Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Rovers

• Chart updated: 06/26/2012 22:48
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Wish You Were Here 

 Badfinger

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1974:

96

Rank in 1970s:

979

Overall Rank:

6,104

Average Rating:

 72 (57 votes)

Comments:

4

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Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,236 charts

Rank Score:

10,432

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

35

Overall Rank:

138

Average Rating:

 83 (1,528 votes)

Comments:

89

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Straight Up 

 Badfinger

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

709

Rank in 1971:

53

Rank in 1970s:

430

Overall Rank:

2,275

Average Rating:

 77 (141 votes)

Comments:

2

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Preservation Act 1 

 The Kinks

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

149

Rank in 1973:

153

Rank in 1970s:

1,263

Overall Rank:

8,289

Average Rating:

 68 (71 votes)

Comments:

3

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3rd 

 Big Star

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,429

Rank in 1978:

13

Rank in 1970s:

162

Overall Rank:

729

Average Rating:

 80 (436 votes)

Comments:

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No Dice 

 Badfinger

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

276

Rank in 1970:

93

Rank in 1970s:

828

Overall Rank:

4,975

Average Rating:

 74 (108 votes)

Comments:

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Modern Music 

 Be-Bop Deluxe

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1976:

81

Rank in 1970s:

883

Overall Rank:

5,330

Average Rating:

 72 (46 votes)

Comments:

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My Aim Is True 

 Elvis Costello

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

605 charts

Rank Score:

3,686

Rank in 1977:

13

Rank in 1970s:

110

Overall Rank:

479

Average Rating:

 81 (731 votes)

Comments:

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Flash And The Pan 

 Flash And The Pan

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

121

Rank in 1978:

149

Rank in 1970s:

1,448

Overall Rank:

9,842

Average Rating:

 71 (26 votes)

Comments:

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 06/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,239 charts

Rank Score:

27,153

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,477 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	10	10%
1971	11	11%
1972	8	8%
1973	10	10%
1974	10	10%
1975	10	10%
1976	9	9%
1977	10	10%
1978	14	14%
1979	8	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Badfinger	6	6%
The Kinks	6	6%
Steely Dan	6	6%
Fairport Convention	4	4%
Queen	4	4%
Jethro Tull	4	4%
The Band	4	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	65	65%
	22	22%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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80/100	01/02/2024 20:18	Moondance	476	85/100
90/100	03/02/2018 20:32	bobbyb5	727	90/100
95/100	07/20/2017 20:17	authorunknown	64	83/100
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70/100	07/01/2014 07:31	greatson	904	80/100

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90/100

From bobbyb5 03/02/2018 20:32

Awesome.

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From authorunknown 07/20/2017 20:17

I love the way you highlight good music with the width of styles that was unique for the seventies. Boomtown Rats, Flash and the Pan, ABBA, The Who, Steely Dan and BE BOP DELUXE! Nice work.

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From beatlekid123 03/08/2016 03:16

Pretty good

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From greatson 07/01/2014 07:32

The chart is Ok but it`s focusing on few artists, so I feel there is a lot of good music missing.

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From Nightfly 05/10/2013 19:00

This chart put many smiles on my face - thank you!:-)

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