Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s by joewooley24

• Chart updated: 11/02/2017 15:15
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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:

45,822

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (3,521 votes)

Comments:

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Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,243 charts

Rank Score:

10,340

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

35

Overall Rank:

137

Average Rating:

 83 (1,532 votes)

Comments:

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,961 charts

Rank Score:

20,960

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,341 votes)

Comments:

210

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Harvest 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

12,798

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

26

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,711 votes)

Comments:

96

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Neu! 

 Neu!

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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

1,982

Rank in 1972:

20

Rank in 1970s:

189

Overall Rank:

884

Average Rating:

 80 (472 votes)

Comments:

23

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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
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Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
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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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