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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1972
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18,205
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1973
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11,691
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1977
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18,488
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1971
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18,359
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1971
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18,125
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1970
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14,102
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1979
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28,894
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1975
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19,334
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1972
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3,893
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1972
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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
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Up 40 from 57th to 17th |
Up 33 from 76th to 43rd |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 70 from 9th to 79th |
Down 58 from 37th to 95th |
Down 53 from 32nd to 85th |
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Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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Goliath 07/17/2020 09:33 | #255722
24 in common, great list.
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