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After having done the best albums and songs of the '90s and '80s poll, we will now attack the '70s. We will be focusing on the years 1970 through 1979 from February through November and for every year the 10 songs and 10 albums with the most points will go to the Grand Finale! This will take place during December. Everybody, from old users to newcomers, is welcome to participate in one or more (preferably all) of these polls.
The scoring in the polls is very simple and the same for both albums and songs:
1. 50
2. 40
3. 35
4. 30
5. 25
6. 20
7. 18
8. 16
9. 14
10. 12
11. 10
12. 9
13. 8
14. 7
15. 6
16. 5
17. 4
18. 3
19. 2
20. 1
A minimum of 5 albums and/or songs is required, but if you really cannot come up with 5 albums or songs just submit a shorter list and I'll see what we can do!
For comments and discussions during the polls, please post in the year-specific topics, this topic is purely for rules and links.
(and yeah, I did not change much of the presentation here )
already wallowing...
((A))
01. Curtis. Curtis Mayfield
02. Starsailor. Tim Buckley
03. Shooting At The Moon. Kevin Ayers & The Whole World
04. Fun House. The Stooges
05. Come To My Garden. Minnie Riperton
06. A Divina Comédia Ou Ando Meio Desligado. Os Mutantes
07. Sunflower. The Beach Boys
08. Primordial Lovers. Essra Mohawk
09. I Am Sitting In A Room. Alvin Lucier
10. Corky’s Debt To His Father. Mayo Thompson
11. Think Pink. Twink
12. The Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop. The Stark Reality
13. Comme à la radio. Brigitte Fontaine & Art Ensemble Of Chicago
14. Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow. Funkadelic
15. Build Up. Rita Lee
16. Exuma. Exuma
17. Fela’s London Scene. Fela Kuti
18. Legal. Gal Costa
19. I Haven’t Got Anything Better To Do. Astrud Gilberto
20. Stars Time Bubbles Love. The Free Design
((S))
01. Rich Folks’ Hoax. Rodriguez
02. You Never Come Close. Doris
03. (Don’t Worry) If There’s Hell Below We’re All Gonna Go. Curtis Mayfield
04. Express Yourself. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
05. If I Were Your Woman. Gladys Knight & The Pips
06. The Other Side Of Town. Curtis Mayfield
07. Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time). The Delfonics
08. I Am The Breeze. Essra Mohawk
09. Things In Life. Dennis Brown
10. Unspoken Dreams Of Light. Eugene McDaniels
11. Moog Indigo. Jean Jacques Perrey
12. Suzanne. Randy Newman
13. Charles Jr. Ben Jorge
14. I Haven’t Got Anything Better To Do. Astrud Gilberto
15. Only When I’m Dreaming. Minnie Riperton
16. Lady (/Fallin’ In Love). Dennis Wilson & Rumbo
17. Timothy. The Buoys
18. İstemem. Erkin Koray
19. Golden Slumbers. Claudine Longet
20. Wunder gibt es immer wieder. Katja Ebstein
Results for 1970 :
Albums :
1 - Neil Young - After the Goldrush
2 - Van Morrison - Moondance
3 - John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
4 - Stooges, The - Fun House
5 - Velvet Underground , The - Loaded
6 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
7 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
8 - Nick Drake - Bryter Layer
9 - Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
10 - Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Songs :
1 - Derek & the Dominos - Layla
2 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
3 - James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
4 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid
5 - Velvet Underground, The - Sweet Jane
6 - Velvet Underground, The - Rock and Roll
7 - Kinks, The - Lola
8 - Neil Young - After the Goldrush
9 - Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
10 - John Lennon - Working Class Hero
Results for 1971 :
Albums :
1 - Who, The - Who's Next
2 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3 - Led Zeppelin - IV
4 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory
5 - Rolling Stones, The - Sticky Fingers
6 - Joni Mitchell - Blue
7 - Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On
8 - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
9 - Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
10 - Beach Boys, The - Surf's Up
Songs :
1 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
2 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
3 - Who, The - Baba O'Riley
4 - John Lennon - Imagine
5 - David Bowie - Life on Mars?
6 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together
7 - Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again
8 - Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair
9 - Beach Boys, The - Surf's up
10 - David Bowie - Changes
Results for 1972 :
Albums :
1 - David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
2 - Rolling Stones, The - Exile On Main Street
3 - Lou Reed - Transformer
4 - Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
5 - Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
6 - Neil Young - Harvest
7 - Nick Drake - Pink Moon
8 - Roxy Music - Roxy Music
9 - Todd Rundgrenn - Something/Anything
10 - Big Star - #1 Record
Songs :
1 - Stevie Wonder - Superstition
2 - Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
3 - David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
4 - Big Star - Thirteen
5 - Lou Reed - Perfect Day
6 - David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
7 - Temptations, The - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
8 - David Bowie - Starman
9 - Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
10 - Rolling Stones, The - Rocks Off
Results for 1973 :
Albums :
1 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
2 - Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon
3 - Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power
4 - Lou Reed – Berlin
5 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle
6 - John Cale - Paris 1919
7 - Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
8 - Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
9 - Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
10 - Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
Songs :
1 - Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
2 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
3 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
4 - Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
5 - Iggy & The Stooges - Search and Destroy
5 (tie) - Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
7 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
8 - John Cale - Paris 1919
9 - David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
10 - Gladys Knight and the Pips- Midnight Train to Georgia
Results for 1974 :
Albums :
1) Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom
2) Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark
3) Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
4) Neil Young – On The Beach
5) Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
6) Big Star - Radio City
7) King Crimson – Red
8) Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
9) Roxy Music – Country Life
10) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natty Dread
Songs :
1 - Bob Marley & the Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
2 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
3 - David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
4 - Big Star - September Gurls
5 - Robert Wyatt – Sea Song
6 - Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for The Both of Us
7 - King Crimson – Starless
8 - Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number
9 - Joni Mitchell – Free Man In Paris
10 - Millie Jackson - If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right
How does scoring for the final round work?
Links
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1970
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1971
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1972
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1973
1973 albums poll tie-breaker
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1974
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1975
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1976
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1977
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1978
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1979
Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of the 70s - Final Round
The Best Albums of the 70s
The Best Songs of the 70s
I'm late. In-ex-cü-SABLÈ. Anyway:
Albums:
1 Television - Marquee Moon
2 David Bowie - Hunky Dory
3 Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom
4 Steely Dan - Katy Lied
5 New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Songs:
1 New York Dolls – Frankenstein
2 Steely Dan - Doctor Wu
3 Steve Hackett - Shadow Of The Hierophant
4 Robert Wyatt – Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road
5 Charles Mingus - Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife...
6 King Crimson – Starless
7 Television – Marquee Moon
8 Llaura Nyro – Timer
9 Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
10 Donny Hathaway - A Song For You
11 Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
12 Walker Brothers – No Regrets
13 David Bowie - Sons Of The Silent Age
14 Gene Clark - Strenghts Of Strings
15 David Shire - Main Title Theme from "The Conversation"
16 Lee Hazlewood - A Better Place To Be
17 Neil Young – A Man Needs A Maid
18 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ramble Tamble
19 Patti Smith - Frederick
20 Thin Lizzy - Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) - A Rock Legend