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).
"UNITL IT BECOMES PART OF YOU This is my third time trying to review this album. My first review started with… It’s sorta ironic that this was viewed as Dylan’s comeback album after the supposed debacle of Self-Portrait. Because Self-Portrait towers of over it and makes this album feel sort incons..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1970
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"Knowing more for their singles and that compilation, Buzzcocks had some decent albums, including this one. the first half is classic pop punk the second half more experimental. worthy for anyones collection Top 3 Tracks You Say You Don't Love Me I Dont know what to do with my life I Believe" [+] Reply
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"An absolutely beautiful album from an artist who is criminally overlooked. Quite lovely music from start to finish. Sublime." Reply
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1972
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409
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"James Brown's absolute highpoint is hard to pinpoint, as he released such a gigantic amount of records in his golden age, and for that same reason the records themselves were often filled with uninteresting fillers plus unimaginative reruns. To finish off the TV analogy they invented the album eq..." [+] Reply
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Boltzmann | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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"Stylish like a girl dancing samba on the Cobacabana with the Corcovado turning red with the setting sum" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I listen to an album like this and wonder why Wishbone Ash wasn't bigger. Super crisp instrumentation highlighted by the band's always excellent guitar work, made both accessible enough for casual listeners and intricate enough for deeper fans. Talk about a band full of hidden gems" Reply
"The best live album of all time (alongside to "Live at Harlem Square"- Sam Cooke; "At Folsom Prison"- Johnny Cash; "Live At The Apollo"- James Brown; "In person"- Ray Charles; "At Fillmore East"- The Allman Brothers Band. Morrison at his vocal peak in standouts redings of "Caravan", "Listen To Th..." [+] Reply
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1974
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405
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"Another brilliant Frank Zappa when he was at his solo best. The torture never stops, is one of his all time great tracks and, wind up workin' in a gas station, is a great opener. One of Zappa's ten essential albums." Reply
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1976
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403
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"Under rated band and album, glam rock/punk in it's infancy." Reply
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cyto | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"García, the Latin American lennon!!! This is Charly García`s debut as a composer. This album has adolescent melodies deeper than those of the beatles in their first stage, and adult songs full of existentialism. "Canción para mi muerte", talks about death; "dime quien me lo robó" about teenage ho..." [+] Reply
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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% |
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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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373 | 37% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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