Top 70 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 05/21/2018 03:45
- (Created: 02/03/2016 03:12).
- Chart size: 70 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,640
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[First added to this chart: 01/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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10,575
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
849
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,023
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
1,457
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,903
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[First added to this chart: 01/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
356
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 01/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,808
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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868
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Total albums: 70. Page 1 of 7
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Gentle Giant | 8 | 11% | |
| Jethro Tull | 6 | 9% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 7% | |
| Genesis | 5 | 7% | |
| Yes | 5 | 7% | |
| Van Der Graaf Generator | 4 | 6% | |
| Nektar | 4 | 6% | |
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 39th to 26th H To He, Who Am The Only One by Van Der Graaf Generator |
| Up 12 from 43rd to 31st Free Hand by Gentle Giant |
| Up 12 from 37th to 25th Emerson, Lake & Palmer by Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 35th to 40th I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Down 5 from 36th to 41st Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
| Down 4 from 33rd to 37th Peter Gabriel (1978) by Peter Gabriel |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/17/2021 17:44 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2019 21:52 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2019 02:32 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2018 05:28 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From pctrooper 10/09/2019 21:57 | #243595
I love this type of music. I dig everything on here except for maybe Nektar... but they're not bad. Steve Hackett's first 3 albums are gold. 70's is the by far the best decade for me hands down.
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From bobbyb5 03/02/2018 05:28 | #209899
bobbyb5 03/02/2018 05:28 | #209899
Very prog!!! I want to make a prog chart, but I just haven't heard enough, like Camel and Gentle Giant and Brand X. I need to hear all of those first.
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