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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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,707
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,208
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,537
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,350
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,202
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,285
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,093
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Elton John | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 85/100  | 07/06/2025 16:27 |  pedro1976 | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/25/2022 13:53 |  IlMala | | 95/100 |
| 100/100 | 05/30/2021 18:07 |  buzzdainer | | 90/100 |
| 95/100 | 11/05/2020 05:19 | leniad | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 09/21/2020 10:03 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
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From buzzdainer 05/30/2021 18:09
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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Larcx13 06/22/2020 16:08
Larcx13 06/22/2020 16:08
Blood On The Tracks is so much better than that... But nice list nonetheless.
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