When people say music was better in the old days, I resist such nostalgia and hate to be thought of as a moaning old git. But 50 years ago, look at the Billboard top 30 albums and it’s pretty obvious that it’s true. Brilliant musicians making timeless records. Today’s auto-tuned heroes simply don’t match up and I don’t even think they would assume they could’
1. *Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy* - **Elton John**
2. *One of These Nights* - **Eagles**
3. *The Heat Is On* - **The Isley Brothers**
4. *Red Octopus* - **Jefferson Starship**
5. *Greatest Hits* - **Cat Stevens**
6. *Gorilla* - **James Taylor**
7. *Cut the Cake* - **Average White Band**
8. *Venus and Mars* - **Wings**
9. *Why Can't We Be Friends?* - **War**
10. *Love Will Keep Us Together* - **Captain & Tennille**
11. *Between the Lines* - **Janis Ian**
12. *That's the Way of the World* - **Earth, Wind & Fire**
13. *The Basement Tapes* - **Bob Dylan & The Band**
14. *Fandango!* - **ZZ Top**
15. *Stills* - **Stephen Stills**
16. *Chocolate Chip* - **Isaac Hayes**
17. *Straight Shooter* - **Bad Company**
18. *Diamonds & Rust* - **Joan Baez**
19. *America's Greatest Hits* - **America**
20. *Toys in the Attic* - **Aerosmith**
21. *That's the Way of the World (Soundtrack)* - **Various Artists**
22. *Horizon* - **Carpenters**
23. *An Evening with John Denver* - **John Denver**
24. *Chocolate Chip* - **Isaac Hayes**
25. *Melissa* - **Melissa Manchester**
26. *Honey* - **Ohio Players**
27. *Tommy (Soundtrack)* - **Various Artists**
28. *Have You Never Been Mellow* - **Olivia Newton-John**
29. *Head Over Heels* - **Poco**
30. *Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady* - **Helen Reddy**
What a brilliant chart. I bet we’ve got most of these, even the John Denver record!
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