Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
joedec 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2022 09:45
- (Created: 02/01/2014 11:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,324
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,672
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,049
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
11,799
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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50,152
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
19,573
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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13,340
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,043
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,108
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,614
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1971 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Queen | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 climbers |
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| Up 20 from 100th to 80th All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople |
| Up 5 from 92nd to 87th Electric Warrior by T. Rex |
| Up 2 from 93rd to 91st 2112 by Rush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 80th to 92nd Pearl by Janis Joplin |
| Down 10 from 83rd to 93rd Station To Station by David Bowie |
| Down 10 from 84th to 94th Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin |
| New entries |
|---|
 Fear Of Musicby Talking Heads |
| Made In Japan by Deep Purple |
| Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks |
| The B-52's by The B-52's |
| Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk |
| Leavers |
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 Standing On The Verge Of Getting It Onby Funkadelic |
| Let's Stay Together by Al Green |
| Suicide by Suicide |
| After The Gold Rush by Neil Young |
| Hotel California by Eagles |
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