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.

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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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61,677
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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]
Year of Release:
1971
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17,223
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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2,037
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
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1970
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483
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,661
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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,294
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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44,584
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,531
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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1,084
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,498
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Top 61 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


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%
Artist Albums %


Fleetwood Mac 1 2%
Granicus 1 2%
Leaf Hound 1 2%
Ginhouse 1 2%
Deep Purple 1 2%
Yes 1 2%
Harry Nilsson 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 28 46%
United States 20 33%
Mixed Nationality 4 7%
France 1 2%
Italy 1 2%
Netherlands 1 2%
Jamaica 1 2%
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Niilsson, Ellen Mcilwaine, The World Is A Ghetto, Eat to the beat. awesome.
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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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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Marquee Moon by Television
13. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell
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