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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26.

More Songs About Buildings And Food 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,091

Rank in 1978:

10

Rank in 1970s:

137

Overall Rank:

574

Average Rating:

 80 (735 votes)

Comments:

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51.

Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

7,312

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

56

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 84 (1,060 votes)

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The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
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	%
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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Country	Albums	%
	32	46%
	25	36%
	5	7%
	5	7%
	2	3%
	1	1%

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65/100	12/11/2020 08:01	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
80/100	11/11/2020 13:07	Larcx13	1,091	86/100
75/100	08/19/2020 18:56	Chrispeater	138	82/100
90/100	07/27/2020 14:41	Timestarter	114	90/100

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From AMEIER 01/19/2015 15:52

I'll give my applause for Blood on the Tracks on te TOP. Cheers!

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From GandalfORiley345 05/02/2014 02:46

this list is really decent, nice and no repetitive artists

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From 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.

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From nutso42 09/10/2013 15:08

Aside from the glaring lack of London Calling, this is an excellent chart.

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