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A lot of these albums were glaringly omitted, i decided to do the entire 70s, it would just make sense.. i’ll mark which of those theses are more crucial..

1970 (Self-Titled) Jessie Winchester
1971 Trafalgar- Bee Gees *
1972 Obscured By Clouds- Pink Floyd *
1973 Moondog Matinee- The Band
1974 Preservation Act 2- The Kinks
1975 Venus & Mars- Paul McCartney & Wings *
1976 Technical Ecstasy- Black Sabbath *
1977 American Stars & Bars- Neil Young
1978 Powerage- AC/DC *
1979 (Self-Titled)- George Harrison *

Powerage seems like the biggest ommision of the ones you mention there, Moondog Matinee and Venus & Mars should probably be on their lists as well, not as convinced about the others.

Maybe it’s because Ozzy just passed away but i really think “Technical Esctesy” deserves some love, it may not be as great as first 6 albums but it shines!
And yes about McCartney albums, if they can include “Wings At The Speed Of Sound” on 76 list, “London Town” on 78 and “Back To The Egg” on 79.. as good as those albums are, “Venus & Mars” beats ALL of them.
Watch any McCartney solo album ranking on Youtube and you’ll find V&M is among the top 3.

I added "Venus & Mars" to the 1975 albums list today.
I put it at No. 38.
Let me know if it should be moved up or down.

Thanks I didn’t mean to sound Youtubers “know it all” reading my own reply, i hope i didnt come off snobbish.. lol It’s good where it’s at i’ve always loved the album even though i love the live versions of some of V&M songs better on “Wings Over America” but like i saying live albums and studio albums are different types. and besides i have video of WOA called “Rockshow” with a concert like that it should be seen AND heard. My top 3 solo studio albums by Paul will always be “Ram”, “Band On The Run” (with “Helen Wheels” i won’t listen to it any other way) and “Venus & Mars”. And 38 it’s higher than “…Speed Of Sound”, “London Town” and “Back To The Egg”.. so yes.. it’s good where it’s at..Thanksagain..

Lew wrote: Tue Jul 22, 2025 5:37 pm I added "Venus & Mars" to the 1975 albums list today.
I put it at No. 38.
Let me know if it should be moved up or down.

Damn, I though Sampson's lists were untouchable

I'd Include Minute by Minute by The Doobie Brothers on the 1978 list. I think it does well enough in popularity alone to get it on the list, but it also got a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, so I think it scores at least a little bit in musical impact too.

I'd agree with that.

Derek wrote: Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:20 pm Maybe it’s because Ozzy just passed away but i really think “Technical Esctesy” deserves some love, it may not be as great as first 6 albums but it shines!
And yes about McCartney albums, if they can include “Wings At The Speed Of Sound” on 76 list, “London Town” on 78 and “Back To The Egg” on 79.. as good as those albums are, “Venus & Mars” beats ALL of them.
Watch any McCartney solo album ranking on Youtube and you’ll find V&M is among the top 3.

I'd much rather see Sabotage in the 1975 list than Technical Ecstasy in the 1976 one.

As far as what could be dropped from the 1978 list if something is added (Derek & I both proposed an album), I'd say one or two of these three:

87. The Bottom Line - O.V. Wright
90. Truth n' Time - Al Green
97. Just Another Band From East L.A. - Los Lobos

None of these albums made the charts, and in Green's case, his previous 10 albums had all charted. Wright also was an artist declining in importance. Los Lobos is at the other end of the spectrum: an artist whose time had not yet come. According to wiki, it's an album of Mexican folk music, so it's questionable as a rock album, unlike their bigger albums that came later. I don't know what part of the criteria these albums are scoring in. Maybe a little bit in musical impact, but I think not enough that they really need to be on the list.

So Alone by Johnny Thunders is another one that could be dropped, though I lean toward thinking that it's slightly more worthy than the others that I named. But how is it ahead of Another Music In A Different Kitchen by The Buzzcocks? The latter went to #15 in the UK; I don't think that the former charted anywhere. Acclaimedmusic has The Buzzcocks' album at #22 on the 1978 list, with Thunders' album unlisted. With The Buzzcocks' album an early example of pop-punk, I would think that if anything, it would also be the more influential of the two albums.