Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by chriskarman 
- Chart updated: 04/01/2020 04:45
- (Created: 04/14/2015 01:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,789
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Year of Release:
1977
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19,757
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Year of Release:
1977
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16,700
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Year of Release:
1979
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30,454
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
7,842
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,773
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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20,898
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,334
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,122
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,571
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 7 | 7% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Roxy Music | 3 | 3% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Can | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 25 from 36th to 11thBridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel |
| Up 6 from 21st to 15thRumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 12th to 18thLoaded by The Velvet Underground |
| Down 5 from 24th to 29thThis Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
| Down 2 from 17th to 19thChairs Missing by Wire |
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| ! | 07/06/2016 16:19 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2016 17:06 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2015 03:42 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/06/2016 16:21 | #170691
buzzdainer 07/06/2016 16:21 | #170691
What a killer top ten! Ziggy Stardust is a great choice in the top slot and a clear reminder that I need to find room for it in my top 100 overall chart, if nothing else as a tribute to Bowie's enduring legacy.
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