The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s by Paste (2012) 
Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. 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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 3% | |
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| The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s | Paste | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
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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 |
90/100 | 07/27/2020 14:41 |  Timestarter | | 90/100 |
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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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