Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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poppmusic 
- Chart updated: 08/14/2017 20:15
- (Created: 05/16/2015 21:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,020
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,674
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,678
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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21,040
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
720
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,608
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,319
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,751
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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16,144
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,769
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Jethro Tull | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/18/2022 04:45 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2017 08:11 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2017 06:29 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From bobbyb5 06/20/2017 06:29 | #192908
bobbyb5 06/20/2017 06:29 | #192908
Awesome. Im glad someone besides me has Hissing of Summer Lawns and For the Roses and Hejira in their Top 100. And everything else on this chart i either like or love. Awesome.
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| Best Artists of 1975 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. Bob Dylan | |
| 3. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 4. Led Zeppelin | |
| 5. Queen | |
| 6. Brian Eno | |
| 7. Eno | |
| 8. Patti Smith | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Parliament | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. Joni Mitchell | |
| 13. Aerosmith | |
| 14. Keith Jarrett | |
| 15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 16. David Bowie | |
| 17. Fela Kuti | |
| 18. Fela Kuti & Africa 70 | |
| 19. Elton John | |
| 20. Bob Dylan & The Band |
