Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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bojolpif71 
- Chart updated: 03/23/2015 00:45
- (Created: 02/07/2015 11:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,747
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Year of Release:
1975
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45,157
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
10,628
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,068
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,466
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,217
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,598
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
8,080
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
1,203
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
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1,680
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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 | % | |
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| 1970 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1979 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Genesis | 8 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Yes | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Supertramp | 3 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 3 | 3% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 9 from 99th to 90th Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 90th to 91st Station To Station by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 91st to 92nd Mardi Gras by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Down 1 from 92nd to 93rd Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart |
| New entries |
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| Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield |
| Jazz by Queen |
| Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Low by David Bowie |
| Off The Wall by Michael Jackson |
| Leavers |
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| Champagne Pour Tout Le Monde by Jacques Higelin |
| Taï Phong by Taï Phong |
| Slayed? by Slade |
| Double Vision by Foreigner |
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From sssvnnn 03/26/2015 22:54 | #137895
sssvnnn 03/26/2015 22:54 | #137895
I like your Genesis, Pink Floyd focus.
Some nice german picks as well.
Pretty good chart.
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| Best Artists of 1973 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. Stevie Wonder | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Genesis | |
| 5. Elton John | |
| 6. The Who | |
| 7. Paul McCartney | |
| 8. Paul McCartney & Wings | |
| 9. David Bowie | |
| 10. The Stooges | |
| 11. Iggy And The Stooges | |
| 12. Can | |
| 13. Roxy Music | |
| 14. Herbie Hancock | |
| 15. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 16. Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
| 17. Mike Oldfield | |
| 18. Bob Marley | |
| 19. The Wailers | |
| 20. Tom Waits |
