Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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The Guess Who (AW) - American Woman. 98
Pink Floyd - Time (TDSOTM) 97
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseプラットホーム 92
*Kazumi Watanabe (EW - JAP - Aug 77) - On The Horizon 91
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (TDSOTM) 91
Pink Floyd - Us And Them (TDSOTM) 88
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - Sexy Dance 88
Pink Floyd - Breathe (TDSOTM) 87
The Guess Who (AW - re-release) - Got To Find Another Way. 86
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Space Road 85
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - パンプキン・パラダイス 85
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Midnight Rendezvous 85
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - 振子の山羊 85
Pink Floyd - Brain Damage (TDSOTM) 85
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - An Insatiable High 84
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - E.S.P. 84
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - Sundrops 84
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin ParadiseInamura-Ga-Saki 84
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Tears Of The Star 84
Pink Floyd - Money (TDSOTM) 84
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - Good (Bad?) Old Days 83
The Guess Who (AW) - 8:15. 83
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Far Away 83
The Guess Who (AW) - No Sugar Tonight /New Mother Nature. 83
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Dream Hill 83
The Guess Who (AW) - Proper Stranger. 83
Pink Floyd - Eclipse (TDSOTM) 83
The Guess Who (AW) - No Time. 82
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseサンディ 82
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - 何もいらない 82
The Guess Who (AW) - When Friends Fall Out. 81
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - 都会 81
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseフレッシュ・レモネード 80
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradise遠い夏の日 80
The Guess Who (AW) - Humpty's Blues/American Woman (Epilogue). 80
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - M 5. 79
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseハーバー・ライト 78
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - Sargasso Sea 78
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - Law Of Nature 78
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseさみしがりや 77
The Guess Who (AW) - Talisman. 77
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradise風の中に 77
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - Summer Connection 77
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - 誰のために 76
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - くすりをたくさん (So Many Medicines) 76
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Swallow 76
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Time Limit 74
Casiopea (JAP - Cas - May 79) - Black Joke 73
* 大貫妙子 [Taeko Ohnuki] (Sshower - JAP - Jul 77) - Silent Screamer 72
*Kazumi Watanabe (EW - JAP - Aug 77) - The Second Wind 72
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseエリス 72
*Kazumi Watanabe (EW - JAP - Aug 77) - Endless Way 72
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (JAP - AIH - Dec 77) - Malibu 72
Super Pumpkin (JAP - PP - Mar 78) - Pumpkin Paradiseカリプソ・レディ 70
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono] (JAP - Pac - Jun 78) - Kiska 70
*Kazumi Watanabe (EW - JAP - Aug 77) - Sadness 70
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono] (JAP - Pac - Jun 78) - Cosmic Surfin' 70
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Radio Ethiopia 
United States Patti Smith Group
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 88.43
(619/7)

1.Ask The Angels. 74
2.Ain't It Strange. 95
3.Poppies. 94
4.Pissing In A River. 100
5.Pumping (My Heart). 91
6.Distant Fingers. 78
7.Radio Ethiopia. 87
8.Abyssinia. (N/a. 76. N/a) [First added to this chart: 07/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
211 charts
Rank Score:
917
Rank in 1976:
28
Rank in 1970s:
344
Overall Rank:
1,850
Average Rating:
 78 (251 votes)
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Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe 
United Kingdom The Alan Parsons Project
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 83.29
(583/7)

1.A Dream Within A Dream. 91
2.The Raven. 85
3.The Tell-Tale Heart. 75
4.The Cask Of Amontillado. 90
5.(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether. 85
6.The Fall Of The House Of Usher. 79
7.To One In Paradise. 78 [First added to this chart: 08/18/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
144 charts
Rank Score:
625
Rank in 1976:
38
Rank in 1970s:
456
Overall Rank:
2,540
Average Rating:
 76 (199 votes)
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The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein 
United States Parliament
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 82.38
(659/8)

If Outkast had been around in 1976 and had ants in their pants…

1.Prelude. (N/a. 75. N/a)
2.Gamin' On Ya! 83
3.Dr. Funkenstein. 74
4.Children Of Productions. 84
5.Getten' To Know You. 85
6.Do That Stuff. 75
7.Everything Is On The One. 79
8.I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body). 90
9.Funkin' For Fun. 89 [First added to this chart: 07/27/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
68 charts
Rank Score:
151
Rank in 1976:
108
Rank in 1970s:
1,226
Overall Rank:
8,293
Average Rating:
 76 (68 votes)
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Ramones 
United States Ramones
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 82.29
(1,152/14)

1.Blitzkrieg Bop. 81
2.Beat On The Brat. 81
3.Judy Is A Punk. 83
4.I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend. 85
5.Chain Saw. 85
6.Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue. 84
7.I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement. 95
8.Loudmouth. 72
9.Havana Affair. 96
10.Listen To My Heart. 80
11.53rd & 3rd. 77
12.Let's Dance. 87
13.I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You. 73
14.Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World. 73 [First added to this chart: 07/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
1,049 charts
Rank Score:
6,920
Rank in 1976:
3
Rank in 1970s:
54
Overall Rank:
227
Average Rating:
 80 (1,315 votes)
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Kalakuta Show 
Nigeria Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 82.00
(164/2)

1.Kalakuta Show. 85
2.Don't Make Garan Garan. 79 [First added to this chart: 06/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
15 charts
Rank Score:
47
Rank in 1976:
237
Rank in 1970s:
2,592
Overall Rank:
21,568
Average Rating:
 75 (17 votes)
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The Modern Lovers 
United States The Modern Lovers
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 81.33
(732/9)

1.Roadrunner. 80
2.Astral Plane. 71
3.Old World. 79
4.Pablo Picasso. 85
5.She Cracked. 79
6.Hospital. 98
7.Someone I Care About. 81
8.Girl Friend. 79
9.Modern World. 80 [First added to this chart: 07/15/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
535 charts
Rank Score:
3,519
Rank in 1976:
9
Rank in 1970s:
109
Overall Rank:
486
Average Rating:
 82 (614 votes)
Comments:
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It's Your World 
Live
United States Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 80.60
(806/10)

1.It's Your World. 83
2.Possum Slim (Ed Myers). 75
3.New York City. 85
4.17th Street. 86
5.Tomorrow's Trane. 81
6.Must Be Something. 83
7.Home Is Where The Hatred Is. 83
8.Bicentennial Blues. 68
9.The Bottle. 87
10.Sharing. 75 [First added to this chart: 08/12/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
268
Rank in 1976:
79
Rank in 1970s:
835
Overall Rank:
5,163
Average Rating:
 76 (17 votes)
Comments:
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L'homme À Tête De Chou 
France Serge Gainsbourg
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 80.45
(885/11)

1.L'Homme A Tête De Chou. 88
2.Chez Max Coiffeur Pour Hommes. 86
3.Marilou Reggae. 81
4.Transit A Marilou. 72
5.Flash Forward. 84
6.Aéroplanes. 78
7.Premiers Symptômes. 81
8.Ma Lou Marilou. 70
9.Variations Sur Marilou. 97
10.Meurtre A L'Extincteur. N/a
11.Marilou Sous La Neige. 76
12.Lunatic Asylum. 72 [First added to this chart: 08/06/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
62 charts
Rank Score:
337
Rank in 1976:
69
Rank in 1970s:
715
Overall Rank:
4,276
Average Rating:
 77 (106 votes)
Comments:
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Omo Lewa 
Nigeria Peter King (NG)
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 80.43
(563/7)

1.Omo Lewa. 86
2.Yere Africa. 83
3.Afro-Funk. 81
4.Eda. 85
5.Ajo. 75
6.Congo. 73
7.Ko Dara. 80 [First added to this chart: 06/26/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
2 charts
Rank Score:
18
Rank in 1976:
379
Rank in 1970s:
4,090
Overall Rank:
41,310
Average Rating:
 73 (1 vote)
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Desire 
United States Bob Dylan
Buy album United States
Album Rating: 80.11
(721/9)

1.Hurricane. 94
2.Isis. 84
3.Mozambique. 79
4.One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below). 86
5.Oh, Sister. 77
6.Joey. 73
7.Romance In Durango. 73
8.Black Diamond Bay. 77
9.Sara. 78 [First added to this chart: 07/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
663 charts
Rank Score:
4,087
Rank in 1976:
6
Rank in 1970s:
98
Overall Rank:
407
Average Rating:
 81 (1,009 votes)
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