Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Larcx13

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All my lists have been edited so that only albums I've listened to are on the charts.

Top Artists:

Steely Dan
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Clash
Parliament-Funkadelic
Stevie Wonder
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Van Morrison
Elton John
Ramones


A+ // A record that approaches perfection. // 100-96%

A // A great record with only a couple weaker tracks. // 95-91%

A- // A great record that is either over-produced, micro-marketed or just missing something to get rid of that minus. // 90-86%

B+ // A very good record that sometimes flirts with the half-assed. // 85-81%

B // A good record often thoroughly enjoyed by the artist's fanbase. Nothing extraordinary, but definitely decent. // 80-76%

*** // Honorable Mention. For those who cherish it. // 80-79%

** // Honorable Mention. For those who enjoy it. // 78-77%

* // Honorable Mention. For those who like its over-riding aesthetic. // 76-75%

B- // Has a fair few good tracks but is either too long, too repetitive, or just plain too much of something at times. // 75-71%

C+ // A hackwork kind of record. Pick and choose your favorites. // 70-66%

C // Professional record with seemingly no substance OR a decent try at something different. Often corny. // 65-60%

C- // Honest work that doesn't quite cut it. Also often quite corny. // 59-50%

✂️ // 1 or 2 good songs could be cut out and added to a greatest hits album. // 49-45%

? // A grade of D, E or F lands a "dud". It fails in every way. // 44-0%

• Chart updated: 12/02/2024 15:15
• (Created: 06/22/2020 17:44).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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A+ [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

3,011 charts

Rank Score:

44,698

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,056 votes)

Comments:

314

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Aja 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2022]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

820 charts

Rank Score:

9,019

Rank in 1977:

6

Rank in 1970s:

40

Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

 83 (1,009 votes)

Comments:

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Cosmo's Factory 

 Creedence Clearwater Revival

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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2020]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

910 charts

Rank Score:

8,272

Rank in 1970:

8

Rank in 1970s:

43

Overall Rank:

181

Average Rating:

 85 (985 votes)

Comments:

58

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Moondance 

 Van Morrison

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

986 charts

Rank Score:

8,683

Rank in 1970:

7

Rank in 1970s:

42

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

 84 (1,154 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,827 charts

Rank Score:

30,851

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,158 votes)

Comments:

259

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Can't Buy A Thrill 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2022]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,440

Rank in 1972:

13

Rank in 1970s:

113

Overall Rank:

508

Average Rating:

 82 (634 votes)

Comments:

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Catch A Fire 

 The Wailers

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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

2,262

Rank in 1973:

23

Rank in 1970s:

172

Overall Rank:

766

Average Rating:

 81 (450 votes)

Comments:

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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A [First added to this chart: 06/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,157 charts

Rank Score:

38,598

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,999 votes)

Comments:

306

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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A [First added to this chart: 06/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,134 charts

Rank Score:

60,060

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,331 votes)

Comments:

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Innervisions 

 Stevie Wonder

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A [First added to this chart: 01/31/2022]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,217 charts

Rank Score:

12,541

Rank in 1973:

2

Rank in 1970s:

25

Overall Rank:

96

Average Rating:

 85 (1,330 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	31	31%
	12	12%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	1	1%
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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
90/100  !	02/13/2025 10:13	SomethingSpecial	1,104	85/100
100/100  !	04/22/2024 15:49	buzzdainer	669	90/100
85/100  !	05/27/2023 07:55	pedro1976	107	85/100
75/100  !	03/23/2023 22:17	MadhattanJack	260	85/100
80/100  !	03/23/2023 18:25	Tamthebam	645	85/100

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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.1/100, a mean average of 90.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 11.4.

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From buzzdainer 04/22/2024 15:50 | #303128

Yes to London Calling and Innervisions!

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From leniad 11/03/2020 00:00 | #260108

40 albums in common, but i dont think ramones and lou reed should have 4 albums in top 100

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From 0129114 07/08/2020 18:46 | #255259

this is literally your best list. still, you should look into joy division for some sad feels, bruce springsteen dude lmao, marvin gaye for some soul stevie wonder for more funk , joni mitchell for some folk, queen, yes for some prog rock, simon and garfunkel, genesis, patti smith actually influenced a lot of punk dudes, etc etc there is always a lot to discover dude just look at the lists on this site.!!

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