Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by chriskarman

Chart updated: 04/01/2020 04:45
(Created: 04/14/2015 01:18).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,933 charts

Rank Score:

50,096

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Average Rating:

90 (3,444 votes)

Comments:

298

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Marquee Moon

Television

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

21,751

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Average Rating:

86 (1,832 votes)

Comments:

144

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Low

David Bowie

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,487 charts

Rank Score:

19,445

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,752 charts

Rank Score:

36,237

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

800 charts

Rank Score:

9,172

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

178

Average Rating:

83 (1,006 votes)

Comments:

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Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,590 charts

Rank Score:

19,298

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Average Rating:

86 (1,862 votes)

Comments:

134

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Who's Next

The Who

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,129 charts

Rank Score:

24,138

Rank in 1971:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,485 votes)

Comments:

200

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,376

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Average Rating:

90 (3,897 votes)

Comments:

300

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There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

4,324

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

414

Average Rating:

81 (674 votes)

Comments:

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Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

23,635

Rank in 1975:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,132 votes)

Comments:

165

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	9	9%
1971	16	16%
1972	10	10%
1973	11	11%
1974	5	5%
1975	6	6%
1976	4	4%
1977	16	16%
1978	8	8%
1979	15	15%

Artist	Albums	%

David Bowie	7	7%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Wire	3	3%
Can	3	3%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Stevie Wonder	3	3%
Roxy Music	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	51	51%
	30	30%
	8	8%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	98	98%
Yes	2	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 25 from 36th to 11th Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Up 6 from 21st to 15th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

Biggest fallers
Down 6 from 12th to 18th Loaded by The Velvet Underground
Down 5 from 24th to 29th This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
Down 2 from 17th to 19th Chairs Missing by Wire

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What a killer top ten! Ziggy Stardust is a great choice in the top slot and a clear reminder that I need to find room for it in my top 100 overall chart, if nothing else as a tribute to Bowie's enduring legacy.

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