 100. LAMF -- the Heartbreakers