Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 02/04/2026 09:45
- (Created: 06/04/2017 00:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1972 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Sex Pistols | 2 | 2% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| The Who | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk |
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| Changesonebowie by David Bowie |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/08/2023 23:26 | KineticEchoes02 | 110 | 88/100 | |
| 03/08/2023 21:58 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 | |
| 03/08/2023 18:20 | Johnnyo | 2,608 | 80/100 | |
| 10/07/2022 18:49 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 | |
| 06/02/2022 23:39 | matterhornrider | 100 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.3/100, a mean average of 91.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.2.
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Purplepash 03/10/2023 22:54 | #294902
@Moondance thanks for your comment. Yes Thick As A Brick is a fascinating album and draws me in. I do have The Master's Apprentices debut in my '60s chart. Choice Cuts is also very good but too much great stuff in the '70s for it to get a look in here.
The 70's was such a classic decade and making a top 100 is quite a challenge (so so many quality album to choose from) ~ your chart provides a unique snapshot of the music that mattered to you. Great to see Thick As A Brick (finally) make the cut. I was hoping to see a few more Aussie albums - eg The Saints - (I'm) Stranded; Masters Apprentices - Choice Cuts: and perhaps Daddy Cool, Richard Clapton & Renee Geyer (to name a few) - but the Aussie albums you have included are pretty coool too.
Great chart of arguably the best decade in contemporary music.
nitomano 06/28/2018 04:41 | #217408
I love 70's charts and yours is a great one
bobbyb5 05/09/2018 13:32 | #214482
10 bonus points for Madness.
Lovely chart!
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