Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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lleon79 
Probably my favorite decade in rock & roll / music in general.
No rules about repeating artists or such.
Favorite tracks from the 70's!
1. Life on Mars? - David Bowie
2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
3. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
4. Imagine - John Lennon
5. Five Years - David Bowie
6. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
7. Echoes - Pink Floyd
8. Disorder - Joy Division
9. Marquee Moon - Television
10. Let It Be - The Beatles
11. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
12. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
13. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
14. London Calling - The Clash
15. Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
- Chart updated: 06/01/2024 21:45
- (Created: 04/08/2017 21:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"There's someone in my head, but it's not me"
Favorite tracks: "Breathe (In The Air)", "Time", "The Great Gig In The Sky", "Money", "Us and Them", "Any Colour You Like", "Brain Damage", "Eclipse"
It may be a cliché in this day and age, but it's a cliché for a reason. Simply put, one of the best things I've ever heard and experienced in my life. I just love it. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Favorite tracks: "Breathe (In The Air)", "Time", "The Great Gig In The Sky", "Money", "Us and Them", "Any Colour You Like", "Brain Damage", "Eclipse"
It may be a cliché in this day and age, but it's a cliché for a reason. Simply put, one of the best things I've ever heard and experienced in my life. I just love it. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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55,856
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"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl"
Favorite tracks: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5", "Have a Cigar", "Wish You Were Here", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9" [First added to this chart: 05/26/2017]
Favorite tracks: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5", "Have a Cigar", "Wish You Were Here", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9" [First added to this chart: 05/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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41,511
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Favorite tracks: "Speed of Life", "Breaking Glass", "Sound and Vision", "Be My Wife", "A New Carreer In a New Town", "Warszawa", "Subterraneans"
[First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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15,759
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"Cried so much his face was wet
Then I knew he was not lying"
Favorite tracks: "Five Years", "Soul Love", "Moonage Daydream", "Starman", "Lady Stardust", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City" [First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Then I knew he was not lying"
Favorite tracks: "Five Years", "Soul Love", "Moonage Daydream", "Starman", "Lady Stardust", "Ziggy Stardust", "Suffragette City" [First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
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1972
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40,468
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Have to listen to it more, but it's an amazing record.
[First added to this chart: 11/25/2023]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,855
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Favorite tracks: "Beauty and the Beast", "Joe the Lion", ""Heroes"", "Sons of the Silent Age", "V-2 Schneider", "The Secret Life of Arabia"
[First added to this chart: 07/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,817
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Favorite tracks: "Europe Endless", "The Hall of Mirrors", "Showroom Dummies", "Trans-Europe Express", Metal on Metal"
[First added to this chart: 02/19/2024]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,236
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Favorite tracks: "I'd Have You Anytime", "My Sweet Lord", "Wah-Wah", "Isn't It A Pity", "What Is Life", "If Not For You", "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)", "All Things Must Pass"
[First added to this chart: 01/01/2023]
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1970
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"I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand"
Favorite tracks: "Disorder", "New Dawn Fades", "She's Lost Control", "Shadowplay" [First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Favorite tracks: "Disorder", "New Dawn Fades", "She's Lost Control", "Shadowplay" [First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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20,343
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Favorite tracks: "War Pigs", "Paranoid", "Iron Man", "Fairies Wear Boots"
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2021]
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1970
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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 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
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| David Bowie | 9 | 9% | |
| Luis Alberto Spinetta | 8 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 8% | |
| Paul McCartney | 4 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Sui Generis | 3 | 3% | |
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47 | 47% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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