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
• (Created: 02/25/2019 17:59).
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3.

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,961 charts

Rank Score:

20,941

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

44

Average Rating:

 85 (2,340 votes)

Comments:

210

16.

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,999 charts

Rank Score:

45,800

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (3,521 votes)

Comments:

301

38.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,549 charts

Rank Score:

18,645

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 86 (1,839 votes)

Comments:

144

59.

Paul Simon 

 Paul Simon

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

334 charts

Rank Score:

1,659

Rank in 1972:

24

Rank in 1970s:

223

Overall Rank:

1,057

Average Rating:

 78 (351 votes)

Comments:

21

60.

Sail Away 

 Randy Newman

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,091

Rank in 1972:

32

Rank in 1970s:

306

Overall Rank:

1,572

Average Rating:

 78 (267 votes)

Comments:

13

68.

Harvest 

 Neil Young

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,371 charts

Rank Score:

12,794

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

26

Overall Rank:

98

Average Rating:

 85 (1,711 votes)

Comments:

96

73.

Machine Head 

 Deep Purple

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

811 charts

Rank Score:

6,692

Rank in 1972:

7

Rank in 1970s:

59

Overall Rank:

250

Average Rating:

 83 (1,017 votes)

Comments:

56

88.

Super Fly 
Soundtrack

 Curtis Mayfield

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

3,336

Rank in 1972:

14

Rank in 1970s:

119

Overall Rank:

529

Average Rating:

 81 (575 votes)

Comments:

19

92.

Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,184 charts

Rank Score:

14,084

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

88

Average Rating:

 85 (1,461 votes)

Comments:

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97.

Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,243 charts

Rank Score:

10,336

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

35

Overall Rank:

137

Average Rating:

 83 (1,532 votes)

Comments:

89

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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%
Neil Young	2	2%
Nick Drake	2	2%
Yes	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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