10 Even More Perfect 1970s Rock Albums With No Bad Songs

10. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

The sixth album from Led Zeppelin, 1975's Physical Graffiti found the band at the peak of their powers.

Here, Zeppelin had all the tools in their arsenal to go to glorious excess with their frenetic sound, but they had also mastered the more nuanced moments that made those bangin' moments be even more impactful.

Initially designed to be a standard album, Physical Graffiti ended up becoming a double album due to the sheer number of songs Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham put together. Too big to be a regular album, abandoned tracks from the prior three records were incorporated to make Physical Graffiti an 83-minute beast.

The contained chaos of Trampled Under Foot is likely the highlight of this excellent release, although Kashmir is clearly the song that would go on to become the best known of the bunch. Likewise, the slightly more mellow, journeying vibe of Houses of the Holy - which coincidentally was the title of Led Zep's prior album - showcases a mature, balanced band comfortable in their own skin and with the wide array of sounds at their fingertips.