Before revealing the No. 1 pick, here’s how the Top 5 shakes out: What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye was ranked the greatest album of the 1970s, praised as “the moment pop music became high art.” Released ...

The 1970s were one of music’s most explosive decades—where rock splintered into bold new forms, from prog and punk to disco and soul. Now, a new ranking from BBC Music Magazine has taken on the nearly ...