Top 75 Music Albums of the 1970s
by timtooky

Please note: This list is an expression of personal likings. There's no attempt to measure the unique quality of a record.

I apologize, that this list will not meet the tastes of all readers. In fact I know that my musical preferences are mostly far away from "professional" reviewers or people, who are inside music.

To avoid confusion or missunderstandings, i would like to explain my rating scheme:

--------- Epoch-Making ------------
100% - I will assign this rating only 1 time.
95% - I will assign this rating max. 3 times.
90% - I will assign this rating max. 6 times.

--------- Gigantic ------------
85% - I will assign this rating max. 10 times.
80% - I will assign this rating max. 20 times.

--------- Outstanding ------------
75% - I will assign this rating max. 40 times.
70% - I will assign this rating max. 60 times.

--------- Very Good ------------
65% - I will assign this rating max. 100 times.
60% - I will assign this rating max. 200 times.

--------- Good ------------
50% - 55%

--------- Worth Mentioning ------------
40% - 45%

--------- Acceptable ------------
30% - 35%

--------- Not My Cup Of Tea ------------
15% - 25%

--------- Annoying ------------
10%

--------- What The ****? ------------
5%

• Chart updated: 02/27/2024 23:15
• (Created: 03/17/2016 21:00).
• Chart size: 75 albums.

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,251 charts

Rank Score:

25,941

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,496 votes)

Comments:

267

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,647

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,329 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,002 charts

Rank Score:

45,543

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,051 votes)

Comments:

312

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Keine Macht Für Niemand 

 Ton Steine Scherben

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

260

Rank in 1972:

84

Rank in 1970s:

856

Overall Rank:

5,221

Average Rating:

 75 (32 votes)

Comments:

0

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Mit Pfefferminz Bin Ich Dein Prinz 

 Marius Müller-Westernhagen

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

91

Rank in 1978:

189

Rank in 1970s:

1,750

Overall Rank:

12,560

Average Rating:

 69 (14 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: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,012 charts

Rank Score:

44,565

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,535 votes)

Comments:

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Tubular Bells 

 Mike Oldfield

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

548 charts

Rank Score:

3,438

Rank in 1973:

14

Rank in 1970s:

117

Overall Rank:

513

Average Rating:

 79 (654 votes)

Comments:

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Meddle 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,123 charts

Rank Score:

9,272

Rank in 1971:

8

Rank in 1970s:

40

Overall Rank:

158

Average Rating:

 84 (1,986 votes)

Comments:

103

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,639 charts

Rank Score:

17,217

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (1,919 votes)

Comments:

136

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Oxygène 

 Jean Michel Jarre

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[First added to this chart: 03/17/2016]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

336 charts

Rank Score:

1,934

Rank in 1976:

14

Rank in 1970s:

192

Overall Rank:

894

Average Rating:

 78 (360 votes)

Comments:

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Top 75 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	8	11%
1971	9	12%
1972	6	8%
1973	7	9%
1974	5	7%
1975	5	7%
1976	7	9%
1977	14	19%
1978	10	13%
1979	4	5%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	6	8%
David Bowie	4	5%
AC/DC	3	4%
Ramones	3	4%
Udo Lindenberg	2	3%
Rodriguez	2	3%
Dire Straits	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	38	51%
	16	21%
	7	9%
	4	5%
	3	4%
	2	3%
	2	3%
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Top 75 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 4 from 17th to 13th Station To Station by David Bowie
Up 1 from 4th to 3rd Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Keine Macht Für Niemand by Ton Steine Scherben
Down 1 from 13th to 14th Pink Moon by Nick Drake
Down 1 from 14th to 15th Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

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