Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
Larcx13 
work in progress...
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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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2020]
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1971
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38,621
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
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1971
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16,888
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2020]
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1971
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4,429
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2022]
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1971
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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2020]
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1971
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
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1971
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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2020]
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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 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4% | |
| Ramones | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Parliament | 4 | 4% | |
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| ! | 02/13/2025 10:13 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2024 15:49 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/27/2023 07:55 |  pedro1976 | 107 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2023 22:17 |  MadhattanJack | 264 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2023 18:25 |  Tamthebam | 649 | 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
buzzdainer 04/22/2024 15:50 | #303128
Yes to London Calling and Innervisions!
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From johnd6213 04/15/2021 13:26 | #268565
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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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