Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s
by 
Freddie55 
My 30 favourite albums of the 1970s limited to only two selections from any one artist.
The list does not include classical, opera, jazz and stage musicals.
- Chart updated: 03/30/2013 01:31
- (Created: 02/03/2013 06:50).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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1973
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59,352
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1971
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38,333
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1971
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20,898
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1972
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42,789
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1970
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18,689
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1971
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19,139
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1975
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44,190
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1970
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1977
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6,311
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Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 6 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 8 | 27% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 23% | |
| 1973 | 2 | 7% | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1975 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1976 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1977 | 3 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 2 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 1 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 2 | 7% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 7% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 7% | |
| Television | 1 | 3% | |
| The Who | 1 | 3% | |
| Deep Purple | 1 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 3% | |
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From hassenboy 10/21/2017 22:32 | #199893
The early 70's was the shit. There is simply no way around that objective fact. I almost completely agree with your list (not the order though). I just wonder what happened to ELO?
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bob Dylan | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
