Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Ottokar 
- Chart updated: 08/10/2018 09:45
- (Created: 08/05/2014 20:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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6,591
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,642
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Year of Release:
1971
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7,657
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1974
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508
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Year of Release:
1970
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7,962
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1977
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2,459
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1970
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2,955
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1975
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7,499
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Year of Release:
1976
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6,001
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Roxy Music | 5 | 5% | |
| Genesis | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Supertramp | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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Up 7 from 89th to 82nd |
Up 2 from 38th to 36th |
Up 1 from 29th to 28th |
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Down 6 from 35th to 41st |
Down 2 from 25th to 27th |
Down 2 from 27th to 29th |
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| ! | 12/18/2021 04:35 |  Purplepash | 1,851 | 88/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2018 08:58 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,828 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2017 12:45 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/13/2016 14:49 | #171217
Outstanding chart! London Calling and Fear of Music are such great albums. I'm also really intrigued by your inclusion of Godley & Creme's L in your top ten, as that's an album I've never heard before. Looking forward to checking that one out!
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