Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s
by emmgreenwood

• Chart updated: 09/04/2018 17:45
• (Created: 09/04/2018 17:39).
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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,854 charts

Rank Score:

19,573

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,442 votes)

Comments:

159

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Electric Warrior 

 T. Rex

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

763 charts

Rank Score:

4,825

Rank in 1971:

16

Rank in 1970s:

88

Overall Rank:

353

Average Rating:

 82 (839 votes)

Comments:

44

26. (48) 22

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,406

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,994 votes)

Comments:

305

30. (29) 1

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,636 charts

Rank Score:

19,181

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 85 (1,947 votes)

Comments:

145

33. (32) 1

Songs Of Love And Hate 

 Leonard Cohen

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

538 charts

Rank Score:

3,631

Rank in 1971:

21

Rank in 1970s:

108

Overall Rank:

477

Average Rating:

 83 (621 votes)

Comments:

21

38. (37) 1

Ram 

 Paul & Linda McCartney

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

590 charts

Rank Score:

4,998

Rank in 1971:

15

Rank in 1970s:

86

Overall Rank:

345

Average Rating:

 82 (756 votes)

Comments:

61

44. (43) 1

Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,188 charts

Rank Score:

21,510

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,561 votes)

Comments:

201

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,638 charts

Rank Score:

17,136

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (1,919 votes)

Comments:

136

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	7	14%
1971	8	16%
1972	4	8%
1973	6	12%
1974	1	2%
1975	4	8%
1976	3	6%
1977	9	18%
1978	3	6%
1979	5	10%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	7	14%
Queen	3	6%
Pink Floyd	3	6%
Talking Heads	2	4%
Marvin Gaye	2	4%
Iggy Pop	2	4%
The Rolling Stones	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	17	34%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%

Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 22 from 48th to 26th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 26th to 27th Transformer by Lou Reed
Down 1 from 27th to 28th A Night At The Opera by Queen
Down 1 from 28th to 29th Station To Station by David Bowie

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