Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Dakatalbum 
This my updated 1970s best albums chart. I ranked these albums based on my personal taste, album flow, consistency and how they impact future genres.
P.S. Innervisions will always be one of my favourite albums, no matter how you ignore this album here. It's not even in top 100 in overall chart.
- Chart updated: 10/23/2019 18:45
- (Created: 06/07/2017 11:37).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,078
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,663
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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12,557
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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10,583
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,079
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,890
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,709
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
9,011
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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12,157
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,436
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Queen | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 72nd to 67th Maggot Brain by Funkadelic |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 67th to 72nd Fear Of Music by Talking Heads |
| New entries |
|---|
| Transformer by Lou Reed |
| Crime Of The Century by Supertramp |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Lou Reed by Lou Reed |
| Supertramp by Supertramp |
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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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| ! | 05/09/2023 17:35 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2021 19:10 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | 74 | 87/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2020 04:05 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2019 17:46 | NSPE | 350 | 77/100 |
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41 in common.
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Love stevie and genesis
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
