Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by lancashirearab

If an album is in my Top 100 Greatest Music Albums of all time, it will not re-appear in this one. I first started buying records in the early seventies. Not many of my earliest purchases feature in the chart, but you have to start somewhere.

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A classic album. "I'm gonna put on an iron shirt and chase Satan outa earth." [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]
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1976
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527
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I am always grateful to John Peel to opening my mind up towards reggae. This is a great dub album. [First added to this chart: 04/10/2012]
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1976
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590
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The clash did a great version of the title track, but this one is better. I remember first hearing reggae on John Peel's show. This album is a direct result of his show. [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]
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1977
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91
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This is my favourite Marley album. It just sounds so good. [First added to this chart: 04/09/2012]
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1973
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2,366
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John Peel is responsible for any reggae albums in my collection. Every show had at least one or two reggae track. At first I used to be annoyed by them, but so many of them seeped into my consciousness and remained there as favourites.
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1976
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584
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I was lucky enough to see Toots perform many of these songs in the Windsor Suite, Blackburn. This a small venue and it was free! [First added to this chart: 04/10/2012]
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1973
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579
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This is such an uplifting album. I love the rhythms on the album. [First added to this chart: 04/10/2012]
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1973
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This is such a good roots reggae album. [First added to this chart: 04/10/2012]
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1976
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304
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 8 8%
1971 5 5%
1972 10 10%
1973 8 8%
1974 11 11%
1975 5 5%
1976 7 7%
1977 11 11%
1978 17 17%
1979 17 17%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 7 7%
Roxy Music 5 5%
Can 4 4%
Ramones 3 3%
Patti Smith Group 3 3%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Television 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 47 47%
United States 33 33%
Germany 8 8%
Jamaica 8 8%
Australia 1 1%
Italy 1 1%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 01/27/2016 08:39
Great pre-punk, alternative chart!
Missing a lot of the clasical 60´s artists(Beatles etc...)
It has became pretty personal and I love it the way it is!
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Extra marks for The Saints being in there. Some brilliant choices in here and some I really need to listen to.
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