Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by pjerske

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Faust So Far 
Germany Faust
Buy album United States
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Albumrating: 10/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
79 charts
Rank Score:
463
Rank in 1972:
51
Rank in 1970s:
574
Overall Rank:
3,217
Average Rating:
 78 (103 votes)
Comments:
4
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Before And After Science 
United Kingdom Brian Eno
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Albumrating: 10/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
322 charts
Rank Score:
2,102
Rank in 1977:
21
Rank in 1970s:
180
Overall Rank:
836
Average Rating:
 80 (440 votes)
Comments:
22
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Yeti 
Germany Amon Düül II
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Albumrating: 10/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
212 charts
Rank Score:
948
Rank in 1970:
42
Rank in 1970s:
340
Overall Rank:
1,773
Average Rating:
 80 (208 votes)
Comments:
8
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Fun House 
United States The Stooges
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Albumrating: 10/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
915 charts
Rank Score:
7,807
Rank in 1970:
10
Rank in 1970s:
48
Overall Rank:
201
Average Rating:
 83 (1,092 votes)
Comments:
70
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L'incendie 
France Areski - Brigitte Fontaine
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Albumrating: 10/10 [First added to this chart: 06/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
18 charts
Rank Score:
189
Rank in 1973:
121
Rank in 1970s:
1,074
Overall Rank:
6,797
Average Rating:
 74 (20 votes)
Comments:
0
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The Basement Tapes 
Mixed Nationality Bob Dylan & The Band
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Albumrating: 10/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
281 charts
Rank Score:
1,623
Rank in 1975:
17
Rank in 1970s:
228
Overall Rank:
1,080
Average Rating:
 79 (368 votes)
Comments:
17
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Music For 18 Musicians 
United States Steve Reich
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Albumrating: 9/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
300 charts
Rank Score:
3,226
Rank in 1978:
8
Rank in 1970s:
125
Overall Rank:
546
Average Rating:
 82 (325 votes)
Comments:
17
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20 Jazz Funk Greats 
United Kingdom Throbbing Gristle
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Albumrating: 9/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
164 charts
Rank Score:
916
Rank in 1979:
36
Rank in 1970s:
352
Overall Rank:
1,832
Average Rating:
 75 (168 votes)
Comments:
8
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Pink Moon 
United Kingdom Nick Drake
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Albumrating: 9/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
1,551 charts
Rank Score:
18,465
Rank in 1972:
3
Rank in 1970s:
17
Overall Rank:
53
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (1,846 votes)
Comments:
145
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Pink Flag 
United Kingdom Wire
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Albumrating: 9/10 [First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
683 charts
Rank Score:
5,199
Rank in 1977:
12
Rank in 1970s:
84
Overall Rank:
336
Average Rating:
 82 (796 votes)
Comments:
48
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 10 10%
1971 15 15%
1972 11 11%
1973 11 11%
1974 9 9%
1975 9 9%
1976 8 8%
1977 10 10%
1978 9 9%
1979 8 8%
Artist Albums %


Faust 4 4%
Wire 3 3%
Jorge Ben 2 2%
Can 2 2%
Areski - Brigitte Fontaine 2 2%
Waylon Jennings 2 2%
Throbbing Gristle 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 29 29%
United Kingdom 18 18%
Germany 12 12%
France 11 11%
Brazil 9 9%
Canada 4 4%
Ethiopia 3 3%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 18 from 85th to 67th
Lonesome, On'ry And Mean
by Waylon Jennings
Climber Up 10 from 57th to 47th
Paix
by Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
Climber Up 4 from 63rd to 59th
Mothership Connection
by Parliament
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 52 from 36th to 88th
Dreaming My Dreams
by Waylon Jennings
Faller Down 33 from 37th to 70th
Caetano Veloso (1971)
by Caetano Veloso
Faller Down 30 from 34th to 64th
Kristofferson
by Kris Kristofferson
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