Here are the 70s albums that have stood out and made the largest impact on me. To be as transparent as possible, I've labelled albums as 'nostalgia bias' where my memories of the band give it an advantage over others.

(Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here. There are a ton of albums that I've rated 9/10 in the 'TBR' tab that may never make it to this list, be sure to check those out.)

If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of 70s metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands!

My other lists:
Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated)
Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated)
Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres)
Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning)
So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)

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nonZero | 31.01.2025

	1.	Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 9.88/10 · Progressive Rock · 1973
	2.	Black Sabbath - Paranoid 9.69/10 · Doom Metal · 1970
	3.	Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 9.63/10 · Hard Rock · 1971
	4.	Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 9.60/10 · Progressive Rock · 1975
	5.	Uriah Heep - Demons And Wizards 9.50/10 · Hard Rock · 1972
	6.	Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality 9.50/10 · Doom Metal · 1971
	7.	Rainbow - Rising 9.50/10 · Hard Rock · 1976
	8.	Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 9.50/10 (Disc 1) · Hard Rock · 1975
	9.	Deep Purple - Machine Head 9.29/10 · Heavy Metal · 1972
	10.	King Crimson - Red 9.00/10 · Progressive Rock · 1974
	11.	Rush - 2112 9.00/10 · Progressive Rock · 1976
	12.	The Who - Who's Next 8.89/10 · Hard Rock · 1971
	13.	AC/DC - Highway To Hell 8.85/10 · Hard Rock · 1979
	14.	Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 8.83/10 · Hard Rock · 1975
	15.	Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself 8.79/10 · Hard Rock · 1971
	16.	Jethro Tull - Aqualung 8.77/10 · Progressive Rock · 1971
	17.	Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick 8.75/10 · Progressive Rock · 1972
	18.	Rush - Hemispheres 8.75/10 · Progressive Rock · 1978
	19.	Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 8.69/10 · Hard Rock · 1978
	20.	Van Halen - Van Halen 8.61/10 (excluding tracks 3 & 10) · Hard Rock · 1978
	21.	Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak 8.61/10 · Hard Rock · 1976
	22.	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4 8.56/10 · Doom Metal · 1972
	23.	Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 8.50/10 · Doom Metal · 1970