Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Nightprowler

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• (Created: 12/15/2015 08:00).
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Wish You Were Here 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2015]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,973 charts

Rank Score:

46,638

Rank in 1975:

1

Rank in 1970s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 91 (4,022 votes)

Comments:

310

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Black Sabbath 

 Black Sabbath

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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

6,365

Rank in 1970:

13

Rank in 1970s:

66

Overall Rank:

268

Average Rating:

 83 (1,148 votes)

Comments:

57

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Highway To Hell 

 AC/DC

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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

645 charts

Rank Score:

4,181

Rank in 1979:

9

Rank in 1970s:

99

Overall Rank:

416

Average Rating:

 78 (1,008 votes)

Comments:

59

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Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble 

 Uriah Heep

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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

421

Rank in 1970:

66

Rank in 1970s:

614

Overall Rank:

3,515

Average Rating:

 77 (101 votes)

Comments:

6

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No Smoke Without Fire 

 Wishbone Ash

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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2016]

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1978:

106

Rank in 1970s:

976

Overall Rank:

6,066

Average Rating:

 75 (36 votes)

Comments:

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Led Zeppelin III 

 Led Zeppelin

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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,149 charts

Rank Score:

8,241

Rank in 1970:

9

Rank in 1970s:

45

Overall Rank:

188

Average Rating:

 84 (1,976 votes)

Comments:

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London Calling 

 The Clash

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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2015]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,807 charts

Rank Score:

33,036

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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Lucifer's Friend 

 Lucifer's Friend

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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1970:

156

Rank in 1970s:

1,509

Overall Rank:

10,406

Average Rating:

 78 (37 votes)

Comments:

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Hawkwind 

 Hawkwind

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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2017]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1970:

166

Rank in 1970s:

1,624

Overall Rank:

11,356

Average Rating:

 72 (58 votes)

Comments:

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2015]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,106 charts

Rank Score:

64,619

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,298 votes)

Comments:

585

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
1970	23	23%
1971	10	10%
1972	7	7%
1973	8	8%
1974	6	6%
1975	14	14%
1976	8	8%
1977	7	7%
1978	8	8%
1979	9	9%

Artist	Albums	%
Wishbone Ash	8	8%
Tom Waits	6	6%
Smokie	6	6%
Nazareth	6	6%
AC/DC	5	5%
Judas Priest	4	4%
Pink Floyd	4	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	65	65%
	20	20%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 8th to 7th London Calling by The Clash

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 7th to 8th Lucifer's Friend by Lucifer's Friend

New entries
A Night At The Opera by Queen

Leavers
The Wall by Pink Floyd

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95/100	02/19/2024 18:02	Larcx13	1,142	86/100
100/100	07/26/2018 20:31	Repo	509	100/100
75/100	12/24/2017 23:55	Dankel	174	84/100
80/100	01/04/2017 09:33	TheSmiths82-87	1,836	83/100

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