Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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JMGL95 
EXTRA: Favourite songs of the 70s (1 per artist) ->
1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody [A Night at the Opera]
2. David Bowie - Heroes ["Heroes"]
3. Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. I-V [Wish You Were Here]
4. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing [Dire Straits]
5. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven [Led Zeppelin IV]
6. The Who - Baba O'Riley [Who's Next]
7. Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) [Small Change]
8. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Bridge Over Troubled Water]
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird [Pronounced 'Leh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd]
10. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky [Out of the Blue]
- Chart updated: 02/24/2026 10:15
- (Created: 05/09/2014 11:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,113
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,142
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,180
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]
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1972
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9,593
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,724
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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12,063
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2019]
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1972
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2,881
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2019]
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1972
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4,948
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2019]
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1972
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5,039
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2017]
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1972
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3,856
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Big Star | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| Artaud by Pescado Rabioso |
| Before And After Science by Brian Eno |
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| 12/12/2018 06:57 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 | |
| 05/19/2016 07:58 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 | |
| 07/12/2015 10:13 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
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From bobbyb5 12/12/2018 06:57 | #226846
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Pretty cool.
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Great chart!
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