Classic Rock · 1970s

Classic Rock loudness in the 1970s

-10.4 Median integrated LUFS
-13.3 to -9.5 Range
14 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-14 to -13 LUFS: 1 track-13 to -12 LUFS: 1 track-12 to -11 LUFS: 4 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 4 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 4 tracks -14 LUFS -12 LUFS -9 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

12 to 13 DR: 2 tracks13 to 14 DR: 4 tracks14 to 15 DR: 5 tracks15 to 16 DR: 1 track16 to 17 DR: 1 track17 to 18 DR: 1 track 12 DR 15 DR 18 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Heaven and Hell
The Who
-9.5 LUFS
Quietest: Tattoo
The Who
-13.3 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Jon Astley
n=14 · median -10.4 LUFS
Tim Young
n=14 · median -10.4 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 14 measured tracks, not a survey of every Classic Rock release from the 1970s.