Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Kalos

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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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4,117
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,615
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[First added to this chart: 05/18/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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36,504
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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787
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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1,640
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,260
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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1,103
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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5,924
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,198
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,676
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 11 11%
1971 15 15%
1972 16 16%
1973 10 10%
1974 6 6%
1975 6 6%
1976 6 6%
1977 10 10%
1978 11 11%
1979 9 9%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 6 6%
Pink Floyd 5 5%
Genesis 4 4%
Led Zeppelin 4 4%
Lucio Battisti 4 4%
Kraftwerk 3 3%
Brian Eno 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 54 54%
United States 22 22%
Germany 10 10%
Italy 8 8%
Canada 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
France 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 9 from 88th to 79th
Suspiria
by Goblin
Climber Up 8 from 78th to 70th
Meddle
by Pink Floyd
Climber Up 5 from 58th to 53rd
Close To The Edge
by Yes
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 8 from 11th to 19th
Pawn Hearts
by Van Der Graaf Generator
Faller Down 7 from 54th to 61st
Eskimo
by The Residents
Faller Down 6 from 40th to 46th
Blue
by Joni Mitchell
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New entryAria
by Alan Sorrenti

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From 05/22/2017 16:04
Really nice seventies chart! I'm a huge fan of many of your selections, but especially pleased to see London Calling, Innervisions, What's Going On, and Marquee Moon represented here. Not Available is an album I've never heard, so that's definitely one for me to check out.
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