Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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• (Created: 12/04/2011 20:35).
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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Produced by Jimmy Page. You may think I have this ranked too low...you may be right. It's not that I don't love this album (technically untitled, dammit), it's just that I don't hear it a lot. It's one of those special albums that I don't like to spoil with repeated listenings, because I want it to always be as special as it always has been. This may not make sense to you, but it really does, with this album especially, for me. Every song here is special to me, and I plan to keep it that way. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,149 charts

Rank Score:

39,365

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,993 votes)

Comments:

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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Produced by Jimmy Page. Zeppelin's fifth album is ranked by some as their best work, but I think it's below a few of their albums. Not that it isn't an amazing album, as are all of Zeppelin's records. This one has beautiful songs like "The Rain Song" with lots of layers, tracks with the usual powerful riffs, and more experimentation than ever before. Even the stuff that doesn't quite work fits in with everything else to make this yet another masterpiece from this great band. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,333 charts

Rank Score:

11,863

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

111

Average Rating:

 85 (2,043 votes)

Comments:

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Physical Graffiti 

 Led Zeppelin

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Produced by Jimmy Page. Amazing that half of the songs on Physical Graffiti were actually outtakes from previous albums. But it's the stuff that was recorded specifically for this that make it an absolute legend. This would be a top album of all time just for "Kashmir" alone...maybe the best rock song ever recorded. "Trampled Underfoot", "Houses Of The Holy", "In My Time Of Dying"...this is an amazing double album that shows how really exceptional Zeppelin was. Amazing music from an amazing band at their peak. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,366 charts

Rank Score:

12,334

Rank in 1975:

4

Rank in 1970s:

28

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 85 (2,053 votes)

Comments:

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In Through The Out Door 

 Led Zeppelin

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Produced by Jimmy Page. The last Zeppelin album gets a lot of hate, but there are some really great moments on it, and it's worthy of being alongside the rest of their discography. "In The Evening", "Fool In The Rain", and "Carouselambra" are top notch songs, but it's the Robert Plant vocal on "I'm Gonna Crawl" that's the real shining moment here. It may be his best vocal. Led Zeppelin was moving into a new direct here, and that's something that I think should be embraced, not criticized. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

301 charts

Rank Score:

1,006

Rank in 1979:

31

Rank in 1970s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,683

Average Rating:

 73 (739 votes)

Comments:

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Led Zeppelin III 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 05/27/2012]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,154 charts

Rank Score:

8,113

Rank in 1970:

9

Rank in 1970s:

45

Overall Rank:

186

Average Rating:

 84 (1,986 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	17	17%
1971	9	9%
1972	8	8%
1973	10	10%
1974	5	5%
1975	9	9%
1976	6	6%
1977	13	13%
1978	10	10%
1979	13	13%

Artist	Albums	%
Led Zeppelin	5	5%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
Eagles	3	3%
Electric Light Orchestra	3	3%
The Allman Brothers Band	3	3%
Queen	3	3%
Neil Young	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	44%
	43	43%
	6	6%
	6	6%
	1	1%

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100/100	04/24/2024 01:21	HoldenM	479	95/100
90/100	04/23/2024 09:39	Moondance	476	85/100
90/100	09/20/2023 19:55	MetalMan67	2	90/100
75/100	01/23/2022 16:11	IlMala	178	95/100
95/100	04/04/2021 11:42	MasterOfPuppets	174	91/100

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From HoldenM 04/24/2024 01:21

Hell yeah.

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From Moondance 04/23/2024 09:39

Very solid chart. Would have liked to have seen a bit more international diversity.

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From MetalMan67 09/20/2023 19:56

Very well done. I enjoyed reading the commentary and your thoughts about certain albums.

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From Larcx13 10/06/2020 10:16

Sick top 10!

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From Boltzmann 04/24/2018 22:26

Interesting chart with lot of personality.

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90/100

From Cardboardfolder 04/24/2018 12:59

For some reason, this chart just makes me feel good. A lot of albums on here just bring back a lot of memories!

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95/100

From Ulf 04/24/2018 08:18

Very nice chart be sure to fix the comments jazz and moondance they seem to fit the wrong album

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80/100

From ForegroundNoise 04/24/2018 08:14

Too much emphasis on classic rock for a higher rating than 80 sorry. Not a single German album in a decade that was defining for the German music scene??

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From bobbyb5 08/20/2017 23:32

Isn't it weird how you never see Allman Brothers' Brothers and Sisters and Laid Back ever?

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From RoundTheBend 02/02/2017 03:58

36 in common.

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