Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Chart updated: 01/22/2016 02:45
(Created: 01/10/2016 01:26).
Chart size: 30 albums.

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

3,145

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

126

Overall Rank:

554

Average Rating:

80 (556 votes)

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Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%

1970	4	13%
1971	5	17%
1972	2	7%
1973	7	23%
1974	3	10%
1975	2	7%
1976	1	3%
1977	4	13%
1978	1	3%
1979	1	3%

Artist	Albums	%

Led Zeppelin	4	13%
David Bowie	3	10%
Steely Dan	2	7%
Van Morrison	1	3%
Bruce Springsteen	1	3%
Pink Floyd	1	3%
The Clash	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%

	18	60%
	9	30%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	29	97%
Yes	1	3%

Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

New entries
The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Moondance by Van Morrison
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Who's Next by The Who
Fragile by Yes
Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
Love It To Death by Alice Cooper
Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
Foxtrot by Genesis
Can't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan
Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
Closing Time by Tom Waits
Rock N Roll Animal by Lou Reed
Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno
Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
Station To Station by David Bowie
Zombie by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
Marquee Moon by Television
Aja by Steely Dan
Real Life by Magazine
London Calling by The Clash

Leavers
Firefall by Firefall

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Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s	GandalfORiley345	1970s decade chart	2014
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1970s	stryker700	1970s decade chart	2012
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CharlieBarley 01/17/2018 20:03 | #205903

Solid 70s chart. 14 in common. Good choices. and the only Genesis and Yes albums that I like (although I haven't heard them all). Good to see Tom Waits and Rock n Roll Animal.

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