Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by alelsupreme

• Chart updated: 11/14/2016 14:45
• (Created: 05/23/2014 21:02).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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13. (=)

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

18,787

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 86 (1,834 votes)

Comments:

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36. (35) 1

Can't Buy A Thrill 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

506 charts

Rank Score:

3,523

Rank in 1972:

13

Rank in 1970s:

116

Overall Rank:

499

Average Rating:

 82 (622 votes)

Comments:

45

40. (39) 1

Thick As A Brick 

 Jethro Tull

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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

642 charts

Rank Score:

5,607

Rank in 1972:

8

Rank in 1970s:

76

Overall Rank:

310

Average Rating:

 83 (844 votes)

Comments:

44

42. (41) 1

The Harder They Come 
Soundtrack compilation

 Various Artists

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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,186

Rank in 1972:

29

Rank in 1970s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,456

Average Rating:

 80 (197 votes)

Comments:

13

47. (46) 1

Clube Da Esquina 

 Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges

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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

3,974

Rank in 1972:

12

Rank in 1970s:

104

Overall Rank:

441

Average Rating:

 82 (326 votes)

Comments:

22

49. (48) 1

Acabou Chorare 

 Novos Baianos

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[First added to this chart: 04/03/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

3,124

Rank in 1972:

15

Rank in 1970s:

128

Overall Rank:

562

Average Rating:

 83 (259 votes)

Comments:

12

56. (55) 1

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,950 charts

Rank Score:

20,973

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,335 votes)

Comments:

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71. (70) 1

On The Corner 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 11/12/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

302 charts

Rank Score:

1,828

Rank in 1972:

22

Rank in 1970s:

206

Overall Rank:

970

Average Rating:

 81 (345 votes)

Comments:

15

73. (72) 1

#1 Record 

 Big Star

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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

545 charts

Rank Score:

4,135

Rank in 1972:

11

Rank in 1970s:

100

Overall Rank:

423

Average Rating:

 82 (649 votes)

Comments:

43

74. (73) 1

Super Fly 
Soundtrack

 Curtis Mayfield

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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

3,365

Rank in 1972:

14

Rank in 1970s:

119

Overall Rank:

526

Average Rating:

 81 (575 votes)

Comments:

19

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	14	14%
1971	12	12%
1972	13	13%
1973	8	8%
1974	5	5%
1975	8	8%
1976	5	5%
1977	12	12%
1978	12	12%
1979	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	3%
David Bowie	3	3%
Talking Heads	3	3%
Marvin Gaye	3	3%
Joni Mitchell	3	3%
Bruce Springsteen	2	2%
Black Sabbath	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	41%
	36	36%
	5	5%
	5	5%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 27th to 28th Neu! '75 by Neu!
Down 1 from 28th to 29th Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
Down 1 from 29th to 30th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

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Third by Soft Machine

Leavers
On The Beach by Neil Young

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90/100	03/11/2018 01:24	AvalancheGrips	130	89/100
85/100	02/16/2018 13:16	Leonard	339	88/100
80/100	11/08/2017 15:47	TheSmiths82-87	1,836	83/100
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100/100	07/19/2016 15:56	buzzdainer	670	90/100

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From Johnnyo 08/09/2017 11:54

So many great albums in this chart. Hard to beat for the decade.

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From buzzdainer 07/19/2016 16:01

Outstanding seventies chart! I especially love Rumours, Marquee Moon, Pink Moon, and Darkness on the Edge of Town. Also really nice to see Curtis Mayfield's Curtis in your top ten, as that's an album that doesn't get nearly enough love.

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