Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Madrocker

The 70's included some excellent music, a great deal of very average music and, well..disco. Please peruse this list, comment on it, rip it apart and/or admire it. Above all, enjoy!

• Chart updated: 02/25/2019 20:15
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1.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,814 charts

Rank Score:

32,783

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,143 votes)

Comments:

257

2.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,148 charts

Rank Score:

41,383

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,980 votes)

Comments:

303

3.

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,961 charts

Rank Score:

20,968

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,341 votes)

Comments:

210

4.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,175 charts

Rank Score:

22,389

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,542 votes)

Comments:

201

5.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,862 charts

Rank Score:

21,960

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,184 votes)

Comments:

167

6.

What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,632 charts

Rank Score:

19,724

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

48

Average Rating:

 85 (1,935 votes)

Comments:

144

7.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,289 charts

Rank Score:

32,122

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,616 votes)

Comments:

186

8.

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,243 charts

Rank Score:

27,014

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,481 votes)

Comments:

264

9.

Innervisions 

 Stevie Wonder

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,208 charts

Rank Score:

12,936

Rank in 1973:

2

Rank in 1970s:

25

Overall Rank:

95

Average Rating:

 86 (1,314 votes)

Comments:

79

10.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,116 charts

Rank Score:

63,953

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,309 votes)

Comments:

589

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	19	19%
1971	18	18%
1972	10	10%
1973	10	10%
1974	2	2%
1975	7	7%
1976	5	5%
1977	15	15%
1978	7	7%
1979	7	7%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Pink Floyd	3	3%
The Who	3	3%
Talking Heads	2	2%
Joni Mitchell	2	2%
Black Sabbath	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	46	46%
	41	41%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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