50 Best Albums of the '70s by Q (1998)

Q was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. These are their best albums of 1970s.
(Official website: https://www.qthemusic.com)

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1.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,756 charts

Rank Score:

36,132

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,085 votes)

Comments:

256

2.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,043 charts

Rank Score:

71,060

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,208 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,199 charts

Rank Score:

34,069

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,540 votes)

Comments:

183

4.

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,920 charts

Rank Score:

25,040

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

37

Average Rating:

 87 (2,274 votes)

Comments:

189

5.

Songs In The Key Of Life 

 Stevie Wonder

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Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,224 charts

Rank Score:

15,424

Rank in 1976:

1

Rank in 1970s:

23

Overall Rank:

86

Average Rating:

 85 (1,311 votes)

Comments:

86

6.

Tubular Bells 

 Mike Oldfield

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

523 charts

Rank Score:

3,578

Rank in 1973:

14

Rank in 1970s:

118

Overall Rank:

505

Average Rating:

 80 (635 votes)

Comments:

40

7.

Armed Forces 

 Elvis Costello And The Attractions

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

1,934

Rank in 1979:

16

Rank in 1970s:

198

Overall Rank:

929

Average Rating:

 78 (453 votes)

Comments:

31

8.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 

 Sex Pistols

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,343 charts

Rank Score:

11,796

Rank in 1977:

5

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

125

Average Rating:

 80 (1,819 votes)

Comments:

145

9.

Trans Europa Express 

 Kraftwerk

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

703 charts

Rank Score:

5,798

Rank in 1977:

11

Rank in 1970s:

79

Overall Rank:

312

Average Rating:

 82 (887 votes)

Comments:

53

10.

For Your Pleasure 

 Roxy Music

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,666

Rank in 1973:

13

Rank in 1970s:

115

Overall Rank:

493

Average Rating:

 80 (636 votes)

Comments:

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50 Best Albums of the '70s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	3	6%
1971	6	12%
1972	4	8%
1973	6	12%
1974	1	2%
1975	6	12%
1976	1	2%
1977	11	22%
1978	4	8%
1979	8	16%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	3	6%
The Clash	2	4%
Pink Floyd	2	4%
Led Zeppelin	2	4%
Stevie Wonder	2	4%
Marvin Gaye	1	2%
Burning Spear	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	56%
	16	32%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

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Other 1970s decade charts

Listed below are 15 charts from recognised sources for 1970s. There are also 767 user submitted charts covering this period.

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Die besten Alben der 70er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1970s decade chart	2018
The REAL 100 Greatest Albums of the '70s	Classic Rock	1970s decade chart	2020
The 100 best albums of the 1970s	FACT	1970s decade chart	2014
Die besten Alben der 70er	laut	1970s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1970s	New Music Express	1970s decade chart	1980
The 70 Best Albums of the 1970s	Paste	1970s decade chart	2012
Top 100 Albums of the 1970s	Pitchfork	1970s decade chart	2004
The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '70s	Planet Rock	1970s decade chart	2019
Die 100 besten Alben der 1970er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1970s decade chart	2020
50 Best Albums of the '70s	Q	1970s decade chart	1998
Die besten Platten: die 70er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1970s decade chart	1997
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 70er	Sounds (DE)	1970s decade chart	2009
StuBru albums of 1970s	StuBru	1970s decade chart	2017
The Top 150 Albums of the ’70s	Treble	1970s decade chart	2019
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1970s	Uncut	1970s decade chart	2023

Other charts by Q

Year charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Q Albums of the Year 2019	Q	2019 year chart	2019
Q Albums of the Year 2018	Q	2018 year chart	2018
Q Albums of the Year 2017	Q	2017 year chart	2017
Q Albums of the Year 2016	Q	2016 year chart	2016
Q Albums of the Year 2015	Q	2015 year chart	2015
Q Albums of the Year 2014	Q	2014 year chart	2014
Q Albums of the Year 2013	Q	2013 year chart	2013
Q Albums of the Year 2011	Q	2011 year chart	2011
Q Albums of the Year 2010	Q	2010 year chart	2010
Q Albums of the Year 2009	Q	2009 year chart	2009
Q Albums of the Year 2008	Q	2008 year chart	2008
Q Albums of the Year 2007	Q	2007 year chart	2007
Q Albums of the Year 2006	Q	2006 year chart	2006
Q Albums of the Year 2005	Q	2005 year chart	2005
Q Albums of the Year 2004	Q	2004 year chart	2004
Q Albums of the Year 2003	Q	2003 year chart	2003

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s	Q	1990s decade chart	2015
50 Best Albums of the '70s	Q	1970s decade chart	1998

Overall charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	Q		1997
100 Greatest Albums Ever	Q		2006
100 Greatest Albums Ever	Q		2003

[Q was founded in 1986 and disbanded in 2020.]

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