Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by steve397

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• (Created: 05/29/2016 16:10).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Get Your Wings 

 Aerosmith

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[First added to this chart: 10/03/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

776

Rank in 1974:

38

Rank in 1970s:

396

Overall Rank:

2,116

Average Rating:

 76 (230 votes)

Comments:

12

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Burn 

 Deep Purple

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[First added to this chart: 10/10/2018]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,271

Rank in 1974:

27

Rank in 1970s:

270

Overall Rank:

1,360

Average Rating:

 78 (357 votes)

Comments:

20

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2019]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

787 charts

Rank Score:

6,693

Rank in 1974:

3

Rank in 1970s:

57

Overall Rank:

246

Average Rating:

 82 (962 votes)

Comments:

71

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It's Only Rock 'N' Roll 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1974:

37

Rank in 1970s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,088

Average Rating:

 73 (381 votes)

Comments:

27

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Nightlife 

 Thin Lizzy

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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

72

Rank in 1974:

206

Rank in 1970s:

2,066

Overall Rank:

15,560

Average Rating:

 73 (54 votes)

Comments:

5

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On The Beach 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

828 charts

Rank Score:

7,634

Rank in 1974:

2

Rank in 1970s:

49

Overall Rank:

210

Average Rating:

 84 (981 votes)

Comments:

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War Child 

 Jethro Tull

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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

167

Rank in 1974:

111

Rank in 1970s:

1,152

Overall Rank:

7,499

Average Rating:

 73 (110 votes)

Comments:

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Apostrophe (') 

 Frank Zappa

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[First added to this chart: 06/14/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

1,533

Rank in 1974:

22

Rank in 1970s:

238

Overall Rank:

1,148

Average Rating:

 81 (447 votes)

Comments:

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Rush 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 09/01/2025]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

397

Rank in 1974:

64

Rank in 1970s:

643

Overall Rank:

3,670

Average Rating:

 72 (262 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	8	8%
1971	11	11%
1972	10	10%
1973	10	10%
1974	9	9%
1975	14	14%
1976	9	9%
1977	8	8%
1978	10	10%
1979	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
Jethro Tull	7	7%
Deep Purple	7	7%
Thin Lizzy	7	7%
Genesis	6	6%
Rush	6	6%
The Rolling Stones	6	6%
Black Sabbath	6	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	57	57%
	18	18%
	13	13%
	7	7%
	3	3%
	2	2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 24th to 21st Long Live Rock 'N' Roll by Rainbow
Up 1 from 26th to 25th Outlandos D'Amour by The Police

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 21st to 24th Machine Head by Deep Purple
Down 1 from 25th to 26th Fragile by Yes

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90/100	07/22/2025 17:39	Johnnyo	2,491	80/100
95/100	10/06/2023 17:33	Goliath	348	86/100
95/100	02/01/2022 22:04	IlMala	178	95/100
100/100	09/06/2021 20:27	buzzdainer	669	90/100
85/100	05/25/2021 20:32	Larcx13	1,140	86/100

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From Johnnyo 07/22/2025 17:41

Having seen your overall chart I thought that this chart might be worth a visit. I wasn’t disappointed. Great chart

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From buzzdainer 09/06/2021 20:29

Excellent seventies chart! You've got quite a bit more metal and prog than I do, but there's lots of common ground between our charts too. Glad to see we have a shared love of Sticky Fingers. Such a great example of both the excesses of the Stones and their attention to lyrics and melody.

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