Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by MrFrogger

• Chart updated: 10/24/2014 20:45
• (Created: 02/16/2013 09:52).
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Another Green World 

 Eno

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2013]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

825 charts

Rank Score:

8,670

Rank in 1975:

6

Rank in 1970s:

43

Overall Rank:

178

Average Rating:

 83 (1,031 votes)

Comments:

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After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,572 charts

Rank Score:

15,559

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

23

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,771 votes)

Comments:

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Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

18,823

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 86 (1,834 votes)

Comments:

144

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,853 charts

Rank Score:

22,191

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,180 votes)

Comments:

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Ambient 1: Music For Airports 

 Brian Eno

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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,087

Rank in 1979:

14

Rank in 1970s:

180

Overall Rank:

839

Average Rating:

 80 (546 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,807 charts

Rank Score:

33,036

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,991 charts

Rank Score:

46,495

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,514 votes)

Comments:

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There's A Riot Goin' On 

 Sly & The Family Stone

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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

627 charts

Rank Score:

4,304

Rank in 1971:

19

Rank in 1970s:

97

Overall Rank:

401

Average Rating:

 81 (690 votes)

Comments:

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Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2013]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,531 charts

Rank Score:

18,004

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (2,063 votes)

Comments:

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Veedon Fleece 

 Van Morrison

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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2013]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,508

Rank in 1974:

23

Rank in 1970s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,170

Average Rating:

 79 (313 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	15	15%
1971	13	13%
1972	10	10%
1973	8	8%
1974	10	10%
1975	7	7%
1976	5	5%
1977	15	15%
1978	6	6%
1979	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	5	5%
Black Sabbath	4	4%
Neil Young	4	4%
Marvin Gaye	3	3%
Miles Davis	3	3%
Brian Eno	3	3%
The Clash	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	39	39%
	36	36%
	11	11%
	10	10%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 6 from 77th to 83rd Starsailor by Tim Buckley
Down 6 from 78th to 84th The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
Down 6 from 79th to 85th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

New entries
Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
(I'm) Stranded by The Saints
Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
Cut by The Slits
(GI) by Germs
Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones

Leavers
Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One by The Kinks
Cerrone 3: Supernature by Cerrone
Music For Films by Brian Eno
Living In The Material World by George Harrison
Ralf Und Florian by Kraftwerk

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
90/100	02/29/2020 01:33	Tamthebam	620	85/100
90/100	10/04/2013 03:39	Jasonconfused	60	79/100
100/100	09/28/2013 22:42	VanillaBean	87	97/100
95/100	04/15/2013 15:00	meccalecca	172	91/100
95/100	03/08/2013 23:57	sheep21	140	89/100

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From Jasonconfused 10/04/2013 03:39

Nice. If this had some key metal picks, it would be perfect.

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From meccalecca 04/15/2013 15:02

Disregard any mention of convention. Every album here is a winner, and I love Another Green World in the top spot

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From MrFrogger 04/01/2013 00:55

I have no clue what that means, but i'll take it

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From MrFrogger 04/01/2013 00:03

Thanks, I think the last time you rated it, I hadn't edited it to fit changes I made in my overall, so it reflected a lot of my older views, which might explain the drastic change.

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From sheep21 02/24/2013 02:54

It's conventional but a pretty cool list.

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