Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by TheSmiths82-87 
- Chart updated: 04/01/2022 13:45
- (Created: 03/30/2013 02:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Van Morrison | 6 | 6% | |
| Neil Young | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| James Taylor | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 65th to 63rd Comes A Time by Neil Young |
| Up 1 from 63rd to 62nd Dragnet by The Fall |
| Up 1 from 62nd to 61st Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 61st to 65th JT by James Taylor |
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95/100  | 06/09/2022 04:00 | LukasAntoine00s | | 88/100 |
95/100 | 06/08/2022 09:11 | stangetzaway | | 89/100 |
 90/100 | 11/11/2020 23:11 | leniad | | 85/100 |
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good one
ForegroundNoise 01/29/2020 09:54
Great chart, though perhaps a little safe; Floyd, Bowie, and Neil Young take up nearly a quarter of the list (not to mention 1-18 of BEA's best of the decade all appear here as well).
Would be nice to see some more of your underground favourites coming through, maybe that would come with the inclusion of some different nationalities? There was stuff going on in the 70s outside of the US/UK/Canada bubble you know!
Still - lots of fantastic records here, that much is true...
I have no problem with 10 Bowie albums, or 32 by 4 artists, etc., if they are deserving. This is an exceptional chart.
bobbyb5 08/29/2018 09:45
This is really exciting cuz I never saw a chart with seven James Taylor albums before. I have 2 or 3 in my top 100, but SEVEN!!!! Wow. Ha ha. I would probably say only four or five of his albums are great, but still... Awesome. I didn't realize I already rated your chart before, but I raise it up to 100. Lol. It's great.
Peppa 08/17/2018 08:25
Solid top ten!
jnfbn 05/19/2018 12:43
Yeap, pretty cool
bobbyb5 09/08/2017 11:59
Its cool that you have Sally Can't Dance and Street Hassle on here. I really don't know why people don't understand that those are two of his best albums. I guess only people of superior intelligence understand that. Ha ha ha.
tgarritsen 12/07/2013 03:56
Pretty fair list although I think 10 David Bowie albums is a bit extreme. I do really love the punk albums and the addition of Sally Can't Dance.
RockyRaccoon 07/16/2013 17:12
Great chart. Love the inclusion of "An American Prayer" and the two Syd Barrett albums.
Awesome list. I would add a Big Star record to it but other than that I can't think of any major exclusions. Good taste.
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