Top 61 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
mutley88 
This has to be my favourite era for music, full of classic albums. 100 is not enough to include every great album from this period. I have chosen what I think to be some definitive albums of the time as well as some lesser known that deserve recognition. As I backtrack through my collection I may have to reevaluate some my choices and upate accordingly.
- Chart updated: 06/17/2015 13:15
- (Created: 10/30/2014 13:11).
- Chart size: 61 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1973
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58,266
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One of the all time end of the night, time at the bar, drinking albums. Finished many a night belting out Wild Horses with beer buddies long after it ended on the juke box...cheers fellas your my bestest friends ever, no really.
Wild Horses, Brown Sugar, Moonlight Mile [First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Wild Horses, Brown Sugar, Moonlight Mile [First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,479
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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2,016
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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473
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5. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,542
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2014]
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1973
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2,201
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1972
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41,931
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1970
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3,533
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1977
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1,067
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1973
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3,380
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Total albums: 61. Page 1 of 7
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Top 61 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 10 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 26% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 16% | |
| 1973 | 8 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1975 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 2 | 3% |
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| Dire Straits | 1 | 2% | |
| Ofege | 1 | 2% | |
| Curved Air | 1 | 2% | |
| Roxy Music | 1 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 2% | |
| George Duke | 1 | 2% | |
| Marcel Cellier Présente: Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares | 1 | 2% | |
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28 | 46% | |
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21 | 34% | |
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4 | 7% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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| 08/22/2017 11:52 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 | |
| 12/11/2016 15:16 |  Leonard | 335 | 88/100 | |
| 11/15/2014 07:05 |  Martinborras | 300 | 79/100 |
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From bobbyb5 08/22/2017 11:54 | #196548
bobbyb5 08/22/2017 11:54 | #196548
Niilsson, Ellen Mcilwaine, The World Is A Ghetto, Eat to the beat. awesome.
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From Martinborras 11/15/2014 07:05 | #127021
Martinborras 11/15/2014 07:05 | #127021
Great personal chart of the 70', with the common desicion of taking The Dark side first. The nice variety of music makes the chart unique.
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