Best Albums of the 1970s
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"I love Bob Marley and this is his best non-compilation album. My qualm with it is that he's perfected his reggae sound so well that he deviates very little from it. Some of the songs run the risk of sounding monotonous, but the string of classics towards the end of the album buck that trend and l..." Reply
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1977
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"Generally great songs, punctuated by a couple of exceptional ones." Reply
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1978
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"Supertramp's 'Crime of The Century' stands as one of the best prog/art rock albums of all-time. Along with 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'I Robot', it is also an audiophile's delight. 'Crime' remains a masterpiece of 70's album Rock." Reply
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1974
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"10/10 Top Tracks: "Bluebird", "Picasso's Last Words", "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" Pop perfection, as good as any Beatles album. You can't really complain about the songs being meaningless; it should be expected going into a McCartney solo album. What should always be expected is a great se..." Reply
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1973
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"It's a really good album, but I think it has become a little overrated. The title track, "New Kid in Town" and "Life on the Fast Line" are fantastic songs, but the rest of the album isn't as special. Eagles for me were always a singles band - listen to their greatest hits post-1977 and you are al..." Reply
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1976
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"This is the VU's worst album (not counting Squeeze, of course), which means it is also one of the best albums of all-time." Reply
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1970
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"Really great album. A classic, just lacks some cohesion to make it as good as Close to the Edge. The bookends on Fragile are two of the greatest songs in prog rock history." Reply
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1971
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"1977 what a year, co-writing and producing Iggy's classics, Lust For Life, & The Idiot, & also blessing the world with Low, he then followed that lot up with Heroes, it must be hard being David Bowie, in a word, GENIUS!" Reply
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1977
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"If you asked me to listen to this when I was a teenager, I would have barfed on your face. I can't deny now though that it musically is tight and catchy. Still not something I play on purpose, but I no longer immediately change it if it comes on the radio." Reply
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1976
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"A solid punk album that demonstrates how good the Clash are and is a great starter album for anyone looking to get into punk. It is 35 minutes of classic punk with a slight intermission for the slower, but excellent, Police & Thieves. You really can't go wrong with this record and it is tough to ..." Reply
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1977
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100
Best Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 113 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 89 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 91 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 104 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 11 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 11 | 1% | |
| David Bowie | 11 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 9 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 9 | 1% | |
| Bob Marley | 9 | 1% | |
| Paul McCartney | 9 | 1% | |
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385 | 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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20 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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