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
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: 04/05/2024 17:45
- (Created: 06/22/2020 17:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1971 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4% | |
| Parliament | 4 | 4% | |
| Ramones | 4 | 4% | |
| Funkadelic | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 4th to 3rd Aja by Steely Dan |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Moondance by Van Morrison |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 85/100  | 05/27/2023 07:55 |  pedro1976 | | 84/100 |
| 75/100 | 03/23/2023 22:17 |  MadhattanJack | | 84/100 |
| 80/100 | 03/23/2023 18:25 |  Tamthebam | | 85/100 |
| 90/100 | 09/02/2022 22:15 | mrmcrook | | 92/100 |
| 90/100 | 08/21/2022 22:49 | KineticEchoes02 | | 88/100 |
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40 albums in common, but i dont think ramones and lou reed should have 4 albums in top 100
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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