Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s by HazeyTwilight

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• Chart updated: 09/14/2016 11:45
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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,134 charts

Rank Score:

14,438

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

90

Average Rating:

 85 (1,419 votes)

Comments:

115

2. (35) 33

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2014]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,329 charts

Rank Score:

17,075

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 85 (1,450 votes)

Comments:

108

3. (1) 2

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,136

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,805 votes)

Comments:

142

4. (29) 25

After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,520 charts

Rank Score:

16,263

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,739 votes)

Comments:

129

5. (2) 3

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

21,719

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 86 (1,832 votes)

Comments:

144

6.

Music For 18 Musicians 

 Steve Reich

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

3,100

Rank in 1978:

9

Rank in 1970s:

136

Overall Rank:

571

Average Rating:

 83 (307 votes)

Comments:

17

7. (3) 4

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,936

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 87 (2,273 votes)

Comments:

189

8. (58) 50

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 10/21/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,098

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,447 votes)

Comments:

299

9.

Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

975 charts

Rank Score:

11,634

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

 84 (1,240 votes)

Comments:

92

10. (18) 8

London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,754 charts

Rank Score:

36,238

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,083 votes)

Comments:

256

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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	14	14%
1971	17	17%
1972	12	12%
1973	9	9%
1974	7	7%
1975	8	8%
1976	4	4%
1977	13	13%
1978	5	5%
1979	9	9%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	8	8%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
Neil Young	4	4%
Black Sabbath	4	4%
Can	4	4%
Wire	3	3%
Yes	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	51%
	26	27%
	8	8%
	8	8%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 50 from 58th to 8th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
Up 33 from 35th to 2nd Blue by Joni Mitchell
Up 25 from 29th to 4th After The Gold Rush by Neil Young

Biggest fallers
Down 41 from 56th to 97th The Wall by Pink Floyd
Down 41 from 57th to 98th Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
Down 40 from 50th to 90th Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks

New entries
Close To The Edge by Yes
Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos
Let My Children Hear Music by Charles Mingus
A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
Red by King Crimson
Fragile by Yes
The Yes Album by Yes
Jack Johnson (Original Soundtrack Recording) by Miles Davis
On The Beach by Neil Young
All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares: Volume 1 by Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares
Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
Harvest by Neil Young
Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Meddle by Pink Floyd
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Yeti by Amon Düül II
Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Third by Soft Machine
Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Vol 4 by Black Sabbath
Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Journey In Satchidananda by Alice Coltrane
Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Soundtracks by Can
The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
Faust by Faust
The Idiot by Iggy Pop
Every Nigger Is A Star (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Boris Gardiner
Pollution by Franco Battiato

Leavers
Another Green World by Brian Eno
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

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