Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Larcx13

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Top Artists:

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


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: 30 hours ago
• (Created: 06/22/2020 17:44).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Pretzel Logic 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

362 charts

Rank Score:

2,003

Rank in 1974:

15

Rank in 1970s:

192

Overall Rank:

899

Average Rating:

 80 (508 votes)

Comments:

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,295 charts

Rank Score:

12,911

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

32

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 85 (2,000 votes)

Comments:

116

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,711 charts

Rank Score:

25,579

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,723 votes)

Comments:

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Countdown To Ecstasy 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

295 charts

Rank Score:

2,248

Rank in 1973:

24

Rank in 1970s:

178

Overall Rank:

797

Average Rating:

 80 (413 votes)

Comments:

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Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome 

 Parliament

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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2021]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

546

Rank in 1977:

52

Rank in 1970s:

513

Overall Rank:

2,817

Average Rating:

 78 (122 votes)

Comments:

4

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,812 charts

Rank Score:

23,575

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,133 votes)

Comments:

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Katy Lied 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,276

Rank in 1975:

20

Rank in 1970s:

275

Overall Rank:

1,365

Average Rating:

 80 (344 votes)

Comments:

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Burnin' 

 The Wailers

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

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

984

Rank in 1973:

37

Rank in 1970s:

340

Overall Rank:

1,725

Average Rating:

 78 (235 votes)

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Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On 

 Funkadelic

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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2020]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

468

Rank in 1974:

53

Rank in 1970s:

568

Overall Rank:

3,168

Average Rating:

 79 (117 votes)

Comments:

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The Royal Scam 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 11/07/2022]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,893

Rank in 1976:

14

Rank in 1970s:

202

Overall Rank:

951

Average Rating:

 81 (343 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	18	18%
1971	9	9%
1972	10	10%
1973	14	14%
1974	8	8%
1975	9	9%
1976	6	6%
1977	14	14%
1978	7	7%
1979	5	5%

Artist	Albums	%
Steely Dan	6	6%
Parliament	4	4%
Ramones	4	4%
Funkadelic	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
Bob Marley & The Wailers	4	4%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	30	30%
	13	13%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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Down 1 from 59th to 60th The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
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Yes to London Calling and Innervisions!

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From leniad 11/03/2020 00:00

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

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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