50 Best Albums of the '70s by Q (1998)

Q was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. These are their best albums of 1970s.
(Official website: www.qthemusic.com)

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31.

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

29,899

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,413 votes)

Comments:

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32.

Catch A Fire 

 The Wailers

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,538

Rank in 1973:

20

Rank in 1970s:

162

Overall Rank:

713

Average Rating:

 81 (439 votes)

Comments:

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33.

Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) 

 The Stranglers

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,180

Rank in 1977:

31

Rank in 1970s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,464

Average Rating:

 79 (202 votes)

Comments:

9

34.

One Nation Under A Groove 

 Funkadelic

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,111

Rank in 1978:

27

Rank in 1970s:

306

Overall Rank:

1,551

Average Rating:

 80 (256 votes)

Comments:

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35.

Marcus Garvey 

 Burning Spear

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

511

Rank in 1975:

50

Rank in 1970s:

532

Overall Rank:

2,958

Average Rating:

 77 (123 votes)

Comments:

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36.

The Kick Inside 

 Kate Bush

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

465 charts

Rank Score:

3,322

Rank in 1978:

7

Rank in 1970s:

125

Overall Rank:

542

Average Rating:

 80 (577 votes)

Comments:

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37.

Love Bites 

 Buzzcocks

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Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

318

Rank in 1978:

82

Rank in 1970s:

766

Overall Rank:

4,419

Average Rating:

 76 (95 votes)

Comments:

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38.

Bat Out Of Hell 

 Meat Loaf

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

431 charts

Rank Score:

3,123

Rank in 1977:

18

Rank in 1970s:

134

Overall Rank:

568

Average Rating:

 71 (658 votes)

Comments:

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39.

The Clash 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

871 charts

Rank Score:

6,300

Rank in 1977:

10

Rank in 1970s:

70

Overall Rank:

282

Average Rating:

 82 (1,267 votes)

Comments:

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40.

Setting Sons 

 The Jam

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,629

Rank in 1979:

19

Rank in 1970s:

231

Overall Rank:

1,081

Average Rating:

 79 (338 votes)

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50 Best Albums of the '70s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	3	6%
1971	6	12%
1972	4	8%
1973	6	12%
1974	1	2%
1975	6	12%
1976	1	2%
1977	11	22%
1978	4	8%
1979	8	16%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	3	6%
The Clash	2	4%
Pink Floyd	2	4%
Led Zeppelin	2	4%
Stevie Wonder	2	4%
John Lennon	1	2%
The Stranglers	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	56%
	16	32%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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Decade charts

• The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s by Q (1990s decade chart) (published 2015)
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Overall charts

• Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Q (published 1997)
• 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (published 2006)
• 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (published 2003)

[Q was founded in 1986 and disbanded in 2020.]

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