Top 53 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 06/07/2023 18:45
- (Created: 04/28/2014 23:51).
- Chart size: 53 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/28/2014]
Year of Release:
1978
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Year of Release:
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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 7 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 6 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 25% | |
| 1978 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 6 | 11% | |
| Rush | 4 | 8% | |
| Supertramp | 4 | 8% | |
| Yes | 4 | 8% | |
| Hubert Laws | 3 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 6% | |
| Bob James | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 10 from 29th to 19th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Up 10 from 27th to 17th Crime Of The Century by Supertramp |
| Up 9 from 16th to 7th Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 15 from 18th to 33rd Point Of Know Return by Kansas |
| Down 14 from 17th to 31st Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield |
| Down 14 from 21st to 35th Mothership Connection by Parliament |
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| Best Artists of 1978 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 2. Blondie | |
| 3. The Cars | |
| 4. Elvis Costello | |
| 5. Van Halen | |
| 6. Kraftwerk | |
| 7. Kate Bush | |
| 8. The Rolling Stones | |
| 9. Steve Reich | |
| 10. Talking Heads | |
| 11. Dire Straits | |
| 12. Rush | |
| 13. Pere Ubu | |
| 14. The Police | |
| 15. Big Star | |
| 16. The Jam | |
| 17. Wire | |
| 18. Devo | |
| 19. AC/DC | |
| 20. Magazine |
