Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by brent13 
This is my favorite 100 albums of the 1970s. The chart is updated periodically as music becomes more familiar and my tastes change. Since it is a list of favorite albums, many of my favorite artists will be heavily represented.
- Chart updated: 09/15/2025 23:15
- (Created: 03/26/2017 03:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1976
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3,846
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,495
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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1,106
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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22,832
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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3,241
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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44,219
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
6,312
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
6,275
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,362
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1975 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Joni Mitchell | 7 | 7% | |
| Grateful Dead | 7 | 7% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 7 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 93rd to 95th The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Various Artists |
| Down 2 from 94th to 96th Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 2 from 95th to 97th Roxy Music by Roxy Music |
| New entries |
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 Pink Moonby Nick Drake |
| Time Fades Away by Neil Young |
| Leavers |
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 Atom Heart Motherby Pink Floyd |
| The Yes Album by Yes |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 80/100  | 01/31/2025 14:22 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 09/14/2020 10:12 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
| 100/100 | 03/04/2019 06:43 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
| 90/100 | 09/08/2017 16:07 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
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From bobbyb5 09/08/2017 16:12
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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