Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Cheboygan74

These are my favorite albums as of June 30, 2025.

Recommendations are appreciated.
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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323
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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22,676
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2803 votes)  88 (2,803 votes)
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3. (4) Up 1
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[First added to this chart: 12/04/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,523
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4. (3) Down 1
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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5,100
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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21,057
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2566 votes)  86 (2,566 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,088
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5331 votes)  92 (5,331 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,808
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2337 votes)  86 (2,337 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,475
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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116
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,716
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4056 votes)  91 (4,056 votes)
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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 9 9%
1971 12 12%
1972 11 11%
1973 9 9%
1974 10 10%
1975 9 9%
1976 8 8%
1977 12 12%
1978 9 9%
1979 11 11%
Artist Albums %


Townes Van Zandt 5 5%
Can 4 4%
Pink Floyd 4 4%
Camel 4 4%
Jerry Jeff Walker 4 4%
Kraftwerk 4 4%
The Statler Brothers 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 46 46%
United Kingdom 41 41%
Germany 9 9%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
Argentina 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Japan 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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Faller Down 6 from 44th to 50th
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Faller Down 5 from 41st to 46th
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