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).
"Faust have done it again! Their second album is even more fun than their first. Jolly and chaotic, this album is just as pioneering as Faust's debut and conjured up another delightful world, whilst doing something different from their previous album. I enjoyed listening to this so much, a wild mi..." [+] Reply
"There is a version of this album that includes Street Boy and Can't Get Away. Which makes this as good as Cold Fact. Without them, it's still a marvel of musical ingenuity. Rodriguez is just one of a kind." Reply
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Medelsvensson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Awesome piece of work. The music takes you on a voyage that never stops. Soulsoothing." Reply
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doombringer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Great live tracks of George's stuff especially Here Comes the Sun. Clapton & Ringo are on this as well. But what makes this album great is the Bob Dylan appearance and his tracks on the second half. One of my absolute favorite live albums and highly underrated." Reply
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1971
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"MENTOR & MUSE Well you really got me this time And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive I have come to listen for the sound Of the trucks as they move down Out on ninety five And pretend that it's the ocean Coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean (Boulder to Birmingham) Why did you go ..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1975
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"Live-Evil consists of four long jams recorded live, with four nice short moody tracks, recorded in studio, in between. A small negative for me would be that the long tracks sound very much alike. If someone played a small snippet of one of the four pieces and asked me which one it is, I would hav..." [+] Reply
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1971
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"A R&B and funky masterpiece, the rhythms are exciting and energetic with the band playing at a high level, very good album." Reply
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2112Ikaro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1975
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"Excellent composition, beautifully delivered. I like this one even more than the more acclaimed Journey." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Highly underrated on this sight. I was surprised to see it ranked so low. For me this is easily in Bob’s top 5 albums. Positive Vibration, Roots, Rock, Reggae, Crazy Baldman, Who The Cap Fit, War and Rat Race are favs of mine." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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"His worst album ??♂️" Reply
Total albums: 1,000. Page 60 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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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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