Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
4,167 charts
Rank Score:
56,549
Rank in 1973:
1
Rank in 1970s:
1
Overall Rank:
2
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5378 votes)  92 (5,378 votes)
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Exile On Main St. 
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
1,975 charts
Rank Score:
18,487
Rank in 1972:
2
Rank in 1970s:
13
Overall Rank:
47
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 2376 votes)  85 (2,376 votes)
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Wish You Were Here 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
3,034 charts
Rank Score:
42,171
Rank in 1975:
1
Rank in 1970s:
2
Overall Rank:
5
Average Rating:
Top rated album (91/100 - 4096 votes)  91 (4,096 votes)
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
3,038 charts
Rank Score:
40,906
Rank in 1972:
1
Rank in 1970s:
3
Overall Rank:
6
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 3591 votes)  90 (3,591 votes)
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Blood On The Tracks 
United States Bob Dylan
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
1,878 charts
Rank Score:
19,792
Rank in 1975:
2
Rank in 1970s:
11
Overall Rank:
42
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2222 votes)  87 (2,222 votes)
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Loaded 
United States The Velvet Underground
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
871 charts
Rank Score:
6,081
Rank in 1970:
13
Rank in 1970s:
65
Overall Rank:
265
Average Rating:
 82 (1,263 votes)
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Who's Next 
United Kingdom The Who
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
2,215 charts
Rank Score:
20,392
Rank in 1971:
2
Rank in 1970s:
10
Overall Rank:
40
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2601 votes)  86 (2,601 votes)
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Darkness On The Edge Of Town 
United States Bruce Springsteen
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
912 charts
Rank Score:
7,092
Rank in 1978:
1
Rank in 1970s:
52
Overall Rank:
218
Average Rating:
 82 (1,191 votes)
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For Your Pleasure 
United Kingdom Roxy Music
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
535 charts
Rank Score:
3,445
Rank in 1973:
12
Rank in 1970s:
110
Overall Rank:
497
Average Rating:
 80 (672 votes)
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Some Girls 
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 01/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
620 charts
Rank Score:
3,018
Rank in 1978:
9
Rank in 1970s:
124
Overall Rank:
566
Average Rating:
 80 (973 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Artist Albums %


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Pink Floyd 5 5% Filter chart to just show these albums
Bob Dylan 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Bruce Springsteen 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Led Zeppelin 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Townes Van Zandt 4 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
The Rolling Stones 3 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54% Filter chart to just show these albums
United Kingdom 41 41% Filter chart to just show these albums
Mixed Nationality 2 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Sweden 1 1% Filter chart to just show these albums

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From 05/22/2012 04:59 | #42877
Very nice.
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From 03/31/2012 22:08 | #39244
Nice list
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