Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
AAL2014 
I view the 1970's as popular music's finest decade. There are great acts that spawned in the 60's, 80's, 90's, and 00's of course, but pound for pound, year after year, album after album, looking at the output from the 1970's makes me feel nostalgic even though I wasn't around.
- Chart updated: 04/14/2025 04:45
- (Created: 07/15/2015 19:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I come to Black Sabbath records for a number of reasons, one of them being that many of them are so incredibly and so obviously badass, another being the truly inimitable atmosphere. And the atmosphere on Paranoid is unlike any other. Add in arguably the band’s most sturdy track list and this is a no brainer top 20 of the 70’s.
[First added to this chart: 07/16/2015]
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1970
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Sabbath getting kind of proggy with the help of Rick Wakeman on keys. The heaviness and mystical lyrics are still here but there's something different to this one. A National Acrobat is one of my favorite songs. Not just from this album or from the band, but of all time.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,340
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Sabbath come back with their third record, Master of Reality, a fan favorite with some absolutely genuinely hair-raisingly ominous early metal.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
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1971
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5,570
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
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| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 3 | 3% |
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| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 45th to 42nd Harvest by Neil Young |
| Up 3 from 36th to 33rd Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney |
| Up 2 from 61st to 59th Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
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| Down 4 from 37th to 41st Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 3 from 41st to 44th Animals by Pink Floyd |
| Down 3 from 42nd to 45th John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon |
| New entries |
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 Get Up With Itby Miles Davis |
| Leavers |
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 Brain Salad Surgeryby Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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95/100  | 06/12/2025 05:30 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
 95/100 | 04/21/2022 13:11 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
| 90/100 | 08/01/2020 21:31 | MasterOfPuppets | | 91/100 |
| 90/100 | 02/28/2020 03:16 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 95/100 | 04/24/2018 03:06 |  jdenny2018 | | 91/100 |
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From Johnnyo 06/12/2025 05:31
Finest decade indeed and a damn fine representation you have of the decade here. One of the best 70’s charts on the site. Great job
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95/100
From jdenny2018 04/24/2018 05:51
jdenny2018 04/24/2018 05:51
AAL, Blood on the tracks, Made in japan, and most of your 41-50 were the new listens. Thanks for the welcome, still getting used to posting in forums and what not
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From AAL2014 04/24/2018 05:23
AAL2014 04/24/2018 05:23
jdenny, thanks for your comments and ratings on these charts. I actually haven't touched this chart in over a year, maybe longer. Although the albums closer to the top would probably remain the same or close to it, there's a lot of work to be done yet with this chart.
Inner Mounting Flame will definitely be here when I get around to updating it. I had yet to even listen to it when I compiled this chart initially.
May I ask what future listens you took from this?
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From jdenny2018 04/24/2018 03:07
jdenny2018 04/24/2018 03:07
Solid list. Definitely gave me a couple ideas for future listens. Definitely would've chosen Inner mounting flame over birds of fire
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