Penghargaan Grammy untuk Album Terbaik Tahun Ini
1970-an

| Tahun | Pemenang | Nominasi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1970 | Blood, Sweat & Tears performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears, produced by James William Guercio |  Abbey Road performed by The Beatles  The Age of Aquarius performed by The 5th Dimension  Crosby, Stills & Nash performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash  At San Quentin performed by Johnny Cash |
| 1971 | Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel; produced by Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & Roy Halee |  Chicago performed by Chicago  Close to You performed by The Carpenters  Déjà Vu performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young  Elton John performed by Elton John  Sweet Baby James performed by James Taylor |
| 1972 | Tapestry performed by Carole King, produced by Lou Adler |  All Things Must Pass performed by George Harrison  The Carpenters performed by The Carpenters  Jesus Christ Superstar (London Production) performed by Various Artists  Shaft performed by Isaac Hayes |
| 1973 | The Concert for Bangla Desh performed by George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann; produced by George Harrison & Phil Spector |  American Pie performed by Don McLean  Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Broadway Cast Recording) performed by Various Artists  Moods performed by Neil Diamond  Nilsson Schmilsson performed by Nilsson |
| 1974 | Innervisions performed by Stevie Wonder, produced by Stevie Wonder |  Behind Closed Doors performed by Charlie Rich  The Divine Miss M performed by Bette Midler  Killing Me Softly performed by Roberta Flack  There Goes Rhymin' Simon performed by Paul Simon |
| 1975 | Fulfillingness' First Finale performed by Stevie Wonder, produced by Stevie Wonder |  Back Home Again performed by John Denver  Band on the Run performed by Paul McCartney & Wings  Caribou performed by Elton John  Court and Spark performed by Joni Mitchell |
| 1976 | Still Crazy After All These Years performed by Paul Simon, produced by Paul Simon & Phil Ramone |  Between the Lines performed by Janis Ian  Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy performed by Elton John  Heart Like a Wheel performed by Linda Ronstadt  One of These Nights performed by The Eagles |
| 1977 | Songs in the Key of Life performed by Stevie Wonder, produced by Stevie Wonder |  Breezin' performed by George Benson  Chicago X performed by Chicago  Frampton Comes Alive! performed by Peter Frampton  Silk Degrees performed by Boz Scaggs |
| 1978 | Rumours performed by Fleetwood Mac; produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat & Richard Dashut |  Aja performed by Steely Dan  Hotel California performed by The Eagles  JT performed by James Taylor  Star Wars Soundtrack performed by John Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra |
| 1979 | Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track performed by Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kool & the Gang, MFSB, Ralph MacDonald, Tavares, The Trammps, Walter Murphy & Yvonne Elliman; produced by Albhy Galuten, Arif Mardin, Bee Gees, Bill Oakes, Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie, David Shire, Freddie Perren, Harry Wayne Casey, K.G. Productions, Karl Richardson, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Finch, Ron Kersey, Thomas J. Valentino & William Salter |  Even Now performed by Barry Manilow  Grease Original Soundtrack Album performed by Various Artists  Running on Empty performed by Jackson Browne  Some Girls performed by The Rolling Stones |