The 100 best albums of the 1970s by FACT (2014)

Fact is a music publication that covers UK, US, and international music and youth culture topics, with particular focus on electronic, pop, rap, and experimental artists. These are their best albums of 1970s.
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20 Jazz Funk Greats 

 Throbbing Gristle

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

915

Rank in 1979:

36

Rank in 1970s:

352

Overall Rank:

1,834

Average Rating:

 75 (168 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Moondawn 

 Klaus Schulze

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

146

Rank in 1976:

115

Rank in 1970s:

1,284

Overall Rank:

8,394

Average Rating:

 77 (53 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Universal Consciousness 

 Alice Coltrane

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

535

Rank in 1971:

63

Rank in 1970s:

522

Overall Rank:

2,867

Average Rating:

 76 (61 votes)

Comments:

5

4.

Master Of Reality 

 Black Sabbath

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

714 charts

Rank Score:

5,413

Rank in 1971:

14

Rank in 1970s:

80

Overall Rank:

322

Average Rating:

 84 (1,047 votes)

Comments:

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5.

In Den Gärten Pharaos 

 Popol Vuh (DE)

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 1971:

52

Rank in 1970s:

419

Overall Rank:

2,253

Average Rating:

 77 (135 votes)

Comments:

5

6.

Caught Up 

 Millie Jackson

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

170

Rank in 1974:

108

Rank in 1970s:

1,142

Overall Rank:

7,399

Average Rating:

 78 (32 votes)

Comments:

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7.

Blackboard Jungle Dub 

 The Upsetters

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

139

Rank in 1973:

162

Rank in 1970s:

1,321

Overall Rank:

8,750

Average Rating:

 78 (42 votes)

Comments:

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8.

The Sinking Of The Titanic (1975) 

 Gavin Bryars

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

443

Rank in 1975:

55

Rank in 1970s:

597

Overall Rank:

3,347

Average Rating:

 76 (50 votes)

Comments:

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Histoire De Melody Nelson 

 Serge Gainsbourg

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

3,175

Rank in 1971:

23

Rank in 1970s:

126

Overall Rank:

553

Average Rating:

 81 (467 votes)

Comments:

15

10.

Desertshore 

 Nico

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

2,037

Rank in 1970:

25

Rank in 1970s:

183

Overall Rank:

853

Average Rating:

 77 (294 votes)

Comments:

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The 100 best albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	8	8%
1971	12	12%
1972	10	10%
1973	12	12%
1974	10	10%
1975	6	6%
1976	5	5%
1977	12	12%
1978	11	11%
1979	13	13%

Artist	Albums	%
Cymande	1	1%
A.R. & Machines	1	1%
Ghédalia Tazartès	1	1%
Popol Vuh (DE)	1	1%
Genesis	1	1%
Sun Ra	1	1%
Marcia Griffiths	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	38	38%
	22	22%
	15	15%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	2	2%
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Die besten Alben der 70er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1970s decade chart	2018
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Die besten Alben der 70er	laut	1970s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s	New Music Express	1970s decade chart	1980
The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s	Paste	1970s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Albums of the 1970s	Pitchfork	1970s decade chart	2004
The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70s	Planet Rock	1970s decade chart	2019
Die 100 besten Alben der 1970er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1970s decade chart	2020
50 Best Albums of the '70s	Q	1970s decade chart	1998
Die besten Platten: die 70er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1970s decade chart	1997
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 70er	Sounds (DE)	1970s decade chart	2009
StuBru albums of 1970s	StuBru	1970s decade chart	2017
The Top 150 Albums of the ’70s	Treble	1970s decade chart	2019
Greatest albums of the 1970s	Ultimate Record Collection (Magazine)	1970s decade chart	2019
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1970s	Uncut	1970s decade chart	2023

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The 50 best albums of 2018	FACT	2018 year chart	2018
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The 20 best albums of 2008	FACT	2008 year chart	2008

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s	FACT	2000s decade chart	2010
The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s	FACT	1990s decade chart	2012
The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s	FACT	1980s decade chart	2013
The 100 best albums of the 1970s	FACT	1970s decade chart	2014

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