Rankings updated as I go and subject to change over time. Hot takes welcome. I’ll say this out the gate: 1970s Stephen King came out really strong.
#1: The Stand
#2: ‘Salem’s Lot
Some fantastic related reading: “Jerusalem’s Lot” and “One for the Road” (two stories that are found in Night Shift)
#3: Carrie
#4: The Shining
#5: Night Shift
#6: The Long Walk
#7: Rage