Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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twinpeakster 
- Chart updated: 03/03/2017 16:45
- (Created: 11/06/2013 19:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1977
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18,471
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Year of Release:
1979
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28,867
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1975
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7,486
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,576
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
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6,819
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Year of Release:
1977
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2,931
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Year of Release:
1978
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6,162
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1972 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 18 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Brian Eno | 5 | 5% | |
| Roxy Music | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Ramones | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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Up 30 from 72nd to 42nd |
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Down 2 from 42nd to 44th |
Down 2 from 43rd to 45th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/06/2019 21:43 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2016 10:11 | desh79 | 1,273 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2014 08:33 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
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greatson 11/04/2014 08:33 | #126139
Great chart full of classical albums!
I think you have too many albums of your top bands that makes the chart very predictible.
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leniad 08/21/2019 19:23 | #241498
led zeppelin? floyd?
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