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40. The Velvet Underground- Loaded

Paste: -1

Pitchfork: +27

39. Derek and the Dominos- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Paste: -22

Pitchfork: excluded

38. Big Star- Radio City

Paste and Pitchfork: excluded

37. Neil Young- On the Beach

Paste: two-album rule exclusion by me and Paste

Pitchfork: -8

36. Leonard Cohen- Death of a Ladies’ Man

Paste and Pitchfork: excluded

35. Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath

Paste and Pitchfork: excluded

34. Sly and the Family Stone- Fresh

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33. John Lennon- Plastic Ono Band

Paste: excluded

Pitchfork: -10

32. Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life

Paste: +6

Pitchfork: excluded

31. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV

Paste: +23

Pitchfork: +24

30. The Who- Who’s Next

Paste: +15

Pitchfork: +16

29. Leonard Cohen- Songs of Love and Hate

Paste: excluded

Pitchfork: -20

28. Ramones- Ramones

Paste: +18

Pitchfork: +9

27. Pink Floyd- The Dark Side of the Moon

Paste: +21

Pitchfork: -20

26. Ramones- Rocket to Russia

Paste: excluded

Pitchfork: -16

25. Television- Marquee Moon

Paste: +14

Pitchfork: +22

24. David Bowie- Low

Paste: -10

Pitchfork: +23

23. Neil Young- After the Gold Rush

Paste: #23 on adjusted list; two-album rule exclusion by me

Pitchfork: -42

22. The Clash- The Clash

Paste: -1

Pitchfork: -11

21. Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures

Paste: -27

Pitchfork: +12

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See Also: Top 10 Albums of 1979, Top 10 Albums of 1978, Top 10 Albums of 1977, Top 10 Albums of 1976, Top 10 Albums of 1975, Top 10 Albums of 1974, Top 10 Albums of 1973, Top 10 Albums of 1972, Top 10 Albums of 1971, Top 10 Albums of 1970

1. Jackson Browne- Late for the Sky

Listen: “Late for the Sky”

2. Neil Young- On the Beach

Listen: “Walk On”

3. Big Star- Radio City

Listen: “September Gurls”

4. Brian Eno- Here Come the Warm Jets

Listen: “Needles in the Camel’s Eye”

5. Bob Dylan & The Band- Before the Flood

Listen: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”

6. Richard & Linda Thompson- I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Listen: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight”

7. Bob Marley- Natty Dread

Listen: “No Woman, No Cry”

8. Steely Dan- Pretzel Logic

Listen: “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”

9. Van Morrison- It’s Too Late to Stop Now

Listen: “Domino”

10. Tom Waits- The Heart of Saturday Night

Listen: “(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night”

Honorable Mention: Leonard Cohen’s New Skin for the Old Ceremony, Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark, Stevie Wonder’s Fulfillingness’ First Finale

Updated: December 31, 2011

See Also: Top 10 Tracks of 1974, Top 10 Albums of 2007, Top 10 Albums of 2006, Top 10 Albums of 2005, Top 10 Albums of 2004, Top 10 Albums of 2003, Top 10 Albums of 2002, Top 10 Albums of 2001, Top 10 Albums of 2000, Top 10 Albums of 1999, Top 10 Albums of 1998, Top 10 Albums of 1997, Top 10 Albums of 1996, Top 10 Albums of 1995, Top 10 Albums of 1994, Top 10 Albums of 1993, Top 10 Albums of 1992, Top 10 Albums of 1991, Top 10 Albums of 1990, Top 10 Albums of 1989, Top 10 Albums of 1988, Top 10 Albums of 1987, Top 10 Albums of 1986, Top 10 Albums of 1985, Top 10 Albums of 1984, Top 10 Albums of 1983, Top 10 Albums of 1982, Top 10 Albums of 1981, Top 10 Albums of 1980, Top 10 Albums of 1979, Top 10 Albums of 1978, Top 10 Albums of 1977, Top 10 Albums of 1976, Top 10 Albums of 1975, Top 10 Albums of 1973, Top 10 Albums of 1972, Top 10 Albums of 1971, Top 10 Albums of 1970, Top 10 Albums of 1969, Top 10 Albums of 1968, Top 10 Albums of 1967, Top 10 Albums of 1966, Top 10 Albums of 1965