Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
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"Sunflower" sounds completely fresh overflowing with hooks and harmonies. The songs are sweet, crisp, warm, melodic, and fun. It's a real group effort; an upbeat cohesive album with each member having their moment in the spotlight. Dennis Wilson particularly shines demonstrating some impressive songwriting. The band sound very naturally and confident. A truly delightful album.
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1970
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Cheap Trick's debut album is has the raw aesthetic of a live performance. Unassailable bedrock rhythm section, crunchy guitars, and astonishing vocals pull together for an explosive fusion of unorthodox subjects wrapped in blissful melodic hooks. Touching upon such disturbing topics as pedophilia, serial killers, suicide, youth-culture cynicism and gigolos. Great compositions and electric performances, mingled with a dark undercurrent help create this highly underrated album.
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Berstein's exuberance is a perfect match for Gershwin's music. "Rhapsody" will take you away, from opening bluesy note and seduces you with all it's jazzy brilliance. It's lively, flashy, bluesy, and intensely enchanting piece of music. This rendition of "Rhapsody in Blue" is unsurpassed, chimerical, even whimsical at times. "An American In Paris" is a vital, moving performance, presented with wonderfully spontaneous energy.
Enduring Music, Amazing Performance. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
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"Heaven Tonight" is Cheap Trick's 3rd album.
"Surrender" kicks off with four minutes of nonstop hooks and ironic lyrics. This is followed by a great arena-ready punch that just keep coming, summing up the strengths of their first two albums.From the onslaught this is a series of superbly crafted and cleverly arranged songs."Heaven Tonight" has abundance of gorgeous harmonies, zealous melodies, two-fisted riffs and heavy metal chords for any rock fan. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
"Surrender" kicks off with four minutes of nonstop hooks and ironic lyrics. This is followed by a great arena-ready punch that just keep coming, summing up the strengths of their first two albums.From the onslaught this is a series of superbly crafted and cleverly arranged songs."Heaven Tonight" has abundance of gorgeous harmonies, zealous melodies, two-fisted riffs and heavy metal chords for any rock fan. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
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"In Color" was Cheap Trick's sophomore release. Produced by Tom Werman, who stripped away their raw attack and replace it with a polished , poppy,radio-friendly sound,(in contrast to the first album). "In Color" contains the studio version of "I Want You To Want Me," which would go on to become one of their biggest hits a few years later when it was released on "At Budakon". Hip-shaking, guitar-driven, harmony-coated super-songs make for a rockin' good time. A fantastic record with splendidly crafted songs. Lots of fun.
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When it came out in '79 I played this album to death. There's not a song here I don't love.
Produced by Jimmy Iovine "Damn the Torpedoes" has a clean production sound. Every song on the album is great. It's has this Dylan meets the Stones meets the Byrds vibe. It's raw yet sunny. With such classics as 'Refugee', 'Even the Losers', 'Here Comes My Girl', 'Don't Do Me Like That', 'Century City', and 'What are You doin in My Life'... "Damn the Torpedoes" is an excellent album. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
Produced by Jimmy Iovine "Damn the Torpedoes" has a clean production sound. Every song on the album is great. It's has this Dylan meets the Stones meets the Byrds vibe. It's raw yet sunny. With such classics as 'Refugee', 'Even the Losers', 'Here Comes My Girl', 'Don't Do Me Like That', 'Century City', and 'What are You doin in My Life'... "Damn the Torpedoes" is an excellent album. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
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1979
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This is CCR at it's very best.
Even if they weren't from any place near Louisiana they captured the flavor of life on the bayou, pumping out swampy blackwater rock'n'roll.
There is no fillers here.
Standout tracks: "Travelin' Band", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Run Through the Jungle", "Up Around the Bend", "Who'll Stop the Rain" and the 11 minutes version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" .
Despite being from the San Francisco Bay Area , they became Southern rock stylists, singing about Lower Mississippi Valley as if they lived there all their lives.
"Cosmo's Factory" is filled with marshy rockers, soulful laid-back groove, and intense jams. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
Even if they weren't from any place near Louisiana they captured the flavor of life on the bayou, pumping out swampy blackwater rock'n'roll.
There is no fillers here.
Standout tracks: "Travelin' Band", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", "Run Through the Jungle", "Up Around the Bend", "Who'll Stop the Rain" and the 11 minutes version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" .
Despite being from the San Francisco Bay Area , they became Southern rock stylists, singing about Lower Mississippi Valley as if they lived there all their lives.
"Cosmo's Factory" is filled with marshy rockers, soulful laid-back groove, and intense jams. [First added to this chart: 03/10/2012]
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1970
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1976
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1978
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1978
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
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| 1970 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 13 | 13% |
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| Kiss | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Cheap Trick | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Scorpions | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| John Lennon | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Up 8 from 14th to 6th Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath |
| Up 1 from 6th to 5th Lovedrive by Scorpions |
| Up 1 from 5th to 4th Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin |
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| Down 10 from 4th to 14th Who's Next by The Who |
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From buzzdainer 06/16/2016 12:53
buzzdainer 06/16/2016 12:53
Really great chart! Pretty hard to disagree with the likes of London Calling and Damn the Torpedoes. I need convincing when it comes to Kiss and Cheap Trick, but those little differences of opinion are what makes the site great.
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From tgarritsen 12/29/2013 15:14
tgarritsen 12/29/2013 15:14
Perfect summary of the decade. Punk, Metal, Hard-rock, Pop, Soul and anything else the 70's was about.
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From 5thbeatle 05/24/2013 16:53
A little too much 70's for my liking :P 33 in common with my own, hard not to like.
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Mother Nature's Son 02/26/2013 18:42
Mother Nature's Son 02/26/2013 18:42
Great chart, some excellent choices. What do you think about The Beach Boys' "Holland" and "Love You"?
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junodog4 04/06/2012 03:29
junodog4 04/06/2012 03:29
Love the Bernstein inclusion! Can't say I care for the Scorpions. Good list nonetheless.
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From ~SMiLE~ 03/27/2012 20:36
~SMiLE~ 03/27/2012 20:36
Thanks "Hermes_requite"
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