Top 55 Music Albums of the 1970s by wizardalien

Eligible albums: 68

• Chart updated: 03/23/2025 19:15
• (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:

4,104 charts

Rank Score:

65,330

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,296 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:

3,135 charts

Rank Score:

41,865

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,968 votes)

Comments:

302

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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:

2,970 charts

Rank Score:

47,063

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (4,020 votes)

Comments:

310

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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:

1,702 charts

Rank Score:

19,176

Rank in 1970:

1

Rank in 1970s:

16

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 86 (2,073 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:

2,163 charts

Rank Score:

22,708

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,529 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:

1,636 charts

Rank Score:

18,191

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 86 (1,902 votes)

Comments:

134

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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:

1,073 charts

Rank Score:

7,599

Rank in 1970:

11

Rank in 1970s:

52

Overall Rank:

214

Average Rating:

 80 (2,142 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:

2,986 charts

Rank Score:

46,811

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,511 votes)

Comments:

301

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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:

1,148 charts

Rank Score:

8,302

Rank in 1970:

9

Rank in 1970s:

45

Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

 84 (1,975 votes)

Comments:

97

12. (8) 4

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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:

1,324 charts

Rank Score:

12,309

Rank in 1973:

3

Rank in 1970s:

31

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 85 (2,029 votes)

Comments:

116

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Top 55 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	8	15%
1971	6	11%
1972	4	7%
1973	9	16%
1974	1	2%
1975	6	11%
1976	6	11%
1977	5	9%
1978	5	9%
1979	5	9%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	7	13%
Pink Floyd	5	9%
Led Zeppelin	5	9%
The Rolling Stones	4	7%
Queen	4	7%
Fleetwood Mac	3	5%
Rodriguez	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	35	64%
	12	22%
	3	5%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 55 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 12th to 11th Cold Fact by Rodriguez
Up 1 from 11th to 10th Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Up 1 from 10th to 9th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 8th to 12th Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin

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

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