Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by cicadelic 
- Chart updated: 09/29/2026 13:45
- (Created: 03/30/2013 21:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1975
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19,254
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Year of Release:
1970
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2,344
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Year of Release:
1977
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4,832
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1970
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8,829
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1979
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1,203
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1973
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2,226
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1974
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2,567
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1970
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14,058
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
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| Neil Young | 5 | 5% | |
| John Cale | 5 | 5% | |
| Fela Kuti | 4 | 4% | |
| Kevin Coyne | 4 | 4% | |
| Jorge Ben | 3 | 3% | |
| Yusuf Islam | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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| ! | 07/17/2014 07:13 |  Captain_Dude | 231 | 80/100 |
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Captain_Dude 07/17/2014 07:13 | #116927
Captain_Dude 07/17/2014 07:13 | #116927
Seems we have 20 albums in common for our top selections. Lots of good stuff of this chart! Roxy Music and Lou Reed make multiple appearances...and for good reason! Well done!
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sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:44 | #85623
Brilliant from 1-100.
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