Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by saacsquatch 
I've excluded all albums that have higher 1970s ranks than the ones that I would give them. I did this to make room for some excellent albums that are underrated in my eyes. My "true" 1970s list can be found in my custom charts.
- Chart updated: 04/08/2021 18:15
- (Created: 12/19/2013 17:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,962
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,337
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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4,434
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,806
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,664
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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7,518
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,140
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,674
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
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1979
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887
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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1,699
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 12 | 12% |
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| Miles Davis | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Alice Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| Tim Buckley | 2 | 2% | |
| Eno | 2 | 2% | |
| Al Green | 2 | 2% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 2 | 2% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/23/2020 17:02 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2017 17:39 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2017 00:41 | stangetzaway | 173 | 89/100 |
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From buzzdainer 05/14/2017 17:42 | #190771
buzzdainer 05/14/2017 17:42 | #190771
You've taken a really interesting approach here in creating what amounts to an "all-underrated" seventies chart. I like it. In so doing you've given priority to a number of albums I love: Big Star's 3rd, Marquee Moon, Pink Moon, and Maggot Brain. I hadn't noticed how many great celestially-themed albums there were in the seventies--a cosmic decade indeed. Great work on this chart!
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