Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Tago Mago 
Germany Can
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
949 charts
Rank Score:
8,748
Rank in 1971:
7
Rank in 1970s:
39
Overall Rank:
156
Average Rating:
 83 (1,061 votes)
Comments:
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Low 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
1,551 charts
Rank Score:
15,777
Rank in 1977:
4
Rank in 1970s:
20
Overall Rank:
67
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2103 votes)  86 (2,103 votes)
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Horses 
United States Patti Smith
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
1,034 charts
Rank Score:
7,486
Rank in 1975:
7
Rank in 1970s:
47
Overall Rank:
201
Average Rating:
 81 (1,219 votes)
Comments:
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Hosianna Mantra 
Germany Popol Vuh (DE)
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
218 charts
Rank Score:
1,456
Rank in 1972:
25
Rank in 1970s:
240
Overall Rank:
1,198
Average Rating:
 80 (275 votes)
Comments:
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Rock Bottom 
United Kingdom Robert Wyatt
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
451 charts
Rank Score:
3,619
Rank in 1974:
5
Rank in 1970s:
104
Overall Rank:
464
Average Rating:
 78 (565 votes)
Comments:
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Journey In Satchidananda 
United States Alice Coltrane
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 10/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
281 charts
Rank Score:
1,729
Rank in 1971:
28
Rank in 1970s:
200
Overall Rank:
1,007
Average Rating:
 81 (231 votes)
Comments:
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Another Green World 
United Kingdom Eno
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
827 charts
Rank Score:
7,516
Rank in 1975:
6
Rank in 1970s:
46
Overall Rank:
198
Average Rating:
 83 (1,066 votes)
Comments:
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Messiaen: Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps 
Mixed Nationality Luben Yordanoff / Albert Tetard / Claude Desurmont / Daniel Barenboim
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 06/08/2021]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
21 charts
Rank Score:
142
Rank in 1979:
126
Rank in 1970s:
1,268
Overall Rank:
8,773
Average Rating:
 77 (47 votes)
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Clube Da Esquina 
Brazil Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
342 charts
Rank Score:
3,886
Rank in 1972:
11
Rank in 1970s:
100
Overall Rank:
430
Average Rating:
 82 (347 votes)
Comments:
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Kimono My House 
United States Sparks
Available from United States
10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
279 charts
Rank Score:
1,640
Rank in 1974:
16
Rank in 1970s:
215
Overall Rank:
1,073
Average Rating:
 79 (336 votes)
Comments:
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From 02/16/2016 14:00 | #159919
Brilliant chart - love it.

I hope you go on to 100.
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From 09/07/2021 19:04 | #273430
Best decade of music indeed

great to see Desertshore, Clube Da Esquina and Artaud in your chart

i wan to know if you dont live Prog? because there are a lot of the best ones on the 70s
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From 01/08/2019 12:27 | #229314
Excellent chart. So many great artists were prolific in the 70's it's a difficult decade to nail down. Agree with the assertion that it's the best decade for music and by a comfortable margin.
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From 02/17/2016 13:56 | #160004
Only missing The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan - then it would be perfect ;)
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From 09/08/2017 10:00 | #197481
Very cool.
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