Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by WayneMC 
- Chart updated: 08/18/2025 20:45
- (Created: 12/24/2015 13:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,695
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Year of Release:
1973
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12,553
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Year of Release:
1977
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20,072
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,950
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,346
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,717
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,878
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Year of Release:
1975
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20,887
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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4,067
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,634
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| Roxy Music | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 52 from 71st to 19th Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| Up 40 from 57th to 17th Surf's Up by The Beach Boys |
| Up 33 from 76th to 43rd Fear Of Music by Talking Heads |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 70 from 9th to 79th Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 58 from 37th to 95th Ship Ahoy by The O'Jays |
| Down 53 from 32nd to 85th Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/01/2022 14:17 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2020 14:36 | roberto71 | 43 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2020 09:32 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2016 11:18 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2016 12:59 |  Jimmy Dread | 50 | 92/100 |
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From Goliath 07/17/2020 09:33 | #255722
Goliath 07/17/2020 09:33 | #255722
24 in common, great list.
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From Jimmy Dread 01/02/2016 13:00 | #155587
Jimmy Dread 01/02/2016 13:00 | #155587
Great chart this, mate. Good to see Two Sevens Clash and Clube Da Esquina in the list - reggae and MPB don't get nearly enough love on this site.
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