Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by skrapoel

• Chart updated: 12/31/2023 21:15
• (Created: 07/29/2014 03:46).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Aja 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

784 charts

Rank Score:

9,447

Rank in 1977:

6

Rank in 1970s:

41

Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

 83 (962 votes)

Comments:

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2. (3) 1

The Royal Scam 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,896

Rank in 1976:

14

Rank in 1970s:

202

Overall Rank:

950

Average Rating:

 81 (343 votes)

Comments:

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3. (12) 9

Silk Degrees 

 Boz Scaggs

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

696

Rank in 1976:

36

Rank in 1970s:

443

Overall Rank:

2,308

Average Rating:

 74 (151 votes)

Comments:

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4. (2) 2

Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

840 charts

Rank Score:

7,314

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

56

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 84 (1,059 votes)

Comments:

49

5. (4) 1

A Night At The Opera 

 Queen

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,380 charts

Rank Score:

13,298

Rank in 1975:

5

Rank in 1970s:

28

Overall Rank:

104

Average Rating:

 83 (1,879 votes)

Comments:

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More Songs About Buildings And Food 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,093

Rank in 1978:

10

Rank in 1970s:

137

Overall Rank:

574

Average Rating:

 80 (735 votes)

Comments:

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7. (9) 2

Before And After Science 

 Brian Eno

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

2,126

Rank in 1977:

21

Rank in 1970s:

185

Overall Rank:

835

Average Rating:

 80 (432 votes)

Comments:

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8. (5) 3

Excitable Boy 

 Warren Zevon

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

1,434

Rank in 1978:

22

Rank in 1970s:

255

Overall Rank:

1,236

Average Rating:

 79 (254 votes)

Comments:

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9. (7) 2

Court And Spark 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

3,131

Rank in 1974:

6

Rank in 1970s:

132

Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

 82 (560 votes)

Comments:

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10. (8) 2

I Robot 

 The Alan Parsons Project

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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,131

Rank in 1977:

34

Rank in 1970s:

300

Overall Rank:

1,533

Average Rating:

 79 (235 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	1	1%
1971	1	1%
1972	2	2%
1973	11	11%
1974	9	9%
1975	9	9%
1976	8	8%
1977	15	15%
1978	22	22%
1979	22	22%

Artist	Albums	%
Steely Dan	6	6%
David Bowie	5	5%
Wings (UK)	4	4%
Roxy Music	4	4%
Brian Eno	4	4%
Talking Heads	3	3%
Kraftwerk	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	44%
	41	41%
	9	9%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 22 from 89th to 67th Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg
Up 15 from 53rd to 38th Toto by Toto
Up 9 from 70th to 61st A Trick Of The Tail by Genesis

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 40th to 45th Back To The Egg by Wings (UK)
Down 5 from 41st to 46th London Town by Wings (UK)
Down 4 from 29th to 33rd Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno

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