Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by cicadelic

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• (Created: 03/30/2013 21:25).
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Curtis 

 Curtis Mayfield

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

2,470

Rank in 1970:

23

Rank in 1970s:

164

Overall Rank:

721

Average Rating:

 80 (373 votes)

Comments:

16

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Pink Flag 

 Wire

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

673 charts

Rank Score:

5,460

Rank in 1977:

12

Rank in 1970s:

83

Overall Rank:

326

Average Rating:

 82 (787 votes)

Comments:

48

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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 

 John Lennon

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,090 charts

Rank Score:

10,190

Rank in 1970:

5

Rank in 1970s:

37

Overall Rank:

146

Average Rating:

 83 (1,401 votes)

Comments:

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Live Rust 
Live

 Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2014]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,278

Rank in 1979:

23

Rank in 1970s:

272

Overall Rank:

1,361

Average Rating:

 82 (343 votes)

Comments:

10

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Paris 1919 

 John Cale

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

284 charts

Rank Score:

2,446

Rank in 1973:

21

Rank in 1970s:

168

Overall Rank:

728

Average Rating:

 79 (326 votes)

Comments:

15

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Ich Hab' Ein Zärtliches Gefühl 

 Herman Van Veen

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

64

Rank in 1973:

246

Rank in 1970s:

2,222

Overall Rank:

16,895

Average Rating:

 74 (5 votes)

Comments:

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A Tábua De Esmeralda 

 Jorge Ben

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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2024]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

2,865

Rank in 1974:

10

Rank in 1970s:

146

Overall Rank:

618

Average Rating:

 83 (241 votes)

Comments:

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After The Gold Rush 

 Neil Young

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,543 charts

Rank Score:

15,933

Rank in 1970:

2

Rank in 1970s:

22

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 86 (1,760 votes)

Comments:

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Bryter Layter 

 Nick Drake

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

716 charts

Rank Score:

6,231

Rank in 1971:

12

Rank in 1970s:

71

Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

 83 (879 votes)

Comments:

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What's Going On 

 Marvin Gaye

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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,590 charts

Rank Score:

19,730

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 85 (1,910 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	13	13%
1971	8	8%
1972	10	10%
1973	13	13%
1974	8	8%
1975	12	12%
1976	6	6%
1977	8	8%
1978	10	10%
1979	12	12%

Artist	Albums	%
John Cale	5	5%
Kevin Coyne	4	4%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	3%
Roxy Music	3	3%
Neil Young	3	3%
Amon Düül II	3	3%
Talking Heads	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	36	36%
	32	32%
	10	10%
	5	5%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 20th to 21st Wolf City by Amon Düül II
Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison
Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd Fun House by The Stooges

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Betty Davis by Betty Davis

Leavers
The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu

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95/100	10/29/2024 14:17	Larcx13	1,138	86/100
90/100	07/17/2014 07:13	Captain_Dude	231	80/100
90/100	07/11/2014 15:31	pavelthevelvet	53	85/100
100/100	07/09/2014 12:31	greatson	886	80/100
95/100	09/10/2013 08:44	sssvnnn	2,835	83/100

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90/100

From Captain_Dude 07/17/2014 07:13

Seems we have 20 albums in common for our top selections. Lots of good stuff of this chart! Roxy Music and Lou Reed make multiple appearances...and for good reason! Well done!

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From greatson 07/09/2014 12:31

Great!

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From sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:44

Brilliant from 1-100.

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