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: 7 hours ago).
"It's basically a slightly more commercialized and stripped down Wind and Wuthering. By this point, Genesis were becoming stagnant because Rutherford and Banks were basically the only songwriters left, and they had been there since day one: it was probably best that they changed musical directions..." [+] Reply
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1978
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"I grew up listening to Santana and Abraxas, and they have both pretty much always been on my mind when listing the best albums made. For some reason I never got around to getting Santana III though, and the first time I heard it was just a year or two ago. From the first time I put it on through ..." [+] Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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"Very good at what it is, but what it is isn't quite Lou Reed. His songs, arranged as intense stadium rock with dual dramatic virtuoso guitars. Still a worthy edition to any Lou collection, as it's an important piece of his history, a big part of what he's known for, and rather good in it's own Ro..." [+] Reply
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bigeyedfish | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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"Discounting, avalon, I would say this is the last great Roxy Music album. After this they would slip into that slightly safe and dull white soul sound, something that would have been unthinkable up to now. Anyway, siren, is superb. Love is the drug, both ends burning, and, just another high, are ..." [+] Reply
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1975
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717
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"One of the most underrated female artists ever. Judee Sill is sadly no longer with us, but she released two excellent solo records that are criminally overlooked. Featuring stunning songs such, Jesus was a crossmaker, my man on love, and, crayon angels, this album is up there with what Joni Mitch..." [+] Reply
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1971
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"A pretty solid album. The only real fault with it is the order of the songs. The opening 3 tracks are all so dynamite that everything that comes after seems a bit anti-climatic. I think opening with The Core, and THEN cocaine (with Lay Down Sally somewhere in the middle) would give the album a co..." [+] Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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"Samba and soul-what a wonderful combination! The strings bring moments of bliss and beauty into the fast paced rhythms, and Jorge’s voice is just so carefree and fun. Truly the finest Brazil has to offer!" Reply
"I have no idea why this album's not more highly regarded; it's an amazing debut, and my second favorite Queen record (behind Sheer Heart Attack). Really not a bad song here, and "My Fairy King," "Jesus," "Doing All Right," "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll," and "Son & Daughter" are innovative, superio..." [+] Reply
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1973
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704
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"I used to have a 2-1 cassette with The Cars on one side and Candy O on the other. Poor old Candy O was IMO the poor cousin. Often I would just rewind many of the tunes say except Let's Go, Candy O and Dangerous Type so I could listen to The Cars again. Over time, while I still feel it isn't quite..." [+] Reply
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1979
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702
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"Lovely soul album from Al Green. The timeless title track is absolutely beautiful and there's plenty of other strong songs on this great record. He made some fine albums in the seventies. This is one of them." Reply
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1972
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 42 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 117 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 104 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Pink Floyd | 8 | 1% | |
| AC/DC | 8 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 8 | 1% | |
| Queen | 8 | 1% | |
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403 | 40% | |
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375 | 37% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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