The "best rock band" of all time never bought a stairway to heaven, but they did top the list of the best rock bands in music ...

1970 may have marked a new decade, at least on the calendar, but as you'll see in the list of 1970's Best Rock Albums below, it was still pretty much the '60s as far as the music was concerned.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. (L-R) Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross from 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.