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:
6,967
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,363
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
19,582
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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20,913
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
715
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,636
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,304
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
3,735
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
15,997
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,231
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 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 | 1,716 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2017 08:11 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,830 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2017 06:29 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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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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