Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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skelter54 
- Chart updated: 11/15/2020 12:45
- (Created: 07/07/2013 20:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,202
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,306
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,612
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,580
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,737
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,918
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,457
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
10,479
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
44,151
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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5,619
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1972 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1979 | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 46 from 84th to 38thFoxtrot by Genesis |
| Up 37 from 92nd to 55thOff The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| Up 31 from 63rd to 32ndLet It Be by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 53 from 36th to 89thHis Band And The Street Choir by Van Morrison |
| Down 48 from 40th to 88thGrievous Angel by Gram Parsons |
| Down 45 from 33rd to 78thBetween The Lines by Janis Ian |
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| ! | 10/30/2013 17:13 |  bonafini | 155 | 84/100 |
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