Top 79 Music Albums of the 1970s
by wizardalien 
Eligible albums: 101
- Chart updated: 09/15/2026 19:15
- (Created: 02/11/2022 22:28).
- Chart size: 79 albums.
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Average rating: 69.09
Trimmed average: 70.56
Top rated tracks: Go Your Own Way, The Chain (85) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 70.56
Top rated tracks: Go Your Own Way, The Chain (85) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1977
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29,208
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Average rating: 68.75
Trimmed average: 69.17
Top rated tracks: War Pigs (95), Paranoid (85) [First added to this chart: 01/15/2024]
Trimmed average: 69.17
Top rated tracks: War Pigs (95), Paranoid (85) [First added to this chart: 01/15/2024]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,036
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Average rating: 67.78
Trimmed average: 69.29
Top rated tracks: Money, Us & Them (85) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 69.29
Top rated tracks: Money, Us & Them (85) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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56,079
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Average rating: 62.78
Trimmed average: 62.14
Top rated tracks: Baba O'Riley (85), Won't Get Fooled Again (75) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 62.14
Top rated tracks: Baba O'Riley (85), Won't Get Fooled Again (75) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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20,271
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Average rating: 61.88
Trimmed average: 58.33
Top rated tracks: Stairway to Heaven (100), When the Levee Breaks (65) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 58.33
Top rated tracks: Stairway to Heaven (100), When the Levee Breaks (65) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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36,151
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Average rating: 61.00
Trimmed average: 63.33
Top rated tracks: Wish You Were Here (90), Shine on you Crazy Diamond 1 (75) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 63.33
Top rated tracks: Wish You Were Here (90), Shine on you Crazy Diamond 1 (75) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1975
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41,666
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Average rating: 59.50
Trimmed average: 61.25
Top rated tracks: Brown Sugar (85), Moonlight Mile (80) [First added to this chart: 08/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 61.25
Top rated tracks: Brown Sugar (85), Moonlight Mile (80) [First added to this chart: 08/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,054
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Average rating: 59.00
Trimmed average: 58.13
Top rated tracks: Let It Be (90), Across The Universe (70) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 58.13
Top rated tracks: Let It Be (90), Across The Universe (70) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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7,215
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Average rating: 58.00
Trimmed average: 59.38
Top rated tracks: Out On The Tiles, Tangerine, Immigrant Song (85) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 59.38
Top rated tracks: Out On The Tiles, Tangerine, Immigrant Song (85) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1970
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7,914
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10. (=)
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Average rating: 57.50
Trimmed average: 56.67
Top rated tracks: No Quarter (85), Over the hills and far away, D'yer Maker, The Rain Song, The Song Remains The Same (80) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Trimmed average: 56.67
Top rated tracks: No Quarter (85), Over the hills and far away, D'yer Maker, The Rain Song, The Song Remains The Same (80) [First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1973
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11,025
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Total albums: 79. Page 1 of 8
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Top 79 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 11% | |
| 1977 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 9% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 8% | |
| Queen | 5 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 5 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 6% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 4% | |
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22 | 28% | |
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My favourite decade, 20 in common out of only 42. (Edited)
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