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.

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

19,650

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 85 (2,353 votes)

Comments:

211

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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: 01/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,020 charts

Rank Score:

43,280

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,545 votes)

Comments:

304

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Super Fly 
Soundtrack

 Curtis Mayfield

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

526 charts

Rank Score:

3,235

Rank in 1972:

14

Rank in 1970s:

119

Overall Rank:

539

Average Rating:

 81 (576 votes)

Comments:

19

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Eat A Peach 

 The Allman Brothers Band

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

330 charts

Rank Score:

1,993

Rank in 1972:

17

Rank in 1970s:

182

Overall Rank:

866

Average Rating:

 80 (396 votes)

Comments:

17

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#1 Record 

 Big Star

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

3,966

Rank in 1972:

12

Rank in 1970s:

102

Overall Rank:

428

Average Rating:

 82 (655 votes)

Comments:

43

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,561 charts

Rank Score:

17,639

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (1,857 votes)

Comments:

144

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Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,240 charts

Rank Score:

9,790

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

 83 (1,541 votes)

Comments:

91

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Roxy Music 

 Roxy Music

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

1,788

Rank in 1972:

22

Rank in 1970s:

202

Overall Rank:

976

Average Rating:

 79 (491 votes)

Comments:

23

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Harvest 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,384 charts

Rank Score:

12,426

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

27

Overall Rank:

99

Average Rating:

 85 (1,729 votes)

Comments:

96

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Machine Head 

 Deep Purple

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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

820 charts

Rank Score:

6,408

Rank in 1972:

7

Rank in 1970s:

60

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

 82 (1,032 votes)

Comments:

57

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Country	Albums	%
	48	48%
	36	36%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100  !	04/28/2024 01:31	Purplepash	1,693	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

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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.

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From roberto71 08/22/2020 05:00 | #257297

excellent

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From tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:21 | #92375

One big list of classics. I like it.

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From ffudnebbuh 10/15/2012 14:09 | #52379

solid chart

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From ProfessorSquid 05/22/2012 03:45 | #42871

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.

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