Skip to content

Best blues albums of the 1970s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best blues album of the 1970s is Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye, rated 4.6/5 by 15 listeners.

All genres, 1970s →

  1. Let's Get It On cover№ 1Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye · 19734.3Weighted score4.6 avg · 15 ratings
Sort
  1. 2Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols coverNever Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols · 19779 ratings
  2. 3Lucille Talks Back coverLucille Talks BackB.B. King · 19756 ratings
  3. 4Closing Time coverClosing TimeTom Waits · 19735 ratings
  4. 5Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? coverWhatever Happened to Benny Santini?Chris Rea · 19785 ratings
  5. 6Down on the Farm coverDown on the FarmLittle Feat · 19793 ratings
  6. 7Stephen Stills coverStephen StillsStephen Stills · 19702 ratings
  7. 8In London coverIn LondonB.B. King · 19712 ratings
  8. 9Greatest Hits coverGreatest HitsAl Green · 19751 rating
  9. 10I Remember Yesterday coverI Remember YesterdayDonna Summer · 19771 rating
  10. 11Ain't It Funky coverAin't It FunkyJames Brown · 19701 rating
  11. 12Life, Love and Faith coverLife, Love and FaithAllen Toussaint · 19721 rating
  12. 13Bolan's Zip Gun coverBolan's Zip GunT. Rex · 19751 rating
  13. 14Hard Again coverHard AgainMuddy Waters · 19771 rating
  14. 15Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (Expanded Edition) [Live] coverEric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (Expanded Edition) [Live]Eric Clapton · 19731 rating
  15. 16Live in Cook County Jail coverLive in Cook County JailB.B. King · 19711 rating
  16. 17Amazing Grace coverAmazing GraceAretha Franklin · 19721 rating
  17. 18Briefcase Full of Blues coverBriefcase Full of BluesBlues Brothers · 1978
  18. 19Moonflower coverMoonflowerSantana · 1977
  19. 20Troubadour coverTroubadourJ.J. Cale · 1976
  20. 21The Last Waltz coverThe Last WaltzThe Band · 1978
  21. 22Here Comes the Sun coverHere Comes the SunNina Simone · 1971
  22. 23The Heart of Saturday Night coverThe Heart of Saturday NightTom Waits · 1974
  23. 24E.C. Was Here coverE.C. Was HereEric Clapton · 1975
  24. 25Rory Gallagher coverRory GallagherRory Gallagher · 1971
  25. 26Really coverReallyJ.J. Cale · 1972
  26. 27Okie coverOkieJ.J. Cale · 1974
  27. 28Tattoo coverTattooRory Gallagher · 1973
  28. 29Top Priority coverTop PriorityRory Gallagher · 1978
  29. 30Hooker 'n Heat coverHooker 'n HeatJohn Lee Hooker · 1971
  30. 31The Original Fleetwood Mac coverThe Original Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac · 1971
  31. 32No Reason to Cry coverNo Reason to CryEric Clapton · 1976
  32. 33Bop Till You Drop coverBop Till You DropRy Cooder · 1979
  33. 34Jazz Blues Fusion coverJazz Blues FusionJohn Mayall · 1972
  34. 35Dr. John's Gumbo coverDr. John's GumboDr. John · 1972
  35. 36Calling Card coverCalling CardRory Gallagher · 1976
  36. 37I Am the Blues coverI Am the BluesWillie Dixon · 1970
  37. 38Chicken Skin Music coverChicken Skin MusicRy Cooder · 1976
  38. 39Sailin' Shoes coverSailin' ShoesLittle Feat · 1972
  39. 40Live! In Europe coverLive! In EuropeRory Gallagher · 1972
  40. 41Eric Burdon Declares "War" coverEric Burdon Declares "War"WAR · 1970
  41. 42Kiln House coverKiln HouseFleetwood Mac · 1970
  42. 43Foreign Affairs coverForeign AffairsTom Waits · 1977
  43. 44Homemade Ice Cream coverHomemade Ice CreamTony Joe White · 1973
  44. 45Here Comes Shuggie Otis coverHere Comes Shuggie OtisShuggie Otis · 1970
  45. 46I Wanna Get Funky coverI Wanna Get FunkyAlbert King · 1973
  46. 47Bad News Is Coming coverBad News Is ComingLuther Allison · 1972
  47. 48Ry Cooder coverRy CooderRy Cooder · 1970
  48. 49Paradise and Lunch coverParadise and LunchRy Cooder · 1974
  49. 50Santana III coverSantana IIISantana · 1971

Disagree with the ranking?

Rate these albums and the chart reshuffles around the community. Or collect your own pick of them into a list or tier.

Build a list or tier of your own