Top 87 Music Albums of the 1970s
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What a brilliant decade! From starting with The Beatles and ending with the likes of Talking Ends with a couple of detours along the way. A highly diverse golden age of music!
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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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9,874
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[First added to this chart: 07/22/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,493
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,080
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2016]
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1972
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43,865
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3536 votes)  90 (3,536 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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31,192
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3157 votes)  87 (3,157 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,568
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2012]
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1977
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30,937
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2640 votes)  87 (2,640 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,692
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2013]
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1975
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20,910
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2197 votes)  87 (2,197 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,099
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Top 87 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 14 16%
1971 7 8%
1972 6 7%
1973 9 10%
1974 6 7%
1975 6 7%
1976 6 7%
1977 15 17%
1978 10 11%
1979 8 9%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 34 39%
United States 29 33%
Germany 5 6%
France 3 3%
Canada 3 3%
Nigeria 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 86 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 86 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 06/29/2025 15:21 | #309783
I like the broad range of music and I especially like, that there‘s ABBA in it.
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Great chart
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From 06/09/2018 11:55 | #216399
Pretty awesome. Good Kraftwerk and Bowie picks especially.
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I love this chart!
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From 08/19/2016 01:25 | #173075
very good chart.
Why not 100?
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