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TOP OF THE POPS: THE BEST OF THE ALBUM CHARTMAKERS BY YEAR "BOOK OF ROCK LISTS"
DAVE MARSH & KEVIN STEIN, 1981

 

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Top 40 Albums: 1963 to 1980
1963 to 1971
1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980

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1972

  1. "Rolling Stones, The" Exile On Main Street
  2. "Wonder, Stevie" Talking Book
  3. "Mayfield, Curtis" Super Fly (Soundtrack)
  4. "Morrison, Van" Saint Dominic's Preview
  5. "Green, Al" I'm Still In Love With You
  6. "Mitchell, Joni" For The Roses
  7. "O'Jays, The" Back Stabbers
  8. "Green, Al" Let's Stay Together
  9. "Wonder, Stevie" Music Of My Mind
  10. "Simon, Paul" Paul Simon
  11. "Stewart, Rod" Never A Dull Moment
  12. "Franklin, Aretha" "Young, Gifted And Black"
  13. "Hendrix, Jimi" Hendrix In The West
  14. "Allman Brothers Band, The" Eat A Peach
  15. "Temptations, The" All Directions
  16. "Nash, Johnny" I Can See Clearly Now
  17. "Gaye, Marvin" Trouble Man (Soundtrack)
  18. Steely Dan Can't Buy A Thrill
  19. "Persuasions, The" Street Corner Symphony
  20. "Band, The" Rock Of Ages
  21. "Geils, J. Band, The" Live Full House
  22. War The World Is A Ghetto
  23. "Rundgren, Todd" Something/Anything?
  24. "Kinks, The" Everybody's In Show-Biz
  25. "Franklin, Aretha" Amazing Grace
  26. "Jackson, Michael" Ben
  27. "Simon, Carly" No Secrets
  28. "Bowie, David" The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
  29. "King, B. B." L. A. Midnight
  30. Creedence Clearwater Revival Mardi Gras
  31. "Jackson, Michael" Got To Be There
  32. "Stylistics, The" Round 2: The Stylistics
  33. "Chi-Lites, The" A Lonely Man
  34. Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes
  35. Deep Purple Machine Head
  36. "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The" Will The Circle Be Unbroken
  37. "Staple Singers, The" Beatitude: Respect Yourself
  38. "Kinks, The" The Kink Kronikies
  39. "Lennon, John And Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory" Some Time In New York City
  40. "John, Elton" Honky Chateau

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1973

  1. "Wonder, Stevie" Innervisions
  2. Mott The Hoople Mott
  3. "Spinners, The" The Spinners
  4. "Green, Al" Call Me
  5. "Who, The" Quadrophenia
  6. "Gaye, Marvin" Let's Get It On
  7. "Dylan, Bob" Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (Soundtrack)
  8. Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd)
  9. "Temptations, The" Masterpiece
  10. "Mccartney, Paul And Wings" Band Ott-The Run
  11. "Simon, Paul" There Goes Rhymin'simon
  12. "Hendrix, Jimi" "Sound Track Recordings From The Film ""Jimi Hendrix"""
  13. Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy
  14. "Winter, Johnny" Still Alive And Well
  15. Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy
  16. Dr. John In The Right Place
  17. "Stylistics, The" Rockin' Roll Baby
  18. "Lennon, John" Mind Games
  19. "O'Jays, The" Ship Ahoy
  20. "Rolling Stones, The" Goat's Head Soup
  21. "Allman Brothers Band, The" Brothers And Sisters
  22. "Geils, J. Band, The" Ladies Invited
  23. "Knight, Gladys And The Pips" Imagination
  24. "John, Elton" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  25. Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon
  26. "Chi-Lites, The" A Letter To Myself
  27. "Franklin, Aretha" Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky)
  28. "Green, Al" Livin' For You
  29. "Isley Brothers, The" 3 + 3
  30. Blue Ridge Rangers The Blues Ridge Rangers
  31. "Geils, J. Band, The" Bloodshot
  32. "Browne, Jackson" For Everyman
  33. "Gray, Dobie" Drift Away
  34. Various Artists American Graffiti (Soundtrack)
  35. "Young, Neil" Time Fades Away
  36. "Derringer, Rick" All American Boy
  37. "Knight, Gladys And The Pips" Neither One Of Us
  38. "J. B.'S, The" Doing It To Death
  39. "Dibango, Manu" Soul Makossa
  40. Deep Purple Made In Japan

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1974

  1. "Clapton, Eric" 461 Ocean Boulevard
  2. "Green, Al" Al Green Explores Your Mind
  3. "Morrison, Van" Veedon Fleece
  4. "Rolling Stones, The" It's Only Rock 'N' Roll
  5. "Wonder, Stevie" Fullfillingness' First Finale
  6. "Browne, Jackson" Late For The Sky
  7. "Morrison, Van" It's Too Late To Stop Now
  8. "Geils, J. Band, The" Nightmares ... And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle
  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping
  10. "Swan, Billy" I Can Help
  11. "Reed, Lou" Rock 'N' Roll Animal
  12. "Dylan, Bob With The Band" Before The Flood
  13. "Lennon, John" Walls And Bridges
  14. "Jackson 5, The" Dancing Machine
  15. "Average White Band, The" Awb
  16. "Mitchell, Joni" Court And Spark
  17. "Who, The" Odds And Sods
  18. "Jackson, Millie" Caught Up
  19. "Ronstadt, Linda" Heart Like A Wheel
  20. "Spinners, The" Mighty Love
  21. "Stylistics, The" Let's Put It All Together
  22. Labelle Nightbirds
  23. Blue Magic Blue Magic
  24. Little Feat Feats Don't Fail Me Now
  25. Sly And The Family Stone Small Talk
  26. "Pryor, Richard" That Nigger's Crazy
  27. "Nilsson, Harry" Pussy Cats
  28. "Young, Neil" On The Beach
  29. "Franklin, Aretha" Let Me In Your Life
  30. Traffic When The Eagle Flies
  31. "Newman, Randy" Good Old Boys
  32. "Robinson, Smokey" Pure Smokey
  33. "King, Carole" Wrap Around Joy
  34. Steely Dan Pretzel Logic
  35. King Crimson Red
  36. Blue Oyster Cult Secret Treaties
  37. "Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan" Rags To Rufus
  38. "Knight, Gladys And The Pips" Claudine (Soundtrack)
  39. "Rich, Charlie" There Won't Be Anymore
  40. King Crimson Starless And Bible Black

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1975

  1. "Springsteen, Bruce" Born To Run
  2. "Dylan, Bob" The Basement Tapes
  3. "Smith, Patti" Horses
  4. Roxy Music Siren
  5. “Simon, Paul" Still Crazy After All These Years
  6. "Dylan, Bob" Blood On The Tracks
  7. "Who, The" The Who By Numbers
  8. "Melvin, Harold And The Blue Notes" To Be True
  9. "Hendrix, Jimi" Midnight Lightning
  10. Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac
  11. "Young, Neil" Zuma
  12. "Green, Al" Al Green Is Love
  13. "Fogerty, John" John Fogerty
  14. "Young, Neil" Tonight's The Night
  15. "Melvin, Harold And The Blue Notes" Wake Up Everybody
  16. "Nelson, Willie" Red Headed Stranger
  17. "Lennon, John" Rock 'N' Roll
  18. "Hall, Daryl And John Oates" Daryl Hall And John Oates
  19. "Hendrix, Jimi" Crash Landing
  20. Roxy Music Country Life
  21. "Bowie, David" Young Americans
  22. "Summer, Donna" Love To Love You Baby
  23. "Robinson, Smokey" A Quiet Storm
  24. "Presley, Elvis" Today
  25. "King, Carole" Really Rosie
  26. "O'Jays, The" Survival
  27. "Earth, Wind And Fire" Gratitude
  28. "Cole, Natalie" In-Separable
  29. "Pryor, Richard" Is It Something I Said?
  30. "Earth, Wind And Fire" That's The Way Of The World
  31. "Presley, Elvis" Promised Land
  32. "Staple Singers, The" Let's Do It Again (Soundtrack)
  33. "Kinks, The" Schoolboys In Disgrace
  34. War Why Can't We Be Friends?
  35. "O'Jays, The" Family Reunion
  36. Various Artists More American Graffiti (Soundtrack)
  37. Tavares In The City
  38. "King, Ben E." Supernatural
  39. "Reed, Lou" Lou Reed Live
  40. "Stone, Sly" High On You

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1976

  1. "Presley, Elvis" The Sun Sessions
  2. "Wonder, Stevie" Songs In The Key Of Life
  3. "Seger, Bob And The Silver Bullet Band" Live Bullet
  4. "Stewart, Rod" A Night On The Town
  5. "Green, Al" Full Of Fire
  6. "Seger, Bob And The Silver Bullet Band" Night Moves
  7. "Browne, Jackson" The Pretender
  8. "Mitchell, Joni" Hejira
  9. Boston Boston
  10. "Hall, Daryl And John Oates" Bigger Than Both Of Us
  11. Lynyrd Skynyrd One Morefrom The Road
  12. Blue Oyster Cult Agents Of Fortune
  13. Parliament The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein
  14. "Marley, Bob And The Wailers" Live!
  15. "Reed, Lou" Coney Island Baby
  16. "Dr. Buzzard's Original ""Savannah"" Band" "Dr. Buzzard's Original ""Savannah"" Band"
  17. "Collins, Bootsy" Stretchin' Out In Bootsy's Rubber Band
  18. Thin Lizzy Jailbreak
  19. "Pryor, Richard" Bicentennial Nigger
  20. Steely Dan The Royal Scam
  21. "Dylan, Bob" Desire
  22. "Eagles, The" Hotel Catifomia
  23. Wings Wings At The Speed Of Sound
  24. "Bowie, David" Station To Station
  25. Roxy Music Viva! Roxy Music
  26. "Waits, Tom" Small Change
  27. "Beck, Jeff" Wired
  28. Funkadelic Hardcore Jollies
  29. "King, Carole" Thoroughbred
  30. "Marley, Bob And The Wailers" Rastaman Vibration
  31. Parliament Mothership Connection
  32. "Jennings, Waylon, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, Jessi Colter" The Outlaws
  33. "Gaye, Marvin" I Want You
  34. "Robinson, Smokey" Smokey's Family Robinson
  35. "Lofgren, Nils" Cry Tough
  36. "Mann's, Manfred Earth Band" The Roaring Silence
  37. "Trammps, The" Where The Happy People Go
  38. Various Artists Car Wash (Soundtrack)
  39. "Manhattans, The" The Manhattans
  40. "Ross, Diana" Diana Ross

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1977

  1. Various Artists Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack)
  2. "Costello, Elvis" My Aim Is True
  3. Lynyrd Skynyrd Street Survivors
  4. Cheap Trick In Color
  5. Chic Chic
  6. "Townshend, Pete With Ronnie Lane" Rough Mix
  7. "Bowie, David" Low
  8. "Trammps, The" Disco Inferno
  9. Fleetwood Mac Rumours
  10. "Ramones, The" Rocket To Russia
  11. "Jackson, Millie" Feelin'bitchy
  12. "Petty, Tom And The Heartbreakers" Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
  13. "Earth, Wind And Fire" All 'N' All
  14. Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes This Time It'sfor Real
  15. "Pendergrass, Teddy" Teddy Pendergrass
  16. "Geils, J. Band, The" Monkey Island
  17. "Beatles, The" The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl
  18. "Summer, Donna" Once Upon A Time
  19. Steely Dan Aja
  20. "Gabriel, Peter" Peter Gabriel
  21. "Bowie, David" Heroes
  22. "Esmeralda, Santa Starring Leroy Gomez" Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  23. "Hall, Daryl And John Oates" Beauty On A Back Street
  24. Parliament Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome
  25. "Pryor, Richard" Are You Serious?
  26. "Band, The" Islands
  27. Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77
  28. "Daltrey, Roger" One Of The Boys
  29. Pink Floyd Animals
  30. "Summer, Donna" I Remember Yesterday
  31. "Taylor, James" Jt
  32. "Ross, Diana" Baby It's Me
  33. "Twilley, Dwight Band" Twilley Don't Mind
  34. "Newman, Randy" Little Criminals
  35. "Robinson, Smokey" Deep In My Soul
  36. "Animals, The (The Original)" Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
  37. Bootsy's Rubber Band "Ahh . . . The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!"
  38. "Charles, Ray" True To Life
  39. Blue Oyster Cult Spectres
  40. Little Feat Time Loves A Hero

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1978

  1. "Springsteen, Bruce" Darkness On The Edge Of Town
  2. "Costello, Elvis" This Year's Model
  3. "Smith, Patti Group, The" Easter
  4. Cheap Trick Heaven Tonight
  5. Blondie Parallel Lines
  6. "Cars, The" The Cars
  7. Various Artists The Last Waltz (Soundtrack)
  8. "Petty, Tom And The Heartbreakers" You're Gonna Get It!
  9. Chic C'est Chic
  10. "Morrison, Van" Wavelength
  11. "Zevon, Warren" Excitable Boy
  12. "Browne, Jackson" Running On Empty
  13. "Pryor, Richard" Wanted
  14. "Who, The" Who Are You
  15. "Geils, J. Band, The" Sanctuary
  16. Blondie Plastic Letters
  17. "Pendergrass, Teddy" Life Is A Song Worth Singing
  18. Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings And Food
  19. "Reed, Lou" Street Hassle
  20. "Commodores, The" Natural High
  21. Lynyrd Skynyrd Skynyrd's First And . . . Last
  22. "Rolling Stones, The" Some Girls
  23. "Walsh, Joe" But Seriously Folks
  24. "Seger, Bob And The Silver Bullet Band" Stranger In Town
  25. Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootsy? Player Of The Year
  26. "Money, Eddie" Eddie Money
  27. "Jennings, Waylon And Willie Nelson" Waylon And Willie
  28. "Village People, The" Macho Man
  29. Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove
  30. "Jeffreys, Garland" One-Eyed Jack
  31. "Gilmour, David" David Gilmour
  32. "Nelson, Willie" Stardust
  33. "Doobie Brothers, The" Minute By Minute
  34. "Kinks, The" Misfits
  35. "Jackson, Millie" Get It Out 'Cha System
  36. Parliament Motor-Booty Affair
  37. "Dr. Buzzard's Original ""Savannah""' Band" "Dr. Buzzard's Original ""Savannah""' Band Meets King Penett"
  38. Little Feat Waitingfor Columbus
  39. "Gabriel, Peter" Peter Gabriel
  40. Peaches And Herb 2 Hot!

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1979

  1. "Summer, Donna" Bad Girls
  2. "Petty, Tom And The Heartbreakers" Damn The Torpedoes
  3. "Costello, Elvis" Armed Forces
  4. "Jackson, Michael" Off The Wall
  5. Cheap Trick Cheap Trick At Budokan
  6. "Wonder, Stevie" Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
  7. Chic Risque
  8. Fleetwood Mac Tusk
  9. Pink Floyd The Wall
  10. Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door
  11. "Young, Neil And Crazy Horse" Rust Never Sleeps
  12. Blondie Eat To The Beat
  13. "Cars, The" Candy-0
  14. Funkadelic Uncle Jam Wants You
  15. "Mitchell, Joni" Mingus
  16. "Gaye, Marvin" "Here, My Dear"
  17. Talking Heads Fear Of Music
  18. "Pendergrass, Teddy" Teddy
  19. "Kinks, The" Low Budget
  20. Van Halen Van Halen II
  21. Mcfadden And Whitehead Mcfadden And Whitehead
  22. "Jackson, Joe" Look Sharp!
  23. "Lowe, Nick" Labour Of Lust
  24. Sister Sledge We Are Family
  25. "Police, The" Outlandos D'amour
  26. "Who, The" The Kids Are Alright (Soundtrack)
  27. Prince Prince
  28. Shalamar Big Fun
  29. "Smith, Patti Group, The" Wave
  30. "Robinson, Smokey" Where There's Smoke ...
  31. Dire Straits Dire Straits
  32. ZZ Top Deguello
  33. Ashford And Simpson Stay Free
  34. Hot Chocolate Every 1's A Winner
  35. "O'Jays, The" Identify Yourself
  36. "Zappa, Frank" "Joe's Garage, Act I"
  37. "Young, Neil And Crazy Horse" Live Rust
  38. "Bowie, David" Lodger
  39. "Commodores, The" Midnight Magic
  40. Cheap Trick Dream Police

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1980

  1. "Springsteen, Bruce" The River
  2. "Summer, Donna" The Wanderer
  3. "Clash, The" London Calling
  4. "Wonder, Stevie" Hotter Than July
  5. "Robinson, Smokey" Warm Thoughts
  6. "Police, The" Zenyatta Mondatta
  7. "Gabriel, Peter" Peter Gabriel
  8. "Townshend, Pete" Empty Glass
  9. "Geils, J. Band, The" Love Stinks
  10. Prince Dirty Mind
  11. "Jacksons, The" Triumph
  12. "Costello, Elvis" Get Happy
  13. "Browne, Jackson" Hold Out
  14. "Morrison, Van" Common One
  15. "Clash, The" Black Market Clash
  16. "Bowie, David" Scary Monsters
  17. "Lennon, John/Yoko Ono" Double Fantasy
  18. Chic Real People
  19. "Blow, Kurtis" Kurtis Blow
  20. Pretenders Pretenders
  21. "Jackson, Joe Band, The" Beat Crazy
  22. "Marley, Bob And The Wailers" Uprising
  23. "Zevon, Warren" Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
  24. Dire Straits Making Movies
  25. Shalamar Big Fun
  26. "Hall, Daryl" Sacred Songs
  27. "Rossington Collins Band, The" "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere"
  28. Goodman And Brown Ray
  29. Rockpile Seconds Of Pleasure
  30. XTC Black Sea
  31. "Costello, Elvis" Taking Liberties
  32. "Whispers, The" The Whispers
  33. "Simon, Paul" One-Trick Pony
  34. Van Halen Women And Children First
  35. "Vapors, The" New Clear Days
  36. "Nugent, Ted" Scream Dream
  37. "Parker, Graham And The Rumour" The Up Escalator
  38. "Hall, Daryl And John Oates" Voices
  39. Blow Fly Blow Fly's Party
  40. AC/ DC Back In Black

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