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: 3 hours ago).
"At the time of its release (1979) I loved the opening track "Tragedy" and many of the songs which followed. In 2022 upon re-listening I was at falsetto-overload before the album reached its quarter mark. The singles still had something that resonated about them, but I had a difficult time listeni..." [+] Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The peak of the Faces' career. "Cindy", "My Fault", "Late Side", "Glad and Sorry", and "Ooh La La" are all excellent songs and come basically one after another. Rod's vocals are fine as ever (on the ones where he bothered to show up), and the talented band show off their skills, albeit in a more ..." [+] Reply
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Sandinistar | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A very psychedelic record for sure, somebody got that right. That's the right way to frame it. This record got slaughtered by critics and fans alike and Stevie was never the same, that's a plain fact. He thought he had earned enough credit with his previous albums--it was a cliche to call him a "..." [+] Reply
"At one point, I thought, "This is what would happen if Neil Diamond tried to sing Billy Joel songs." But it got even more maudlin from there." Reply
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planetneutral | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Emitt Rhodes' second album from late 1970 is undoubtedly his strongest. The album was released on ABC Records, and Rhodes had recently had a nice hit with the single "Fresh said Daisy." His former record company AM Records took the renewed interest in Rhodes to re-release his first album "The Ame..." [+] Reply
"Hugely underrated. Even if "Love Train" is raped to sell lawnmower beer, it's still a great song, and the album is just as good." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Better, than Jarre" Reply
"I was able to find a nice copy of this album recently. This was popularized on KSHE 95 radio back in the day and they still play Pavlov’s Dog from time to time. This is a great listen." Reply
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Schribes | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Bought this album by accident many years ago..!! It was so good,I was glad I made the mistake.!!! Very energetic..Distant Smi!e is unbelievable...." Reply
"Shame that the limits of vinyl meant there is a fade in/out between each of the 2 performances. It does diminish the natural progress of the music. Recording quality really poor, no better on CD than the original vinyl. Still def. worth buying" 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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388 | 39% | |
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373 | 37% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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