Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by matterhornrider

• Chart updated: 09/17/2025 21:45
• (Created: 02/26/2020 04:54).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,127 charts

Rank Score:

61,349

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,329 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,151 charts

Rank Score:

39,443

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,994 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,820 charts

Rank Score:

31,534

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,157 votes)

Comments:

259

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,639 charts

Rank Score:

17,143

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (1,919 votes)

Comments:

136

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,187 charts

Rank Score:

21,471

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,560 votes)

Comments:

201

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Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,962 charts

Rank Score:

20,035

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 85 (2,348 votes)

Comments:

210

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,005 charts

Rank Score:

45,315

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,052 votes)

Comments:

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Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,727 charts

Rank Score:

18,944

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 86 (2,099 votes)

Comments:

139

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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,195 charts

Rank Score:

14,037

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

87

Average Rating:

 85 (1,471 votes)

Comments:

119

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Aja 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

817 charts

Rank Score:

9,118

Rank in 1977:

6

Rank in 1970s:

41

Overall Rank:

162

Average Rating:

 83 (1,003 votes)

Comments:

65

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	17	17%
1971	14	14%
1972	10	10%
1973	9	9%
1974	4	4%
1975	7	7%
1976	10	10%
1977	9	9%
1978	7	7%
1979	13	13%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	5	5%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
Steely Dan	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	4	4%
Neil Young	3	3%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	44%
	43	43%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 4 from 70th to 66th A Night At The Opera by Queen
Up 4 from 65th to 61st L.A. Woman by The Doors

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 61st to 62nd American Beauty by Grateful Dead
Down 1 from 62nd to 63rd Ramones by Ramones
Down 1 from 63rd to 64th #1 Record by Big Star

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85/100	07/06/2025 16:27	pedro1976	107	85/100
100/100	02/25/2022 13:53	IlMala	178	95/100
100/100	05/30/2021 18:07	buzzdainer	669	90/100
95/100	11/05/2020 05:19	leniad	673	85/100
90/100	09/21/2020 10:03	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100

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From buzzdainer 05/30/2021 18:09

Y'know, upon reflection, and looking at your outstanding seventies chart, I feel like London Calling deserves a higher position in my own seventies chart. Thanks for making me aware of this oversight--it's such a perfect album.

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From Larcx13 06/22/2020 16:08

Blood On The Tracks is so much better than that... But nice list nonetheless.

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