Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by brent13

• Chart updated: 10/10/2023 04:15
• (Created: 03/26/2017 03:11).
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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

773 charts

Rank Score:

7,434

Rank in 1974:

3

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

226

Average Rating:

 82 (943 votes)

Comments:

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,709 charts

Rank Score:

25,599

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,718 votes)

Comments:

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Joe's Garage Acts ll & lll 

 Frank Zappa

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Mary (from the bus) did her own ranking in 'Packard Goose':

“Information is not Knowledge
Knowledge is not Wisdom
Wisdom is not Truth
Truth is not Beauty
Beauty is not Love
Love is not Music
Music is THE BEST”

I think she got it right. [First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

416

Rank in 1979:

60

Rank in 1970s:

621

Overall Rank:

3,508

Average Rating:

 77 (80 votes)

Comments:

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Hejira 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

360 charts

Rank Score:

3,697

Rank in 1976:

9

Rank in 1970s:

112

Overall Rank:

486

Average Rating:

 80 (428 votes)

Comments:

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Joe's Garage Act l 

 Frank Zappa

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Frank Zappa and especially this album is offensive to many people. In my opinion, Joe’s Garage brilliantly captures the absurdity of life. To others it is just juvenile humor.

This is a concept album, so I recommend you briefly read up on the story before you listen. It will only add to your potential enjoyment. Frank wasn’t just ahead of his time with some of this music. He may have been the first to satirize Scientology way back in 1979 as Joe turns to “Appliantology” in Act II to deal with a broken love life.

Every song here is underrated. From the opening, ‘The Central Scrutinizer’, you know this album is going to be weird and funky…and you just need to go with it. ‘Joe’s Garage’ is a remarkable song that seamlessly transitions from doo wop, to surf music, to hard rock, to fusion, and even to some futuristic (at the time) heavy metal licks. Frank even ominously predicts the autotune music era with the song's ending lyrics: “you will soon be dancing to ‘the white zone is for loading and unloading only’”.

‘Catholic Girls’ is the start of the offensive lyrics that for some, overshadows the incredible music and vocals. Highlights include the deep bluesy groove of ‘Crew Slut’; the jaunty upbeat rhythms and melodies of ‘Wet T-Shirt Nite’; the raging fusion instrumental ‘Toad O Line’; and the anthemic ‘Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?’

Act I closes with the lovely ‘Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up’ that really shows off Ike’s range. [First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

511

Rank in 1979:

52

Rank in 1970s:

532

Overall Rank:

2,964

Average Rating:

 78 (269 votes)

Comments:

15

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Caravanserai 

 Santana

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

1,137

Rank in 1972:

31

Rank in 1970s:

298

Overall Rank:

1,527

Average Rating:

 80 (188 votes)

Comments:

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Loaded 

 The Velvet Underground

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

848 charts

Rank Score:

6,884

Rank in 1970:

12

Rank in 1970s:

61

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

 82 (1,217 votes)

Comments:

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,174

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,444 votes)

Comments:

298

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Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

975 charts

Rank Score:

11,641

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

 84 (1,240 votes)

Comments:

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Songs In The Key Of Life 

 Stevie Wonder

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,223 charts

Rank Score:

15,493

Rank in 1976:

1

Rank in 1970s:

23

Overall Rank:

86

Average Rating:

 85 (1,307 votes)

Comments:

86

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	13	13%
1971	10	10%
1972	11	11%
1973	12	12%
1974	8	8%
1975	8	8%
1976	9	9%
1977	15	15%
1978	6	6%
1979	8	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Joni Mitchell	7	7%
David Bowie	6	6%
Pink Floyd	6	6%
Neil Young	5	5%
Genesis	5	5%
Brian Eno	5	5%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	46	46%
	24	24%
	16	16%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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Down 1 from 67th to 68th Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
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From bobbyb5 09/08/2017 16:12

Im so psyched that somebody has Court and Spark, Don Juan, and Hejira besides me. All you ever see around here is fuckin Blue. Ha ha.

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