Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by SomethingSpecial

Chart updated: 08/22/2025 17:15
(Created: 01/31/2025 12:42).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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London Calling

The Clash

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,821 charts

Rank Score:

31,635

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Average Rating:

87 (3,157 votes)

Comments:

259

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Marquee Moon

Television

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

20,367

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,223 charts

Rank Score:

12,407

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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

734 charts

Rank Score:

5,074

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

340

Average Rating:

79 (1,047 votes)

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Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

783 charts

Rank Score:

6,327

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

264

Average Rating:

82 (879 votes)

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Harvest

Neil Young

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,381 charts

Rank Score:

12,685

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Average Rating:

85 (1,724 votes)

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,111 charts

Rank Score:

9,639

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

83 (1,424 votes)

Comments:

128

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Ram

Paul & Linda McCartney

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

5,001

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

344

Average Rating:

82 (756 votes)

Comments:

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Catch A Fire

The Wailers

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

386 charts

Rank Score:

2,285

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

173

Overall Rank:

763

Average Rating:

81 (447 votes)

Comments:

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Burnin'

The Wailers

[First added to this chart: 03/10/2025]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

983

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

331

Overall Rank:

1,729

Average Rating:

78 (250 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	13	13%
1971	14	14%
1972	7	7%
1973	12	12%
1974	5	5%
1975	7	7%
1976	11	11%
1977	15	15%
1978	10	10%
1979	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Pink Floyd	6	6%
David Bowie	5	5%
Led Zeppelin	5	5%
Queen	4	4%
Bob Marley & The Wailers	4	4%
Neil Young	4	4%
The Clash	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	42	42%
	37	37%
	8	8%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 16 from 28th to 12th L.A. Woman by The Doors
Up 1 from 14th to 13th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Up 1 from 12th to 11th Rastaman Vibration by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 10th to 15th Animals by Pink Floyd
Down 3 from 13th to 16th Transformer by Lou Reed
Down 2 from 15th to 17th Let It Be by The Beatles

New entries
Pescado 2 by Pescado Rabioso

Leavers
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	decemberhotel	1970s decade chart	2015
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	album guru joe	1970s decade chart	2012
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Juneof44	1970s decade chart	2020
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	AvalancheGrips	1970s decade chart	2022
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Kettwig	1970s decade chart	2017
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Pastiche	1970s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	pdapperens	1970s decade chart	2014
Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s	TheNowhereGuy	1970s decade chart	2020

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