Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by MrFrogger

Chart updated: 10/24/2014 20:45
(Created: 02/16/2013 09:52).
Chart size: 100 albums.

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Another Green World

Eno

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

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

823 charts

Rank Score:

8,176

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

184

Average Rating:

83 (1,044 votes)

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After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

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

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,582 charts

Rank Score:

14,797

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

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,551 charts

Rank Score:

17,784

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

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,861 charts

Rank Score:

20,917

Rank in 1975:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,197 votes)

Comments:

168

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Ambient 1: Music For Airports

Brian Eno

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,152

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

175

Overall Rank:

799

Average Rating:

80 (551 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling

The Clash

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,820 charts

Rank Score:

31,205

Rank in 1979:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (3,158 votes)

Comments:

259

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

David Bowie

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

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,010 charts

Rank Score:

43,882

Rank in 1972:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,537 votes)

Comments:

304

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There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

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

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

634 charts

Rank Score:

4,153

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

406

Average Rating:

81 (701 votes)

Comments:

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Low

David Bowie

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

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,539 charts

Rank Score:

17,169

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

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,437

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

248

Overall Rank:

1,210

Average Rating:

79 (317 votes)

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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%
Miles Davis	3	3%
The Clash	3	3%
Joni Mitchell	3	3%
Talking Heads	3	3%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	39	39%
	36	36%
	11	11%
	10	10%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	98	98%
Yes	2	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	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

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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
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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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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	171	92/100
95/100 !	03/08/2013 23:57	sheep21	140	89/100

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Jasonconfused 10/04/2013 03:39 | #87567

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

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meccalecca 04/15/2013 15:02 | #73239

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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MrFrogger 04/01/2013 00:55 | #70911

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

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MrFrogger 04/01/2013 00:03 | #70903

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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sheep21 02/24/2013 02:54 | #65946

It's conventional but a pretty cool list.

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