Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by BlueNote

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• Chart updated: 04/07/2024 01:15
• (Created: 01/12/2012 00:22).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,041 charts

Rank Score:

71,269

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,199 votes)

Comments:

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,906 charts

Rank Score:

22,543

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 86 (2,290 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,911 charts

Rank Score:

50,817

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 91 (3,940 votes)

Comments:

307

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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: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,933 charts

Rank Score:

50,082

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,443 votes)

Comments:

298

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

23,657

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,130 votes)

Comments:

165

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Loaded 

 The Velvet Underground

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

848 charts

Rank Score:

6,888

Rank in 1970:

12

Rank in 1970s:

61

Overall Rank:

253

Average Rating:

 82 (1,217 votes)

Comments:

66

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,128 charts

Rank Score:

24,134

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,484 votes)

Comments:

200

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Darkness On The Edge Of Town 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

867 charts

Rank Score:

8,174

Rank in 1978:

1

Rank in 1970s:

49

Overall Rank:

202

Average Rating:

 82 (1,131 votes)

Comments:

79

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For Your Pleasure 

 Roxy Music

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

508 charts

Rank Score:

3,679

Rank in 1973:

12

Rank in 1970s:

113

Overall Rank:

487

Average Rating:

 80 (633 votes)

Comments:

28

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A Night At The Opera 

 Queen

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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,380 charts

Rank Score:

13,304

Rank in 1975:

5

Rank in 1970s:

28

Overall Rank:

104

Average Rating:

 83 (1,878 votes)

Comments:

129

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	12	12%
1971	16	16%
1972	10	10%
1973	12	12%
1974	5	5%
1975	8	8%
1976	7	7%
1977	10	10%
1978	14	14%
1979	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	7	7%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
Bruce Springsteen	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Townes Van Zandt	4	4%
Talking Heads	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	54	54%
	41	41%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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Up 1 from 100th to 99th El Paso City by Marty Robbins

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 99th to 100th The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen

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85/100	05/22/2012 04:59	eclab	41	78/100
80/100	04/04/2012 14:33	SteMail926	13	77/100
85/100	03/31/2012 22:08	5thbeatle	216	74/100
75/100	03/26/2012 12:14	~SMiLE~	317	81/100

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From eclab 05/22/2012 04:59

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Nice list

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