Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Onater

My Top 10 songs of the 70s:
10. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland (Born To Run, 1975)
9. David Bowie - Young Americans (Young Americans, 1975)
8. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue (Blood On The Tracks, 1975)
7. Joni Mitchell - The Last Time I Saw Richard (Blue, 1971)
6. Kermit - The Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie, 1979)
5. Tim Buckley - Song To The Siren (Starsailor, 1970)
4. Television - Marquee Moon (Marquee Moon, 1977)
3. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (Born To Run, 1975)
2. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (If You Could Read My Mind, 1970)
1. David Bowie - "Heroes" ("Heroes", 1977)

• Chart updated: 01/24/2019 10:15
• (Created: 10/08/2016 20:08).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Station To Station 

 David Bowie

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"It's not the side-effects of the cocaine, I'm thinking that it must be love."

Favourite Tracks: Station to Station, Word On A Wing, TVC15 [First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,076 charts

Rank Score:

12,980

Rank in 1976:

2

Rank in 1970s:

27

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 85 (1,526 votes)

Comments:

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Low 

 David Bowie

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"Pale blinds drawn all day, nothing to do, nothing to say."

Favourite Tracks: A New Career In A New Town, Warszawa, Subterraneans, Sound And Vision [First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

18,750

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 86 (2,050 votes)

Comments:

168

29. (28) 1

Diamond Dogs 

 David Bowie

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"Halloween Jack is a real cool cat, and he lives on top of Manhattan Chase. The elevator's broke, so he slides down a rope, onto the street below, oh Tarzan, go man go."

Favourite Tracks: Diamond Dogs, Sweet Thing, Rebel Rebel [First added to this chart: 11/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

527 charts

Rank Score:

2,865

Rank in 1974:

9

Rank in 1970s:

145

Overall Rank:

617

Average Rating:

 78 (959 votes)

Comments:

53

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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"I could fall asleep at night, as a rock & roll star... I could fall in love all right, as a rock & roll star."

Favourite tracks: Five Years, Lady Stardust, Star, Suffragette City, Starman [First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,964 charts

Rank Score:

48,220

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (3,481 votes)

Comments:

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"Heroes" 

 David Bowie

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"We're nothing, and nothing will help us. Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay. But we could be safer, just for one day."

Favourite Tracks: "Heroes", Neuköln, Sense Of Doubt, Moss Garden, Beauty And The Beast [First added to this chart: 10/27/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

859 charts

Rank Score:

6,601

Rank in 1977:

8

Rank in 1970s:

64

Overall Rank:

261

Average Rating:

 83 (1,463 votes)

Comments:

80

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Aladdin Sane 

 David Bowie

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"Time, He's waiting in the wings, he speaks of senseless things, his script is you and me, boy."

Favourite Tracks: Aladdin Sane, Lady Grinning Soul, Time, Watch That Man [First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

787 charts

Rank Score:

5,737

Rank in 1973:

9

Rank in 1970s:

78

Overall Rank:

314

Average Rating:

 83 (1,294 votes)

Comments:

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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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"Take a look at the lawman, beating up the wrong guy. Oh man, wonder if he'll ever know, he's in the best selling show."

Favourite Tracks: Life On Mars, The Bewlay Brothers, Quicksand, Oh! You Pretty Things [First added to this chart: 10/10/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,831 charts

Rank Score:

21,325

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,404 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	14	14%
1971	20	20%
1972	9	9%
1973	10	10%
1974	9	9%
1975	8	8%
1976	4	4%
1977	11	11%
1978	6	6%
1979	9	9%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	7	7%
Pink Floyd	5	5%
Joni Mitchell	3	3%
Neil Young	3	3%
Kraftwerk	3	3%
Black Sabbath	3	3%
Herbie Hancock	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	42	42%
	37	37%
	10	10%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 21 from 40th to 19th Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
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Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 16th to 20th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Down 4 from 17th to 21st The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Down 4 from 19th to 23rd Marquee Moon by Television

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95/100	04/26/2018 22:56	PaperVinnie	452	81/100
95/100	09/15/2017 09:58	TheSmiths82-87	1,838	83/100
90/100	09/14/2017 07:37	nitomano	82	78/100
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80/100	01/14/2017 06:51	bobbyb5	727	90/100

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From PaperVinnie 04/26/2018 22:57

Great chart

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From nitomano 09/14/2017 07:38

nice chart

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From LedZep 03/04/2017 23:31

Gotta listen to Supertramp! Great chart, and really tough choice that Thick as a Brick song.

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