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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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]
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
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46,151
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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]
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
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62,797
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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]
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
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19,111
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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]
Score: 10
Avg. tr. rating: 9.6
Fav tracks: Dogs, Pigs, Sheep [First added to this chart: 04/05/2023]
Year of Release:
1977
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23,180
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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]
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
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45,073
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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]
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
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40,352
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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]
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
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22,720
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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]
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
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14,177
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The album that was very ahead of its time and still sounds futuristic and experimental to this day with its mixing of rock with electronic music, amazing work of art
Score: 9+
Avg. tr. rating: 9.4
Fav tracks: Speed Of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound And Vision, Be My Wife, Warszawa [First added to this chart: 04/05/2023]
Score: 9+
Avg. tr. rating: 9.4
Fav tracks: Speed Of Life, Breaking Glass, Sound And Vision, Be My Wife, Warszawa [First added to this chart: 04/05/2023]
Year of Release:
1977
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17,642
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This album is really, really heavy for its timez forward thinking and revolutionary
Score: 9+
Avg. tr. rating: 9.3
Fav tracks: Sweet Leaf, Children Of The Grave, Lord Of This World, Into The Void [First added to this chart: 02/10/2023]
Score: 9+
Avg. tr. rating: 9.3
Fav tracks: Sweet Leaf, Children Of The Grave, Lord Of This World, Into The Void [First added to this chart: 02/10/2023]
Year of Release:
1971
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5,551
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 10% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 8% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 8% | |
| Genesis | 2 | 5% | |
| The Who | 2 | 5% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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