List of number-one albums from the 1970s (UK)
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This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart
during the 1970s.
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UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
during the 1970s.
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| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin II The finished tracks reflect the raw, evolving sound of the band and their ability as live performers. The album has been noted for featuring a further development of the lyrical themes established by Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin's debut album, creating a work which would become more widely... |
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| Various artists | Motown Chartbusters Volume 3 | 1 | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list... † |
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| Let It Be | 3 | ||
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water † | 4 | |
| Self Portrait Self Portrait (Bob Dylan album) Self Portrait is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's tenth studio album, released by Columbia Records in June 1970.Self Portrait was Dylan's second double album, and features mostly cover versions of well-known pop and folk songs. Also included are a handful of instrumentals and original compositions... |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water † | 5 | |
| A Question of Balance A Question of Balance A Question of Balance, released in 1970, is the sixth album by The Moody Blues. The album was an attempt by the group to strip down their well-known lush, psychedelic sound in order to be able to better perform the songs in concert... |
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums.... |
Cosmo's Factory Cosmo's Factory Cosmo's Factory is the fifth studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in July 1970 and released as Fantasy 8402, the same month as the single release of "Lookin' out My Back Door" b/w "Long As I Can See the Light" .The name of the album comes from... |
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| Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert `Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!´ The Rolling Stones in Concert is a live album by The Rolling Stones, released 4 September 1970 on Decca Records in the UK and on London Records in the US. It was recorded in New York and Maryland in November 1969, just before the release of Let It Bleed... |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water † | 1 | |
| Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22... |
Paranoid Paranoid (album) Paranoid is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, the album was the only one by the band to top the UK Albums Chart, and as a result is commonly identified as the band's magnum opus... |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water † | 1 | |
| Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially... |
Atom Heart Mother Atom Heart Mother Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1970 by Harvest and EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, and reached number one in the United... |
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| Various artists | Motown Chartbusters Volume 4 | 1 | |
| Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin III is the third studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded between January and July 1970 and released on 5 October 1970 by Atlantic Records. Composed largely at a remote cottage in Wales known as Bron-Yr-Aur, this work represented a maturing of the band's... |
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| New Morning New Morning New Morning is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 11th studio album, released by Columbia Records in October 1970.Coming only four months after the controversial Self Portrait, the more concise and immediate New Morning won a much warmer reception from fans and critics. Most welcome was the return of... |
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| Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Andy Williams' Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in early 1970 by Columbia Records... |
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| Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III | 1 | |
| Andy Williams' Greatest Hits | 1 | ||
| Album | Reached #1 | Weeks | |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 26, 1970 on both Quadraphonic and Stereo formats, it reached No. 1 on Billboard Music Charts pop albums list... † |
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| All Things Must Pass All Things Must Pass All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison, recorded and released in 1970. The original vinyl release featured two LPs of rock songs as well as Apple Jam, a third LP of informal jams... |
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| Home Lovin' Man Love Story (Andy Williams album) Love Story is an album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in February 1971 by Columbia Records. It made its first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart in the issue dated February 20, 1971, and remained on the album chart for 33 weeks, peaking at number three... |
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| Various artists | Motown Chartbusters Volume 5 | 3 | |
| Sticky Fingers Sticky Fingers -Personnel:The Rolling Stones*Mick Jagger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Dead Flowers", electric guitar on "Sway", percussion*Keith Richards – electric guitar, six & twelve string acoustic guitar, backing vocals... |
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| Ram Ram (album) Ram is an album by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, released in 1971, the only album credited to the pair. It was the second of the two albums McCartney released between leaving The Beatles and forming Wings... |
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| Sticky Fingers | 1 | ||
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer... |
Tarkus Tarkus Tarkus is the second album by the British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1971.In 1993 the album was digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio... |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water † | 5 | |
| Various artists | Hot Hits 6 Hot Hits 6 Hot Hits 6 is an album of anonymous cover-versions that reached number 1 in the UK. From 7th August 1971 to 8th January 1972, budget albums were included in the main album charts, allowing this to chart.-Tracklisting:#Zoo Dee Zoo Zong... |
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| Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (album) Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is the seventh album by the Moody Blues, released in 1971. The album was the last to feature only the Mellotron, as it would be assisted by the Chamberlin on the Moody Blues' next studio album, 1972's Seventh Sojourn.This album featured the only track to be written... |
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| Various artists | Top of the Pops, Volume 18 Top of the Pops, Volume 18 Top of the Pops, Volume 18 is an album released in 1971 of the Top of the Pops album series. This album reached No. 1 on the UK album charts, much to the shock of the British music press. The album consisted of sound-alike covers of popular hits of the day, and is now widely regarded as a "Classic"... |
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| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water † | 1 | |
| Who's Next Who's Next Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band The Who, released in August 1971. The album has origins in a rock opera conceived by Pete Townshend called Lifehouse. The ambitious, complex project did not come to fruition at the time and instead, many of the songs written for the project... |
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| Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre... |
Fireball Fireball (album) -Side two:-Bonus tracks on the 25th anniversary CD re-issue:-side one:-Side two:-Personnel:* Ian Gillan - vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Roger Glover - bass* Jon Lord - keyboards, Hammond organ* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:... |
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| Every Picture Tells a Story Every Picture Tells a Story Every Picture Tells a Story is the third album by Rod Stewart, released in the middle of 1971. It went to number one on both the UK and U.S. charts and finished third in the Pazz & Jop critics' poll for best album of 1971... |
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| Imagine Imagine (album) Imagine is the second album by John Lennon. Recorded and released in 1971, the album tended toward songs that were gentler, more commercial and less avant-garde than those on his critically acclaimed previous album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album is considered the most popular of his works... |
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| Every Picture Tells a Story | 2 | ||
| Various artists | Top of the Pops, Volume 20 Top of the Pops, Volume 20 Top of the Pops, Volume 20 is an album released in 1971. This album was at No. 1 on the UK album charts for three weeks. The album consisted of covers of popular hits of the day, and is now regarded as "Classic" by collectors. Just a few weeks later, the rules for compilation of the British charts... |
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| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin IV The fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard used by the band's first three studio albums... |
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| T.Rex | Electric Warrior Electric Warrior Electric Warrior is the sixth album by British rock group T. Rex, and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock releases. Electric Warrior reached number thirty-two in the US; it went to number one for several weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest album of 1971... |
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| Album | Reached #1 | Weeks | |
| The Concert for Bangladesh | 1 | ||
| T.Rex | Electric Warrior Electric Warrior Electric Warrior is the sixth album by British rock group T. Rex, and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock releases. Electric Warrior reached number thirty-two in the US; it went to number one for several weeks in the UK, becoming the biggest album of 1971... |
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| Neil Reid Neil Reid (album) Neil Reid is the first album, only number 1 and only top 40 album for Scottish Opportunity Knocks winner, Neil Reid.-Tracklisting:#You're The Cream In My Coffee#On The Sunny Side Of The Street #Peg O' My Heart #Ye Banks And Braes #Happy Heart... |
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| Harvest | 1 | ||
| Paul Simon Paul Simon (album) Paul Simon is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon as a solo artist. . It was released in January 1972, nearly two years after he split up with longtime musical partner Art Garfunkel... |
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| Lindisfarne Lindisfarne Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is also known as Holy Island and constitutes a civil parish in Northumberland... |
Fog on the Tyne Fog on the Tyne Fog On The Tyne is a 1971 album by English rock band Lindisfarne. Bob Johnston produced the album, which was recorded at Trident Studios in the summer of 1971. It was released on Charisma Records in England and Elektra Records in America.... |
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| Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre... |
Machine Head Machine Head (album) Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972.... |
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| T.Rex | Tyrannosaurus Rex: A Beginning | 1 | |
| Deep Purple | Machine Head | 1 | |
| T.Rex | Bolan Boogie Bolan Boogie Bolan Boogie is a compilation album released by T. Rex in 1972.After Marc Bolan had left Fly Records to form his own label distributed through EMI/T. Rex Wax Co, his former label Fly released this "best of..." compilation with recent A an B sides many of which had not appeared on previous albums.... |
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| Exile on Main St. Exile on Main St. Exile on Main St. is the tenth British and 12th American studio album by English rock band The Rolling Stones. Released as a double LP in May 1972, it draws on many genres including rock and roll, blues, soul, R&B, gospel and country. The release of Exile on Main St. met with mixed reviews, but is... |
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| Various artists | 20 Dynamic Hits 20 Dynamic Hits 20 Dynamic Hits is a compilation album that reached number 1 in the UK.-Tracklisting:#Argent – Hold Your Head Up #The Fortunes – Storm in a Teacup#Deep Purple – Fireball#Danyel Gerard – Butterfly#Ronnie Dyson – When You Get Right Down To It... † |
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| Various artists | 20 Fantastic Hits 20 Fantastic Hits -Tracklisting:#Rod Stewart - Maggie May#The Osmonds - One Bad Apple#The Mixtures - The Pushbike Song#Melanie - Brand New Key#Vanity Fare - Early In The Morning#Slade - Coz I Luv You#The Piglets - Johnny Reggae... |
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| Never a Dull Moment | 2 | ||
| Various artists | 20 Fantastic Hits | 1 | |
| Various artists | 20 All Time Hits of the 50's | 8 | |
| Various artists | 25 Rockin' and Rollin' Greats | 3 | |
| Various artists | 20 All Time Hits of the 50's | 3 | |
| Album | Reached #1 | Weeks | |
| Slade Slade Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles... |
Slayed? Slayed? Slayed? is the third studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 1 November 1972, and reached No. 1 on the UK charts. The album lasted on the UK charts for a total of 34 weeks, and was also their longest-charting album in the United States where it stayed on the charts for half... |
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| Back to Front Back To Front (Gilbert O'Sullivan album) Back to Front is a 1972 album by singer/songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan.- Track listing :All songs written by Gilbert O'SullivanSide One# "Intro/I Hope You'll Stay" – 2:47# "In My Hole" – 2:46# "Clair" – 3:02# "That's Love" – 3:02... |
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| Slade | Slayed? | 2 | |
| Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John. It was released by DJM Records.... † |
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| Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades... |
Billion Dollar Babies Billion Dollar Babies Billion Dollar Babies is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1973. The album became the best selling Alice Cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and went on to be... |
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| Various artists | 20 Flashback Greats of the Sixties | 2 | |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
Houses of the Holy Houses of the Holy Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. The album title is a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed "Houses of the Holy". It was the second Led Zeppelin album to not... |
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| Faces Faces (band) Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group to form Humble Pie... |
Ooh La La | 1 | |
| Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane is the sixth album by David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1973 . The follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, it was the first album Bowie wrote and released as a bona fide rock star... |
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| Various artists | Pure Gold Pure Gold (various artists compilation album) -Tracklisting:#T. Rex – Solid Gold Easy Action#Jackson 5 – Lookin' Through the Windows#Mud – Crazy#Bruce Ruffin – Mad About You#Diana Ross – Doobedood'NDoobe, Doobedood'NDoobe, Doobedood'NDoo#Wizzard – Ball Park Incident#Blue Mink – Stay With Me... |
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| Original Soundtrack | That'll Be the Day | 7 | |
| Peters and Lee Peters and Lee Peters and Lee were a successful British folk/pop duo of the 1970s, comprising Lennie Peters and Dianne Lee .-Background:... |
We Can Make It We Can Make It We Can Make It is the only number one album in the UK for British vocal duo Peters and Lee. It spent 2 weeks at the top of the chart in 1973.-Tracklisting:#All Change Places#I'm Confessin'#Take To The Mountains#Turn To Me#There They Go#We Can Make It... |
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| Sing It Again Rod Sing It Again Rod Sing It Again Rod is Rod Stewart’s first compilation album, released in 1973. The album is notable for its Peter Corriston -designed die-cut album sleeve .-Track listing:... |
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| Goats Head Soup Goats Head Soup Goats Head Soup is the 11th British and 13th American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1973. It featured the song "Angie", which went to #1 as a single in the US and UK.-Recording:... |
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| Slade | Sladest Sladest Sladest is a compilation album by the British glam rock group Slade. It was released on 28 September 1973, and went straight to No. 1 on the charts. It stayed around the Top 10 until 1974, when it climbed to the No. 1 spot once again, following the huge success of "Merry Xmas Everybody"... |
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| Status Quo | Hello! Hello! (Status Quo Album) Hello! is the sixth studio album by the British rock band, Status Quo. Released in September 1973, it was the first of four Quo albums to top the UK Albums Chart, as well as their first album on which all tracks had been written by the group themselves... |
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| Pin Ups Pin Ups - Personnel :* David Bowie – vocals, guitar, tenor and alto saxophone, harmonica, arrangements, backing vocals, Moog synthesizer* Mick Ronson – guitar, piano, vocals, arrangements* Trevor Bolder – bass* Aynsley Dunbar – drums- Additional personnel :... |
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| Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes was David Cassidy's third solo album release. It was released in 1973 and produced by Rick Jarrard on Bell Records. It contains some cover versions, including John Sebastian's "Daydream" and Peggy Lee's "Fever"... |
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| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, released in 1973, is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John. It has come to be regarded as Elton John's best and most popular album, and is his best selling studio album with worldwide sales of at least 15 million copies.Recorded at the Château... |
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| Album | Reached #1 | Weeks | |
| Yes Yes (band) Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets... |
Tales from Topographic Oceans Tales from Topographic Oceans -2003 CD re-issue:A remastered edition was released in 2003, which restored a two-minute ambient section at the beginning of the album's first song. This section was deleted at the last minute before the album was originally pressed... |
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| Slade Slade Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles... |
Sladest Sladest Sladest is a compilation album by the British glam rock group Slade. It was released on 28 September 1973, and went straight to No. 1 on the charts. It stayed around the Top 10 until 1974, when it climbed to the No. 1 spot once again, following the huge success of "Merry Xmas Everybody"... |
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| And I Love You So And I Love You So (album) - Track listing :#Mountains O'Mourne#Birthday Song#Your Cheating Heart#It Doesn't Matter Anymore#Since I Don't Have You#He's Got You#But She Loves Me#Superman's Ghost#Everyday#Love In My Heart#Eventually#The Touch Of Her Hand#And I Love You So... |
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| The Singles: 1969-1973 The Singles: 1969-1973 The Singles 1969-1973 is an album by the brother/sister pop duo The Carpenters. A greatest hits collection, it topped the charts in the U.S. and the United Kingdom and became one of the best-selling albums of the 1970s. Features of this compilation include a newly recorded version of "Top Of The... † |
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| Slade | Old New Borrowed and Blue | 1 | |
| The Singles: 1969-1973 † | 11 | ||
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth Journey to the Centre of the Earth (album) Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the second album from the English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released through A&M Records in May 1974. The album is a live recording from his second of two sold-out concerts on 18 January 1974 at the Royal Festival Hall in London... |
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| The Singles: 1969-1973 † | 1 | ||
| Diamond Dogs Diamond Dogs Diamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA Records in 1974. Thematically it was a marriage of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Bowie's own glam-tinged vision of a post-apocalyptic world... |
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| The Singles: 1969-1973 † | 1 | ||
| Caribou Caribou (album) Caribou is the 8th studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1974 . It was John's 4th chart-topping album in the U.S. and his 3rd in the U.K. The album contains the singles, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", which reached # 16 in the UK Singles Chart and # 2 in the U.S.,... |
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| Band on the Run Band on the Run Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums... |
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| Hergest Ridge Hergest Ridge (album) Hergest Ridge is the second record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 on Virgin Records.Oldfield was not comfortable with the public attention that had come from the success of Tubular Bells, and retreated to the English countryside to work on the follow-up... |
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| Tubular Bells Tubular Bells Tubular Bells is the debut record album of English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1973. It was the first album released by Virgin Records and an early cornerstone of the company's success... |
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| Bay City Rollers Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at... |
Rollin' | 1 | |
| Smiler Smiler (album) Smiler is Rod Stewart's fifth album, and final album for Mercury Records, released in 1974 . It became the first album by Rod Stewart as a solo artist to become critically panned. Although it reached number 1 in the UK album chart, it stalled at number 13 in the US... |
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| Bay City Rollers | Rollin | 1 | |
| Smiler | 1 | ||
| Bay City Rollers | Rollin | 2 | |
| Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John's Greatest Hits is the ninth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released on MCA Records, catalogue MCA 2128, in November 1974. Spanning the years 1970 to 1974, it compiles ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia... |
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| Album | Reached #1 | Weeks | |
| His Greatest Hits | 3 | ||
| Status Quo | On the Level On The Level On The Level is the eighth Status Quo studio album. It features Francis Rossi, Richard Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the... |
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| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
Physical Graffiti Physical Graffiti Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 24 February 1975 as a double album. Recording sessions for the album were initially disrupted when bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones considered leaving the band... |
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| The Tenth Anniversary Album of Tom Jones - 20 Greatest Hits | 4 | ||
| The Best of the Stylistics The Best of the Stylistics - Chart positions :- The Best of the Stylistics Volume II :A follow-up compilation was released the following year, subtitled Volume 2. The 1976 album mirrored the earlier success by also reaching No.1 in the UK Charts... † |
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| Bay City Rollers Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band who were most popular in the 1970s. The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that they were "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh", and were "the first of many acts heralded as the 'Biggest Group since The Beatles' and one of the most screamed-at... |
Once Upon a Star Once Upon a Star Once Upon a Star is an album released in 1975 by the Scottish group Bay City Rollers. The album featured a British #1 hit single, "Bye Bye Baby", and marked the first time the group performed its own music, rather than relying on session musicians .... |
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| The Best of the Stylistics † | 5 | ||
| Wings Wings (band) Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981.... |
Venus and Mars Venus and Mars Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings. Released as the follow-up to the enormously successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour... |
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| Horizon Horizon (The Carpenters album) Horizon is the sixth consecutive platinum-certified album by American musical duo The Carpenters. It was recorded at A&M Records and recorded at 30 inches per second)... |
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| Wings | Venus and Mars | 1 | |
| Horizon | 3 | ||
| The Best of the Stylistics † | 2 | ||
| Atlantic Crossing Atlantic Crossing Atlantic Crossing is Rod Stewart's sixth album, released in 1975, and peaking at number nine on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. On June 30, 2009, Rhino released a two-disc version with bonus tracks.... |
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| Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially... |
Wish You Were Here | 1 | |
| Atlantic Crossing | 2 | ||
| 40 Golden Greats 40 Golden Greats 40 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by Jim Reeves. It was released in 1975 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it was a posthumous number one.-Track listing:#Distant Drums#Bimbo#Am I Losing You#Mexican Joe#The Blizzard... |
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| We All Had Doctors' Papers We All Had Doctors' Papers We All Had Doctors' Papers is a live album by Welsh comedian and singer Max Boyce, first issued in 1975. It was his fourth album release and followed his break through recording Live at Treorchy. The album contains a mixture of comedic and traditional songs, along with Boyce's interactions with... |
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| 40 Greatest Hits 40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como album) 40 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Perry Como. It was released by K-Tel in 1975 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It was the Christmas number two album that year.-Side One:#Magic Moments#Caterina#Catch a Falling Star#I Know... |
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| Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... |
A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera (Queen album) A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock group Queen, released in November 1975. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, A Night at the Opera was, at the time of its release, the most expensive album ever recorded... |
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| Album | Reached #1 | Weeks | |
| 40 Greatest Hits 40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como album) 40 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Perry Como. It was released by K-Tel in 1975 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It was the Christmas number two album that year.-Side One:#Magic Moments#Caterina#Catch a Falling Star#I Know... |
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| Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... |
A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera (Queen album) A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock group Queen, released in November 1975. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, A Night at the Opera was, at the time of its release, the most expensive album ever recorded... |
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| The Best Of Roy Orbison | 1 | ||
| The Very Best of Slim Whitman | 6 | ||
| Status Quo | Blue for You Blue For You Blue for You is the ninth studio album by English Rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976.Parfitt's "Rain", the first single from the album, reached #7 in the UK charts after its release in February 1976. Its b-side was the non-album track "You Lost the Love", written by Rossi and Young.The... |
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| Original Soundtrack | Rock Follies | 2 | |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
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| Original Soundtrack | Rock Follies | 1 | |
| ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (ABBA album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1975 . Greatest Hits was rush-released in Scandinavia in November 1975 to counter expected import sales of similar collections released by licencees in Europe, such as French Disques Vogue's ABBA's Greatest Hits and West... † |
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| A Night on the Town | 2 | ||
| 20 Golden Greats | 10 | ||
| The Best of the Stylistics Volume II | 1 | ||
| Dr. Feelgood Dr. Feelgood (band) Dr. Feelgood are a British pub rock band formed in 1971. The band's name derives from a slang term for heroin or for a doctor who is willing to overprescribe drugs. It is also a reference to a 1962 record by the American blues pianist and singer Willie Perryman called "Dr Feel-Good", which... |
Stupidity Stupidity (Dr. Feelgood album) Stupidity was the third album by Dr. Feelgood. It was released in September 1976, and was their first live album recording. Their mushrooming popularity was confirmed when Stupidity topped the UK charts.... |
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| ABBA | Greatest Hits † | 2 | |
| Various artists | Soul Motion | 2 | |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
The Song Remains the Same The Song Remains the Same (album) Upon its initial release in 1976, the album received some poor reviews, with some critics considering it to be over-produced and lumbering. Indeed, the band's members themselves have since expressed a lack of fondness for the recording... |
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| 22 Golden Guitar Greats | 1 | ||
| 20 Golden Greats | 6 | ||
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| Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... |
A Day at the Races A Day at the Races (album) A Day at the Races is the fifth album by British rock group Queen, released in December 1976. A Day at the Races was the band's first completely self-produced album, and the first not to feature producer Roy Thomas Baker. Recorded at Sarm East, The Manor and Wessex Studios in England, A Day at the... |
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| ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
Arrival Arrival (ABBA album) -Side one:#"When I Kissed the Teacher" – 2:58#"Dancing Queen" – 3:47#"Dum Dum Diddle" – 2:50#"My Love, My Life" – 3:50... † |
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| Red River Valley | 4 | ||
| 20 Golden Greats | 6 | ||
| Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man is a 1977 compilation album by Frank Sinatra that consists 40 songs that were recorded from Reprise Records.-Disc one:# "Let's Face the Music and Dance"# "Nancy "... |
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| ABBA | Arrival † | 9 | |
| The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album released in May 1977 featuring songs by The Beatles compiled from two live performances at the Hollywood Bowl during August 1964 and August 1965... |
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| The Muppet Show The Muppet Show (album) The Muppet Show is the first soundtrack album released from the TV show of the same name. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart in the week ending 25 June 1977.-Overview:... |
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| A Star is Born | 2 | ||
| The Johnny Mathis Collection | 4 | ||
| Yes Yes (band) Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets... |
Going for the One Going for the One Going for the One is the eighth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes, released in 1977 on Atlantic Records. It was produced after an extended break for solo activity from the group, and marks the return of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who had departed in 1974 after the Tales from... |
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| 20 All-Time Greats | 2 | ||
| Elvis Presley's 40 Greatest Hits Elvis Presley's 40 Greatest Hits Elvis Presley's 40 Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Elvis Presley. It was released in 1975 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1977, after Presley's death... |
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| 20 Golden Greats 20 Golden Greats (Diana Ross & The Supremes album) 20 Golden Greats is a 1977 compilation album by Diana Ross & the Supremes, released on the Motown label in the United Kingdom. Despite the album's title, the compilation included two tracks that had never been hit singles in the UK: "My World Is Empty Without You" and "Love Is Like an Itching in My... |
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| 40 Golden Greats 40 Golden Greats 40 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by Jim Reeves. It was released in 1975 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it was a posthumous number one.-Track listing:#Distant Drums#Bimbo#Am I Losing You#Mexican Joe#The Blizzard... |
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| Sex Pistols Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians... |
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols is the only studio album by the highly influential and controversial English punk rock band The Sex Pistols... |
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| Bread Bread (band) Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock.... |
The Sound of Bread The Sound of Bread The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs is a compilation album by American soft rock band, Bread, released in November 1977 by Elektra Records in the UK. It reached Number 1 on the UK Album Chart... |
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| Various artists | Disco Fever | 6 | |
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| Bread Bread (band) Bread was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. They placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1970 and 1977 and were a prime example of what later was labeled soft rock.... |
The Sound of Bread The Sound of Bread The Sound of Bread, Their 20 Finest Songs is a compilation album by American soft rock band, Bread, released in November 1977 by Elektra Records in the UK. It reached Number 1 on the UK Album Chart... |
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| Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood... |
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| ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
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| 20 Golden Greats 20 Golden Greats 20 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by American Buddy Holly & the Crickets first released in the United Kingdom by EMI on February 17, 1978. The songs on the UK release were licensed to EMI by MCA Records, who released the album in North America... |
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| 20 Golden Greats 20 Golden Greats (Nat King Cole album) 20 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by Nat King Cole. It was released by Capitol Records in 1978 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it was a posthumous number one.-Track listing:#Sweet Lorraine#Straighten Up And Fly Right... |
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| Original Soundtrack | Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) Original Vinyl ReleaseSide A:#"Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:45#"How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees, produced by Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson – 4:05... † |
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| Boney M Boney M Boney M. is a Eurodisco group created by German record producer Frank Farian. Originally based in Germany, the four original members of the group's official line-up were Jamaicans Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams from Montserrat and Bobby Farrell from Aruba... |
Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album... |
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| Original Soundtrack | Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | 13 | |
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| Showaddywaddy Showaddywaddy Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, and dressed as Teddy Boys.-History:... |
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| Various artists | Don't Walk - Boogie | 3 | |
| Various artists | Action Replay | 1 | |
| Blondie Blondie (band) Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s... |
Parallel Lines Parallel Lines Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979... † |
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| Bee Gees Bee Gees The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a... |
Spirits Having Flown Spirits Having Flown Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, released in 1979. It was the group's first album after their collaboration on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The album's first three tracks were released as singles which all went to no.1 in the US... |
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| Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - Chart positions :- Year-end charts :- Certifications :- References :... |
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| The Very Best of Leo Sayer The Very Best of Leo Sayer The Very Best of Leo Sayer was a greatest hits compilation album released in 1979. The release followed on chronologically from Leo Sayer's previous six studio albums. The collection reached the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart for 3 weeks, and similarly in Australia for 1 week... |
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| ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... |
Voulez-Vous Voulez-Vous -CD re-issues, bonus tracks:Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 1997 with two bonus tracks:"Summer Night City" – 3:34 "Lovelight" – 3:18Voulez-Vous was remastered and reissued in 2001 with three other bonus tracks:... |
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| Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones... |
Discovery Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album) Discovery is a 1979 album by Electric Light Orchestra.-History:Discovery was the band's first No. 1 album in the UK, entering the chart at that position and staying there for five weeks... |
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| Tubeway Army Tubeway Army Tubeway Army were a London-based punk rock and new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. They were the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based hit, with their single Are 'Friends' Electric? and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK Album Chart in mid-1979.-Line-up:The... |
Replicas Replicas (album) Replicas is an album by Tubeway Army, released in 1979. It was the second and final Tubeway Army LP, following a self-titled debut the previous year... |
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| Various artists | The Best Disco Album in the World | 6 | |
| Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
In Through the Out Door In Through the Out Door In Through the Out Door is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded over a three week period in November and December 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by Swan Song Records on 15 August 1979... |
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| The Pleasure Principle The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan album) The Pleasure Principle is the third studio album, and debut album under his own name, by electronic music pioneer Gary Numan, released in 1979... |
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| Blondie | Eat to the Beat Eat to the Beat Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It reached no.1 on the UK album charts in October 1979, no.9 in Australia and no.17 in the US.-History:... |
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| Reggatta de Blanc Reggatta de Blanc Reggatta de Blanc is the second album by The Police, released in 1979. It features the band's first two number 1 hits, "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon".-Background:... |
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| Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood... |
Tusk Tusk (album) Tusk is the 12th album by the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Released in 1979, it is considered experimental, primarily due to Lindsey Buckingham's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of punk rock and New Wave on his production techniques... |
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| ABBA | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album) Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in October 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe... |
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