Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by amirmishali 
- Chart updated: 07/09/2025 11:15
- (Created: 03/03/2015 15:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
982
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[First added to this chart: 12/08/2019]
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1978
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Rank Score:
670
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
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3,204
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
478
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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377
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,325
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2020]
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1978
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984
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,343
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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593
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1977 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 4 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pink Floyd | 6 | 6% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| The Allman Brothers Band | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Jethro Tull | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 44 from 89th to 45thThe Rocky Horror Picture Show by Various Artists |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 28 from 11th to 39thOld No. 1 by Guy Clark |
| Down 22 from 39th to 61stMothership Connection by Parliament |
| New entries |
|---|
| Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac |
| Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John |
| Scheherazade And Other Stories by Renaissance |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Blues For Allah by Grateful Dead |
| Refazenda by Gilberto Gil |
| Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard by Robert Wyatt |
| Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson |
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