Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by tim0505

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,105 charts

Rank Score:

65,423

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,296 votes)

Comments:

585

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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,971 charts

Rank Score:

47,155

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (4,020 votes)

Comments:

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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: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,986 charts

Rank Score:

46,822

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (3,511 votes)

Comments:

301

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Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,136 charts

Rank Score:

41,941

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,968 votes)

Comments:

302

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,808 charts

Rank Score:

33,227

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

257

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Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,278 charts

Rank Score:

32,664

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

6

Overall Rank:

21

Average Rating:

 87 (2,605 votes)

Comments:

185

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,239 charts

Rank Score:

27,531

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (3,475 votes)

Comments:

264

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Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,738 charts

Rank Score:

23,874

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,774 votes)

Comments:

200

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Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,963 charts

Rank Score:

23,251

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,315 votes)

Comments:

189

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Who's Next 

 The Who

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2023]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,164 charts

Rank Score:

22,793

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,529 votes)

Comments:

200

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	16	16%
1971	15	15%
1972	10	10%
1973	9	9%
1974	6	6%
1975	5	5%
1976	10	10%
1977	12	12%
1978	7	7%
1979	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	6	6%
David Bowie	6	6%
Joni Mitchell	4	4%
Genesis	4	4%
Steely Dan	3	3%
Elton John	3	3%
Neil Young	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	61	61%
	25	25%
	8	8%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

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