Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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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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1973
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1970
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1970
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1970
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1970
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1970
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1971
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1978
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2,981
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Steve Miller Band | 2 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno | 2 | 2% | |
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From RoundTheBend 12/30/2017 06:35 in Best Year For Music- Round 1-Part 2: The 1970's
RoundTheBend 12/30/2017 06:35 in Best Year For Music- Round 1-Part 2: The 1970's“My 70s list has lots of 1970 albums... and so does my top 10 of that decade... so 1970 for me.”
View post →From RoundTheBend 05/23/2016 23:23 in Controversial Music Opinions On BEA!
RoundTheBend 05/23/2016 23:23 in Controversial Music Opinions On BEA!“I don't know how controversial this will be with this crowd, but as far as rock music goes, 2000s > 1970s. In fact: 1990s > 2000s > 1980s > 1960s > 2010s > 1970s Roughly. Haven't heard enough from the 50s to include them. I would have agreed with you if I hadn't just surveyed the 1970s and realized…”
View post →From RoundTheBend 04/09/2016 18:46 in Chart talk
RoundTheBend 04/09/2016 18:46 in Chart talk“I have finished my 1970s survey: Listened to about 228 albums in past few weeks or so.”
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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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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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Error Finn 03/04/2012 00:10 | #37780
good to see Hooker´N´Heat
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/09/2012 23:28 | #36646
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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Jbalbinolr 11/22/2017 19:25 | #201848
Unique ranking.
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