Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
31,179
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3157 votes)  87 (3,157 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
43,846
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3536 votes)  90 (3,536 votes)
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Year of Release:
1973
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60,597
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5330 votes)  92 (5,330 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,552
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5. (11) Up 6
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,925
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2640 votes)  87 (2,640 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
11,634
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,723
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Top rated album (85/100 - 1363 votes)  85 (1,363 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,020
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3995 votes)  90 (3,995 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1975
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45,082
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4053 votes)  91 (4,053 votes)
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10. (12) Up 2
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,281
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Top rated album (86/100 - 3496 votes)  86 (3,496 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 13 13%
1971 12 12%
1972 10 10%
1973 6 6%
1974 7 7%
1975 10 10%
1976 6 6%
1977 18 18%
1978 11 11%
1979 7 7%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 43 43%
United States 38 38%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Canada 4 4%
Germany 3 3%
Jamaica 3 3%
Nigeria 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 64 from 78th to 14th
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Climber Up 44 from 76th to 32nd
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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 40 from 51st to 91st
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Faller Down 36 from 62nd to 98th
Outlandos D'Amour
by The Police
Faller Down 34 from 41st to 75th
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by Bob Marley & The Wailers
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From 09/15/2017 08:12 | #198034
Awesome. You have to be a very smart and a very cool person to have Sweet Baby James and From Here to Eternity in your top 100. Like I do. Heh heh
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