Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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LadyGodiva 
- Chart updated: 08/01/2015 10:15
- (Created: 03/02/2015 01:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,342
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,652
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Year of Release:
1970
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6,113
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,387
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,634
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,076
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,886
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
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1978
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341
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
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1971
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4,739
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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15,951
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1973 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1974 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1975 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1979 | 27 | 27% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Roxy Music | 1 | 1% | |
| Swell Maps | 1 | 1% | |
| The Adverts | 1 | 1% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 1% | |
| The Pop Group | 1 | 1% | |
| Patti Smith | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 14 from 26th to 12thSing For Very Important People by The Free Design |
| Up 1 from 52nd to 51stStargazer by Shelagh McDonald |
| Up 1 from 51st to 50thPink Flag by Wire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 45th to 55thLive At The Witch Trials by The Fall |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13thQuiet Life by Japan |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thAll Mod Cons by The Jam |
| New entries |
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| Crying Laughing Loving Lying by Labi Siffre |
| Leavers |
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| The Adventures Of The Hersham Boys by Sham 69 |
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| 11/03/2024 02:59 |  Purplepash | 1,720 | 88/100 | |
| 12/11/2021 17:33 |  seb7 | 114 | 91/100 | |
| 07/06/2016 20:55 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 | |
| 03/06/2015 13:42 |  pa | 457 | 91/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/06/2016 21:00 | #170719
buzzdainer 07/06/2016 21:00 | #170719
A thoroughly enjoyable seventies chart--great seeing Love Bites, an album I hadn't thought about in a long time, in your top ten. Electric Warrior is another surprisingly underrated album here on BEA, I appreciate your giving it some love. Extra points for including just one album per artist. I'd have a very hard time limiting myself to just one David Bowie album, though it might result in a more creative chart. Fantastic chart overall!
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From pa 03/06/2015 13:44 | #136256
pa 03/06/2015 13:44 | #136256
I'm loving your charts Lady and it's nice to see Misty In Roots here :-)
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