Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Kaiser 
- Chart updated: 02/02/2017 00:15
- (Created: 11/21/2013 22:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Progressive Rock
♥♥♥ Shine On You Crazy Diamond / ♥♥ Wish You Were Here / ♥ Have A Cigar
I don't know how sounds the music in the Paradise but, if it exists, it would be something similar to David Gilmour's guitar on this álbum. "Shine on you crazy diamond" is the best ever song to my ears so... that's easy. Stunning lyrics. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
♥♥♥ Shine On You Crazy Diamond / ♥♥ Wish You Were Here / ♥ Have A Cigar
I don't know how sounds the music in the Paradise but, if it exists, it would be something similar to David Gilmour's guitar on this álbum. "Shine on you crazy diamond" is the best ever song to my ears so... that's easy. Stunning lyrics. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,717
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Progressive Rock
♥♥♥ Lady Fantasy / ♥♥ Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider / ♥ Supertwister [First added to this chart: 05/20/2014]
♥♥♥ Lady Fantasy / ♥♥ Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider / ♥ Supertwister [First added to this chart: 05/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,528
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Progressive Rock / Psychedelic
♥♥♥ Time / ♥♥ Breathe / ♥ Us And Them
If Neil Armstrong had known of this álbum, he probably would have waited five more years to travel to the moon and can listen to it during the trip. This is an album that grabs you in its surround sound and does not let go until it ends. That's how the future sounds. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
♥♥♥ Time / ♥♥ Breathe / ♥ Us And Them
If Neil Armstrong had known of this álbum, he probably would have waited five more years to travel to the moon and can listen to it during the trip. This is an album that grabs you in its surround sound and does not let go until it ends. That's how the future sounds. [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,088
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Progressive Rock
♥♥♥ Firth Or Fifth / ♥♥ Dancing With The Moonlit Knight / ♥ The Cinema Show [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
♥♥♥ Firth Or Fifth / ♥♥ Dancing With The Moonlit Knight / ♥ The Cinema Show [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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10,570
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Psychedelic / Progressive Rock
♥♥♥ Echoes / ♥♥ One Of These Days / ♥ Fearless [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
♥♥♥ Echoes / ♥♥ One Of These Days / ♥ Fearless [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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8,949
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Canterbury Scene
♥♥♥ Nine Feet Underground / ♥♥ Winter Wine / ♥ In The Land Of Grey And Pink [First added to this chart: 08/27/2014]
♥♥♥ Nine Feet Underground / ♥♥ Winter Wine / ♥ In The Land Of Grey And Pink [First added to this chart: 08/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,764
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Progressive Rock
♥♥♥ Heart Of The Sunrise / ♥♥♥ Roundabout / ♥ South Side Of The Sky [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
♥♥♥ Heart Of The Sunrise / ♥♥♥ Roundabout / ♥ South Side Of The Sky [First added to this chart: 12/07/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,215
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Electronic / Ambient
♥♥♥ Oxygène, Part. 4 / ♥♥ Oxygène, Part. 3 / ♥ Oxygène, Part. 2 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2014]
♥♥♥ Oxygène, Part. 4 / ♥♥ Oxygène, Part. 3 / ♥ Oxygène, Part. 2 [First added to this chart: 01/07/2014]
Year of Release:
1976
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1,960
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Folk Rock
♥♥♥ Don't Let It Bring You Down / ♥♥ Birds / ♥ Southern Man [First added to this chart: 09/30/2015]
♥♥♥ Don't Let It Bring You Down / ♥♥ Birds / ♥ Southern Man [First added to this chart: 09/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,712
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Heavy Metal / Blues Rock
♥♥♥ Black Sabbath / ♥♥ N.I.B. / ♥ The Wizard [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
♥♥♥ Black Sabbath / ♥♥ N.I.B. / ♥ The Wizard [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,367
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Camel | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Yes | 4 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Klaus Schulze | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 49 from 65th to 16th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
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| Down 19 from 29th to 48th Crime Of The Century by Supertramp |
| Down 6 from 35th to 41st Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath |
| Down 3 from 17th to 20th 2112 by Rush |
| New entries |
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| A Night At The Opera by Queen |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/27/2022 11:25 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2017 05:15 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2017 21:51 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2014 20:28 | Greenbean | 7 | 6/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2014 17:10 | Maucat | 28 | 71/100 |
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From bobbyb5 06/11/2017 05:18 | #192362
bobbyb5 06/11/2017 05:18 | #192362
Alright!! 3 Klaus Schulzes, 3 Kraftwerks, 2 Tangerine Dream's and GIORGIO MORODER!!! That's a 95/100 if i ever saw one.
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Yes, Yes, Yes !!!
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