Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 12/28/2025 17:45
- (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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Rank Score:
9,117
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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489
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,753
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
760
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
6,856
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
5,009
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,854
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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490
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
1,331
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,988
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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 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1978 | 23 | 23% | |
| 1979 | 20 | 20% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| Wings (UK) | 4 | 4% | |
| Roxy Music | 4 | 4% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
| Donna Summer | 3 | 3% | |
| Linda Ronstadt | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 99th to 70thToo Hot To Handle by Heatwave |
| Up 19 from 92nd to 73rdGo For Your Guns by The Isley Brothers |
| Up 10 from 66th to 56thThe Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 by Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 74th to 78thOn The Radio by Donna Summer |
| Down 4 from 75th to 79thMinute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers |
| Down 4 from 76th to 80thBreakfast In America by Supertramp |
| New entries |
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| Instant Replay by Dan Hartman |
| Showdown by The Isley Brothers |
| Leavers |
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| Jackrabbit Slim by Steve Forbert |
| Katy Lied by Steely Dan |
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