Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
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- Chart updated: 12/19/2021 15:15
- (Created: 04/12/2016 01:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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19,379
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
10,122
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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71,161
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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5,180
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
44,305
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
13,599
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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6,298
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
984
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,093
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,936
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1971 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Chrome | 2 | 2% | |
| The Doors | 2 | 2% | |
| The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
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45 | 45% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 3 from 20th to 17th Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21st A Trip To Marineville by Swell Maps |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Harvest by Neil Young |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers |
| New entries |
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 It's Only Rock 'N' Rollby The Rolling Stones |
| Leavers |
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 Secos & Molhadosby Secos & Molhados |
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| 90/100 | 11/06/2017 00:41 | PaperVinnie | | 81/100 |
| 90/100 | 10/03/2017 15:51 |  bobbyb5 | | 90/100 |
| 85/100 | 01/04/2017 15:23 | TheSmiths82-87 | | 83/100 |
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