Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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sssvnnn 
- Chart updated: 11/15/2025 09:15
- (Created: 08/12/2013 03:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,337
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Year of Release:
1970
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8,691
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Year of Release:
1975
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8,130
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Year of Release:
1975
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44,665
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,259
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1974
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10,194
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1975
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1,977
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Year of Release:
1971
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2,439
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Year of Release:
1970
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3,575
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
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| King Crimson | 4 | 4% | |
| John Cale | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Klaus Schulze | 3 | 3% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | 2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 09/11/2023 11:23 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2023 08:59 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2022 14:46 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2021 03:45 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2020 18:24 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.7/100, a mean average of 92.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.5.
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From Johnnyo 09/11/2023 11:23 | #299073
Very good chart
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From Tamthebam 09/08/2023 09:00 | #299037
Tamthebam 09/08/2023 09:00 | #299037
A great selection of 70's music and artists
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Larcx13 08/05/2020 13:16 | #256715
Larcx13 08/05/2020 13:16 | #256715
Interesting choices as usual.
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From panapsal 04/28/2018 05:02 | #213794
great chart !!
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Arthurknight 02/17/2016 02:57 | #159973
Arthurknight 02/17/2016 02:57 | #159973
Great chart! reminded me of some things i overlooked in the making of mine (good luck I had room)
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From thekrauter 01/13/2014 21:25 | #100573
WEll, Outstanding choices till the end!!!
Novalis and Eloy were super... maybe I´ll find a place on my chart for them...
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From tomr37 08/15/2013 10:31 | #83965
Aaaahh,
The Sinking of the Titanic by Gavin Bryars.
I once peed in the next urinal to him.
But it has to be the original recording that Eno produced with the extraordinary Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.
Mind you the newer recording has a nice coda with Tom Waits.
And yet another live King Crimson album I don't have.
Mutter, mutter, grumble, spit.
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