15 ’70s Rock Albums with No Skips (From Start to Finish)

My little brother and I live a thousand miles apart, but one way we’ve been able to bridge the gap has been our love for music. Every now and then we come up with ideas to share the music we love with each other: One such idea was creating a list of “no skip rock albums” to share.

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Despite being born in the late ’90s, I grew up primarily listening to ’70s and ’80s rock. As a result, it was no surprise my list contained several rock records from the 1970s.

This list isn’t the “15 greatest rock albums of the 1970s”: It’s 15 rock records from the decade that I grew loving or hold in high regard. When I hit “play” on these records, I never feel the urge to hit the “next” button on any of the songs.

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On this list, I’ll be sharing with you 15 ’70s rock albums with “no skips” from start to finish.

1. Led Zeppelin IV (1971) – Led Zeppelin

1. “Black Dog”
2. “Rock and Roll”
3. “The Battle of Evermore”
4. “Stairway to Heaven”
5. “Misty Mountain Hop”
6. “Four Sticks”
7. “Going to California”
8. “When the Levee Breaks”

2. Exile On Main Street (1972) – The Rolling Stones

1. “Rocks Off”
2. “Rip This Joint”
3. “Shake Your Hips”
4. “Casino Boogie”
5. “Tumbling Dice”
6. “Sweet Virginia”
7. “Torn And Frayed”
8. “Sweet Black Angel”
9. “Loving Cup”
10. “Happy”
11. “Turd On The Run”
12. “Ventilator Blues”
13. “I Just Want To See His Face”
14. “Let It Loose”
15. “All Down The Line”
16. “Stop Breaking Down”
17. “Shine A Light”
18. “Soul Survivor”

3. Montrose (1973) – Montrose

1. “Rock the Nation”
2. “Bad Motor Scooter”
3. “Space Station #5”
4. “I Don’t Want It”
5. “Good Rockin’ Tonight”
6. “Rock Candy”
7. “One Thing on My Mind”
8. “Make It Last”

4. Second Helping (1974) – Lynyrd Skynyrd

1. “Sweet Home Alabama”
2. “I Need You”
3. “Don’t Ask Me No Questions”
4. “Workin’ For MCA”
5. “The Ballad Of Curtis Loew”
6. “Swamp Music”
7. “The Needle And The Spoon”
8. “Call Me The Breeze”

5. Fly By Night (1975) – Rush

1. “Anthem”
2. “Best I Can”
3. “Beneath, Between & Behind”
4. “By-Tor And The Snow Dog”
5. “Fly By Night”
6. “Making Memories”
7. “Rivendell”
8. “In The End”

6. Toys In The Attic (1975) – Aerosmith

1. “Toys In The Attic”
2. “Uncle Salty”
3. “Adam’s Apple”
4. “Walk This Way”
5. “Big Ten Inch Record”
6. “Sweet Emotion”
7. “No More No More”
8. “Round And Round”
9. “You See Me Crying”

7. Rumours (1976) – Fleetwood Mac

1. “Second Hand News”
2. “Dreams”
3. “Never Going Back Again”
4. “Don’t Stop”
5. “Go Your Own Way”
6. “Songbird”
7. “The Chain”
8. “You Make Loving Fun”
9. “I Don’t Want to Know”
10. “Oh Daddy”
11. “Gold Dust Woman”

8. Boston (1976) – Boston

1. “More Than a Feeling”
2. “Peace of Mind”
3. “Foreplay / Long Time”
4. “Rock & Roll Band”
5. “Smokin'”
6. “Hitch a Ride”
7. “Something About You”
8. “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”

9. Hotel California (1976) – Eagles

1. “Hotel California”
2. “New Kid in Town”
3. “Life in the Fast Lane”
4. “Wasted Time”
5. “Wasted Time (Reprise)”
6. “Victim of Love”
7. “Pretty Maids All in a Row”
8. “Try and Love Again”
9. “The Last Resort”

10. News of the World (1977) – Queen

1. “We Will Rock You”
2. “We Are The Champions”
3. “Sheer Heart Attack”
4. “All Dead, All Dead”
5. “Spread Your Wings”
6. “Fight From The Inside”
7. “Get Down, Make Love”
8. “Sleeping On The Sidewalk”
9. “Who Needs You”
10. “It’s Late”
11. “My Melancholy Blues”
12. “We Will Rock You”

11. Book of Dreams (1977) – Steve Miller Band

1. “Threshold”
2. “Jet Airliner”
3. “Winter Time”
4. “Swingtown”
5. “True Fine Love”
6. “Wish Upon A Star”
7. “Jungle Love”
8. “Electro Lux Imbroglio”
9. “Sacrifice”
10. “The Stake”
11. “My Own Space”
12. “Babes In The Woods”

12. The Cars (1978) – The Cars

1. “Good Times Roll”
2. “My Best Friend’s Girl”
3. “Just What I Needed”
4. “I’m in Touch with Your World”
5. “Don’t Cha Stop”
6. “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight”
7. “Bye Bye Love”
8. “Moving in Stereo”
9. “All Mixed Up”

13. Van Halen (1978) – Van Halen

1. “Running with the Devil”
2. “Eruption”
3. “You Really Got Me”
4. “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”
5. “I’m the One”
6. “Jamie’s Cryin'”
7. “Atomic Punk”
8. “Feel Your Love Tonight”
9. “Little Dreamer”
10. “Ice Cream Man”
11. “On Fire”

14. Highway to Hell (1979) – AC/DC

1. “Highway to Hell”
2. “Girls Got Rhythm”
3. “Walk All Over You”
4. “Touch Too Much”
5. “Beating Around the Bush”
6. “Shot Down in Flames”
7. “Get It Hot”
8. “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)”
9. “Love Hungry Man”
10. “Night Prowler”

15. Evolution (1979) – Journey

1. “Majestic”
2. “Too Late”
3. “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin'”
4. “City of the Angels”
5. “When You’re Alone (It Ain’t Easy)”
6. “Sweet and Simple”
7. “Lovin’ You Is Easy”
8. “Just the Same Way”
9. “Do You Recall”
10. “Daydream”
11. “Lady Luck”