Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Shepard 
- Chart updated: 06/19/2014 22:45
- (Created: 12/06/2013 23:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
20,076
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
5,050
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,738
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,750
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,667
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,548
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
16,900
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
8,095
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,243
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,781
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 74th to 83rdThe Cars by The Cars |
| Down 7 from 75th to 82ndSurf's Up by The Beach Boys |
| Down 6 from 54th to 60thSolid State Survivor by Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| New entries |
|---|
| Bitches Brew by Miles Davis |
| Live-Evil by Miles Davis |
| On The Corner by Miles Davis |
| Future Days by Can |
| I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson |
| Horses by Patti Smith |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/22/2020 22:59 | imimesis | 54 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2015 12:13 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2014 09:37 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2014 12:31 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From imimesis 12/22/2020 22:59 | #263090
imimesis 12/22/2020 22:59 | #263090
Good picks. Lots of similarity to my 70s album list.
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From greatson 05/06/2015 12:14 | #140954
greatson 05/06/2015 12:14 | #140954
Great Chart!
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