Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Moondance 
United Kingdom Van Morrison
Available from United States
9.6 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
997 charts
Rank Score:
8,305
Rank in 1970:
7
Rank in 1970s:
41
Overall Rank:
173
Average Rating:
 84 (1,167 votes)
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2. (3) Up 1
London Calling 
United Kingdom The Clash
Available from United States
9.6 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,850 charts
Rank Score:
28,906
Rank in 1979:
1
Rank in 1970s:
6
Overall Rank:
20
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 3186 votes)  87 (3,186 votes)
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3. (2) Down 1
Born To Run 
United States Bruce Springsteen
Available from United States
9.5 [First added to this chart: 09/04/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
1,625 charts
Rank Score:
14,268
Rank in 1975:
3
Rank in 1970s:
22
Overall Rank:
81
Average Rating:
 83 (2,002 votes)
Comments:
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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 
United Kingdom David Bowie
Available from United States
9.4 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
3,046 charts
Rank Score:
40,491
Rank in 1972:
1
Rank in 1970s:
3
Overall Rank:
6
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 3595 votes)  90 (3,595 votes)
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Blood On The Tracks 
United States Bob Dylan
Available from United States
9.4 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
1,881 charts
Rank Score:
19,459
Rank in 1975:
2
Rank in 1970s:
11
Overall Rank:
42
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2225 votes)  87 (2,225 votes)
Comments:
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
Available from United States
9.4 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
4,174 charts
Rank Score:
56,009
Rank in 1973:
1
Rank in 1970s:
1
Overall Rank:
2
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5383 votes)  92 (5,383 votes)
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Blue 
Canada Joni Mitchell
Available from United States
9.3 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
1,394 charts
Rank Score:
15,309
Rank in 1971:
6
Rank in 1970s:
21
Overall Rank:
70
Average Rating:
 84 (1,529 votes)
Comments:
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What's Going On 
United States Marvin Gaye
Available from United States
9.3 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
1,671 charts
Rank Score:
18,237
Rank in 1971:
4
Rank in 1970s:
14
Overall Rank:
48
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1977 votes)  85 (1,977 votes)
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Exile On Main St. 
United Kingdom The Rolling Stones
Available from United States
9.3 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
1,978 charts
Rank Score:
18,216
Rank in 1972:
2
Rank in 1970s:
15
Overall Rank:
49
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 2379 votes)  85 (2,379 votes)
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Veedon Fleece 
United Kingdom Van Morrison
Available from United States
9.3 [First added to this chart: 08/30/2012]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
258 charts
Rank Score:
1,321
Rank in 1974:
24
Rank in 1970s:
253
Overall Rank:
1,306
Average Rating:
 79 (317 votes)
Comments:
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London Calling
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Born To Run
by Bruce Springsteen
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From BestEverAlbums 04/05/2023 08:00 in Chart of the day (#4180): By eclab
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by eclab () 1. Moondance by Van Morrison (1970) 2. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen (1975) 3. London Calling by The Clash (1979) 4. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (1972) 5. Blood On The Tracks…”
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From 04/05/2023 08:39 | #295791
Excellent chart
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From 10/17/2022 02:33 | #290549
awesome picks from the best decade in music
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From 04/05/2014 20:49 | #108590
Very solid chart. I have 40 of the same albums on my list so I found plenty to like about your chart.
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From 01/27/2014 20:54 | #101687
You picked the bigones.
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From 09/26/2013 15:20 | #86880
¡Good Chart!
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