Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Imaybeparanoid 
Honorable mentions:
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - Devo | Remember The Future - Nektar
Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance | Moonmadness - Camel | Horses - Patti Smith
Pink Flag - Wire | 2nd - Agitation Free | The Man-Machine - Kraftwerk
Raw Power - The Stooges | Innervisions - Stevie Wonder | Zuckerzeit - Cluster
Tapestry - Carole King | Force It - UFO | Cold Fact - Rodriguez | Neu! - Neu!
Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Jailbreak - Thin lizzy | Faust IV - Faust
Future Days - Can | Fear of Music - Talking Heads | Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One - The Kinks | Blue - Joni Mitchell
Here Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno | Songs of Love And Hate - Leonard Cohen
The Madcap Laugh - Syd Barrett | Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - Spirit
Just Another Diamond Day - Vashti Bunyan | Exodus - Bob Marley and The Wailers
For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music | Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers
Band on The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings | Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan
Hero and Heroine - Strawbs | Third - Soft Machine | Fear - John Cale
- Chart updated: 01/15/2017 11:15
- (Created: 08/22/2015 13:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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1975
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2015]
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1975
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1975
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1975
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1975
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1975
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1975
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 20th to 21st Close To The Edge by Yes |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Marquee Moon by Television |
| Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd A Night At The Opera by Queen |
| Leavers |
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| Morrison Hotel by The Doors |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/19/2017 00:13 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2016 12:50 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2016 16:23 | chriskarman | 50 | 93/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2015 22:04 |  Robert Anton Wil | 120 | 91/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2015 18:50 |  LedZep | 1,104 | 84/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 12/13/2016 17:01 | #180068
CharlieBarley 12/13/2016 17:01 | #180068
41 albums in common. Good chart. Enjoyed it. Top quality. My favourite decade for music. Great to see so many of my favourite albums. Particularly good to see I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard and Linda Thompson. Amazing record. I'd forgotten about that one. Good 70s list.
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