http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nick_kent.htm
From Wikipedia:
"Along with his contempories, such as Paul Morley, Charles Shaar Murray, Paul Rambali and Danny Baker, Kent is widely considered one of the most important and influential UK music journalists of the 1970s. He wrote for the British music publication New Musical Express, moving to The Face later on in his career."
This list is from the book "Apathy for the Devil: A Seventies Memoir", which includes the chapter "Soundtrack for the Seventies".
1970These individual songs and entire albums make up the music that meant the most to me during the years I've focused on in this book
• Dark Star – The Grateful Dead
• Facelift – Soft Machine
• Golden Hair – Syd Barret
• Chestnut Mare – The Byrds
• Monterey – Tim Buckley
• If Only I Could Remember My Name [Album] – David Crosby
• When You Dance I Can Really Love – Neil Young
• Fun House [Album] - The Stooges
• Directly From My Heart To You – The Mothers Of Invention
• Plastic Ono Band [Album] - John Lennon
1971
• Let It Rock – The Rolling Stones
• Performance [Album] – Various Artists
• I’m Eighteen – Alice Cooper
• Sweet Jane – The Velvet Underground
• Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart
• Surf’s Up – The Beach Boys
• At The Chime Of The City Clock – Nick Drake
• What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
• Led Zeppelin Iv [Album] – Let Zeppelin
• The Bewley Brothers – David Bowie
1972
• The Bells – Laura Nyro And Labelle
• Thunder Express – The Mc5
• Tago Mago [Album] – Can
• Siberian Khatru’ – Yes
• Do It Again – Steely Dan
• Ventilator Blues – The Rolling Stones
• King Heroin’ – James Brown
• Glistening Glyndebourne’ – John Martyn
• Walk In The Night – Junior Walker
• All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople
1973
• The Ballad Of El Goodo – Big Star
• Raw Power [ Album] Iggy And The Stooges
• Mother Of Pearl – Roxy Music
• Call Me – Al Green
• Cracked Actor – David Bowie
• Clear Spot [Album] Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
• The Kiss – Judy Sill
• Bad Girl – The New York Dolls
• The Harder They Come [Album] – Various Artists
• Fresh [Album] – Sly And The Family Stone
1974
• Trouble Man – Marvin Gaye
• I Can’t Stand The Rain – Anne Peebles
• Future Days [Album] - Can
• Grievous Angel [Album] – Gram Parsons
• Casanova – Roxy Music
• On The Beach [Album] – Neil Young
• I Can Understand It – Bobby Womack
• Veedon Fleece [Album] – Van Morrison
• Guilty – Randy Newman
1975
• Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
• Fame – David Bowie
• Blood On The Tracks [Album] - Bob Dylan
• The Hissing Of Summer Lawns [ Album] – Joni Mitchell
• I Love Music – The O’Jays
• Roadrunner/Pablo Picasso – The Modern Lovers
• Cortez The Killer – Neil Young
• Long Distance Love – Little Feat
• Any World I’m Welcome To – Steely Dan
• I’m A Hog For You Baby – Dr Feelgood
1976
• Station To Station [Album] – David Bowie
• I Want You – Marvin Gaye
• Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
• Metallic Ko [Album] – Iggy And The Stooges
• (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
• The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy
• Love Of The Common People – Todd Rundgren
• Hejira [Album] – Joni Mitchell
• The Pretender [Album] – Jackson Browne
• Two Headed Dog – Rocky Erickson And Bleib Alien
1977
• Watching The Detectives – Elvis Costello And The Attractions
• The Idiot/Lust For Life [Albums] – Iggy Pop
• Marquee Moon [Album] – Television
• Joe The Lion – David Bowie
• Bodies – The Sex Pistols
• Aja [Album] – Steely Dan
• Little Criminals [Album] – Randy Newman
• The Belle Album [Album] – Al Green
• The Book I Read – Talking Heads
• New Boots And Panties [Album] – Ian Dury
1978 & 1979
• Darkness On The Edge Of Town [Album] Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band
• Blue Valentine [Album] – Tom Waits
• Too Much Heaven – The Bee Gees
• Tropical Hot Dog Night – Captain Beefheart
• Excitable Boy [Album] – Warren Zevon
• Senor – Bob Dylan
• Domino – The Cramps
• Rust Never Sleeps [Album] – Neil Young
• Kid – The Pretenders
• Brand New Cadillac – The Clash