Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by saacsquatch 
I've excluded all albums that have higher 1970s ranks than the ones that I would give them. I did this to make room for some excellent albums that are underrated in my eyes. My "true" 1970s list can be found in my custom charts.
- Chart updated: 04/08/2021 18:15
- (Created: 12/19/2013 17:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,404
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,618
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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4,287
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,942
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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5,096
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
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1970
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8,141
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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21,735
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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20,146
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
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1979
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892
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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1,949
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
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| Miles Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 3% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
| Neu! | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
| The Jam | 2 | 2% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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| Down 1 from 43rd to 44th Electric Warrior by T. Rex |
| Down 1 from 44th to 45th The Raincoats by The Raincoats |
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| 100/100 | 05/14/2017 17:39 |  buzzdainer | | 90/100 |
| 95/100 | 03/15/2017 00:41 | stangetzaway | | 89/100 |
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From buzzdainer 05/14/2017 17:42
buzzdainer 05/14/2017 17:42
You've taken a really interesting approach here in creating what amounts to an "all-underrated" seventies chart. I like it. In so doing you've given priority to a number of albums I love: Big Star's 3rd, Marquee Moon, Pink Moon, and Maggot Brain. I hadn't noticed how many great celestially-themed albums there were in the seventies--a cosmic decade indeed. Great work on this chart!
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