Top 15 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Fergenaprido

Studio albums, EPs, musicals, and soundtracks with at least some original compositions. If no songs are highlighted for an album, it's because I didn't rate any of them 80 or higher.
When I think of the '70s I think of Classic Rock and Disco, neither of which I'm particularly fond of. I'm slowly making my way through select albums, starting with what I found in my father's den.

• Chart updated: 02/03/2013 22:09
• (Created: 02/03/2013 22:09).
• Chart size: 15 albums.

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1.

Spanish Train And Other Stories 

 Chris De Burgh

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Overall: 68

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

184

Rank in 1975:

106

Rank in 1970s:

1,078

Overall Rank:

6,907

Average Rating:

 69 (51 votes)

Comments:

5

2.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Overall: 81

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,310 charts

Rank Score:

30,810

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,644 votes)

Comments:

188

3.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Overall: 152
I discovered in university, which I think is when most people do, and picked up his compilation album form a used CD sale. Eventually I got around to listening to his original albums. Pink Moon; from the Morning; Horn.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,557 charts

Rank Score:

17,641

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 86 (1,854 votes)

Comments:

144

4.

Breakfast In America 

 Supertramp

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Something from my dad. Take the Long Way Home; Breakfast in America; Goodbye Stranger.

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

636 charts

Rank Score:

4,671

Rank in 1979:

6

Rank in 1970s:

90

Overall Rank:

360

Average Rating:

 82 (811 votes)

Comments:

57

5.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 

 Elton John

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Candle in the Wind; All the Girls Love Alice.

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

994 charts

Rank Score:

7,470

Rank in 1973:

5

Rank in 1970s:

49

Overall Rank:

209

Average Rating:

 81 (1,157 votes)

Comments:

82

6.

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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River; A Case of You.

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,377 charts

Rank Score:

16,170

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 85 (1,509 votes)

Comments:

114

7.

Sail Away 

 Randy Newman

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You Can Leave Your Hat On.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,034

Rank in 1972:

35

Rank in 1970s:

313

Overall Rank:

1,636

Average Rating:

 78 (268 votes)

Comments:

13

8.

Even In The Quietest Moments... 

 Supertramp

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Give a Little Bit; Even in the Quietest Moments.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,298

Rank in 1977:

28

Rank in 1970s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,321

Average Rating:

 79 (336 votes)

Comments:

15

9.

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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I want to like this so much more than I do. I have some real favourites on this album, but there is so much filler that it's just okay. I guess Disc 1 is better than Disc 2. Mother; Goodbye Blue Sky; Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2).

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,249 charts

Rank Score:

25,162

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,500 votes)

Comments:

267

10.

Crisis? What Crisis? 

 Supertramp

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

785

Rank in 1975:

32

Rank in 1970s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,087

Average Rating:

 77 (238 votes)

Comments:

9

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Top 15 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

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	11	73%
	2	13%
	1	7%
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