Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by madsnyland

• Chart updated: 05/12/2018 08:45
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,106 charts

Rank Score:

64,620

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,298 votes)

Comments:

585

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,973 charts

Rank Score:

46,642

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (4,022 votes)

Comments:

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Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,365 charts

Rank Score:

17,069

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 85 (1,490 votes)

Comments:

114

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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,846 charts

Rank Score:

20,503

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,424 votes)

Comments:

159

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,238 charts

Rank Score:

27,171

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,475 votes)

Comments:

264

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Ram 

 Paul & Linda McCartney

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

584 charts

Rank Score:

5,246

Rank in 1971:

15

Rank in 1970s:

84

Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

 83 (745 votes)

Comments:

61

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

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,992 charts

Rank Score:

46,553

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,514 votes)

Comments:

301

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 

 Elton John

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

981 charts

Rank Score:

7,812

Rank in 1973:

5

Rank in 1970s:

49

Overall Rank:

204

Average Rating:

 81 (1,143 votes)

Comments:

81

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Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,279 charts

Rank Score:

32,366

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,610 votes)

Comments:

185

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Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

995 charts

Rank Score:

10,962

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

 84 (1,260 votes)

Comments:

93

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	14	14%
1971	19	19%
1972	9	9%
1973	12	12%
1974	8	8%
1975	10	10%
1976	8	8%
1977	11	11%
1978	4	4%
1979	5	5%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	6	6%
David Bowie	5	5%
Genesis	5	5%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Queen	4	4%
Paul Simon	3	3%
Yes	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	58	58%
	32	32%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 73rd to 72nd Breakfast In America by Supertramp
Up 1 from 72nd to 71st Sunflower by The Beach Boys
Up 1 from 71st to 70th The Album by ABBA

Biggest fallers
Down 9 from 69th to 78th Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Down 4 from 75th to 79th Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player by Elton John
Down 4 from 76th to 80th Quadrophenia by The Who

New entries
McCartney by Paul McCartney
After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Nursery Cryme by Genesis
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie

Leavers
Gorilla by James Taylor
Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
Rugsted & Kreutzfeldt by Rugsted & Kreutzfeldt
Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

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