Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by cicadelic 
- Chart updated: 07/09/2026 13:45
- (Created: 03/30/2013 21:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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19,886
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,383
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
4,907
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,023
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,233
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,245
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
[First added to this chart: 04/08/2025]
[First added to this chart: 10/23/2024]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,664
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,231
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 13 | 13% |
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| Neil Young | 5 | 5% | |
| John Cale | 5 | 5% | |
| Fela Kuti | 4 | 4% | |
| Kevin Coyne | 4 | 4% | |
| Jorge Ben | 3 | 3% | |
| Alice Coltrane | 2 | 2% | |
| John Lennon | 2 | 2% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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| ! | 10/29/2024 14:17 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2014 07:13 |  Captain_Dude | 231 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2014 15:31 |  pavelthevelvet | 52 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2014 12:31 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2013 08:44 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 |
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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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greatson 07/09/2014 12:31 | #116341
greatson 07/09/2014 12:31 | #116341
Great!
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sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:44 | #85623
sssvnnn 09/10/2013 08:44 | #85623
Brilliant from 1-100.
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