Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Tamthebam 
This is my favourite decade my chart is dominated by Bowie, Elton John & Stevie Wonder but hey its the 70's. Electric Warrior was the first album I ever owned, so it has a special meaning for me, I still have the original vinyl copies of 50% of these albums. I have included some iconic "Best Of" albums that are regarded very highly, I love all types of music and I loved exploring music recommended by others, I discovered Soul and Country-Rock during this decade.
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- (Created: 08/24/2013 13:28).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Extremely underrated album a mixture of instrumentals, vocals & lyrics that blend together to make a double album of thought provoking music. An ecological album ahead of its time. Send One Your Love, Race Babbling, Black Orchid, Outside My window the title track & Same Old Story are some of Stevie's best work. Syreeta adds her vocals too, taking the lead on Come Back as A Flower.
[First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 9 | 9% | |
| Elton John | 7 | 7% | |
| T. Rex | 6 | 6% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 5 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 4 from 45th to 41stFoot Loose & Fancy Free by Rod Stewart |
| Up 1 from 41st to 40thLet's Get It On by Marvin Gaye |
| Up 1 from 40th to 39thParallel Lines by Blondie |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 38th to 43rdLow by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 43rd to 44thThe Kick Inside by Kate Bush |
| Down 1 from 44th to 45thCaribou by Elton John |
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| 12/15/2025 11:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 156 | 97/100 | |
| 03/14/2025 12:20 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,089 | 85/100 | |
| 02/21/2025 22:19 | mrmcrook | 808 | 92/100 | |
| 11/23/2023 11:45 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 | |
| 07/03/2023 17:29 | dukeboxkool | 2 | 73/100 |
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From dukeboxkool 07/03/2023 17:30 | #297928
Overall, this is a very good chart.
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From Moondance 10/10/2022 02:06 | #290321
We both have the 70's as our favourite decade and the number of exceptional albums to choose from is simply outrageous. That said, we have 25 albums in common ~ interestingly your #100: Dylan's Blood On The Tracks is my #1 ~ and that, better than anything, explains where our personal musical journey takes a different route. I was surprised to see some classic, in my mind, 70's UK artists missing ~ Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens, The Who, The Clash (to name but a few). Overall a nice chart that I enjoyed wandering through.
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From Rm12398 10/10/2022 00:19 | #290320
Almost a third of the chart in common. Very good music taste in my opinion! Great list!
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From Johnnyo 10/09/2022 10:28 | #290310
One of the best ‘70’s charts I’ve come across. Outstanding
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seb7 12/14/2020 16:42 | #262687
seb7 12/14/2020 16:42 | #262687
simply a great list
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From vancevisuals 07/20/2020 21:18 | #255886
could not agree with you more about the 70's
No Frank Zappa?
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Boltzmann 03/13/2018 21:04 | #210851
Boltzmann 03/13/2018 21:04 | #210851
Nice list, I like that you put “Heroes” above all other Bowie albums. That one seems to get a lot of hate lately.
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From SamNassiri98 03/13/2018 10:29 | #210807
lovely!
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From Ulf 03/13/2018 08:02 | #210803
very fine stuff would love to see some descriptions.
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From Ashmark 02/17/2018 00:04 | #208496
This is a phenomenal list. Almost every album is deep on substance. Then there are some that are just great to listen to. Their substance comes from just how damn great they sound and make you feel (Rumours for example). Awesome.
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