Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by AAL2014
I view the 1970's as popular music's finest decade. There are great acts that spawned in the 60's, 80's, 90's, and 00's of course, but pound for pound, year after year, album after album, looking at the output from the 1970's makes me feel nostalgic even though I wasn't around.
- Chart updated: 04/25/2024 01:15
- (Created: 07/15/2015 19:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I love Songs in the Key of Life. I love its songs, its production, its album cover. I love As and Another Star, Sir Duke and I Wish, Saturn and Ebony Eyes. I love the timeless vision and Stevie’s flawless execution of it for this project.
But perhaps above all, I love that it reminds me to love. It reminds me that while there’s evil in this world and it can rear it’s ugly head far too often, we have love to combat it. It’s a powerful thing, love. And it needs love too. It needs us to remember that real strength is real love. And if it takes an incredible arrangement and memorable melody to drive that point home, I’m here for the dozens of them that this album has to offer.
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This is a high watermark in the history of recorded music and the album as a medium. [First added to this chart: 07/16/2015]
Ziggy Stardust is an amazing set of songs telling a story I feel is more successful at being succinct than many of the decade’s classic double concept records, clocking in at just under 39 minutes.
Bowie’s performances here are top notch and along with the genius aid of Mick Ronson adding in his sharp riffs and orchestral brilliance, they take these songs into another dimension.
This album demonstrates a tremendous balance between grace and power, love and fear, self-empowerment and self-loathing. It’s Ziggy Stardust, one of this life’s most unconquerable and incomparable albums. [First added to this chart: 07/16/2015]
This is a crown jewel if there ever were one. [First added to this chart: 07/16/2015]
The ending of Supper’s Ready is legitimately one of music’s finest moments. They shoot for the heavens and they stick the landing. [First added to this chart: 07/16/2015]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1970 | 10 | 10% | |
1971 | 18 | 18% | |
1972 | 14 | 14% | |
1973 | 11 | 11% | |
1974 | 8 | 8% | |
1975 | 13 | 13% | |
1976 | 8 | 8% | |
1977 | 10 | 10% | |
1978 | 5 | 5% | |
1979 | 3 | 3% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
Yes | 3 | 3% | |
The Who | 3 | 3% | |
Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
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Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 40% | ||
40 | 40% | ||
7 | 7% | ||
7 | 7% | ||
2 | 2% | ||
1 | 1% | ||
1 | 1% | ||
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
Biggest climbers |
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Up 3 from 69th to 66th The Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin |
Up 2 from 74th to 72nd Curtis by Curtis Mayfield |
Up 2 from 73rd to 71st Fear Of Music by Talking Heads |
Biggest fallers |
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Down 3 from 65th to 68th I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson |
Down 3 from 70th to 73rd Aqualung by Jethro Tull |
Down 3 from 71st to 74th Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo |
New entries |
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Sextant by Herbie Hancock |
Leavers |
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Sin After Sin by Judas Priest |
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AAL, Blood on the tracks, Made in japan, and most of your 41-50 were the new listens. Thanks for the welcome, still getting used to posting in forums and what not
jdenny, thanks for your comments and ratings on these charts. I actually haven't touched this chart in over a year, maybe longer. Although the albums closer to the top would probably remain the same or close to it, there's a lot of work to be done yet with this chart.
Inner Mounting Flame will definitely be here when I get around to updating it. I had yet to even listen to it when I compiled this chart initially.
May I ask what future listens you took from this?
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Solid list. Definitely gave me a couple ideas for future listens. Definitely would've chosen Inner mounting flame over birds of fire
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