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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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
955
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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25,609
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[First added to this chart: 07/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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8,701
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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2,115
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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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1,951
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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5,636
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[First added to this chart: 10/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,529
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,984
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1974
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3,070
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[First added to this chart: 01/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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13,315
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Total albums: 100. Page 5 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% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Parliament | 3 | 3% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 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 |
|---|
| 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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