Best Albums of the 1970s
Explore the best albums of the 1970s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"The Rolling Stones, shacked up in a French estate, dressed like pirates and loaded, produce a double album that reveals something new every time you listen to it. Maybe not my number one album ever, but without a doubt one of the coolest." Reply
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1972
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"An excellent record, easily up there with the Stones’ best work. Brown Sugar was the big hit, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is very highly rated, Wild Horses is just sublime, and I’m really loving Sway at the moment too. The last 3 tracks are also quite fascinating - Sister Morphine is wonderfully d..." [+] Reply
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1971
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"I absolutely hate their version of "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)", but every other track on this album is really good. Coming out of their mid-70s slump, this album feels like the band being reenergised and discovering their youth. I guess you can thank punk and disco for that. "Mis..." [+] Reply
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1978
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"I concur with the general sentiment: good but not outstanding and impossible to be so given the previous four. I never tire of Hearbreaker; mick and the boys really brought it on that one. ." Reply
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1973
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"Okay, so it's not Sticky or Beggars, but this album is grossly underrated. I don't find a need to skip any of the 10 tracks and most are excellent examples of Stones rock and roll. The underrated epic deep cut on this one is Time Waits for No One, a genuine masterpiece." Reply
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1974
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743
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"This is an outstanding compilation. It perfectly captures both the Stones best songs and their early evolution." Reply
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1971
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"One of the best live albums. They sound great. This is them at the top of their game." Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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"This is an underrated album. It's often considered forgettable, but I think this is a pretty consistent album in terms of the quality of the tracks. The album is very much influenced by reggae-rock with some funk, blues and disco thrown in there. Less rock n' roll than I would've liked, but overa..." [+] Reply
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1976
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422
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Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 103 | 10% |
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| Neil Young | 11 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 11 | 1% | |
| Bob Marley | 9 | 1% | |
| Paul McCartney | 9 | 1% | |
| Yes | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
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385 | 38% | |
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376 | 38% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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