The list of top albums of the 1970s began last time with a countdown of 11-20. There were so many great albums produced during the decade, it was difficult to filter the list. Here are albums 1-10.

Top 10

• All Things Must Pass (George Harrison) 1970

• Let It Be (The Beatles) 1970

• Who’s Next (The Who) 1971

• Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) 1977

• Breakfast In America (Supertramp) 1979

• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John) 1973

• Band On the Run (Paul McCartney and Wings) 1973

• Saturday Night Fever (The Bee Gees/various artists) 1977

• Piano Man (Billy Joel) 1973

• Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score (Bill Conti) 1976

10. Rocky:

Original Motion Picture Score (Bill Conti) 1976

The soundtrack music for the 1976 film, “Rocky,” has become as well-known as the film itself. Bill Conti’s score includes “Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky),” “Going the Distance” and “The Final Bell.” Much of the original music is still played today in pro sports venues, especially in Philadelphia.

9. Piano Man (Billy Joel) 1973

Billy Joel’s second appearance on the Top 20 list includes his trademark song, “Piano Man.” Several other tracks have become classics in time, including “Travelin’ Prayer” and “You’re My Home.” “The Ballad of Billy the Kid” is also included. The album put Joel on the map.

8. Saturday Night Fever (The Bee Gees/various artists) 1977

Brothers Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb were reborn. With Barry’s falsetto replacing the group’s earlier harmonies, the Bee Gees tuned in to disco, creating “Night Fever,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “More Than a Woman,” “You Should Be Dancing,” “Stayin’ Alive” and “Jive Talkin.”

7. Band On the Run (Paul McCartney and Wings) 1973

Aside from restoring Paul McCartney’s image, this album produced great music. “Band On the Run,” “Helen Wheels” and “Jet” were hit singles. “Bluebird,” “Mamunia,” “No Words,” “Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me),” “Mrs. Vandebilt” and “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five” added depth and quality. McCartney’s best work after the Beatles.

6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John) 1973

The double album solidified Elton John as one of the top recording artists of the 1970s. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Bennie and the Jets” and “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” were big hits. The album also contained the original version of “Candle in the Wind.”

5. Breakfast

In America

(Supertramp) 1979

There are certain albums that flow from one song to the next in a flawless chain. This is one of them. The sequence builds from one track to the next. “Gone Hollywood” gets it started, followed by “The Logical Song,” “Goodbye Stranger,” “Breakfast In America” and “Oh Darling.” Side two has “Take the Long Way Home,” “Lord Is It Mine, “Just Another Nervous Wreck,” “Casual Conversations” and “Child of Vision.”

4. Rumours

(Fleetwood Mac) 1977

The flawless chain pertains to the entire top five. “Second Hand News,” “Dreams,” “Never Going Back Again,” “Don’t Stop,” “Go Your Own Way,” “You Make Loving Fun,” and “I Don’t Want to Know” are enough to make a great album. Fleetwood Mac’s best.

3. Who’s Next

(The Who) 1971

Early-1970s rock recorded by a band that certainly knew how to rock. “Baba O’Riley,” “Getting in Tune,” “Going Mobile,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “The Song Is Over” are the band at its best. Not to be forgotten are “Love Ain’t for Keeping” and “Behind Blue Eyes.” The Who’s best.

2. Let It Be

(The Beatles) 1970

Not the Beatles’ best, but it was their last, and their only original release in the 1970s. Recorded mostly in January 1969, the group was not happy with each other or the music. The tapes sat on a shelf until 1970 when Phil Spector was given access to produce. Included are “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Get Back,” “Across the Universe,” “Two of Us,” “I Me Mine,” “One After 909,” “For You Blue” and others.

1. All Things Must Pass (George

Harrison) 1970

When the Beatles disbanded, George Harrison went into the studio and emerged with a triple album that topped the charts. It includes “My Sweet Lord,” “What Is Life,” “All Things Must Pass,” “Isn’t It a Pity,” “Wah-Wah,” “I’d Have You Anytime,” “Beware of Darkness,” “Apple Scruffs,” “Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll),” “Awaiting On You All,” a cover of Bob Dylan’s “If Not For You” and others. Disc three features an informal “Apple Jam.”

Honorable mention

Year of the Cat (Al Stewart) 1976; Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) 1975; Fragile (Yes) 1971; Can’t Get Enough (Barry White) 1974; An Evening With John Denver (John Denver) 1975; Can’t Buy a Thrill (Steely Dan) 1972; Ringo (Ringo Starr) 1973 and Frampton Comes Alive! (Peter Frampton) 1976.