Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by panapsal

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• (Created: 02/01/2017 10:08).
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Going For The One 

 Yes

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

1,450

Rank in 1977:

27

Rank in 1970s:

253

Overall Rank:

1,224

Average Rating:

 76 (359 votes)

Comments:

25

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]

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

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,711 charts

Rank Score:

25,572

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,723 votes)

Comments:

198

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Still Life 

 Van Der Graaf Generator

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

739

Rank in 1976:

34

Rank in 1970s:

426

Overall Rank:

2,206

Average Rating:

 77 (137 votes)

Comments:

7

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Songs From The Wood 

 Jethro Tull

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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,031

Rank in 1977:

35

Rank in 1970s:

329

Overall Rank:

1,661

Average Rating:

 78 (245 votes)

Comments:

16

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

773 charts

Rank Score:

7,422

Rank in 1974:

3

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

226

Average Rating:

 82 (943 votes)

Comments:

71

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Pretzel Logic 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

362 charts

Rank Score:

2,002

Rank in 1974:

15

Rank in 1970s:

192

Overall Rank:

899

Average Rating:

 80 (508 votes)

Comments:

24

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Red 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

838 charts

Rank Score:

10,408

Rank in 1974:

1

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 86 (1,053 votes)

Comments:

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Quadrophenia 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

918 charts

Rank Score:

8,459

Rank in 1973:

5

Rank in 1970s:

48

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

 84 (1,316 votes)

Comments:

100

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,295 charts

Rank Score:

12,906

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

32

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 85 (2,000 votes)

Comments:

116

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	11	11%
1971	10	10%
1972	14	14%
1973	11	11%
1974	10	10%
1975	7	7%
1976	9	9%
1977	12	12%
1978	8	8%
1979	8	8%

Artist	Albums	%
The Rolling Stones	5	5%
David Bowie	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Deep Purple	3	3%
The Who	3	3%
Yes	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	59	59%
	30	30%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 12 from 33rd to 21st Transformer by Lou Reed
Up 4 from 24th to 20th Fire And Water by Free

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 20th to 22nd Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
Down 2 from 22nd to 24th Third by Soft Machine

New entries
All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople
3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers
The World Is A Ghetto by WAR

Leavers
One Of These Nights by Eagles
Arrival by ABBA
Lovedrive by Scorpions

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100/100	12/02/2021 04:18	Rhyner	1,382	99/100
90/100	09/10/2021 14:03	Goliath	348	86/100
95/100	09/09/2021 18:26	rockbluesfolkjaz	75	87/100
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100/100	06/13/2018 10:49	DommeDamian	969	90/100

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From Goliath 09/10/2021 14:03

28 in common, great list.

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From rockbluesfolkjaz 09/09/2021 18:27

Cool list. Very good albums, and a few new ones for me to get into. Thanks!

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From DommeDamian 06/13/2018 10:49

70s classics!

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From bobbyb5 09/08/2017 11:28

It's awesome that you have 3 + 3 on here. And also that you have Mott the Hoople and War.

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