The REAL 100 Greatest Albums of the '70s by Classic Rock (2020) United Kingdom

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Classic Rock is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music. These are their best albums of 1970s. (Probably a more interesting chart than most produced by music mags).
(Official website: https://www.loudersound.com/classic-rock)

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Powerage 
Australia AC/DC
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
234 charts
Rank Score:
1,642
Rank in 1978:
20
Rank in 1970s:
226
Overall Rank:
1,070
Average Rating:
 77 (394 votes)
Comments:
27
2.
Sabotage 
United Kingdom Black Sabbath
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Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
277 charts
Rank Score:
1,641
Rank in 1975:
17
Rank in 1970s:
228
Overall Rank:
1,074
Average Rating:
 79 (474 votes)
Comments:
24
3.
Quadrophenia 
United Kingdom The Who
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Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
927 charts
Rank Score:
8,235
Rank in 1973:
5
Rank in 1970s:
49
Overall Rank:
198
Average Rating:
 84 (1,319 votes)
Comments:
101
4.
Station To Station 
United Kingdom David Bowie
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Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
1,071 charts
Rank Score:
13,209
Rank in 1976:
2
Rank in 1970s:
27
Overall Rank:
101
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (1,516 votes)
Comments:
96
5.
Meddle 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
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Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
1,098 charts
Rank Score:
10,093
Rank in 1971:
8
Rank in 1970s:
39
Overall Rank:
149
Average Rating:
 84 (1,942 votes)
Comments:
103
6.
Some Girls 
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
589 charts
Rank Score:
3,289
Rank in 1978:
7
Rank in 1970s:
125
Overall Rank:
544
Average Rating:
 80 (937 votes)
Comments:
48
7.
A Farewell To Kings 
Canada Rush
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
327 charts
Rank Score:
1,983
Rank in 1977:
22
Rank in 1970s:
194
Overall Rank:
903
Average Rating:
 80 (503 votes)
Comments:
33
8.
Spunk 
United Kingdom Sex Pistols
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
15 charts
Rank Score:
60
Rank in 1977:
221
Rank in 1970s:
2,336
Overall Rank:
17,943
Average Rating:
 73 (23 votes)
Comments:
0
9.
News Of The World 
United Kingdom Queen
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
356 charts
Rank Score:
1,841
Rank in 1977:
25
Rank in 1970s:
207
Overall Rank:
973
Average Rating:
 77 (633 votes)
Comments:
48
10.
Marquee Moon 
United States Television
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
1,743 charts
Rank Score:
21,643
Rank in 1977:
3
Rank in 1970s:
13
Overall Rank:
45
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (1,846 votes)
Comments:
145
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The REAL 100 Greatest Albums of the '70s composition

Year Albums %


1970 7 7%
1971 11 11%
1972 5 5%
1973 12 12%
1974 13 13%
1975 6 6%
1976 7 7%
1977 19 19%
1978 14 14%
1979 5 5%
Artist Albums %


Detective 1 1%
Van Halen 1 1%
Cheap Trick 1 1%
Can 1 1%
George Harrison 1 1%
Lou Reed 1 1%
Boston 1 1%
Show all
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 54 55%
United States 36 36%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
France 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 98 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 97 98%
Yes 2 2%
TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Classic Rock: The Real 100 Greatest Albums Of The 70sWayneMCcustom chart2020
Die besten Alben der 70erClassic Rock Deutschland1970s decade chart2018Germany
Classic Rock Magazine: The Real 100 Greatest Albums Of The 70'sDJStuart79custom chart2016
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The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70sPlanet Rock1970s decade chart2019United Kingdom
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1977caseygow1977 year chart2020Unknown
Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 Vaggelis1977 year chart2014
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Listed below are 15 charts from recognised sources for 1970s. There are also 776 user submitted charts covering this period.

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Die besten Alben der 70erClassic Rock Deutschland1970s decade chart2018Germany
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Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970sNew Music Express1970s decade chart1980United Kingdom
The 70 Best Albums of the 1970sPaste1970s decade chart2012United States
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The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70sPlanet Rock1970s decade chart2019United Kingdom
Die 100 besten Alben der 1970er JahrePopkultur.de1970s decade chart2020Germany
50 Best Albums of the '70sQ1970s decade chart1998United Kingdom
Die besten Platten: die 70erRolling Stone Deutschland1970s decade chart1997Germany
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 70erSounds (DE)1970s decade chart2009Germany
StuBru albums of 1970sStuBru1970s decade chart2017Belgium
The Top 150 Albums of the ’70sTreble1970s decade chart2019United States
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1970sUncut1970s decade chart2023United Kingdom

Year charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Readers Poll of the Best Albums of 2023Classic Rock2023 year chart2023United Kingdom
Classic Rock's 50 best rock albums of 2022Classic Rock2022 year chart2022United Kingdom
The 50 Best Albums of 2021Classic Rock2021 year chart2021United Kingdom
The 50 Best Albums of 2020Classic Rock2020 year chart2020United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2019Classic Rock2019 year chart2019United Kingdom
Classic Rock's 50 Best Albums Of 2018Classic Rock2018 year chart2018United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2017Classic Rock2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2016Classic Rock2016 year chart2016United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2015Classic Rock2015 year chart2015United Kingdom
Classic Rock's 50 Best Albums Of 2014Classic Rock2014 year chart2014United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2013Classic Rock2013 year chart2013United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums of 2006Classic Rock2006 year chart2006United Kingdom

Decade charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The REAL Greatest Albums of the '90s by Classic RockClassic Rock1990s decade chart2018United Kingdom
The REAL 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80sClassic Rock1980s decade chart2017United Kingdom
The REAL 100 Greatest Albums of the '70sClassic Rock1970s decade chart2020United Kingdom

Overall charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 100 Greatest Rock Albums Of All TimeClassic Rock2001United Kingdom

[Classic Rock was founded in 1998.]

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