Top 95 Music Albums of the 1970s by exileonthehell

• Chart updated: 08/03/2019 04:15
• (Created: 07/11/2015 21:27).
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1. (3) 2

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,782 charts

Rank Score:

20,753

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 86 (1,875 votes)

Comments:

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2. (4) 2

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

18,815

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 86 (1,834 votes)

Comments:

144

3. (1) 2

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,962 charts

Rank Score:

23,083

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,315 votes)

Comments:

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4. (2) 2

154 

 Wire

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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,739

Rank in 1979:

18

Rank in 1970s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,011

Average Rating:

 79 (308 votes)

Comments:

12

5. (13) 8

Red 

 King Crimson

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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2015]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

870 charts

Rank Score:

10,205

Rank in 1974:

1

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

 86 (1,093 votes)

Comments:

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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: 12/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,992 charts

Rank Score:

46,552

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,514 votes)

Comments:

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Talking Heads: 77 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 02/22/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

596 charts

Rank Score:

3,292

Rank in 1977:

16

Rank in 1970s:

121

Overall Rank:

536

Average Rating:

 82 (859 votes)

Comments:

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Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 

 Brian Eno

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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2015]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

240 charts

Rank Score:

1,630

Rank in 1974:

20

Rank in 1970s:

225

Overall Rank:

1,072

Average Rating:

 80 (342 votes)

Comments:

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9. (5) 4

Raw Power 

 Iggy And The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

802 charts

Rank Score:

5,676

Rank in 1973:

8

Rank in 1970s:

74

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

 83 (1,012 votes)

Comments:

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10. (11) 1

The Modern Lovers 

 The Modern Lovers

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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

526 charts

Rank Score:

3,799

Rank in 1976:

8

Rank in 1970s:

107

Overall Rank:

463

Average Rating:

 82 (602 votes)

Comments:

34

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Top 95 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	11	12%
1971	7	7%
1972	11	12%
1973	7	7%
1974	9	9%
1975	8	8%
1976	6	6%
1977	10	11%
1978	10	11%
1979	16	17%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	5	5%
Talking Heads	3	3%
Brian Eno	3	3%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	3%
Can	3	3%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
King Crimson	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	54	57%
	24	25%
	8	8%
	6	6%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 95 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 8 from 13th to 5th Red by King Crimson
Up 5 from 100th to 95th Solid Air by John Martyn
Up 5 from 99th to 94th Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band

Biggest fallers
Down 11 from 9th to 20th Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure
Down 4 from 5th to 9th Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
Down 3 from 10th to 13th "Heroes" by David Bowie

Leavers
Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Abraxas by Santana
The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie

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100/100	06/30/2016 17:15	buzzdainer	670	90/100
95/100	04/03/2016 11:19	sssvnnn	2,848	83/100
70/100	03/17/2016 12:00	paologabriel	102	64/100

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From buzzdainer 06/30/2016 17:17

Fantastic chart! I appreciate the two "moon" albums (Pink Moon and Marquee Moon) near the top of your chart. Tons of great stuff, and a welcome reminder to listen a bit more to 154.

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From sssvnnn 04/03/2016 11:22

Very good chart with the focus on the end of the 70´s with the upcoming punk, new wave, alternative stars. Like it.

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