Top 100 Albums of the 1970s
by Pitchfork (2004) 
Pitchfork is an American online music publication. These are their best albums of 1970s.
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1977
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Top 100 Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1977 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 12 | 12% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Ramones | 2 | 2% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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Other 1970s decade charts
A total of 18 charts from recognised sources are available for 1970s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 796 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 100 best albums of the 1970s | FACT | 1970s decade chart | 2014 | |
| Top 100 Albums of the 1970s | Pitchfork | 1970s decade chart | 2004 | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1970s | Uncut | 1970s decade chart | 2023 | |
Other charts by Pitchfork
A total of 37 charts from Pitchfork are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s | Pitchfork | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s | Pitchfork | 2000s decade chart | 2009 | |
| The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2022 | |
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| ! | 03/25/2025 19:05 | Marswolf68 | 6 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2023 06:00 | V1LL | 7 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2020 08:01 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2020 13:06 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2020 12:19 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 |
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From Marswolf68 03/25/2025 19:07 | #308191
There were so many great albums in the 70's that it's hard to limit yourself to 100. Looking at this chart reminded of some great albums I overlooked.
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splashfoop 08/16/2016 00:14 | #172952
splashfoop 08/16/2016 00:14 | #172952
El orden simplemente no me cuadra.
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From stangetzaway 07/22/2016 23:46 | #171681
The best of pitchfork's decade charts
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craola 06/16/2014 21:21 | #114589
craola 06/16/2014 21:21 | #114589
Pink Floyd's Dark Side and The Wall beat out by the Ramones and Genesis not even charting for Selling England and The Lamb? It's hard to take Pitchfork seriously.
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GandalfORiley345 05/02/2014 02:30 | #110547
GandalfORiley345 05/02/2014 02:30 | #110547
NO PINK FLOYD AT TOP 10, NOOOOO
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Mercury 04/29/2014 03:50 | #110319
Mercury 04/29/2014 03:50 | #110319
Pitchfork's lists are dope. This ain't no exception.
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tgarritsen 12/10/2013 02:37 | #97013
tgarritsen 12/10/2013 02:37 | #97013
It's great they chose too give recognition too funk with the addition of Sly and the familly stone and Funkadelic so high but I think the number one spot isn't really right.
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From dexmc 04/15/2013 23:24 | #73349
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