Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Rock Bottom 
United Kingdom Robert Wyatt
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
450 charts
Rank Score:
3,635
Rank in 1974:
5
Rank in 1970s:
104
Overall Rank:
462
Average Rating:
 78 (564 votes)
Comments:
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Pink Flag 
United Kingdom Wire
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 05/18/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
687 charts
Rank Score:
4,890
Rank in 1977:
12
Rank in 1970s:
82
Overall Rank:
341
Average Rating:
 82 (813 votes)
Comments:
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London Calling 
United Kingdom The Clash
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 05/18/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,851 charts
Rank Score:
28,945
Rank in 1979:
1
Rank in 1970s:
6
Overall Rank:
20
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 3187 votes)  87 (3,187 votes)
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Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh 
France Magma (FR)
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 08/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
157 charts
Rank Score:
679
Rank in 1973:
47
Rank in 1970s:
427
Overall Rank:
2,374
Average Rating:
 77 (166 votes)
Comments:
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Hosianna Mantra 
Germany Popol Vuh (DE)
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 12/23/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
218 charts
Rank Score:
1,462
Rank in 1972:
25
Rank in 1970s:
239
Overall Rank:
1,191
Average Rating:
 80 (275 votes)
Comments:
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The Modern Dance 
United States Pere Ubu
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
314 charts
Rank Score:
1,977
Rank in 1978:
18
Rank in 1970s:
184
Overall Rank:
879
Average Rating:
 78 (412 votes)
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Not Available 
United States The Residents
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 12/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
152 charts
Rank Score:
900
Rank in 1978:
29
Rank in 1970s:
343
Overall Rank:
1,887
Average Rating:
 76 (201 votes)
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Foxtrot 
United Kingdom Genesis
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 08/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
629 charts
Rank Score:
4,742
Rank in 1972:
10
Rank in 1970s:
86
Overall Rank:
348
Average Rating:
 82 (870 votes)
Comments:
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Fun House 
United States The Stooges
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 11/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
927 charts
Rank Score:
7,473
Rank in 1970:
10
Rank in 1970s:
47
Overall Rank:
200
Average Rating:
 83 (1,110 votes)
Comments:
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Third 
United Kingdom Soft Machine
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 09/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
315 charts
Rank Score:
1,465
Rank in 1970:
31
Rank in 1970s:
237
Overall Rank:
1,189
Average Rating:
 79 (383 votes)
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From 05/22/2017 16:04 | #191229
Really nice seventies chart! I'm a huge fan of many of your selections, but especially pleased to see London Calling, Innervisions, What's Going On, and Marquee Moon represented here. Not Available is an album I've never heard, so that's definitely one for me to check out.
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