Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s by mv3k

I'm changing my rating system from previous ranking --/100 to simpler scale 1-10 that will be look like that
10 - literally perfect
9+ - almost perfect
9 - great with minor flaws
8+ - very very good
8 - very good
7+ - good, enjoyable listen
7 - good
6+ - ok with potential
6 - ok
5, 5+ - mid
4, 4+ - not very bad
3, 3+ - bad
2, 2+ - very bad
1, 1+ - awful
I will also give average track rating for each album, but I won't always base my score on it, but on my overall enjoyment of each record.
Until I finish changing it you will find both types of ratings old and new in my charts.

• Chart updated: 06/01/2024 21:15
• (Created: 02/08/2023 23:59).
• Chart size: 40 albums.

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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All-time masterpiece and my favourite record by them, stunningly beautiful, evoking feelings of sadness and melancholy and at the same time calmness. It's hard to describe what it means to me and every second of it is absolutely excellent
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 10.0
Fav tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Welcome To The Machine, Have A Cigar, Wish You Were Here [First added to this chart: 03/07/2023]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,991 charts

Rank Score:

46,154

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

5

Average Rating:

 91 (4,036 votes)

Comments:

311

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Otherwordly beautiful, larger than life experience. For me this album transcends the essence of life and death and deserves its status of one of the absolutely greatest of all time
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.9
Fav tracks: Breathe, Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us And Them, Brain Damage [First added to this chart: 03/07/2023]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,120 charts

Rank Score:

63,100

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,314 votes)

Comments:

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Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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Probably the best heavy metal album ever (or at least in my opinion). It has everything heavy and catchy riffs, important and great lyrics about dark topics like war, nuclear disaster or mental illness
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.6
Fav tracks: War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man, Electric Funeral, Fairies Wear Boots [First added to this chart: 02/09/2023]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,716 charts

Rank Score:

19,079

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 86 (2,089 votes)

Comments:

139

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Probably their darkest record comparing people and their actions to animals with very good writing and excellent playing
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.6
Fav tracks: Dogs, Pigs, Sheep [First added to this chart: 04/05/2023]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,751 charts

Rank Score:

23,228

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,783 votes)

Comments:

202

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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Incredible concept album executed very well, every song feels necessary and sounds great, peak of his career
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.5
Fav tracks: Starman, Moonage Daydream, Rock&Roll Suicide, Suffragette City, Ziggy Stardust, Five Years, Lady Stardust [First added to this chart: 02/14/2023]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,006 charts

Rank Score:

45,383

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,526 votes)

Comments:

303

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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This is the definitive hard rock album, but not only that we also have here some folk influenced tracks and ones that were pushing boundarises at the time and are impressive to this day
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.6
Fav tracks: Black Dog, Rock & Roll, The Battle Of Evermore, Stairway To Heaven, Misty Mountain Hop, When The Levee Breaks [First added to this chart: 02/10/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,142 charts

Rank Score:

40,565

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,985 votes)

Comments:

304

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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They introduced new level of darkness in music with this eerie post punk album, which mixes cold instrumentals with depressing and unsettling lyrics
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.5
Fav tracks: Disorder, New Dawn Fades, Shadowplay, She's Lost Control, Day Of The Lords, Insight [First added to this chart: 04/06/2023]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,977 charts

Rank Score:

22,699

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,322 votes)

Comments:

190

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Close To The Edge 

 Yes

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Maginificent album, it is almost otherworldly beautiful
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.7
Fav tracks: Close To The Edge, And You And I, Siberian Khatru [First added to this chart: 02/14/2023]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,189 charts

Rank Score:

14,014

Rank in 1972:

4

Rank in 1970s:

24

Overall Rank:

88

Average Rating:

 85 (1,465 votes)

Comments:

118

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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It feels like his most personal album with melodies and lyrics creating together such a beautiful thing that it's hard to describe it
Score: 9+
Avg. tr. rating: 9.5
Fav tracks: Tangled Up In Blue, Simple Twist Of Fate, Idiot Wind, You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Shelter From The Storm [First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,861 charts

Rank Score:

21,665

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,188 votes)

Comments:

168

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Marquee Moon 

 Television

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One of the best guitar playing I've heard in my life with stylish lyrics
Score: 9+
Avg. tr. rating: 9.3
Fav tracks: See No Evil, Friction, Venus, Marquee Moon, Torn Curtain [First added to this chart: 04/05/2023]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,792 charts

Rank Score:

20,578

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

45

Average Rating:

 86 (1,884 votes)

Comments:

148

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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	4	10%
1971	4	10%
1972	4	10%
1973	4	10%
1974	4	10%
1975	4	10%
1976	4	10%
1977	4	10%
1978	4	10%
1979	4	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	4	10%
Black Sabbath	3	8%
David Bowie	3	8%
Led Zeppelin	3	8%
Bruce Springsteen	2	5%
Genesis	2	5%
The Who	2	5%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	70%
	8	20%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%

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