Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
3,046 charts
Rank Score:
40,389
Rank in 1972:
1
Rank in 1970s:
3
Overall Rank:
6
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 3595 votes)  90 (3,595 votes)
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Unknown Pleasures 
United Kingdom Joy Division
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,002 charts
Rank Score:
20,336
Rank in 1979:
3
Rank in 1970s:
9
Overall Rank:
39
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2358 votes)  86 (2,358 votes)
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Red 
United Kingdom King Crimson
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
893 charts
Rank Score:
9,479
Rank in 1974:
1
Rank in 1970s:
35
Overall Rank:
140
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1115 votes)  85 (1,115 votes)
Comments:
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Animals 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
1,773 charts
Rank Score:
21,046
Rank in 1977:
2
Rank in 1970s:
8
Overall Rank:
34
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2837 votes)  88 (2,837 votes)
Comments:
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Paranoid 
United Kingdom Black Sabbath
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
1,761 charts
Rank Score:
18,093
Rank in 1970:
1
Rank in 1970s:
16
Overall Rank:
50
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2136 votes)  86 (2,136 votes)
Comments:
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Low 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
1,549 charts
Rank Score:
15,817
Rank in 1977:
4
Rank in 1970s:
19
Overall Rank:
66
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2102 votes)  86 (2,102 votes)
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
4,174 charts
Rank Score:
55,829
Rank in 1973:
1
Rank in 1970s:
1
Overall Rank:
2
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5383 votes)  92 (5,383 votes)
Comments:
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On The Beach 
Canada Neil Young
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
834 charts
Rank Score:
7,056
Rank in 1974:
2
Rank in 1970s:
51
Overall Rank:
216
Average Rating:
 84 (1,000 votes)
Comments:
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Fear Of Music 
United States Talking Heads
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 01/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
878 charts
Rank Score:
6,594
Rank in 1979:
4
Rank in 1970s:
56
Overall Rank:
237
Average Rating:
 84 (1,113 votes)
Comments:
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Ege Bamyası 
Germany Can
Available from United States
[First added to this chart: 03/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
641 charts
Rank Score:
5,078
Rank in 1972:
8
Rank in 1970s:
79
Overall Rank:
325
Average Rating:
 83 (741 votes)
Comments:
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