#1 Albums 1970-1979

Submitted by Imposter on Fri, 02/11/2005 - 04:02
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  • 1970

  • 1/03 - Abbey Road - The Beatles (Apple 383, 2 wks)
  • 1/17 - Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 8236, 1 wk)
  • 1/24 - Abbey Road - The Beatles (Apple 383, 1 wk)
  • 1/31 - Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 8236, 5 wks)
  • 3/07 - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia 9914, 10 wks)
  • 5/16 - Deju Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 7200, 1 wk)
  • 5/23 - McCartney - Paul McCartney (Apple 3363, 3 wks)
  • 6/13 - Let It Be - The Beatles/Soundtrack (Apple 34001, 4 wks)
  • 7/11 - Woodstock - Various Artists/Soundtrack (COtillion 500, 4 wks)
  • 8/08 - Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia 30090, 2 wks)
  • 8/22 - Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 8402, 9 wks)
  • 10/24 - Abraxas - Santana (Columbia 30130, 1 wk)
  • 10/31 - Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 7201, 4 wks)
  • 11/28 - Abraxas - Santana (Columbia 30130, 5 wks)

  • 1971

  • 1/02 - All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (Apple 639, 7 wks)
  • 2/20 - Jesus Christ Superstar - Various Artists (Decca 7206, 1 wk)
  • 2/27 - Pearl - Janis Joplin (Columbia 30322, 9 wks)
  • 5/01 - Jesus Christ Superstar - Various Artists (Decca 7206, 2 wks)
  • 5/15 - 4 Way Street - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 902, 1 wk)
  • 5/22 - Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 59100, 4 wks)
  • 6/19 - Tapestry - Carole King (Ode 77009, 15 wks)
  • 10/02 - Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart (Mercury 609, 4 wks)
  • 10/30 - Imagine - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (Apple 3379, 1 wk)
  • 11/06 - Shaft - Isaac Hayes/Soundtrack (Enterprise 5002, 1 wk)
  • 11/13 - Santana III - Santana (Columbia 30595, 5 wks)
  • 12/18 - There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic 30986, 2 wks)

  • 1972

  • 1/01 - Music - Carole King (Ode 77013, 3 wks)
  • 1/22 - American Pie - Don McLean (United Artists 5535, 7 wks)
  • 3/11 - Harvest - Neil Young (Reprise 2032, 2 wks)
  • 3/25 - America - America (Warner 2576, 5 wks)
  • 4/29 - First Take - Roberta Flack (Atlantic 8230, 5 wks)
  • 6/03 - Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull (Reprise 2072, 2 wks)
  • 6/17 - Exile On Main St. - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 2900, 4 wks)
  • 7/15 - Honky Chateau - Elton John (Uni 93135, 5 wks)
  • 8/19 - Chicago V - Chicago (Columbia 31102, 9 wks)
  • 10/21 - Superfly - Curtis Mayfield/Soundtrack (Curtom 8014, 4 wks)
  • 11/18 - Catch Bull At Four - Cat Stevens (A&M 4365, 3 wks)
  • 12/09 - Seventh Sojourn - The Moody Blues (Threshold 7, 5 wks)

  • 1973

  • 1/13 - No Secrets - Carly Simon (Elektra 75049, 5 wks)
  • 2/17 - The World Is A Ghetto - War (United Artists 5652, 2 wks)
  • 3/03 - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player - Elton John (MCA 2100, 2 wks)
  • 3/17 - Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell (Warner 2683, 3 wks)
  • 4/07 - Lady Sings The Blues - Diana Ross/Soundtrack (Motown 758, 2 wks)
  • 4/21 - Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper (Warner 2685, 1 wk)
  • 4/28 - The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd (Harvest 11163, 1 wk)
  • 5/05 - Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite - Elvis Presley (RCA VPSX-6089, 1 wk)
  • 5/12 - Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 7255, 2 wks)
  • 5/26 - The Beatles/1967-1970 - The Beatles (Apple 3404, 1 wk)
  • 6/02 - Red Rose Speedway - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 3409, 3 wks)
  • 6/23 - Living In The Material World - George Harrison (Apple 3410, 5 wks)
  • 7/28 - Chicago VI - Chicago (Columbia 32400, 3 wks)
  • 8/18 - A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (Chrysalis 1040, 1 wk)
  • 8/25 - Chicago VI - Chicago (Columbia 32400, 2 wks)
  • 9/08 - Brothers And Sisters - The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0111, 5 wks)
  • 10/13 - Goats Head Soup - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 59101, 4 wks)
  • 11/10 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (MCA 10003, 8 wks)

  • 1974

  • 1/05 - The Singles 1969-1973 - Carpenters (A&M 3601, 1 wk)
  • 1/12 - You Don't Mess Around With Him - Jim Croce (ABC 756, 5 wks)
  • 2/16 - Planet Waves - Bob Dylan & The Band (Asylum 1003, 4 wks)
  • 3/16 - The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (Columbia 32801, 2 wks)
  • 3/30 - John Denver's Greatest Hits - John Denver (RCA 0374, 2 wks)
  • 4/13 - Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 3415, 1 wk)
  • 4/20 - John Denver's Greatest Hits - John Denver (RCA 0374, 1 wk)
  • 4/27 - Chicago VII - Chicago (Columbia 32810, 1 wk)
  • 5/04 - The Sting - Marvin Hamlisch/Soundtrack (MCA 390, 5 wks)
  • 6/08 - Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 3415, 2 wks)
  • 6/22 - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 2177, 1 wk)
  • 7/06 - Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 3415, 1 wk)
  • 7/13 - Caribou - Elton John (MCA 2116, 4 wks)
  • 8/10 - Back Home Again - John Denver (RCA 0548, 1 wk)
  • 8/17 - 461 Ocean Boulevard - Eric Clapton (RSO 4801, 4 wks)
  • 9/14 - Fulfillingness' First Finale - Stevie Wonder (Tamla 332, 2 wks)
  • 9/28 - Bad Company - Bad Company (Swan Song 8410, 1 wk)
  • 10/05 - Endless Summer - The Beach Boys (Capitol 11307, 1 wk)
  • 10/12 - If You Love Me, Let Me Know - Olivia Newton-John (MCA 411, 1 wk)
  • 10/19 - Not Fragile - Backman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 1004, 1 wk)
  • 10/26 - Can't Get Enough - Barry White (20th Century 444, 1 wk)
  • 11/02 - So Far - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic 18100, 1 wk)
  • 11/09 - Wrap Around Joy - Carole King (Ode 77024, 1 wk)
  • 11/16 - Walls And Bridges - John Lennon (Apple 3416, 1 wk)
  • 11/23 - It's Only Rock 'N Roll - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 79101, 1 wk)
  • 11/30 - Elton John - Greatest Hits - Elton John (MCA 2128, 10 wks)

  • 1975

  • 2/08 - Fire - Ohio Players (Mercury 1013, 1 wk)
  • 2/15 - Heart Like A Wheel - Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 11358, 1 wk)
  • 2/22 - AWB - Average White Band (Atlantic 7308, 1 wk)
  • 3/01 - Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan (Columbia 33235, 2 wks)
  • 3/15 - Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John (MCA 2133, 1 wk)
  • 3/22 - Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 200, 6 wks)
  • 5/03 - Chicago VIII - Chicago (Columbia 33100, 2 wks)
  • 5/17 - That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire/Soundtrack (Columbia 33280, 3 wks)
  • 6/07 - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John (MCA 2142, 6 wks)
  • 7/19 - Venus And Mars - Wings (Capitol 11419, 1 wk)
  • 7/26 - One Of These Nights - Eagles (Asylum 1039, 5 wks)
  • 8/30 - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John (MCA 2142, 1 wk)
  • 9/06 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (Grunt 0999, 1 wk)
  • 9/13 - The Heat Is On - The Isley Brothers (T-Neck 33536, 1 wk)
  • 9/20 - Between The Lines - Janis Ian (Columbia 33394, 1 wk)
  • 9/27 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (Grunt 0999, 1 wk)
  • 10/04 - Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (Columbia 33453, 2 wks)
  • 10/18 - Windsong - John Denver (RCA 1183, 2 wks)
  • 11/01 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (Grunt 0999, 1 wk)
  • 11/08 - Rock Of The Westies - Elton John (MCA 2163, 3 wks)
  • 11/29 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (Grunt 0999, 1 wk)
  • 12/06 - Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon (Columbia 33540, 1 wk)
  • 12/13 - Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits - Chicago (Columbia 33900, 5 wks)

  • 1976

  • 1/17 - Gratitude - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 33694, 3 wks)
  • 2/07 - Desire - Bob Dylan (Columbia 33893, 4 wks)
  • 3/13 - Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - The Eagles (Asylum 1052, 4 wks)
  • 4/10 - Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton (A&M 3703, 1 wk)
  • 4/17 - Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - The Eagles (Asylum 1052, 1 wk)
  • 4/24 - Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Wings (Capitol 11525, 1 wk)
  • 5/01 - Presence - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song (8416, 2 wks)
  • 5/15 - Black And Blue - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 79104, 2 wks)
  • 5/29 - Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Wings (Capitol 11525, 1 wk)
  • 6/05 - Black And Blue - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 79104, 2 wks)
  • 6/19 - Wings At The Speed Of Sound - Wings (Capitol 11525, 5 wks)
  • 7/24 - Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton (A&M 3703, 1 wk)
  • 7/31 - Breezin' - George Benson (Warner 2919, 2 wks)
  • 8/14 - Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton (A&M 3703, 3 wks)
  • 9/04 - Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (Reprse 2225, 1 wk)
  • 9/11 - Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton (A&M 3703, 5 wks)
  • 10/16 - Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder (Tamla 340, 12 wks)

  • 1977

  • 1/15 - Hotel California - The Eagles (Asylum 1084, 1 wk)
  • 1/22 - Wings Over America - Wings (Capitol 11593, 1 wk)
  • 1/29 - Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder (Tamla 340, 1 wk)
  • 2/05 - Hotel California - The Eagles (Asylum 1084, 1 wk)
  • 2/12 - A Star Is Born - Barbra Streisand/Soundtrack (Columbia 34403, 6 wks)
  • 3/26 - Hotel California - The Eagles (Asylum 1084, 1 wk)
  • 4/02 - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner 3010, 2 wks)
  • 4/16 - Hotel California - The Eagles (Asylum 1084, 5 wks)
  • 5/21 - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner 3010, 8 wks)
  • 7/16 - Barry Manilow/Live - Barry Manilow (Arista 8500, 1 wk)
  • 7/23 - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner 3010, 19 wks)
  • 12/03 - Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 104, 4 wks)

  • 1978

  • 1/07 - Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner 3010, 2 wks)
  • 1/21 - Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees/Soundtrack (RSO 4001, 24 wks)
  • 7/08 - City to City - Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 840, 1 wk)
  • 7/15 - Some Girls - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 39108, 2 wks)
  • 7/29 - Grease - Soundtrack (RSO 4002, 7 wks)
  • 9/16 - Don't Look Back - Boston (Epic 35050, 1 wk)
  • 9/23 - Grease - Soundtrack (RSO 4002, 2 wks)
  • 10/07 - Don't Look Back - Boston (Epic 35050, 1 wk)
  • 10/14 - Grease - Soundtrack (RSO 4002, 3 wks)
  • 11/04 - Living In The USA - Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 155, 1 wk)
  • 11/11 - Live And More - Donna Summer (Casablanca 7119, 1 wk)
  • 11/18 - 52nd Street - Billy Joel (Columbia 35809, 6 wks)

  • 1979

  • 1/06 - Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Barbra Streisand (Columbia 35679, 3 wks)
  • 1/27 - 52nd Street - Billy Joel (Columbia 35809, 1 wk)
  • 2/03 - Briefcase Full Of Blues - Blues Brothers (Atlantic 19217, 1 wk)
  • 2/10 - Blondes Have More Fun - Rod Stewart (Warner 3261, 2 wks)
  • 3/03 - Spirits Have Flown - Bee Gees (RSO 3041, 5 wks)
  • 4/07 - Minute By Minute - The Doobie Brothers (Warner 3193, 2 wks)
  • 4/21 - Spirits Have Flown - Bee Gees (RSO 3041, 1 wk)
  • 4/28 - Minute By Minute - The Doobie Brothers (Warner 3193, 3 wks)
  • 5/19 - Breakfast In America - Supertramp (A&M 3708, 4 wks)
  • 6/16 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer (Casablanca 7150, 1 wk)
  • 6/23 - Breakfast In America - Supertramp (A&M 3708, 2 wks)
  • 7/07 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer (Casablanca 7150, 5 wks)
  • 8/11 - Get The Knack - The Knack (Capitol 11948, 5 wks)
  • 9/15 - In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 16002, 7 wks)
  • 11/03 - The Long Run - The Eagles (Asylum 508, 8 wks)
ryanzoso04/15/2005

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