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)

• Chart updated: 06/14/2021 19:45
• (Created: 01/08/2012 22:53).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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3. (2) 1

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,343 charts

Rank Score:

11,805

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 80 (1,818 votes)

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5. (3) 2

The Album 

 ABBA

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 1977:

38

Rank in 1970s:

384

Overall Rank:

2,005

Average Rating:

 73 (185 votes)

Comments:

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11. (9) 2

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

21,717

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 86 (1,832 votes)

Comments:

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22. (21) 1

Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,486 charts

Rank Score:

19,377

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 86 (2,028 votes)

Comments:

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23. (26) 3

Damned, Damned, Damned 

 The Damned

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

241 charts

Rank Score:

1,147

Rank in 1977:

33

Rank in 1970s:

298

Overall Rank:

1,514

Average Rating:

 79 (220 votes)

Comments:

11

24. (27) 3

Suicide 

 Suicide

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

414 charts

Rank Score:

2,949

Rank in 1977:

19

Rank in 1970s:

142

Overall Rank:

600

Average Rating:

 78 (475 votes)

Comments:

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28. (36) 8

Trans Europa Express 

 Kraftwerk

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

701 charts

Rank Score:

5,826

Rank in 1977:

11

Rank in 1970s:

78

Overall Rank:

311

Average Rating:

 82 (886 votes)

Comments:

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30. (38) 8

The Idiot 

 Iggy Pop

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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

428 charts

Rank Score:

2,735

Rank in 1977:

20

Rank in 1970s:

152

Overall Rank:

655

Average Rating:

 80 (521 votes)

Comments:

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32. (41) 9

Pink Flag 

 Wire

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

5,566

Rank in 1977:

12

Rank in 1970s:

83

Overall Rank:

323

Average Rating:

 82 (781 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Talking Heads	2	4%
Wire	2	4%
Buzzcocks	2	4%
Public Image Ltd.	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	25	50%
	16	32%
	5	10%
	4	8%

Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 41st to 32nd Pink Flag by Wire
Up 9 from 24th to 15th Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Up 8 from 38th to 30th The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Biggest fallers
Down 16 from 31st to 47th What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Down 15 from 19th to 34th D.O.A: The Third And Final Report Of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle
Down 7 from 11th to 18th Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

New entries
The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
Transformer by Lou Reed
Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Jobriath by Jobriath
Waterloo by ABBA
The Undertones by The Undertones

Leavers
154 by Wire
The Second Annual Report by Throbbing Gristle
Dragnet by The Fall
The Clash by The Clash
Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure
Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads

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From Captain_Dude 07/12/2014 17:11

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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From daftpunter 01/26/2012 04:17

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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From Norman Bates 01/08/2012 19:10

Apart from a perverse love of Abba, a great chart! :)

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