Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
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: 05/09/2024 08:45
- (Created: 04/08/2017 21:02).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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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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13,542
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Favorite tracks: "War Pigs", "Paranoid", "Iron Man", "Fairies Wear Boots"
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1970
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19,609
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Favorite tracks: "Mother", "Working Class Hero", "Love", "God"
[First added to this chart: 01/26/2023]
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1970
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10,382
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Favorite tracks: "Across the Universe", "Let It Be", "The Long and Winding Road", "Get Back", "Two of Us"
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
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1970
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7,677
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Favorite tracks: "Bitches Brew", "Spanish Key"
[First added to this chart: 04/12/2017]
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1970
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10,199
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Favorite tracks: "All the Madmen", "Black Country Rock", "The Man Who Sold the World"
[First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,721
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2024]
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1970
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1,803
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2023]
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1970
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6,825
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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2023]
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1970
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758
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[First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
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1970
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3,114
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
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Top 99 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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 9 | 9% |
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| David Bowie | 9 | 9% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 8% | |
| Kraftwerk | 4 | 4% | |
| Invisible | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Sui Generis | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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46 | 46% | |
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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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2 | 2% | |
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 11 from 25th to 14th Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk |
| Up 8 from 24th to 16th Tago Mago by Can |
| Up 8 from 15th to 7th Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk |
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| Down 3 from 14th to 17th What's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
| Down 2 from 13th to 15th El Jardín De Los Presentes by Invisible |
| Down 2 from 16th to 18th Marquee Moon by Television |
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