The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s by Paste (2012) 
Founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, USA, Paste (PasteMagazine.com) is an online culture magazine that covers music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, comics, drinks and politics. These are their best albums of 1970s.
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The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 11 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 13 | 19% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 7% |
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| Neil Young | 2 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 3% | |
| Elton John | 2 | 3% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 2 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 3% | |
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80/100 | 03/31/2023 06:00 | V1LL | | 83/100 |
65/100 | 12/11/2020 08:01 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
80/100 | 11/11/2020 13:07 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
75/100 | 08/19/2020 18:56 | Chrispeater | | 82/100 |
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AMEIER 01/19/2015 15:52
I'll give my applause for Blood on the Tracks on te TOP. Cheers!
GandalfORiley345 05/02/2014 02:46
this list is really decent, nice and no repetitive artists
tgarritsen 10/16/2013 23:52
Really good list. They didn't want to focus on any particular artists since there's no artists with more then two albums on this list.
Aside from the glaring lack of London Calling, this is an excellent chart.
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