Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by zags7000

• Chart updated: 08/31/2023 04:45
• (Created: 06/06/2016 23:31).
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Pearl 

 Janis Joplin

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

501 charts

Rank Score:

2,739

Rank in 1971:

24

Rank in 1970s:

145

Overall Rank:

629

Average Rating:

 80 (565 votes)

Comments:

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,375 charts

Rank Score:

16,516

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 85 (1,504 votes)

Comments:

114

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Pieces Of The Sky 

 Emmylou Harris

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 1975:

58

Rank in 1970s:

632

Overall Rank:

3,639

Average Rating:

 76 (146 votes)

Comments:

8

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Darkness On The Edge Of Town 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

901 charts

Rank Score:

7,326

Rank in 1978:

1

Rank in 1970s:

52

Overall Rank:

219

Average Rating:

 82 (1,169 votes)

Comments:

80

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Court And Spark 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

3,259

Rank in 1974:

6

Rank in 1970s:

121

Overall Rank:

539

Average Rating:

 82 (580 votes)

Comments:

38

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The Kick Inside 

 Kate Bush

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

497 charts

Rank Score:

3,250

Rank in 1978:

7

Rank in 1970s:

122

Overall Rank:

540

Average Rating:

 80 (613 votes)

Comments:

33

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Horses 

 Patti Smith

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,014 charts

Rank Score:

8,155

Rank in 1975:

7

Rank in 1970s:

45

Overall Rank:

185

Average Rating:

 81 (1,199 votes)

Comments:

68

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,863 charts

Rank Score:

21,274

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 87 (2,196 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,002 charts

Rank Score:

45,557

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,049 votes)

Comments:

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Elite Hotel 

 Emmylou Harris

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1975:

82

Rank in 1970s:

867

Overall Rank:

5,306

Average Rating:

 75 (75 votes)

Comments:

5

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	13	13%
1971	10	10%
1972	8	8%
1973	9	9%
1974	9	9%
1975	12	12%
1976	9	9%
1977	10	10%
1978	12	12%
1979	8	8%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	6	6%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Joni Mitchell	4	4%
Emmylou Harris	4	4%
The Who	3	3%
Stevie Wonder	3	3%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	39	39%
	10	10%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 6 from 46th to 40th Closing Time by Tom Waits
Up 2 from 14th to 12th The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Up 2 from 13th to 11th The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell

Biggest fallers
Down 6 from 8th to 14th London Calling by The Clash
Down 5 from 24th to 29th Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Down 5 from 25th to 30th Catch A Fire by The Wailers

New entries
Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Dreaming My Dreams by Waylon Jennings
Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez

Leavers
Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
Kate & Anna McGarrigle by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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From bobbyb5 09/08/2017 17:01

Wow!!! For the Roses AND Hissing of Summer Lawns AND Court and Spark. That is fuckin awesome.

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