Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by album guru joe

Awesome decade of music...Singer/Songwriter, Proto Punk, Glam, Prog Rock, Early Electronica, Heavy Metal/Hard Rock, Stadium Rock, Funk/Disco, Raggae/Dub, Punk, Post-Punk & New Wave...and much more :)

• Chart updated: 10/15/2012 12:26
• (Created: 01/25/2012 13:11).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

There are 4 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s has an average rating of 88 out of 100 (from 10 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

• Summary
• Composition
• Ratings
• Favourites
• Comments
• Your feedback

View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.

Sort by

• Overall Rank
• Num. Charts
• Avg. Rating
• Num. Ratings
• Release Date
• Title
• Artist
• Date Added

1. (=)

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,349

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,329 votes)

Comments:

592

2. (=)

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,962 charts

Rank Score:

20,035

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 85 (2,348 votes)

Comments:

210

3. (=)

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,636 charts

Rank Score:

19,183

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 85 (1,947 votes)

Comments:

145

4. (=)

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,379 charts

Rank Score:

10,772

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

33

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 80 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

145

5. (=)

Who's Next 

 The Who

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,187 charts

Rank Score:

21,471

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,560 votes)

Comments:

201

6. (=)

London Calling 

 The Clash

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,820 charts

Rank Score:

31,534

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,157 votes)

Comments:

259

7. (=)

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,443

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,994 votes)

Comments:

305

8. (=)

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,301 charts

Rank Score:

31,067

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,635 votes)

Comments:

187

9. (=)

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,251 charts

Rank Score:

25,673

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,495 votes)

Comments:

267

10. (=)

Songs In The Key Of Life 

 Stevie Wonder

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,299 charts

Rank Score:

15,847

Rank in 1976:

1

Rank in 1970s:

21

Overall Rank:

74

Average Rating:

 85 (1,363 votes)

Comments:

90

• « prev
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• ...
• 9
• 10
• next »
• Goto Page: 

Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10

Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	16	16%
1971	16	16%
1972	12	12%
1973	11	11%
1974	4	4%
1975	7	7%
1976	9	9%
1977	15	15%
1978	4	4%
1979	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Stevie Wonder	3	3%
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	2%
Marvin Gaye	2	2%
Nick Drake	2	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	36	36%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
Show all

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 97th to 94th Sail Away by Randy Newman

Biggest fallers
Down 2 from 88th to 90th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
Down 2 from 93rd to 95th Animals by Pink Floyd
Down 2 from 94th to 96th Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

New entries
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Leavers
Mothership Connection by Parliament

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s similar charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s	elton229	1970s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	RFNAPLES	1970s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	decemberhotel	1970s decade chart	2015
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	StefanR10	1970s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Juneof44	1970s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Pastiche	1970s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Dakatalbum	1970s decade chart	2019
Los 100 mejores discos de los años 70	Diariocrítico	1970s decade chart	2016
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	iamthewalrus	1970s decade chart	2019
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	btener11	1970s decade chart	2012

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s similarity to your chart(s)

Other decade charts by album guru joe

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s	album guru joe	2010s decade chart	2013
Top 80 Music Albums of the 2000s	album guru joe	2000s decade chart	2013
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	album guru joe	1990s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	album guru joe	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	album guru joe	1970s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	album guru joe	1960s decade chart	2013
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s	album guru joe	1950s decade chart	2012

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s ratings

Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 10 ratings for this chart.

Sort ratings

• Rating
• Date updated
• Member

Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100	04/28/2024 01:31	Purplepash	1,661	88/100
90/100	08/22/2020 04:59	roberto71	43	93/100
95/100	11/05/2016 12:54	Seab	2,005	93/100
100/100	11/14/2013 14:22	tgarritsen	375	86/100
90/100	03/14/2013 06:10	~SMiLE~	315	81/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart is rated in the top 10% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.9/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.7.

• Related links:
• Top charts

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s favourites

Showing all 2 members who have added this chart as a favourite

Champ

RFNAPLES

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s comments

Showing all 4 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  

90/100

From roberto71 08/22/2020 05:00

excellent

#257297 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:21

One big list of classics. I like it.

#92375 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From ffudnebbuh 10/15/2012 14:09

solid chart

#52379 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

80/100

From ProfessorSquid 05/22/2012 03:45

I could quibble over the order, but it's not worth the time. As a Bob Dylan fan I would, however, have a hard time not putting Desire or Blood on the Tracks in the Top 10.

#42871 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s

Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!