Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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alelsupreme 
- Chart updated: 11/14/2016 14:45
- (Created: 05/23/2014 21:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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29,072
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Year of Release:
1971
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15,218
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Year of Release:
1978
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6,979
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1975
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19,394
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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2,031
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1977
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2,457
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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18,516
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Year of Release:
1979
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4,508
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Year of Release:
1979
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1,571
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Year of Release:
1970
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2,339
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
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| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Fela Kuti | 3 | 3% | |
| Big Star | 2 | 2% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 2% | |
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/19/2016 16:01 | #171532
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/19/2016 16:01 | #171532
Outstanding seventies chart! I especially love Rumours, Marquee Moon, Pink Moon, and Darkness on the Edge of Town. Also really nice to see Curtis Mayfield's Curtis in your top ten, as that's an album that doesn't get nearly enough love.
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/09/2017 11:54 | #195793
So many great albums in this chart. Hard to beat for the decade.
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