Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s by wizardalien

Eligible albums: 61

• Chart updated: 10/26/2024 00:15
• (Created: 02/11/2022 22:28).
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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,086 charts

Rank Score:

68,048

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,261 votes)

Comments:

585

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,101 charts

Rank Score:

42,508

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (3,939 votes)

Comments:

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,947 charts

Rank Score:

48,597

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (3,991 votes)

Comments:

309

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Paranoid 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2024]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,672 charts

Rank Score:

19,321

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

17

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 86 (2,058 votes)

Comments:

137

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,144 charts

Rank Score:

23,275

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,511 votes)

Comments:

200

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Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,615 charts

Rank Score:

18,598

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 86 (1,887 votes)

Comments:

134

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Houses Of The Holy 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,307 charts

Rank Score:

12,431

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

32

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

 85 (2,016 votes)

Comments:

116

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Let It Be 

 The Beatles

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,048 charts

Rank Score:

7,563

Rank in 1970:

11

Rank in 1970s:

53

Overall Rank:

218

Average Rating:

 80 (2,127 votes)

Comments:

127

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

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,962 charts

Rank Score:

48,180

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,480 votes)

Comments:

300

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Led Zeppelin III 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,129 charts

Rank Score:

8,455

Rank in 1970:

9

Rank in 1970s:

45

Overall Rank:

186

Average Rating:

 84 (1,963 votes)

Comments:

97

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	7	14%
1971	6	12%
1972	4	8%
1973	7	14%
1974	1	2%
1975	5	10%
1976	6	12%
1977	5	10%
1978	4	8%
1979	5	10%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	6	12%
Pink Floyd	5	10%
Led Zeppelin	5	10%
The Rolling Stones	4	8%
Queen	4	8%
Fleetwood Mac	3	6%
Rodriguez	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	32	64%
	10	20%
	3	6%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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My favourite decade, 20 in common out of only 42.

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