Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Nightfly 
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- (Created: 06/08/2012 11:13).
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2012]
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1970
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1971
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5,204
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1970
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5,211
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1971
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927
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1972
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22,555
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2012]
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1970
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13,582
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2012]
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1977
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9,447
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1974
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1,656
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 5% |
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| Steely Dan | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Randy Newman | 3 | 3% | |
| John Lennon | 3 | 3% | |
| Little Feat | 3 | 3% | |
| The Band | 2 | 2% | |
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46 | 46% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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From sssvnnn 09/11/2013 12:10
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Very reliable quality from Nightfly - even until No. 138...
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Inspiring chart for sure!
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From Nightfly 06/08/2012 11:50
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104. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
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107. Into The Purple Valley - Ry Cooder
108. Teenage Head - Flamin' Groovies
109. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
110. A New World Record - Electric Light Orchestra
111. Electric Warrior - T. Rex
112. Runt: The Ballad Of Todd Rundgren - Todd Rundgren
113. Caravanserai - Santana
114. Before And After Science - Brian Eno
115. New Boots And Panties - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
116. Histoire De Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsbourg
117. Stone Flower - Anontio Carlos Jobim
118. (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
119. John Prine - John Prine
120. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
121. Just As I Am - Bill Withers
122. Sheet Music - 10CC
123. A Song For You - Carpenters
124. Birds Of Fire - Mahavishnu Orchestra
125. American Gothic - David Ackles
126. Super Fly - Curtis Mayfield
127. Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens
128. Greatest Hits 1974-1978 - Steve Miller Band
129. Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
130. Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
131. Cut - The Slits
132. Even In The Quitest Moments - Supertramp
133. Rejuvenation - The Meters
134. The Low Spark Of The High Heeled Boys - Traffic
135. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
137. Pink Flag - Wire
138. Van Morrison: "..IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW..."
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