Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s by joewooley24

• Chart updated: 11/02/2017 15:15
• (Created: 04/29/2015 14:05).
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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,970 charts

Rank Score:

22,945

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,319 votes)

Comments:

190

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Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,532 charts

Rank Score:

17,962

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (2,069 votes)

Comments:

168

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Gord's Gold 
Compilation

 Gordon Lightfoot

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

65

Rank in 1975:

213

Rank in 1970s:

2,194

Overall Rank:

16,718

Average Rating:

 78 (31 votes)

Comments:

1

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Bridge Over Troubled Water 

 Simon & Garfunkel

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,278 charts

Rank Score:

12,284

Rank in 1970:

4

Rank in 1970s:

30

Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

 84 (1,526 votes)

Comments:

96

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Histoire De Melody Nelson 

 Serge Gainsbourg

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

434 charts

Rank Score:

3,111

Rank in 1971:

23

Rank in 1970s:

128

Overall Rank:

563

Average Rating:

 81 (463 votes)

Comments:

15

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,148 charts

Rank Score:

41,383

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,980 votes)

Comments:

303

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Entertainment! 

 Gang Of Four

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

678 charts

Rank Score:

4,816

Rank in 1979:

7

Rank in 1970s:

90

Overall Rank:

359

Average Rating:

 81 (754 votes)

Comments:

44

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,744 charts

Rank Score:

23,428

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 88 (2,778 votes)

Comments:

200

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

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,999 charts

Rank Score:

45,799

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (3,521 votes)

Comments:

301

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Let It Be 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,079 charts

Rank Score:

7,558

Rank in 1970:

11

Rank in 1970s:

51

Overall Rank:

213

Average Rating:

 80 (2,146 votes)

Comments:

127

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	10	20%
1971	9	18%
1972	5	10%
1973	4	8%
1974	1	2%
1975	6	12%
1976	1	2%
1977	8	16%
1978	1	2%
1979	5	10%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	5	10%
Led Zeppelin	3	6%
Pink Floyd	3	6%
Can	2	4%
The Rolling Stones	2	4%
Iggy Pop	2	4%
Talking Heads	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	13	26%
	3	6%
	3	6%
	3	6%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Leavers
My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
New York Dolls by New York Dolls
Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Mothership Connection by Parliament

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From bobbyb5 05/17/2017 17:26

Just wanted to see who the cool person is who added Carl Craig today. Awesome 70's chart

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