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: 3 hours ago).
"Surprised this album isn't higher in the rankings; there are some legit classic tracks on here." Reply
"Bouncy, energy-filled new wave record and a welcome addition to Joe Jackson's catalog. It's a bit up and down with a handful of tracks I would be fine without, but that's counteracted with some of his very best stuff—On Your Radio, It's Different for Girls, the title track, and Don't Wanna Be Lik..." [+] Reply
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1979
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"A well underrated record. Music from Big pink and the self titled album quite rightly get the recognition they deserve but, Northern lights-Southern cross, like, Stage fright, is an excellent record. Forbidden fruit, Acadian driftwood, and especially, It makes no difference, are as good as anythi..." [+] Reply
"great debut album, "Swimming Song", "talk to me of mendocinO' and "heart like a wheel" are my fav tracks. Also, If you are interested, check out the song "Skip rope song" (with Emmylou Harris) from the "McGarrigle hour" album...really wonderful version of the Jesse Winchester song. although my fa..." [+] Reply
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"As great a 1-2-3 start as any album could have, the rest is good too." Reply
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1971
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"The Doors and L.A. Woman are definitely their best albums, but in my opinion, this Live Album should be up there in their Top 3! I was literally tripping listening to this album. Jim Morrison was incredible! His hypnotic voice, his interaction with the audience.... He sang The End to wrap up the ..." [+] Reply
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"Trippy as hell. The first track is one of the absolute trippiest things I've ever had. The whole thing's got a whole disorienting, low-fi quality to it. Very special album. Blew my mind when I first listened to it." Reply
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1970
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"Criminally underrated album. Some of the best songs in all of Browne's career…"Something Fine", "Rock Me On the Water", "From Silver Lake", etc. are all worthy of 95-100 ratings. There's really not a moment of this record that I don't love, even if the production is a little rough, and it's secon..." [+] Reply
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1972
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"Great and solid album. No songs you can't live without but no skippers either. The last one before they changed their style and added a lot of synthezisers." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 72 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 104 | 10% |
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| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Queen | 8 | 1% | |
| Jethro Tull | 8 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 8 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 8 | 1% | |
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386 | 39% | |
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375 | 38% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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