Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by pjerske 
- Chart updated: 05/04/2026 14:45
- (Created: 09/12/2013 17:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Albumrating: 10/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Albumrating: 10/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,020
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Albumrating: 10/10
[First added to this chart: 06/09/2017]
Albumrating: 10/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
1,848
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Albumrating: 10/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,516
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Albumrating: 10/10
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Year of Release:
1970
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7,456
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Albumrating: 9/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,235
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Albumrating: 9/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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944
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Albumrating: 9/10
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
16,870
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Albumrating: 9/10
[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
4,916
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Faust | 4 | 4% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 2% | |
| Serge Gainsbourg | 2 | 2% | |
| The Stooges | 2 | 2% | |
| Françoise Hardy | 2 | 2% | |
| Throbbing Gristle | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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28 | 28% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 12 from 47th to 35thPaix by Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes |
| Up 5 from 45th to 40thOn The Corner by Miles Davis |
| Up 5 from 44th to 39thAnother Green World by Eno |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 64 from 32nd to 96thEscalay: The Water Wheel by حمزة علاء الدين [Hamza El Din] |
| Down 54 from 34th to 88thObsolete by Dashiell Hedayat |
| Down 5 from 37th to 42ndRaw Power by Iggy And The Stooges |
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