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Best albums of 1975

New York's romantic streak and its avant-garde streak were often on the same block and occasionally in the same band. Reggae finished crossing over to audiences who had never heard the singles. A good year for records that took their time getting started.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1975 is Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd, rated 4.4/5 by 36 listeners.

  1. Wish You Were Here cover№ 1Wish You Were HerePink Floyd · 19754.3Weighted score4.4 avg · 36 ratings
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  1. 2Blood on the Tracks coverBlood on the TracksBob Dylan · 19754.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings
  2. 3Lucille Talks Back coverLucille Talks BackB.B. King · 19754.2 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  3. 4Let's Take It to the Stage coverLet's Take It to the StageFunkadelic · 19754.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Physical Graffiti coverPhysical GraffitiLed Zeppelin · 19754.1 score · 4.2 avg · 19 ratings
  5. 6Toys in the Attic coverToys in the AtticAerosmith · 19754.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  6. 7Cut the Cake coverCut the CakeAverage White Band · 19754.1 score · 4.3 avg · 4 ratings
  7. 8Born to Run coverBorn to RunBruce Springsteen · 19754.1 score · 4.1 avg · 11 ratings
  8. 9We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll coverWe Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' RollBlack Sabbath · 19754.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  9. 10Come Taste the Band coverCome Taste the BandDeep Purple · 19754.0 score · 4.2 avg · 3 ratings
  10. 11Caught in the Act coverCaught in the ActCommodores · 19754.0 score · 4.1 avg · 4 ratings
  11. 12Indiscreet coverIndiscreetSparks · 19754.0 score · 4.1 avg · 5 ratings
  12. 13A Night at the Opera coverA Night at the OperaQueen · 19754.0 score · 4.0 avg · 48 ratings
  13. 14Crisis? What Crisis? coverCrisis? What Crisis?Supertramp · 19754.0 score · 4.0 avg · 4 ratings
  14. 15That's the Way of the World coverThat's the Way of the WorldEarth, Wind & Fire · 19753.8 score · 3.7 avg · 5 ratings
  15. 16A Quiet Storm coverA Quiet StormSmokey Robinson · 19753.8 score · 3.7 avg · 8 ratings
  16. 17Sabotage coverSabotageBlack Sabbath · 19753.8 score · 3.5 avg · 3 ratings
  17. 18Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow coverRitchie Blackmore's RainbowRainbow · 19753.5 score · 3.3 avg · 9 ratings
  18. 19Landed coverLandedCAN · 19753.1 score · 1.7 avg · 3 ratings
  19. 20Rock 'n' Roll coverRock 'n' RollJohn Lennon · 19752 ratings
  20. 21ABBA coverABBAABBA · 19752 ratings
  21. 22Rubycon coverRubyconTangerine Dream · 19752 ratings
  22. 23I've Got the Music in Me coverI've Got the Music in MeThelma Houston · 19752 ratings
  23. 24Movin' On coverMovin' OnCommodores · 19752 ratings
  24. 25Bandolier coverBandolierBudgie · 19752 ratings
  25. 26The Köln Concert coverThe Köln ConcertKeith Jarrett · 19751 rating
  26. 27Horses coverHorsesPatti Smith · 19751 rating
  27. 28Chico Buarque & Maria Bethânia coverChico Buarque & Maria BethâniaChico Buarque · 19751 rating
  28. 29Greatest Hits coverGreatest HitsAl Green · 19751 rating
  29. 30The Original Soundtrack coverThe Original Soundtrack10cc · 19751 rating
  30. 31Gratitude coverGratitudeEarth, Wind & Fire · 19751 rating
  31. 32France Gall coverFrance GallFrance Gall · 19751 rating
  32. 33Marcus Garvey coverMarcus GarveyBurning Spear · 19751 rating
  33. 34Rimmel coverRimmelFrancesco De Gregori · 19751 rating
  34. 35Nuthin' Fancy coverNuthin' FancyLynyrd Skynyrd · 19751 rating
  35. 36Discreet Music coverDiscreet MusicBrian Eno · 19751 rating
  36. 37La banda del carro rojo coverLa banda del carro rojoLos Tigres del Norte · 19751 rating
  37. 38Adventures in Paradise coverAdventures in ParadiseMinnie Riperton · 19751 rating
  38. 39Forever, Michael coverForever, MichaelMichael Jackson · 19751 rating
  39. 40Survival coverSurvivalThe O'Jays · 19751 rating
  40. 41Crac! coverCrac!Area · 19751 rating
  41. 42Billy Ocean coverBilly OceanBilly Ocean · 19751 rating
  42. 43Playing Possum coverPlaying PossumCarly Simon · 19751 rating
  43. 44Once Upon a Star coverOnce Upon a StarBay City Rollers · 19751 rating
  44. 45Never Can Say Goodbye coverNever Can Say GoodbyeGloria Gaynor · 19751 rating
  45. 46Dreaming My Dreams coverDreaming My DreamsWaylon Jennings · 19751 rating
  46. 47Ted Nugent coverTed NugentTed Nugent · 19751 rating
  47. 48Hair of the Dog coverHair of the DogNazareth · 19751 rating
  48. 49City Life coverCity LifeThe Blackbyrds · 19751 rating
  49. 50It's My Pleasure coverIt's My PleasureBilly Preston · 19751 rating

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Best albums of 1975 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

The artists of 1975

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

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1975, month by month

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 1975?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1975 is Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (4.4/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1975 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1975 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1975 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.