Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by sonicdiscourse 
- Chart updated: 10/12/2015 14:15
- (Created: 03/17/2014 06:20).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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17,100
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,581
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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17,240
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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,679
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,595
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,249
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,800
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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,287
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Total albums: 100. Page 4 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Parliament | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 27 from 96th to 69th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 25 from 72nd to 47th Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk |
| Up 24 from 73rd to 49th Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 37 from 49th to 86th Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath |
| Down 34 from 36th to 70th Y by The Pop Group |
| Down 34 from 60th to 94th Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks |
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| 90/100 | 06/16/2015 18:58 |  pa | | 91/100 |
| 95/100 | 05/19/2014 21:30 | PauloPaz | | 89/100 |
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