Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
RoundTheBend 
I have finished my survey of the 1970s. I fairly proud of the experience I had listening to 228 albums to bring this list together. It was done "mathematically" and on a ranking system. I don't even trust my own subjective opinion past 20 albums, so this ranking system really helped me decide on albums past rank 20. I feel this method 85% represents my opinion and better than if I were just doing opinion additions to the chart.
Some of this I don't agree with though... I tried to do it mathmatically, but some great albums (london calling, the wall, and exile on main street) I'd probably have in my top 20 if it weren't some filler... not sure what to do about that. Stay true to my faulty math or my faulty opinion...
I also excluded best of collections except for Decade... it's such a more enjoyable listening experience than any other Neil Young album.
- Chart updated: 04/14/2016 03:15
- (Created: 01/26/2012 07:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,088
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93.5
[First added to this chart: 04/03/2016]
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1970
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5,078
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93.1
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1970
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12,034
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92.5
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1970
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8,685
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91.8
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1970
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9,471
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91.8
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1970
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18,718
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90.5
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1971
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4,677
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90
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1970
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7,337
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89.5
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1978
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3,172
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89.3
[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1971
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38,612
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 11th to 12th At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14th Abraxas by Santana |
| New entries |
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| On The Corner by Miles Davis |
| Leavers |
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| Paul Simon by Paul Simon |
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From Jbalbinolr 11/22/2017 19:25 | #201848
Jbalbinolr 11/22/2017 19:25 | #201848
Unique ranking.
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From bobbyb5 02/25/2017 18:34 | #186332
bobbyb5 02/25/2017 18:34 | #186332
Hey, u know what? I thought the exact same thing about Decade. Sometimes a compilation takes on a life of its own and becomes something new. I only include comps with this characteristic. Because I feel comps are kinda like cheating. The few I do include are so extraordinary that it would be wrong NOT to. Hot Rocks and Supremes Anthology and a couple others. Shit like that. Its just a good idea sometimes. Heh heh.
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From Daydreamer 01/22/2017 14:55 | #183864
Daydreamer 01/22/2017 14:55 | #183864
Very nice, Pink Floyd really dominated the 70's and it shows. I think mine won't be to different when I get around to making it.
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From Error Finn 03/04/2012 00:10 | #37780
good to see Hooker´N´Heat
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paladisiac 02/09/2012 23:28 | #36646
paladisiac 02/09/2012 23:28 | #36646
Good chart. One of these days i'll make a concerted effort to check out "ABC" in its entirety.
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