Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
Bork 
Top ten artists of the 70's:
1. Elton John, 2. Waylon Jennings, 3. David Bowie, 4. Willie Nelson, 5. Queen, 6. Tom Waits, 7. The Rolling Stones, 8. AC/DC, 9. ZZ Top, 10. Kiss
- Chart updated: 10/02/2021 02:45
- (Created: 12/05/2011 01:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There is 1 comment for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s has an average rating of 83 out of 100 (from 8 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from AC/DC. (Remove this filter)
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 06/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
832
Rank in 1976:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
969
Rank in 1976:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,074
Rank in 1979:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,458
Rank in 1977:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 4. Page 1 of 1
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| AC/DC | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Morrison | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 3 | 3% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
47 | 47% | |
 |
39 | 39% | |
 |
4 | 4% | |
 |
4 | 4% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 4 from 95th to 99thThe Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Down 4 from 96th to 100thThick As A Brick by Jethro Tull |
| Down 3 from 94th to 97thNews Of The World by Queen |
| New entries |
|---|
| Sweet Revenge by John Prine |
| In Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin |
| Common Sense by John Prine |
| Waylon & Willie by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Aerosmith by Aerosmith |
| Lonesome, On'ry And Mean by Waylon Jennings |
| Aladdin Sane by David Bowie |
| All American Boy by Rick Derringer |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | Bork | Overall chart | 2021 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  MetalMan67 | 1970s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 1970s Classic Rock Albums | nas062080 | Custom chart | 2013 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  junodog4 | 1970s decade chart | 2021 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | Chambord | 1970s decade chart | 2022 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  22erik22 | 1970s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  StefanR10 | 1970s decade chart | 2020 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s |  Daydreamer | 1970s decade chart | 2020 |  |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | Imaybeparanoid | 1970s decade chart | 2017 | |
| Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | Madrocker | 1970s decade chart | 2019 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Other decade charts by Bork
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 25 Music Albums of the 2010s | Bork | 2010s decade chart | 2021 | |
| Top 82 Music Albums of the 2000s | Bork | 2000s decade chart | 2021 | |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 8 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/18/2020 17:37 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2014 08:15 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2014 00:09 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2013 20:52 | JusticeDone | 424 | 96/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2012 18:15 | ecwashere | 157 | 83/100 |
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s favourites
Showing all 1 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From ecwashere 11/05/2012 18:15 | #54298
Great chart!
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
