Top 57 Music Albums of the 1970s by VanillaBean

• Chart updated: 08/31/2023 21:45
• (Created: 02/10/2013 02:33).
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1. (9) 8

Aja 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2023]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

804 charts

Rank Score:

9,669

Rank in 1977:

6

Rank in 1970s:

41

Overall Rank:

159

Average Rating:

 83 (983 votes)

Comments:

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2. (1) 1

Disco Club 

 Black Devil Disco Club

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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2022]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

262

Rank in 1978:

97

Rank in 1970s:

860

Overall Rank:

5,165

Average Rating:

 72 (38 votes)

Comments:

2

3. (2) 1

Sheer Heart Attack 

 Queen

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[First added to this chart: 10/31/2020]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

487 charts

Rank Score:

2,969

Rank in 1974:

8

Rank in 1970s:

140

Overall Rank:

594

Average Rating:

 79 (803 votes)

Comments:

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4. (3) 1

Electric Warrior 

 T. Rex

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

731 charts

Rank Score:

5,111

Rank in 1971:

16

Rank in 1970s:

87

Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

 82 (824 votes)

Comments:

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5. (4) 1

Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 03/18/2013]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

18,771

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

57

Average Rating:

 86 (2,050 votes)

Comments:

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6. (5) 1

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2013]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,946 charts

Rank Score:

23,944

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 86 (2,298 votes)

Comments:

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7. (6) 1

Ambient 1: Music For Airports 

 Brian Eno

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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2021]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

358 charts

Rank Score:

2,618

Rank in 1978:

13

Rank in 1970s:

155

Overall Rank:

685

Average Rating:

 80 (541 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: 02/09/2013]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,963 charts

Rank Score:

48,241

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

9

Average Rating:

 90 (3,481 votes)

Comments:

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9. (11) 2

Maggot Brain 

 Funkadelic

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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2014]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

644 charts

Rank Score:

4,587

Rank in 1971:

18

Rank in 1970s:

96

Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

 82 (701 votes)

Comments:

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10. (12) 2

Surf's Up 

 The Beach Boys

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[First added to this chart: 07/11/2013]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

367 charts

Rank Score:

2,290

Rank in 1971:

26

Rank in 1970s:

176

Overall Rank:

780

Average Rating:

 79 (543 votes)

Comments:

31

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Top 57 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	8	14%
1971	14	25%
1972	6	11%
1973	4	7%
1974	1	2%
1975	5	9%
1976	1	2%
1977	8	14%
1978	6	11%
1979	4	7%

Artist	Albums	%
Pink Floyd	5	9%
Led Zeppelin	4	7%
David Bowie	4	7%
Miles Davis	3	5%
Steely Dan	2	4%
John Lennon	2	4%
Can	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	47%
	20	35%
	3	5%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 57 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 8 from 9th to 1st Aja by Steely Dan
Up 2 from 12th to 10th Surf's Up by The Beach Boys
Up 2 from 11th to 9th Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 7th to 11th Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
Down 2 from 10th to 12th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Disco Club by Black Devil Disco Club

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85/100	01/14/2014 21:10	tgarritsen	375	86/100
100/100	11/04/2013 20:54	JusticeDone	424	96/100
80/100	07/03/2013 02:43	edubs	247	89/100

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From tgarritsen 01/14/2014 21:10

Good chart and nice to see some Sly and the Family Stone

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From edubs 07/03/2013 02:43

"On the Corner" - an interesting choice there.
1974 and 1978 not represented on the list - those seem to be the two weakest years of the 70s for albums. '73 was huge - so was '75

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