Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by skrapoel 
- Chart updated: 12/26/2024 22:45
- (Created: 07/29/2014 03:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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9,011
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Year of Release:
1976
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1,761
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Year of Release:
1976
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764
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Year of Release:
1979
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6,853
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Year of Release:
1979
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471
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Year of Release:
1979
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5,022
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,838
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Year of Release:
1974
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3,227
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Year of Release:
1975
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11,647
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1971 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1972 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1978 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1979 | 21 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Wings (UK) | 4 | 4% | |
| Roxy Music | 4 | 4% | |
| Linda Ronstadt | 3 | 3% | |
| Donna Summer | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 67th to 54th Histoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg |
| Up 13 from 20th to 7th Hejira by Joni Mitchell |
| Up 11 from 17th to 6th Off The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 7th to 13th Before And After Science by Brian Eno |
| Down 6 from 8th to 14th Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon |
| Down 5 from 5th to 10th A Night At The Opera by Queen |
| New entries |
|---|
| Too Hot To Handle by Heatwave |
| Go For Your Guns by The Isley Brothers |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees |
| Grease (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture) by Various Artists |
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