Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s
by liveinacar 
- Chart updated: 08/03/2020 19:45
- (Created: 07/04/2015 18:00).
- Chart size: 98 albums.
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
10,567
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
785
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
6,895
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,318
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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,073
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2015]
Total albums: 98. Page 1 of 10
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1971 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1972 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1973 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1974 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1975 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1976 | 1 | 1% | |
| 1977 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1978 | 29 | 30% | |
| 1979 | 39 | 40% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Stranglers | 4 | 4% | |
| Buzzcocks | 4 | 4% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| The Damned | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Ultravox | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 87th to 76th More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads |
| Up 1 from 76th to 75th The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan |
| Up 1 from 75th to 74th Motörhead by Motörhead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 83rd to 85th The Raven by The Stranglers |
| Down 1 from 77th to 78th Coming Up For Air by Penetration |
| Down 1 from 78th to 79th The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle by Sex Pistols |
| New entries |
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| Real To Real Cacophony by Simple Minds |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/03/2020 23:33 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2017 22:32 |  Dankel | 175 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2017 14:26 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From bobbyb5 09/27/2017 14:30 | #198816
bobbyb5 09/27/2017 14:30 | #198816
Wow. I've never seen a chart with so much great 70s New Wave on it. Even the Adverts and Stiff Little Fingers.
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