Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 09/26/2023 12:45
- (Created: 09/30/2015 11:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
645
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,605
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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% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Hawkwind | 6 | 6% | |
| Renaissance | 5 | 5% | |
| Man | 3 | 3% | |
| Agnetha Fältskog | 3 | 3% | |
| Golden Earring | 2 | 2% | |
| Ten Years After | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2ndIt'll All Work Out In Boomland by T2 |
| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rdSpace Ritual by Hawkwind |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thMoontan by Golden Earring |
| New entries |
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| Io Non So Da Dove Vengo E Non So Dove Mai Andrò. Uomo È Il Nome Che Mi Han Dato. by De De Lind |
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| 01/23/2022 16:16 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 | |
| 11/01/2021 19:14 | panapsal | 231 | 93/100 | |
| 02/22/2020 19:52 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
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|---|---|
| 1. Bob Dylan | |
| 2. The Beatles | |
| 3. John Coltrane | |
| 4. Otis Redding | |
| 5. Nina Simone | |
| 6. The Beach Boys | |
| 7. The Byrds | |
| 8. The Who | |
| 9. The Rolling Stones | |
| 10. Vince Guaraldi | |
| 11. The Sonics | |
| 12. Albert Ayler | |
| 13. Albert Ayler Trio | |
| 14. Jackson C. Frank | |
| 15. The Kinks | |
| 16. B.B. King | |
| 17. Bert Jansch | |
| 18. The Yardbirds | |
| 19. John Fahey | |
| 20. Smokey Robinson |
