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Top 100 1970s

  1. Rashied Ali Quartet, New Directions In Modern Music 12″, USA, 1973
  2. Horace Andy, Pure Ranking 12”, Jamaica, 1979
  3. Art Ensemble of Chicago, Les Stances A Sophie 12″, USA, 1970
  4. Avengers, Self Titled 12”, USA, 1979
  5. Roy Ayers, Coffy Soundtrack, USA, 1973
  6. Bags, Survive 7”, USA, 1978
  7. Black Flag, Nervous Breakdown 7”, USA, 1979
  8. Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 12″, England, 1973
  9. Boston, Self Titled 12”, USA, 1976
  10. David Bowie, Hunky Dory 12″, USA, 1971
  11. Roy Brooks, The Free Slave 12″, USA, 1972
  12. James Brown, Revolution of the Mind 12″, USA, 1971
  13. Marion Brown, Soundways 12″, USA, 1973
  14. Burning Spear, Marcus Garvey 12”, Jamaica, 1975
  15. Kate Bush, The Kick Inside 12”, England, 1978
  16. Donald Byrd, Black Byrd 12″, USA, 1973
  17. Don Cherry, Organic Music Society 12″, USA, 1973
  18. Billy Cobham, Total Eclipse 12”, Panama, 1974
  19. Cockney Rejects, Flares ‘n Slippers 7”, England, 1979
  20. Ric Colbeck Quartet, The Sun Is Coming Up 12”, England, 1970
  21. Ornette Coleman, Body Meta 12”, USA, 1978
  22. Alice Coltrane, Journey In Satchidananda 12″, USA, 1971
  23. John Coltrane, Transition 12″, USA, 1970
  24. Larry Coryell, Fairyland 12″, USA, 1971
  25. Betty Davis, They Say I’m Different 12”, USA, 1974
  26. Miles Davis, A Tribute To Jack Johnson 12″, USA, 1971
  27. The Deadbeats, Kill The Hippies 7”, USA, 1978
  28. Dead Kennedys, Californa Uber Alles 7”, USA, 1979
  29. Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 12”, USA, 1978
  30. Arthur Doyle Plus 4, Alabama Feeling 12”, USA, 1978
  31. Hans Dulfer, Ex Saxofon 12″, Netherlands, 1971
  32. Earth Wind and Fire, All ‘N All 12”, USA, 1977
  33. East New York Ensemble Of Music, At The Helm 12”, USA, 1974
  34. Electric Light Orchestra, Out of the Blue 12”, England, 1977
  35. Bobby Few, More Or Less Few 12″, USA, 1973
  36. Flower Travellin’ Band, Satori 12″, Japan, 1971
  37. Aretha Franklin, Young Gifted & Black 12”, USA, 1972
  38. Funkadelic, Maggot Brain 12″, USA, 1971
  39. Gang of Four, Entertainment! 12”, England, 1979
  40. Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On 12″, USA, 1971
  41. Genesis, Selling England By The Pound 12″, England, 1973
  42. The Germs, GI 12”, USA, 1979
  43. Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters 12″, USA, 1973
  44. Hawkwind, X In Search Of Space 12″, England, 1971
  45. Joe Henderson (Featuring Alice Coltrane), The Elements 12”, USA, 1974
  46. Gil Scott-Heron, Pieces of a Man 12″, USA, 1971
  47. Noah Howard, Space Dimension 12″, USA, 1971
  48. Keith Hudson, Torch of Freedom 12”, Jamaica, 1975
  49. Jackson 5, ABC 12″, USA, 1970
  50. J.J. Johnson, Cleopatra Jones Soundtrack 12″, USA, 1973
  51. Kimiko Kasai, Butterfly 12”, Japan, 1979
  52. Ryo Kawasaki, Juice 12”, Japan, 1976
  53. King Crimson, Earthbound 12″, England, 1972
  54. Gladys Knight & The Pips, Standing Ovation 12”, USA, 1971
  55. Frank Lowe, Fresh 12”, USA, 1975
  56. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Birds of Fire 12″, USA, 1973
  57. Bob Marley & The Wailers, Survival 12”, Jamaica, 1979
  58. Curtis Mayfield, Curtis 12″, USA, 1970
  59. Middle Class, Out of Vogue 7”, USA, 1978
  60. Misfits, Bullet 7”, USA, 1978
  61. Mountain, Climbing! 12″, USA, 1970
  62. Music Improvisation Company, Self Titled 12″, England, 1970
  63. Babatunde Olatunji, Soul Makossa 12″, Nigeria, 1973
  64. The Originals, Portrait of the Originals 12″, USA, 1970
  65. Augustus Pablo, King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown 12”, Jamaica, 1976
  66. Parliament, Up For The Down Stroke 12”, USA, 1974
  67. Pink Fairies, Never Never Land 12″, England, 1971
  68. John Prine, Self Titled 12″, USA, 1971
  69. Public Image Limited, Public Image 7”, England, 1978
  70. Randoms, A B C D/Let’s Get Rid of New York 7”, USA, 1977
  71. Dewey Redman, Coincide 12”, USA, 1975
  72. The Ruts, The Crack 12”, England, 1979
  73. Pharaoh Sanders, Thembi 12″, USA, 1971
  74. Santana, Illuminations 12”, USA, 1974
  75. Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, Love Devotion Surrender 12″, Mexico/USA, 1973
  76. Archie Shepp, Pitchin’s Can 12″, USA, 1970
  77. Wayne Shorter, Odyssey of Iska 12″, USA, 1971
  78. Slaughter & The Dogs, Cranked Up Really High 12”, England, 1977
  79. Sly & The Family Stone, There’s A Riot Goin’ On 12″, USA, 1971
  80. Stiff Little Fingers, Inflammable Materials 12”, Ireland, 1979
  81. The Stooges, Fun House 12″, USA, 1970
  82. Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, The Night of the Purple Moon 12″, Saturn, 1970
  83. Hiromasa Suzuki, High-Flying 12”, Japan, 1976
  84. Gabor Szabo, Magical Connection 12″, Hungary, 1970
  85. Cecil Taylor, The Cecil Taylor Unit 12”, USA, 1978
  86. The Temptations, Psychedelic Shack 12″, USA, 1970
  87. Clifford Thorton, Communications Network 12″, USA, 1972
  88. McCoy Tyner, Extensions 12″, USA, 1972
  89. Peter Tosh, Equal Rights 12”, Jamaica, 1977
  90. Kazutoki Umezu, Seikatsu Kojo Linkai 12”, Japan, 1975
  91. The Upsetters, Blackboard Jungle Dub 12″, Jamaica, 1973
  92. Various Artists, YES LA 12”, USA, 1979
  93. Weirdos, We Got The Neutron Bomb 7”, USA, 1978
  94. Dennis Wilson, Pacific Ocean Blues 12”, USA, 1977
  95. Bobby Womack, Across 110th Street Soundtrack 12″, USA, 1972
  96. Stevie Wonder, Innervisions 12″, USA, 1973
  97. The Frank Wright Quartet, Church Number Nine 12″, USA, 1971
  98. X-Ray Spex, Identity 7”, England, 1978
  99. Yes, Fragile 12″, England, 1971
  100. Larry Young, Lawrence of Newark 12″, USA, 1973
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