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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Romanelli (2013)  

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Déjà VuCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Year of Release:1970Appears in:161 charts
Rank in 1970:15Rank Score:4,547
Rank in 1970s72Overall Rank:268
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The Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd
Year of Release:1973Appears in:1,457 charts
Rank in 1973:1Rank Score:92,164
Rank in 1970s1Overall Rank:2
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All Things Must PassGeorge Harrison
Year of Release:1970Appears in:260 charts
Rank in 1970:7Rank Score:8,650
Rank in 1970s38Overall Rank:138
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The Concert For BangladeshGeorge Harrison
Year of Release:1971Appears in:16 charts
Rank in 1971:87Rank Score:158
Rank in 1970s820Overall Rank:4,678
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Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones
Year of Release:1971Appears in:429 charts
Rank in 1971:5Rank Score:16,157
Rank in 1970s20Overall Rank:68
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The Last WaltzThe Band
Year of Release:1978Appears in:37 charts
Rank in 1978:24Rank Score:971
Rank in 1970s249Overall Rank:1,094
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Wish You Were HerePink Floyd
Year of Release:1975Appears in:873 charts
Rank in 1975:1Rank Score:46,586
Rank in 1970s4Overall Rank:15
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Layla And Other Assorted Love SongsDerek & The Dominos
Year of Release:1970Appears in:213 charts
Rank in 1970:11Rank Score:6,252
Rank in 1970s53Overall Rank:203
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The CarsThe Cars
Year of Release:1978Appears in:131 charts
Rank in 1978:5Rank Score:3,189
Rank in 1970s98Overall Rank:365
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After The Gold RushNeil Young
Year of Release:1970Appears in:404 charts
Rank in 1970:1Rank Score:14,361
Rank in 1970s21Overall Rank:75
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 19 19%
1971 11 11%
1972 10 10%
1973 9 9%
1974 4 4%
1975 9 9%
1976 9 9%
1977 8 8%
1978 10 10%
1979 11 11%
Band Albums %


Led Zeppelin 5 5%
The Allman Brothers Band 4 4%
Pink Floyd 4 4%
Neil Young 3 3%
Electric Light Orchestra 3 3%
George Harrison 3 3%
Queen 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 48 48%
United States 38 38%
Mixed Nationality 8 8%
Canada 5 5%
Ireland 1 1%

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From Jasonconfused 11/28/2012 03:35
Damn I love this chart. Maybe because I'm such a fan of the 70s!
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From ecwashere 10/24/2012 20:33
Great chart!
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From peate754 09/30/2012 17:24
Good Chart
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From 5thbeatle 09/03/2012 02:54
Sweet chart! 31 in common with my own 70's
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From Rufus 09/02/2012 12:31
Excellent chart. Proof that a lot of great music came out then. Wasn't all about disco.
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From RFNAPLES 07/21/2012 19:11
Great 1970s chart
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From Johnnyo 01/20/2012 12:40
This is my idea of a truely great 70's chart.
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From abcdefgiz 01/19/2012 19:23
good
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Yup ... that sums up the 70s pretty well even though it avoids many of the obvious choices. Very well done.
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From Sean 12/08/2011 03:10
good chart
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