RSSThe 1975 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Albums
| 1. | Bob Dylan and the Band: The Basement Tapes (Columbia) | 285 | (23) |
| 2. | Patti Smith: Horses (Arista) | 240 | (19) |
| 3. | Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (Columbia) | 239 | (9) |
| 4. | Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (Columbia) | 220 | (18) |
| 5. | Neil Young: Tonight's the Night (Reprise) | 177 | (16) |
| 6. | Steely Dan: Katy Lied (ABC) | 173 | (13) |
| 7. | Roxy Music: Country Life (Atco) | 110 | (10) |
| 8. | Bob Marley and the Wailers: Natty Dread (Island) | 109 | (12) |
| 9. | The Band: Northern Lights-Southern Cross (Capitol) | 106 | (12) |
| 10. | The Who: The Who by Numbers (MCA) | 97 | (10) |
| 11. | Toots and the Maytals: Funky Kingston (Island) | 96 | (13) |
| 12. | Neil Young: Zuma (Reprise) | 94 | (8) |
| 13. | Roxy Music: Siren (Atco) | 78 | (9) |
| 14. | Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years (Columbia) | 58 | (5) |
| 15. | Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger (Columbia) | 58 | (4) |
| 16. | Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac (Reprise) | 53 | (4) |
| 17. | Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes: To Be True (Philadelphia International) | 43 | (5) |
| 18. | Gary Stewart: Out Of Hand (RCA) | 41 | (5) |
| 19. | Nils Lofgren: Nils Lofgren (A&M) | 37 | (5) |
| 20. | Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (Island) | 35 | (3) |
| 21. | James Talley: Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, But We Sure Got a Lot of Love (Capitol) | 34 | (3) |
| 22. | Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow (Epic) | 32 | (3) |
| Jefferson Starship: Red Octopus (Grunt) | 32 | (3) | |
| 24. | Beserkely Chartbusters Vol. 1 (Beserkley) | 31 | (4) |
| 25. | Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti (Swan Song) | 31 | (3) |
| 26. | Waylon Jennings: Dreamin' My Dreams (RCA) | 30 | (2) |
| 27. | Linda Ronstadt: Prisoner in Disguise (Asylum) | 30 | (2) |
| 28. | The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck (ABC) | 27 | (3) |
| 29. | Earth, Wind & Fire: That's the Way of the World (Columbia) | 25 | (3) |
| 30. | The Trammps: The Trammps (Golden Fleece) | 20 | (3) |
This poll compiles entries from 38 critics, each of whom divided 100 points among 10 1975 American-release LPs. Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total number of critics (indicated in parentheses) considered in case of tie.
Village Voice, Dec. 29, 1975
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