Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by cicadelic

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Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,850 charts

Rank Score:

22,265

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,181 votes)

Comments:

167

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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:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,563

Rank in 1970:

23

Rank in 1970s:

157

Overall Rank:

696

Average Rating:

 80 (380 votes)

Comments:

16

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They Say I'm Different 

 Betty Davis

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

339

Rank in 1974:

69

Rank in 1970s:

721

Overall Rank:

4,208

Average Rating:

 77 (60 votes)

Comments:

3

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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:

1,621 charts

Rank Score:

19,912

Rank in 1971:

4

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

48

Average Rating:

 85 (1,929 votes)

Comments:

144

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Music For 18 Musicians 

 Steve Reich

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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2024]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

3,115

Rank in 1978:

9

Rank in 1970s:

130

Overall Rank:

566

Average Rating:

 82 (319 votes)

Comments:

17

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Betty Davis 

 Betty Davis

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[First added to this chart: 11/27/2024]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

195

Rank in 1973:

115

Rank in 1970s:

1,048

Overall Rank:

6,630

Average Rating:

 77 (52 votes)

Comments:

3

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Fun House 

 The Stooges

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

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

906 charts

Rank Score:

7,932

Rank in 1970:

10

Rank in 1970s:

48

Overall Rank:

201

Average Rating:

 83 (1,086 votes)

Comments:

70

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Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,234 charts

Rank Score:

10,465

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

35

Overall Rank:

138

Average Rating:

 83 (1,526 votes)

Comments:

89

28. (27) 1

1969: Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed 
Live

 The Velvet Underground

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

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

448

Rank in 1974:

53

Rank in 1970s:

591

Overall Rank:

3,324

Average Rating:

 80 (188 votes)

Comments:

5

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The B-52's 

 The B-52's

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

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

409 charts

Rank Score:

2,059

Rank in 1979:

15

Rank in 1970s:

184

Overall Rank:

855

Average Rating:

 78 (505 votes)

Comments:

34

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	14	14%
1971	10	10%
1972	10	10%
1973	13	13%
1974	10	10%
1975	11	11%
1976	6	6%
1977	7	7%
1978	7	7%
1979	12	12%

Artist	Albums	%
John Cale	5	5%
Kevin Coyne	4	4%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	3%
Fela Kuti & Africa 70	3	3%
Roxy Music	3	3%
Amon Düül II	3	3%
Jorge Ben	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	38	38%
	29	29%
	10	10%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 8th to 9th A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
Down 1 from 9th to 10th After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Down 1 from 10th to 11th Bryter Layter by Nick Drake

New entries
They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis

Leavers
Hard Rain by Bob Dylan

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Rating    95/100	Date updated 10/29/2024 14:17	Member Larcx13	Chart ratings    1,143	Avg. chart rating 86/100
Rating    90/100	Date updated 07/17/2014 07:13	Member Captain_Dude	Chart ratings    231	Avg. chart rating 80/100
Rating    90/100	Date updated 07/11/2014 15:31	Member pavelthevelvet	Chart ratings    52	Avg. chart rating 85/100
Rating    100/100	Date updated 07/09/2014 12:31	Member greatson	Chart ratings    904	Avg. chart rating 80/100
Rating    95/100	Date updated 09/10/2013 08:44	Member sssvnnn	Chart ratings    2,845	Avg. chart rating 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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