Best Albums of the 1970s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1970s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"An essential album, with wonderful songs. The soul of "Jackie Wilson". The tour of force of "Listen To The Lion". Incredible vocal and band." Reply
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1972
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""Beyond the Realms of Death" is perfect, and one of the best Judas Priest songs. It's guitar solo is the most finest example of Tipton and Downing's musical abilities." Reply
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1978
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992
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"95/100 What an album!!!, emotional songs and ambient music, think the guys who ranked this low only listen to Rap or Punk" Reply
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1977
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989
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"After the genius of the previous 4 albums, goat's head soup was always going to be a disappointment. This is where the stones lifestyle's started to affect their music. Having said that, it's still a good album. Opener dancing with Mr.D goes for menace but it is more funny than scary. Better is 1..." [+] Reply
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1973
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983
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"Up until yesterday, I had avoided this album. I had done this based on numerous negative comments about the album and band at the time. It shows how important it is to form your own opinion and not be swayed by others. What I try not to do is compare later albums with earlier works or vice versa,..." [+] Reply
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1979
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982
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"Mingus's own personal favourite of all of his albums and not hard to see why. Constructing "buildings of jazz" it seems in deferrence to the primitism of much of the jazz fusion wave that was around at the time. The architects have hit the spot and the view from the top floor is impressive. Shame..." [+] Reply
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1972
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979
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"A more accessible Patti Smith album. Easter, is a good record with some fine songs, most notably the Bruce Springsteen collaboration, because the night. Good, but not great." Reply
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1978
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979
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"This album is insanely DANGEROUS. This album rocks, shreds, riffs, and kicks ass. The playing is tight, professional, and awesome. Phil Lynott's voice is one of the best in rock, soft, hard, and dynamic at the same time!" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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972
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"I rate Kansas above the "usual suspects" of a top 10 prog. bands list i.e British bands like Floyd, Genesis, Jethro, Yes...I prefer their first album to most of the others, but this one would be in my second place alongside some of their other '70s albums. So most of this album is composed by Ker..." [+] Reply
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AndrewJFisher | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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971
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"Brilliant album still holding up after 40 years. I refuse to call The Three Fates a Keith Emerson composition though, it is clearly ripped right off of Gershwin. Imagine what they had sounded like if Hendrix hadn't died and indeed had joined the band instead." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 33 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 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 103 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 8 | 1% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
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388 | 39% | |
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373 | 37% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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