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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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:

1,320

Overall Rank:

8,744

Average Rating:

 78 (42 votes)

Comments:

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16.

Play Me Sweet & Nice 

 Marcia Griffiths

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

68

Rank in 1974:

211

Rank in 1970s:

2,140

Overall Rank:

16,228

Average Rating:

 75 (10 votes)

Comments:

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39.

Peace And Love 

 Dadawah

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 1974:

67

Rank in 1970s:

676

Overall Rank:

3,849

Average Rating:

 76 (56 votes)

Comments:

3

54.

Dread In A Babylon 

 U-Roy

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

116

Rank in 1975:

143

Rank in 1970s:

1,488

Overall Rank:

10,241

Average Rating:

 75 (28 votes)

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77.

Under Heavy Manners 

 Prince Far I

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

118

Rank in 1976:

132

Rank in 1970s:

1,462

Overall Rank:

10,069

Average Rating:

 71 (14 votes)

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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	%
Tom Waits	1	1%
The Specials	1	1%
Crass	1	1%
Cabaret Voltaire	1	1%
Conrad Schnitzler	1	1%
Charlemagne Palestine	1	1%
Gavin Bryars	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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Listed below are 18 charts from recognised sources for 1970s. There are also 790 user submitted charts covering this period.

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Die besten Alben der 70er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1970s decade chart	2018
The REAL 100 Greatest Albums of the '70s	Classic Rock	1970s decade chart	2020
Los 100 mejores discos de los años 70	Diariocrítico	1970s decade chart	2016
The 100 best albums of the 1970s	FACT	1970s decade chart	2014
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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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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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