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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30,784
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,175
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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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7,219
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,901
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
1,979
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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2,640
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,086
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,667
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,635
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[First added to this chart: 05/26/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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2,374
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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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 3% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 3 | 3% | |
| Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | 3 | 3% | |
| Judee Sill | 2 | 2% | |
| Big Star | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 27th to 28th Neu! '75 by Neu! |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers |
| New entries |
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| Third by Soft Machine |
| Leavers |
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| On The Beach by Neil Young |
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| ! | 03/11/2018 01:24 | AvalancheGrips | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2018 13:16 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2017 15:47 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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| ! | 07/19/2016 15:56 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/09/2017 11:54 | #195793
So many great albums in this chart. Hard to beat for the decade.
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From buzzdainer 07/19/2016 16:01 | #171532
buzzdainer 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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