Top 80 Music Albums of the 1970s by Lacobra 
Great decade. Kinda killed the momentum, but there was nowhere to go anyway.
- Chart updated: 01/11/2021 01:15
- (Created: 10/16/2016 20:25).
- Chart size: 80 albums.
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Best songs: "Sky Saw", "Zawinul/Lava".
Best moment: The most climactic moment of "The Big Ship", driven by Fripp's guitar. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Sky Saw", "Zawinul/Lava".
Best moment: The most climactic moment of "The Big Ship", driven by Fripp's guitar. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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9,164
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Best songs: "Into the Mystic", "Glad Tidings".
Best moment: The moment before the chorus on "And It Stoned Me" when the acoustic guitar arpeggio is left all alone, so poignant and meditative. [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Best songs: "Into the Mystic", "Glad Tidings".
Best moment: The moment before the chorus on "And It Stoned Me" when the acoustic guitar arpeggio is left all alone, so poignant and meditative. [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,313
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Best songs: "We Have Heaven", "Heart of the Sunrise".
Best moment: When all counterpoints have already entered on "We Have Heaven". The magic of 1967 still living a few years later. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2018]
Best songs: "We Have Heaven", "Heart of the Sunrise".
Best moment: When all counterpoints have already entered on "We Have Heaven". The magic of 1967 still living a few years later. [First added to this chart: 01/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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7,016
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Best songs: "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight", "Firth of Fifth".
Best moment: The exuberant synth-driven middle section of "Firth of Fifth" [First added to this chart: 01/14/2018]
Best songs: "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight", "Firth of Fifth".
Best moment: The exuberant synth-driven middle section of "Firth of Fifth" [First added to this chart: 01/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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11,634
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Best songs: "Sweet Leaf", "After Forever". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Sweet Leaf", "After Forever". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,725
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Best songs: "Time", "The Great Gig in the Sky". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Time", "The Great Gig in the Sky". [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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71,161
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Best songs: "Band on the Run", "Jet". [First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]
Best songs: "Band on the Run", "Jet". [First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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6,748
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Best songs: "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", "Listen to the Lion". [First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]
Best songs: "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", "Listen to the Lion". [First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]
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1972
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892
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Best songs: "Watcher of the Skies", "Supper's Ready". [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Best songs: "Watcher of the Skies", "Supper's Ready". [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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Best songs: "Art-I-Ficial", "Identity". [First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]
Best songs: "Art-I-Ficial", "Identity". [First added to this chart: 10/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 17 | 21% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1977 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 6% |
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| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 2 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 3% | |
| Television | 2 | 3% | |
| Can | 2 | 3% | |
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34 | 43% | |
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18 | 23% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 15 from 63rd to 48th The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 13 from 71st to 58th Countdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan |
| Up 12 from 79th to 67th For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 31st to 49th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Down 16 from 47th to 63rd Construção by Chico Buarque |
| Down 10 from 60th to 70th Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk |
| New entries |
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 Ramby Paul & Linda McCartney |
| Tusk by Fleetwood Mac |
| Mediterráneo by Joan Manuel Serrat |
| Leavers |
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 Thick As A Brickby Jethro Tull |
| Pieces Of The Sky by Emmylou Harris |
| Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
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From JulianR 08/18/2017 06:53
JulianR 08/18/2017 06:53
love it! no 70's chart is complete without at least a couple Pink Floyd albums
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