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: "Love's in Need of Love Today", "Village Ghetto Land", "Isn't She Lovely", "Another Star".
Best moment: Right after the chorus on "Village Ghetto Land" when Stevie plays a keyboard melody that would make classical composers be impressed. [First added to this chart: 05/07/2017]
Best songs: "Love's in Need of Love Today", "Village Ghetto Land", "Isn't She Lovely", "Another Star".
Best moment: Right after the chorus on "Village Ghetto Land" when Stevie plays a keyboard melody that would make classical composers be impressed. [First added to this chart: 05/07/2017]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,626
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Best songs: "See No Evil", "Venus", "Marquee Moon".
Best moment: The last part of "Marquee Moon"'s solo. Verlaine gets his guitar to sing like a bird! [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "See No Evil", "Venus", "Marquee Moon".
Best moment: The last part of "Marquee Moon"'s solo. Verlaine gets his guitar to sing like a bird! [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,089
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Best songs: "Maybe Your Baby", "Superstition".
Best moment: The tone of the keyboard in the intro of "Big Brother". [First added to this chart: 02/04/2017]
Best songs: "Maybe Your Baby", "Superstition".
Best moment: The tone of the keyboard in the intro of "Big Brother". [First added to this chart: 02/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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2,900
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Best songs: "Hush", "Did You Go Downtown?".
Best moment: The 'Papa's gonna...' conversation in the medley of "Brownsville". [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
Best songs: "Hush", "Did You Go Downtown?".
Best moment: The 'Papa's gonna...' conversation in the medley of "Brownsville". [First added to this chart: 04/16/2019]
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Best songs: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "The Boxer".
Best moment: The enterity of Art Garfunkel's vocal performance on the title track. The best I've ever heard. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "The Boxer".
Best moment: The enterity of Art Garfunkel's vocal performance on the title track. The best I've ever heard. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,014
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Best songs: "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)", "April Fools".
Best moment: The crazy outro to "April Fools", which feels like the joy of life. [First added to this chart: 10/22/2019]
Best songs: "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)", "April Fools".
Best moment: The crazy outro to "April Fools", which feels like the joy of life. [First added to this chart: 10/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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559
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Best songs: "Coat of Many Colors", "My Blue Tears".
Best moment: 'And oh, I couldn't understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told 'em of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told 'em all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes' [First added to this chart: 12/26/2019]
Best songs: "Coat of Many Colors", "My Blue Tears".
Best moment: 'And oh, I couldn't understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told 'em of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told 'em all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes' [First added to this chart: 12/26/2019]
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Best songs: "Dance This Mess Around", "Rock Lobster".
Best moment: The final section of "Rock Lobster" where the girls sing thos high-pitched harmonies that are freakingly awesome. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Dance This Mess Around", "Rock Lobster".
Best moment: The final section of "Rock Lobster" where the girls sing thos high-pitched harmonies that are freakingly awesome. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,986
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Best songs: "Gloria", "Birdland".
Best moment: Near the end of "Gloria", when Patti whispers "But not mine!" just before the coolest drum pattern ever recorded comes in. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Best songs: "Gloria", "Birdland".
Best moment: Near the end of "Gloria", when Patti whispers "But not mine!" just before the coolest drum pattern ever recorded comes in. [First added to this chart: 12/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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8,000
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Best songs: "Luv n' Haight", "Poet".
Best moment: Sly's yodelling in "Spaced Cowboy". [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Best songs: "Luv n' Haight", "Poet".
Best moment: Sly's yodelling in "Spaced Cowboy". [First added to this chart: 04/17/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 2 | 3% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 2 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 3% | |
| Television | 2 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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34 | 43% | |
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18 | 23% | |
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6 | 8% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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5 | 6% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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Top 80 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 15 from 63rd to 48thThe Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 13 from 71st to 58thCountdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan |
| Up 12 from 79th to 67thFor Your Pleasure by Roxy Music |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 18 from 31st to 49thWish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Down 16 from 47th to 63rdConstrução by Chico Buarque |
| Down 10 from 60th to 70thDie Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk |
| New entries |
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| Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney |
| Tusk by Fleetwood Mac |
| Mediterráneo by Joan Manuel Serrat |
| Leavers |
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| Thick As A Brick by 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 | #196245
JulianR 08/18/2017 06:53 | #196245
love it! no 70's chart is complete without at least a couple Pink Floyd albums
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