Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Paranoid 
United Kingdom Black Sabbath
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 10/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
1,754 charts
Rank Score:
18,087
Rank in 1970:
1
Rank in 1970s:
16
Overall Rank:
50
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2133 votes)  86 (2,133 votes)
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Tago Mago 
Germany Can
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 10/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
950 charts
Rank Score:
8,806
Rank in 1971:
7
Rank in 1970s:
40
Overall Rank:
156
Average Rating:
 83 (1,059 votes)
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London Calling 
United Kingdom The Clash
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 03/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,843 charts
Rank Score:
28,995
Rank in 1979:
1
Rank in 1970s:
6
Overall Rank:
21
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 3186 votes)  87 (3,186 votes)
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Unknown Pleasures 
United Kingdom Joy Division
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 03/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
2,001 charts
Rank Score:
20,595
Rank in 1979:
3
Rank in 1970s:
9
Overall Rank:
39
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2357 votes)  86 (2,357 votes)
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Bitches Brew 
United States Miles Davis
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 03/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
967 charts
Rank Score:
8,869
Rank in 1970:
6
Rank in 1970s:
39
Overall Rank:
154
Average Rating:
 84 (1,213 votes)
Comments:
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Hérésie 
Belgium Univers Zéro
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
34 charts
Rank Score:
241
Rank in 1979:
90
Rank in 1970s:
889
Overall Rank:
5,671
Average Rating:
 75 (40 votes)
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Ege Bamyası 
Germany Can
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 07/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
639 charts
Rank Score:
5,119
Rank in 1972:
8
Rank in 1970s:
79
Overall Rank:
325
Average Rating:
 83 (741 votes)
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Zombie 
Nigeria Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 09/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
314 charts
Rank Score:
1,956
Rank in 1977:
21
Rank in 1970s:
184
Overall Rank:
888
Average Rating:
 81 (297 votes)
Comments:
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Starsailor 
United States Tim Buckley
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 06/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
291 charts
Rank Score:
1,682
Rank in 1970:
28
Rank in 1970s:
208
Overall Rank:
1,040
Average Rating:
 76 (335 votes)
Comments:
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10. (99) Up 89
Rumours 
Mixed Nationality Fleetwood Mac
Buy album United States
[First added to this chart: 07/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
2,342 charts
Rank Score:
29,534
Rank in 1977:
1
Rank in 1970s:
5
Overall Rank:
19
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2683 votes)  87 (2,683 votes)
Comments:
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