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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Taric (2012)  

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The Dark Side Of The MoonPink Floyd
Year of Release:1973Appears in:1,455 charts
Rank in 1973:1Rank Score:92,177
Rank in 1970s1Overall Rank:2
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2. (4) Up2

Who's NextThe Who
Year of Release:1971Appears in:781 charts
Rank in 1971:2Rank Score:35,172
Rank in 1970s7Overall Rank:23
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Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin
Year of Release:1971Appears in:1,092 charts
Rank in 1971:1Rank Score:57,665
Rank in 1970s2Overall Rank:9
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4. (2) Down2

London CallingThe Clash
Year of Release:1979Appears in:1,044 charts
Rank in 1979:1Rank Score:54,127
Rank in 1970s3Overall Rank:11
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Unknown PleasuresJoy Division
Year of Release:1979Appears in:501 charts
Rank in 1979:3Rank Score:22,050
Rank in 1970s12Overall Rank:42
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6. (8) Up2

Lust For LifeIggy Pop
Year of Release:1977Appears in:114 charts
Rank in 1977:17Rank Score:2,338
Rank in 1970s125Overall Rank:492
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The WallPink Floyd
Year of Release:1979Appears in:712 charts
Rank in 1979:2Rank Score:35,692
Rank in 1970s6Overall Rank:22
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Pink MoonNick Drake
Year of Release:1972Appears in:359 charts
Rank in 1972:3Rank Score:14,263
Rank in 1970s22Overall Rank:77
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9. (10) Up1

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From MarsDavid Bowie
Year of Release:1972Appears in:832 charts
Rank in 1972:1Rank Score:39,611
Rank in 1970s5Overall Rank:20
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10. (12) Up2

PendulumCreedence Clearwater Revival
Year of Release:1970Appears in:21 charts
Rank in 1970:69Rank Score:286
Rank in 1970s574Overall Rank:2,895
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 16 16%
1971 12 12%
1972 9 9%
1973 13 13%
1974 5 5%
1975 9 9%
1976 5 5%
1977 14 14%
1978 4 4%
1979 13 13%
Band Albums %


Pink Floyd 5 5%
Led Zeppelin 3 3%
David Bowie 3 3%
Creedence Clearwater Revival 3 3%
The Rolling Stones 3 3%
Can 2 2%
The Who 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 44 44%
United States 40 40%
Germany 6 6%
Canada 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Netherlands 2 2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
climbers Up 7 from 48th to 41st
Specials
by The Specials
climbers Up 2 from 12th to 10th
Pendulum
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
climbers Up 2 from 8th to 6th
Lust For Life
by Iggy Pop
Biggest fallers
fallers Down 3 from 22nd to 25th
Tago Mago
by Can
fallers Down 2 from 2nd to 4th
London Calling
by The Clash
fallers Down 2 from 6th to 8th
Pink Moon
by Nick Drake

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From tekin 06/07/2012 23:10
37 albums in common; I'm impressed.
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From kylekern 01/26/2012 04:26
The variety/off-beatness was not off putting, it actually complimented it (with the exception of the Eagles, but I know I'm almost alone on that one). Well done
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From Captain_Dude 01/18/2012 01:32
Great choices!
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Very good chart
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