Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s
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HazeyTwilight 
The more I look into this decade, the more I love it.
- Chart updated: 09/14/2016 11:45
- (Created: 09/05/2013 20:24).
- Chart size: 98 albums.
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Year of Release:
1972
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13,724
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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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15,888
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,157
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,531
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,411
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Year of Release:
1978
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3,205
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,146
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[First added to this chart: 10/21/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,177
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Year of Release:
1973
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10,365
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,150
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Total albums: 98. Page 1 of 10
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1971 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1972 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 8 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
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50 | 51% | |
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26 | 27% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 50 from 58th to 8thThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Up 33 from 35th to 2ndBlue by Joni Mitchell |
| Up 25 from 29th to 4thAfter The Gold Rush by Neil Young |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 41 from 56th to 97thThe Wall by Pink Floyd |
| Down 41 from 57th to 98thHistoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg |
| Down 40 from 50th to 90thSingles Going Steady by Buzzcocks |
| Leavers |
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| Another Green World by Eno |
| Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
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