Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Purplepash

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• (Created: 06/04/2017 00:45).
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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"And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon"

I had 2 best friends in my teenage years and the three of us explored and discovered a lot of music together. One of them was a huge Pink Floyd fan and even though I only got into Piper at the Gates of Dawn he used to play all their othet albums a lot. Eventually familiarity bred affection and I now love a lot of Pink Floyd, mainly the Roger Waters era. Anyway he passed away at an early age and ever since this album provokes an emotional response and fond memories and will forever hold a special place in my heart. I hope he is enjoying the great gig in the sky and one day I will see him again on the dark side of the moon.

Special songs: Brain Damage, Eclipse, The Great Gig In The Sky [First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,161

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,203 votes)

Comments:

581

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,305

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,901 votes)

Comments:

300

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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"You're not alone
Just turn on with me, and you're not alone"

When you became a fan of Bowie with his Let's Dance and Never Let Me Down albums, imagine how good going back and hearing all his earlier albums was. One of my favourite artists.

10/10 songs: Ziggy Stardust, Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, Starman, Suffragette City [First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,934 charts

Rank Score:

50,098

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,447 votes)

Comments:

299

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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"I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling,
Feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling"

I am glad that when I was about 18 my best mate was a Joy Division fan because they are not easily instantly accessable, but over a short period of time I came to adore this, Closer, Still, and Substance.

10/10 songs: Disorder, She's Lost Control, and Shadowplay [First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,936

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 87 (2,273 votes)

Comments:

189

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The Madcap Laughs 

 Syd Barrett

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"Won't you miss me?
Wouldn't you miss me at all?"

I have loved this album for a long, long, time now. His decent into madness from the catalyst of LSD fully on display on this album and is both fascinating and incredibly sad at the same time. There is still so much talent on display here with the melodicism, vocals, and personal lyrics that are revealing both on the surface level and sometimes on a more ambiguous deeper level. The pain and aching on Dark Globe was the realest thing I had heard musically at the time, and it still hurts to hear it now.

10/10 songs: Dark Globe, Octopus, Terrapin, No Good Trying. [First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,809

Rank in 1970:

28

Rank in 1970s:

209

Overall Rank:

994

Average Rating:

 76 (430 votes)

Comments:

28

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Inflammable Material 

 Stiff Little Fingers

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"They say they've got control of you
And that's a lie, you know"

When I first started getting into punk 30 odd years ago this was one of the first albums I loved. Great songs, with things to say, fighting injustices, fantastic vocals. Still a great album today and highly recommended to anyone with even a slight interest in punk.

10/10 songs: Johnny Was, Suspect Device, Barbed Wire Love [First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

846

Rank in 1979:

37

Rank in 1970s:

376

Overall Rank:

1,966

Average Rating:

 78 (176 votes)

Comments:

7

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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"Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?
Mother do you think they'll like this song?
Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?
Ooh, ah
Mother should I build the wall?"


I don't think I ever listened to this album fully until after I saw the movie, at which time it all made so much more emotional sense. One of my 100 favourite movies that I have seen many times. I admit the album has lost some of it's shine over time for me, but it always wii be an awedome album.

10/10 songs: Comfortably Numb, Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky
(First added to chart: 29/03/2017) [First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

30,109

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,412 votes)

Comments:

261

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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[First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,343 charts

Rank Score:

11,814

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 80 (1,818 votes)

Comments:

145

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Live At Leeds 
Live

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2018]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

2,626

Rank in 1970:

23

Rank in 1970s:

155

Overall Rank:

686

Average Rating:

 83 (666 votes)

Comments:

41

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Imagine 

 John Lennon

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

5,197

Rank in 1971:

16

Rank in 1970s:

86

Overall Rank:

344

Average Rating:

 81 (1,133 votes)

Comments:

63

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	13	13%
1971	21	21%
1972	7	7%
1973	12	12%
1974	4	4%
1975	7	7%
1976	5	5%
1977	10	10%
1978	7	7%
1979	14	14%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	8	8%
Pink Floyd	7	7%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
The Who	3	3%
Can	3	3%
Lou Reed	2	2%
Neil Young	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	50	50%
	30	30%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
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90/100	03/08/2023 23:26	KineticEchoes02	111	88/100
90/100	03/08/2023 21:58	Moondance	455	84/100
90/100	03/08/2023 18:20	Johnnyo	2,014	80/100
95/100	10/07/2022 18:49	MasterOfPuppets	175	91/100
100/100	06/02/2022 23:39	matterhornrider	55	92/100

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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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From Purplepash 03/10/2023 22:54

@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.

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From Moondance 03/08/2023 22:04

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.

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From Johnnyo 03/08/2023 18:21

Great chart of arguably the best decade in contemporary music.

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From nitomano 06/28/2018 04:41

I love 70's charts and yours is a great one

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From bobbyb5 05/09/2018 13:32

10 bonus points for Madness.

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From SamNassiri98 02/25/2018 14:28

Lovely chart!

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