Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Purplepash

• Chart updated: 04/28/2024 01:45
• (Created: 06/04/2017 00:45).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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81. (80) 1

Harvest 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2019]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,326 charts

Rank Score:

13,200

Rank in 1972:

5

Rank in 1970s:

29

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

 85 (1,671 votes)

Comments:

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82. (81) 1

Tubular Bells 

 Mike Oldfield

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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2024]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

3,561

Rank in 1973:

14

Rank in 1970s:

117

Overall Rank:

505

Average Rating:

 80 (634 votes)

Comments:

40

83. (82) 1

Tapestry 

 Carole King

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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

7,166

Rank in 1971:

10

Rank in 1970s:

58

Overall Rank:

242

Average Rating:

 82 (915 votes)

Comments:

48

84. (83) 1

Pieces Of A Man 

 Gil Scott-Heron

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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2021]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

1,181

Rank in 1971:

40

Rank in 1970s:

292

Overall Rank:

1,469

Average Rating:

 80 (190 votes)

Comments:

6

85. (84) 1

Parallel Lines 

 Blondie

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[First added to this chart: 07/26/2019]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

6,335

Rank in 1978:

2

Rank in 1970s:

68

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 81 (942 votes)

Comments:

61

86. (85) 1

The Concert For Bangladesh 
Live

 George Harrison & Friends

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[First added to this chart: 12/11/2020]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

466

Rank in 1971:

65

Rank in 1970s:

577

Overall Rank:

3,197

Average Rating:

 78 (126 votes)

Comments:

9

87. (86) 1

Luther's Blues 

 Luther Allison

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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2021]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

31

Rank in 1974:

307

Rank in 1970s:

3,152

Overall Rank:

27,467

Average Rating:

 74 (10 votes)

Comments:

1

88. (87) 1

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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[First added to this chart: 10/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,818 charts

Rank Score:

23,522

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,137 votes)

Comments:

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89. (88) 1

Physical Graffiti 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 06/03/2017]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,319 charts

Rank Score:

13,361

Rank in 1975:

4

Rank in 1970s:

26

Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

 85 (2,007 votes)

Comments:

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90. (89) 1

Raw Power 

 Iggy And The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2017]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

777 charts

Rank Score:

5,929

Rank in 1973:

9

Rank in 1970s:

77

Overall Rank:

306

Average Rating:

 83 (1,004 votes)

Comments:

65

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	13	13%
1971	21	21%
1972	7	7%
1973	12	12%
1974	4	4%
1975	7	7%
1976	5	5%
1977	10	10%
1978	7	7%
1979	14	14%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	8	8%
Pink Floyd	7	7%
Led Zeppelin	4	4%
Can	3	3%
The Who	2	2%
The Doors	2	2%
Talking Heads	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	31	31%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 75th to 76th Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Down 1 from 76th to 77th Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
Down 1 from 77th to 78th Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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New York Dolls by New York Dolls

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Quadrophenia by The Who

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90/100	03/08/2023 23:26	KineticEchoes02	111	88/100
90/100	03/08/2023 21:58	Moondance	455	85/100
90/100	03/08/2023 18:20	Johnnyo	2,022	80/100
95/100	10/07/2022 18:49	MasterOfPuppets	175	91/100
100/100	06/02/2022 23:39	matterhornrider	58	93/100

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From Purplepash 03/10/2023 22:54

@Moondance thanks for your comment. Yes Thick As A Brick is a fascinating album and draws me in. I do have The Master's Apprentices debut in my '60s chart. Choice Cuts is also very good but too much great stuff in the '70s for it to get a look in here.

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From Moondance 03/08/2023 22:04

The 70's was such a classic decade and making a top 100 is quite a challenge (so so many quality album to choose from) ~ your chart provides a unique snapshot of the music that mattered to you. Great to see Thick As A Brick (finally) make the cut. I was hoping to see a few more Aussie albums - eg The Saints - (I'm) Stranded; Masters Apprentices - Choice Cuts: and perhaps Daddy Cool, Richard Clapton & Renee Geyer (to name a few) - but the Aussie albums you have included are pretty coool too.

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From Johnnyo 03/08/2023 18:21

Great chart of arguably the best decade in contemporary music.

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From nitomano 06/28/2018 04:41

I love 70's charts and yours is a great one

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From bobbyb5 05/09/2018 13:32

10 bonus points for Madness.

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From SamNassiri98 02/25/2018 14:28

Lovely chart!

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