Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by ObsoleteEntity

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Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,727 charts

Rank Score:

19,129

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 86 (2,098 votes)

Comments:

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Bitches Brew 

 Miles Davis

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

959 charts

Rank Score:

9,404

Rank in 1970:

6

Rank in 1970s:

39

Overall Rank:

155

Average Rating:

 84 (1,197 votes)

Comments:

72

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,868

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,323 votes)

Comments:

592

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American Beauty 

 Grateful Dead

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

600 charts

Rank Score:

4,572

Rank in 1970:

16

Rank in 1970s:

92

Overall Rank:

372

Average Rating:

 80 (808 votes)

Comments:

56

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,861

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,992 votes)

Comments:

305

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All Things Must Pass 

 George Harrison

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

12,440

Rank in 1970:

3

Rank in 1970s:

27

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 85 (1,308 votes)

Comments:

116

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The Clash 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

901 charts

Rank Score:

5,951

Rank in 1977:

10

Rank in 1970s:

69

Overall Rank:

284

Average Rating:

 82 (1,290 votes)

Comments:

75

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Burnin' 

 The Wailers

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,016

Rank in 1973:

36

Rank in 1970s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,672

Average Rating:

 79 (249 votes)

Comments:

13

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The Cars 

 The Cars

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

727 charts

Rank Score:

5,735

Rank in 1978:

3

Rank in 1970s:

73

Overall Rank:

296

Average Rating:

 81 (810 votes)

Comments:

65

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,987 charts

Rank Score:

22,494

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,330 votes)

Comments:

190

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	22	22%
1971	19	19%
1972	10	10%
1973	11	11%
1974	4	4%
1975	5	5%
1976	7	7%
1977	10	10%
1978	5	5%
1979	7	7%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
Neil Young	3	3%
Can	2	2%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
Chrome	2	2%
The Doors	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	45	45%
	33	33%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 20th to 17th Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure
Up 1 from 22nd to 21st A Trip To Marineville by Swell Maps

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Down 1 from 17th to 18th Harvest by Neil Young
Down 1 from 18th to 19th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

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90/100	11/26/2019 12:00	Purplepash	1,641	88/100
90/100	11/06/2017 00:41	PaperVinnie	452	81/100
90/100	10/03/2017 15:51	bobbyb5	725	90/100
85/100	01/04/2017 15:23	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100

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