Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
infinitejester 
My personal favorite albums from the 1970s.
- Chart updated: 01/07/2020 06:45
- (Created: 05/10/2016 01:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 2 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 3 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from 1973. (Remove this filter)
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
59,928
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,510
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
19. (23) 4
Safe Mode: On Certain images on this site may contain sensitive content and are flagged as 'unsafe'. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. If you choose to hide these images, you'll see an image with a warning message instead of the actual image. If you choose to show them, you'll see these images no differently than regular (safe) images.
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,711
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,141
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
12,527
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,483
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,759
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,461
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/14/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,847
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,549
Rank in 1973:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 15 from 84th to 69thChairs Missing by Wire |
| Up 13 from 66th to 53rdPink Flag by Wire |
| Up 7 from 97th to 90th154 by Wire |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 8 from 39th to 47thRumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 4 from 70th to 74thSelling England By The Pound by Genesis |
| Down 4 from 78th to 82ndBlue by Joni Mitchell |
| New entries |
|---|
| Doctor Hook by Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Nighthawks At The Diner by Tom Waits |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | Madrocker | 1970s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | Kettwig | 1970s decade chart | 2017 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | iamthewalrus | 1970s decade chart | 2019 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  AvalancheGrips | 1970s decade chart | 2022 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | pdapperens | 1970s decade chart | 2014 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | chriskarman | 1970s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  22erik22 | 1970s decade chart | 2018 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | mlgprounicorn | 1970s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  Glitterboiii | 1970s decade chart | 2024 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | dwils0891 | 1970s decade chart | 2012 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by infinitejester
infinitejester has shared 6 more 1970s decade charts with the community. Browse them all here.| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | infinitejester | 2020s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | infinitejester | 2010s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | infinitejester | 2000s decade chart | 2020 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 3 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/20/2020 23:27 |  jnfbn | 310 | 96/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2019 15:49 | hailey | 52 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2016 23:52 |  corenfro | 128 | 32/100 |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s favourites
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s comments
Showing all 2 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From hailey 01/28/2019 15:49 | #230898
Pretty good chart in my opinion.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From corenfro 05/11/2016 23:52 | #165773
corenfro 05/11/2016 23:52 | #165773
Big kinks fan I see.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
