Music means an awful lot to the readers of SoulTracks, and so they’re passionate about the soul music of their lives. So when we asked them to help choose some of the greatest music of the past 60 years in a series of reader polls, they jumped right in.
Over the course of several weeks, thousands of SoulTrackers nominated and then voted on the Greatest Soul Albums of the 1970s. The results were a great selection of 50 essential albums for Soul Music lovers. You may or may not agree with the choices (no fighting please!), but it’s tough to go wrong with any of these. For soul music lovers, this is a binge-worthy list
You can click on the album covers (or the blue highlighted words) below to listen to or purchase the albums at Amazon.com.
AND CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR OTHER POLLS
| 1 |  |
Earth Wind & Fire
That’s the Way of the World |
| 2 |  |
Marvin Gaye
What’s Going On |
| 3 |  |
Stevie Wonder Songs In the Key of Life |
| 4 |  |
Michael Jackson Off The Wall |
| 5 |  |
Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On |
| 6 |  |
Curtis Mayfield Superfly |
| 7 |  |
Al Green I’m Still In Love With You |
| 8 |  |
Stevie Wonder Innervisions |
| 9 |  |
The O’Jays Ship Ahoy |
| 10 |  |
War The World Is A Ghetto |
11. Parliament – Mothership Connection
12. The Spinners – The Spinners
13. The Isley Brothers – 3 + 3
14. The Stylistics – The Stylistics
15. The Commodores – The Commodores
16. Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul
17. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
18. Rufus feat. Chaka Khan – Ask Rufus
19. Marvin Gaye – I Want You
20. Maze – Inspiration
21. Donny Hathaway – Extension of a Man
22. Heatwave – Too Hot to Handle
23. Average White Band – AWB
24. Gladys Knight & the Pips – Imagination
25. Barry White – I’ve Got So Much to Give
26. Isaac Hayes – Shaft
27. The Temptations – All Directions
28. Minnie Riperton – Perfect Angel
29. Four Tops – Still Water
30. Sly and the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On
31. Aretha Franklin – Young, Gifted and Black
32. Kool & The Gang – Wild and Peaceful
33. Norman Connors – You Are My Starship
34. Natalie Cole – Inseparable
35. Ray Goodman & Brown – Special Lady
36. Earth Wind & Fire – All N All
37. Bill Withers – Still Bill
38. Stevie Wonder – Talking Book
39. Chic – C’est Chic
40. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody
41. The Jacksons – Destiny
42. Donna Summer – Bad Girls
43. Diana Ross – The Boss
44. Four Tops – Keeper of the Castle
45. Enchantment – Once Upon A Dream
46. Prince – Prince
47. Ohio Players – Honey
48. James Brown – Hell
49. Smokey Robinson – A Quiet Storm
50. Tavares – Skyhigh
