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: 4 hours ago).
"Following a relatively fallow creative period for the Captain, the master returned to form with this brilliantly uncompromising, acerbic and vibrant tour de force of an album, arguably his greatest record since 'Trout Mask Replica'. It was as though the post-punk aesthetic that Beefheart invented..." [+] Reply
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1978
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"If you were a college student in 1974, and were at a Friday night party where everyone was smoking pot, the two albums playing on the stereo were "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Bridge of Sighs"." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1974
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"The Doobies would probably not be anybody's list of important or influential artists but this is my favourite album at present. I was drawn to it by the hit singles China Grove & Long train Running but soon found there was so much more. South City Midnight Lady is Patrick Simmons' greatest song a..." [+] Reply
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1973
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"Some absolutely dynamite songs here. Sweet Transvestite and Time Warp are probably the best known, but Susan Sarandon's rendition of Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me is smoking hot and Meatloaf's Hot Patootie is superior to anything he did after. But what makes this a great all around album is probably T..." [+] Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1975
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"Abbas sixth album, "Voulez-Vous", from 1979 was recorded over a period of one year with the title track is actually recorded in Miami USA. Nevertheless, the album is one of the group's most consistent and most successful. Only a few songs fall into the category of "forgettable" and besides the bi..." [+] Reply
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1979
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"Not close to being as good as Marquee Moon. I hated it at first but have grown to love it. Well worth a purchase." Reply
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1978
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"The first in a run of five albums that testify to Stevie Wonder's genius. Obviously influenced by Sly and the family Stone, music of my mind, has a psychedelic rock sound to it, and though it probably doesn't feature any individual classic songs, there are still some fantastic tracks here. Superm..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"I've always thought that UFO was a very under-rated band. I saw them in 1977 on their Lights Out tour (Cheap Trick was opening act) and they were just great live. This is a great album; I think their best (not counting Strangers in the Night, which is like a greatest hits collection and my favori..." [+] Reply
"Turnstiles is one of Billy's greatest albums, with several classic tracks, however, it also has without a doubt the worst song he ever wrote, the mindless, unimpressive sequence of sounds known as "All You Want to do is Dance". Get the album, skip that track. Other than that though, this is a gre..." [+] Reply
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Crumpet | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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"Hammer Horror... I have no idea what she is saying in the song but I am enchanted nonetheless. And that chorus... her voice is wonderful, spooky and otherworldly all at once. The strings are delightful and I think there might be a guitar too, like a really tiny one maybe. Anywhos... that song is ..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 48 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% |
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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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