- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, by Black Sabbath
- Sabotage, by Black Sabbath
- Elf: Ronnie James Dio, meh but a better album than you'd expect of him.
- Richie Blackmore's Rainbow
- Rising, by Rainbow
- Demons and Wizards, by Uriah Heep
- The Magician's Birthday, by Uriah Heep