Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by imimesis

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• (Created: 02/09/2016 06:41).
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After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,581 charts

Rank Score:

15,489

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

23

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,776 votes)

Comments:

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

16,951

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 85 (1,492 votes)

Comments:

114

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,787 charts

Rank Score:

20,692

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 86 (1,879 votes)

Comments:

147

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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: 02/11/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,999 charts

Rank Score:

45,820

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (3,521 votes)

Comments:

301

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Off The Wall 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

734 charts

Rank Score:

5,223

Rank in 1979:

5

Rank in 1970s:

85

Overall Rank:

337

Average Rating:

 79 (1,040 votes)

Comments:

55

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Young, Gifted And Black 

 Aretha Franklin

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

539

Rank in 1972:

47

Rank in 1970s:

518

Overall Rank:

2,853

Average Rating:

 77 (123 votes)

Comments:

5

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,148 charts

Rank Score:

41,400

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,980 votes)

Comments:

303

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,549 charts

Rank Score:

18,658

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 86 (1,839 votes)

Comments:

144

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,982 charts

Rank Score:

46,473

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,032 votes)

Comments:

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Fear Of Music 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

7,111

Rank in 1979:

4

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

233

Average Rating:

 84 (1,084 votes)

Comments:

50

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	15	15%
1971	15	15%
1972	9	9%
1973	8	8%
1974	8	8%
1975	8	8%
1976	8	8%
1977	10	10%
1978	9	9%
1979	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	4	4%
Joni Mitchell	3	3%
Led Zeppelin	3	3%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Neil Young	3	3%
Dolly Parton	2	2%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	39	39%
	39	39%
	9	9%
	5	5%
	5	5%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 34 from 53rd to 19th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Up 1 from 19th to 18th Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 18th to 20th Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
Down 1 from 20th to 21st Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

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90/100	11/23/2021 16:03	Cytoma	171	90/100
100/100	12/20/2020 19:53	DJENNY	4,365	100/100
85/100	04/28/2018 16:37	LoganGrube	29	86/100
90/100	09/08/2017 14:03	bobbyb5	725	90/100

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From bobbyb5 09/08/2017 14:04

I like it. A lot of my favorites here.

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