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Best alternative rock albums of the 1970s

The top 15 alternative rock albums of the 1970s on Riffiter, ranked by popularity. Community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. Three Imaginary Boys cover№ 1Three Imaginary BoysThe Cure · 1979
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  2. 2Life in a Day coverLife in a DaySimple Minds · 1979
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  3. 3Join Hands coverJoin HandsSiouxsie and the Banshees · 1979
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  4. 4Olias of Sunhillow coverOlias of SunhillowJon Anderson · 1976
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  5. 5The Roaring Silence coverThe Roaring SilenceManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1976
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  6. 6Watch coverWatchManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1978
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  7. 7The Scream coverThe ScreamSiouxsie and the Banshees · 1978
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  8. 8Angel Station coverAngel StationManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1979
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  9. 9Solar Fire coverSolar FireManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1973
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  10. 10Nightingales & Bombers coverNightingales & BombersManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1975
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  11. 11The Good Earth coverThe Good EarthManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1974
  12. 12Manfred Mann's Earth Band coverManfred Mann's Earth BandManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1972
  13. 13Glorified Magnified coverGlorified MagnifiedManfred Mann's Earth Band · 1972
  14. 14Real to Real Cacophony coverReal to Real CacophonySimple Minds · 1979
  15. 15Björk coverBjörkBjörk · 1977

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