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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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,072
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,878
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
8,130
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,633
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
6,897
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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2,901
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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6,150
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[First added to this chart: 04/21/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2016]
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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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| Roxy Music | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Ramones | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Sparks | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 48 from 91st to 43rd Another Music In A Different Kitchen by Buzzcocks |
| Up 30 from 72nd to 42nd More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 42nd to 44th Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned |
| Down 2 from 43rd to 45th Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One by The Kinks |
| Down 2 from 44th to 46th Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/06/2019 21:43 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2016 10:11 | desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2014 08:33 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
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From leniad 08/21/2019 19:23 | #241498
led zeppelin? floyd?
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From greatson 11/04/2014 08:33 | #126139
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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