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Best afrobeat albums of the 1970s

The top 36 afrobeat albums of the 1970s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Africadelic cover№ 1AfricadelicManu Dibango · 1972
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  1. 2Kalakuta Show coverKalakuta ShowFela Kuti · 1976
  2. 3Na Poi coverNa PoiFela Kuti · 1971
  3. 4Ikoyi Blindness coverIkoyi BlindnessFela Kuti · 1976
  4. 5Excuse O coverExcuse OFela Kuti · 1976
  5. 6Open & Close coverOpen & CloseFela Kuti · 1972
  6. 7Atomic Bomb coverAtomic BombWilliam Onyeabor · 1978
  7. 8Noise for Vendor Mouth coverNoise for Vendor MouthFela Kuti · 1975
  8. 9Opposite People coverOpposite PeopleFela Kuti · 1977
  9. 10Unknown Soldier coverUnknown SoldierFela Kuti · 1979
  10. 11Fear Not for Man coverFear Not for ManFela Kuti · 1977
  11. 12Stalemate coverStalemateFela Kuti · 1977
  12. 13Chapter One coverChapter OneBLO · 1973
  13. 14Bulky Backside - BLO Is Back coverBulky Backside - BLO Is BackBLO · 1979
  14. 15Phase II coverPhase IIBLO · 1974
  15. 16Step Three coverStep ThreeBLO · 1975
  16. 17Phase IV coverPhase IVBLO · 1976
  17. 18Soul Makossa coverSoul MakossaLafayette Afro-Rock Band · 1973
  18. 19Malik coverMalikLafayette Afro-Rock Band · 1974
  19. 20Confusion (Edit) coverConfusion (Edit)Fela Kuti · 1975
  20. 21ITT coverITTFela Kuti · 1979
  21. 22Opposite People / Sorrow Tears and Blood coverOpposite People / Sorrow Tears and BloodFela Kuti · 1977
  22. 23No Bread coverNo BreadFela Kuti · 1976
  23. 24Yellow Fever / Na Poi coverYellow Fever / Na PoiFela Kuti · 1976
  24. 25V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power) coverV.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power)Fela Kuti · 1979
  25. 26Shuffering and Shmiling coverShuffering and ShmilingFela Kuti · 1977
  26. 27Me Kra TsieEbo Taylor · 1979
  27. 28My Love and Music coverMy Love and MusicEbo Taylor · 1976
  28. 29Twer Nyame coverTwer NyameEbo Taylor · 1978
  29. 30PROGRESS (2020 Remastered Version) coverPROGRESS (2020 Remastered Version)Tony Allen · 1977
  30. 31No Discrimination For Lagos (2021 Remastered Version) coverNo Discrimination For Lagos (2021 Remastered Version)Tony Allen · 1979
  31. 32Ebo Taylor coverEbo TaylorEbo Taylor · 1977
  32. 33No Discrimination coverNo DiscriminationTony Allen · 1979
  33. 34Jealousy / Progress coverJealousy / ProgressTony Allen · 1975
  34. 35Makossa Man coverMakossa ManManu Dibango · 1974
  35. 36Ebo Taylor and The Pelikans coverEbo Taylor and The PelikansEbo Taylor · 1976

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