Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s
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MCOTho 
- Chart updated: 08/13/2023 23:15
- (Created: 02/03/2014 18:15).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Folk/Acoustic
Musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. Joni Mitchell is a multi-talented highly influential artist.
Top tracks: "River", "A Case Of You", "California", "All I Want" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. Joni Mitchell is a multi-talented highly influential artist.
Top tracks: "River", "A Case Of You", "California", "All I Want" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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15,944
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Folk/Rock
Everybody loves "Tangled Up In Blue, But I personally like Buckets of Rain best.
Top tracks: "Buckets of Rain", "Tangled Up In Blue", " [First added to this chart: 01/08/2015]
Everybody loves "Tangled Up In Blue, But I personally like Buckets of Rain best.
Top tracks: "Buckets of Rain", "Tangled Up In Blue", " [First added to this chart: 01/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,479
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Hard Rock/ Rock & Roll
This is rock.
Top tracks: "Stairway To Heaven", "Black Dog", "Going To California", "Rock And Roll" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
This is rock.
Top tracks: "Stairway To Heaven", "Black Dog", "Going To California", "Rock And Roll" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,200
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4. (2) 2
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Hard Rock/ Rock & Roll
A little more psychedelic, "No Quarter is incredible".
Top tracks: "No Quarter", "D'yer Mak'er", "The Rain Song", "The Ocean" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
A little more psychedelic, "No Quarter is incredible".
Top tracks: "No Quarter", "D'yer Mak'er", "The Rain Song", "The Ocean" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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11,510
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Psychedelic Rock
Such a catchy album. Good vibes.
Top tracks: "Ripple", "Operator", "Friend Of The Devil", "Til The Morning Comes" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Such a catchy album. Good vibes.
Top tracks: "Ripple", "Operator", "Friend Of The Devil", "Til The Morning Comes" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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4,382
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Folk/Female-vocalist
The songs on this album was written while Vashti traveled the Scottish countryside in a horse-drawn wagon in search of an artistic commune. Pretty cool right?
Top tracks: "Diamond Day", "Come Wind Come Rain", "Glow Worm", "Window Over The Bay" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
The songs on this album was written while Vashti traveled the Scottish countryside in a horse-drawn wagon in search of an artistic commune. Pretty cool right?
Top tracks: "Diamond Day", "Come Wind Come Rain", "Glow Worm", "Window Over The Bay" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
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1970
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1,693
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Pop/Rock
Another classic.
Top tracks: "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", "The Chain", "Don't Stop" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Another classic.
Top tracks: "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", "The Chain", "Don't Stop" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,619
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Glam Rock/Alternative
Didn't like this guy at first, but he's really grown on me.
Top tracks: "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City", "Soul Love" [First added to this chart: 01/08/2015]
Didn't like this guy at first, but he's really grown on me.
Top tracks: "Starman", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City", "Soul Love" [First added to this chart: 01/08/2015]
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1972
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42,605
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Progressive Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Best if listened to on drugs.
Top tracks: "Speak to Me/Breathe", "Time", "Money", "Us and Them" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
Best if listened to on drugs.
Top tracks: "Speak to Me/Breathe", "Time", "Money", "Us and Them" [First added to this chart: 11/23/2014]
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1973
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59,128
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A one of a kind album, definitely worth a listen.
Top tracks: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "'39", "You're My Best Friend", "Seaside Rendezvous" [First added to this chart: 01/08/2015]
Top tracks: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "'39", "You're My Best Friend", "Seaside Rendezvous" [First added to this chart: 01/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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11,525
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 8 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 6 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 5 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 15% | |
| 1976 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 6 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 1 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 8% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 2 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 11 from 19th to 8thThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Up 10 from 12th to 2ndBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Up 8 from 15th to 7thRumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 3rd to 12thWish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Down 7 from 8th to 15thPink Moon by Nick Drake |
| Down 5 from 6th to 11thWhat's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
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