Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by konstanty 
- Chart updated: 06/03/2015 06:45
- (Created: 01/14/2015 15:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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15,379
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,679
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,147
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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12,436
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,106
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,783
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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7,202
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1976
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584
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
Year of Release:
1974
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811
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2015]
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1977
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9,110
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Van Morrison | 6 | 6% | |
| Neil Young | 6 | 6% | |
| Jackson Browne | 5 | 5% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 5 | 5% | |
| Elton John | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 32nd to 27th Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Up 3 from 28th to 25th Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 26th to 28th John David Souther by John David Souther |
| Down 2 from 27th to 29th Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| Down 1 from 25th to 26th Lust For Life by Iggy Pop |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/11/2017 08:26 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2015 22:23 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From bobbyb5 09/11/2017 08:29 | #197798
bobbyb5 09/11/2017 08:29 | #197798
You have got to be a person of superior intelligence and taste to include Nilsson Schmilsson, Mud slide Slim and so many other Superior albums that deserve to be in the top 100. This is one of the most awesome seventies chart I've ever seen.
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From sssvnnn 01/14/2015 22:23 | #131554
sssvnnn 01/14/2015 22:23 | #131554
Good.
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