Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s by johnner

Top 30 Tracks of the 1970's:

1) Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols (1976 EMI)
2) Transmission - Joy Division (1979 Factory)
3) Outdoor Miner (Long Version) - Wire (1979 Harvest)
4) Eagle - ABBA (1977 Epic)
5) Life On Mars - David Bowie (1971 RCA)
6) Shot By Both Sides - Magazine (1978 Virgin)
7) Heart Of Glass - Blondie (1978 Chrysalis)
8) The Model - Kraftwerk (1978 Capitol)
9) At Home He's A Tourist - Gang Of Four (1979 EMI)
10) Being Boiled - The Human League (1978 Fast Product)
11) Fiction Romance - Buzzcocks (1978 United Artistes)
12) Venus - Television (1977 Elektra)
13) Teenage Kicks - The Undertones (1978 Good Vibrations)
14) Falling & Laughing - Orange Juice (1979 Postcard)
15) Search & Destroy - Iggy & The Stooges (1973 Columbia)
16) New Rose - The Damned (1976 Stiff)
17) Public Image - Public Image Ltd. (1978 Virgin)
18) This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both of Us - Sparks (1974 Island)
19) Land - Patti Smith (1975 Arista)
20) Riders On The Storm - The Doors (1971 Elektra)
21) Jeepster - T.Rex (1971 Fly)
22) Psycho Killer - Talking Heads (1977 Sire)
23) Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones (1978 Columbia)
24) Perfect Day - Lou Reed (1972 RCA)
25) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (1971 Motown)
26) Three Imaginary Boys - The Cure (1979 Fiction)
27) Superstition - Stevie Wonder (1972 Motown)
28) Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones (1976 Sire)
29) United - Throbbing Gristle (1978 Industrial)
30) TVOD - The Normal (1978 Mute)

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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1975
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149
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1977
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11,884
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1976
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1977
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]
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1978
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1972
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1978
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1978
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]
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1979
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 2 4%
1971 3 6%
1972 3 6%
1973 5 10%
1974 4 8%
1975 4 8%
1976 3 6%
1977 9 18%
1978 10 20%
1979 7 14%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 7 14%
ABBA 5 10%
Kraftwerk 4 8%
Buzzcocks 2 4%
Public Image Ltd. 2 4%
Throbbing Gristle 2 4%
Talking Heads 2 4%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 25 50%
United States 16 32%
Sweden 5 10%
Germany 4 8%
Compilation? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%

Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 9 from 41st to 32nd
Pink Flag
by Wire
Climber Up 9 from 24th to 15th
Hunky Dory
by David Bowie
Climber Up 8 from 38th to 30th
The Idiot
by Iggy Pop
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 16 from 31st to 47th
What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye
Faller Down 15 from 19th to 34th
D.O.A: The Third And Final Report Of Throbbing Gristle
by Throbbing Gristle
Faller Down 7 from 11th to 18th
Fear Of Music
by Talking Heads

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ABBA! Yes, they're pop....absolutely PERFECT pop! They are amazing. Stick to your guns and support that incredible group that used to rule the world. Oh...and I absolutely agree with your other choices, too. I'm proud to say I have them all in my collection, too. :o)
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Norm, is there any other type of love of ABBA? Other than that this is a REALLY nice chart. Love the Buzzcocks and Sparks.
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Apart from a perverse love of Abba, a great chart! :)
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