Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
Romanelli 
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- (Created: 12/04/2011 20:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Produced by Pink Floyd. A moving, stunning piece of art. This album flows together like no other, and the entire mood and atmosphere is consistent throughout. Not just lyrically...this is musically as sound a concept album as there is. It still sells a gazillion copies to this day, and is revered for good reason. This is a sonic masterpiece that has yet to be even close to duplicated over what is now 40 years plus. Perfect in every way, pleasing to every sense, beautiful in the rarest of ways.
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1973
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71,161
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Produced by Jimmy Miller. The best years of The Rolling Stones were the years that Mick Taylor was the lead guitarist. Sticky Fingers is the best of that period, the best album of the Stones career. And that's saying a lot. "Brown Sugar", "Bitch", "Sway", "Dead Flowers", "Sister Morphine"...this album has it all. It's got a variety of sounds, it rocks, and outside of the ill-conceived jazzy end of "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'", it's absolutely perfect. Sticky Fingers is why The Stones are called the greatest band in the world. They do not disappoint.
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1971
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Produced by Jeff Lynne. This album gets additional points for being my first purchase. I bought a stereo one piece at a time on layaway at 16, then bought this album and locked myself away for a week absorbing every second of it. It's a polished, excellent album, loaded with great sounding surprises. The stuff that works sounds even better today, while the small rest of it is tedious...but the memory of this album is an actual accomplishment. Always a special place in my heart for Out Of The Blue!
[First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
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1977
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3,660
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Produced by George Harrison & Phil Spector. When George left The Beatles, he had years worth of songwriting just waiting to be released. All Things Must Pass is 3 records of newfound freedom...no more second fiddle to John & Paul. Like all of his solo work, this is open and spiritually honest, and you can hear the joy in his singing and playing. He was never this good again, but on this album, he was simply great. The best of all of the solo albums by The Beatles...and that's saying a lot. A triple solo debut album that works...yep!
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1970
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13,599
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Produced by Pink Floyd. One of my favorite front to back listens ever. To me, this album puts all progressive rock records to shame. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a monster of a track, and throughout the album David Gilmour proves more than ever that you don't have to play a million notes on the guitar to be brilliant. The title track is one of the most beautiful songs ever, and the overall mood of the album is as strong as anything you'll ever hear. This and Dark Side alternate as my Floyd favorites. I love this album.
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1975
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50,762
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Produced by Chris Thomas and Bill Price. This music, and the people who litened to it, used to scare the bejesus out of me. I know now that it was because I didn't understand what punk was supposed to be. I now find this album magnificent in its brutality. While bands like The Clash sang about things from a global perspective, Johnny Rotten sang about what was bugging HIM. There was also the band being dismissed as not being able to play their instruments...but as you can hear on this brilliant album, they really COULD play.
[First added to this chart: 10/18/2012]
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1977
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2012]
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1970
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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2011]
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1970
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Produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie and Roger Waters. I went through a long period where I couldn't stand this album...probably because of the sound of Waters' ego growing with each song. But I can't deny that this is a great sounding and amazing piece of work. A real concept album, a trip down the road of madness and loaded with incredible moments. It isn't sprawling like Dark Side or Wish You Were Here, but that's part of it...they show that they could do it even in quick, short bursts as well. Well played!
[First added to this chart: 01/24/2012]
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1979
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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]
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1971
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1971 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Eagles | 3 | 3% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Up 1 from 37th to 36th Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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100/100  | 31 hours ago |  HoldenM | | 95/100 |
90/100 | 47 hours ago | Moondance | | 84/100 |
 90/100 | 09/20/2023 19:55 | MetalMan67 | | 90/100 |
| 75/100 | 01/23/2022 16:11 |  IlMala | | 95/100 |
| 95/100 | 04/04/2021 11:42 | MasterOfPuppets | | 91/100 |
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From HoldenM 31 hours ago
HoldenM 31 hours ago
Hell yeah.
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From Moondance 47 hours ago
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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Larcx13 10/06/2020 10:16
Larcx13 10/06/2020 10:16
Sick top 10!
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85/100
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Boltzmann 04/24/2018 22:26
Boltzmann 04/24/2018 22:26
Interesting chart with lot of personality.
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90/100
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Cardboardfolder 04/24/2018 12:59
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
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ForegroundNoise 04/24/2018 08:14
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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90/100
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bobbyb5 08/20/2017 23:32
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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95/100
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RoundTheBend 02/02/2017 03:58
RoundTheBend 02/02/2017 03:58
36 in common.
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