Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"An astonishing performance by Yes on a record that is very under appreciated. The instrumentals on this album are amazing and stun me every time I hear them. The guitar work is just outstanding and this is exemplified by the 15 minute epic Awaken which is the best track on this album. This song e..." [+] Reply
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1977
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1,332
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"Consistently interesting listen, with less of the ELO generic orchestra gimmickry. Probably their second best album for me, after their first. Best songs are the El Dorado Overture, Laredo Tornado and the finale." Reply
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1974
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"At the first listen or two, I was not immediately taken with this album. Certainly good, with some memorable songs, but I didn't think it could hold up next to Here Come the Warm Jets. However, after rather compulsively listening to this album for a number of months, I continue to be taken in by ..." [+] Reply
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Caesar01 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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"Great album. If you told me this album was made by an extraterrestrial life form I might believe it." Reply
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bestdressed | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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1,322
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"Another good Bob Marley. I still think the live version of, no woman,no cry, is far superior, and by it's inclusion on the, legend, compilation it's obvious others agree. Still some other fine songs to be found here in, so jah seh, lively up yourself, and the title track. Great laid back grooves." Reply
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1974
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1,317
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"A bad acid trip. This album ventures out into pretty frightening territory, while combining a vast variety of musical style. This is a complex nightmarish psychedelia. Listening will cause you to become tense, lost in darkness, paranoid. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS RECORD WHILE ON ACID!" Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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1,311
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"The most awesome mix of 70s hard rock, prog rock and proto metal. Influential and cool beyond words. Fav tracks: Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver, Tyrant, Victim Of Changes, Ripper... all really, every single song is great" Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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"Super-incredible instrumental virtuosity everywhere! More challenging than Yes' most classic albums, but no less musical. I find it awesome that for this album, they dispensed with any attempt whatsoever to make something with broad listening appeal and go for the absolute pinnacle of blow-your-m..." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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"I think that the problem with this album is that, if any other band had released it, it would have been considered a good album, because it can from the greatest band of all time, many people consider it a let down. Compared to I, II, III etc. yes, it's not as good but it's not as bad as people m..." [+] Reply
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1976
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1,293
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"During the late eighties, Excitable Boy was in heavy rotation at the pizza place in Auburn, Maine, where I worked in the kitchen after school to earn pocket cash. It might have been the only album that was universally liked by all the high school aged staff who worked in the kitchen those years. ..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 26 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 112 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 104 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 8 | 1% | |
| Queen | 8 | 1% | |
| Jethro Tull | 8 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 8 | 1% | |
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387 | 39% | |
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374 | 37% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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