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).
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"The first half of the album draws you in with catchy studio jamming, cradling your brain in its fun and cerebral jam-oriented accessibility, just in time for the second half to take your now cradled brain and clamp down on it with a cestus filled with 24-karrot gold dust. It returns to recognizab..." [+] Reply
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1971
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"Sure, everyone wants to talk about how this is the start of techno but that's not why this album is good. Kraftwerk built a hypnotic, robotic environment that's a cold creepy place to get lost in. It's a prediction a the future we've only just recently entered where our souls have been lost to ma..." [+] Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (15 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1977
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5,321
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"Don't knock the canned stuff until you've tried it. This album is as tasty and nutritious as anything your momma cooked." Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +20 votes (20 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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"While I have to give Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi at least one more listen, I still think that this album is better than both. Future Days (the song) is really sth special. I can't quite explain it, but I've listened to that song about 20 times today" Reply
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1973
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4,737
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"My favourite Kraftwerk album. The man machine, features beautiful soundscapes combined with a pop mentality. The model, even became a no:1 hit in the U.K. a few years down the line. Perfect late night chill out music. They were so ahead of their time." Reply
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1978
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4,362
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"It's all about the atmosphere I guess, how many albums have come from this is what makes it so special..." Reply
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covecove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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"The best album of 1970 and easily her best. Desertshore mixes the darkest sonic landscapes of The Marble Index with the warm innocence of Chelsea Girl. Cale's arrangements are avant-garde at its most substantial, and Nico's vocals are always measured in their sobriety without giving the impressio..." [+] Reply
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1970
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1,872
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"Autobahn suffers from 2112 syndrome; an amazing 20 minute epic on one side of the record, encompassing everything great the group had done up to that point, followed by a seemingly random assortment of good songs on the other side that pale in comparison to the first song/side, making for a puzzl..." [+] Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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1,821
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"A colossal sonic landscape. It takes time to explore all of the deep crevices that make this album such a special place to exist within." Reply
- meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (6 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1973
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"Each track blends so well with each other I noticed it had ended 5 minutes after it actually ended." Reply
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Defago | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (13 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1972
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Total albums: 39. Page 1 of 4
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 92 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 103 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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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387 | 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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21 | 2% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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