Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Steppenwolf666 
- Chart updated: 07/31/2026 03:15
- (Created: 09/30/2015 11:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
644
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,001
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1971 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1972 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 1 | 1% |
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| Hawkwind | 6 | 6% | |
| Renaissance | 5 | 5% | |
| Man | 3 | 3% | |
| Agnetha Fältskog | 3 | 3% | |
| Ten Years After | 2 | 2% | |
| Ya Ho Wha 13 | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
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59 | 59% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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Up 56 from 57th to 1st |
Up 46 from 58th to 12th |
Up 40 from 47th to 7th |
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Down 18 from 1st to 19th |
Down 12 from 6th to 18th |
Down 10 from 10th to 20th |
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