Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Arthurknight

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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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10,231
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2016]
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1971
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1,770
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
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1971
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3,868
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
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1971
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6,294
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1971
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1,471
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,213
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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3,226
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
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1971
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17,100
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[First added to this chart: 02/16/2016]
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1971
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467
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2018]
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1971
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516
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 10 10%
1971 11 11%
1972 16 16%
1973 10 10%
1974 10 10%
1975 8 8%
1976 5 5%
1977 10 10%
1978 15 15%
1979 5 5%
Artist Albums %


Sparks 4 4%
David Bowie 4 4%
Neil Young 3 3%
Brian Eno 3 3%
John Cale 2 2%
Can 2 2%
Joni Mitchell 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 34 34%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Germany 11 11%
Canada 7 7%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Brazil 3 3%
Argentina 2 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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From 09/07/2021 19:04
Best decade of music indeed

great to see Desertshore, Clube Da Esquina and Artaud in your chart

i wan to know if you dont live Prog? because there are a lot of the best ones on the 70s
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From 01/08/2019 12:27
Excellent chart. So many great artists were prolific in the 70's it's a difficult decade to nail down. Agree with the assertion that it's the best decade for music and by a comfortable margin.
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From 09/08/2017 10:00
Very cool.
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From 02/17/2016 13:56
Only missing The Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren and Steely Dan - then it would be perfect ;)
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From 02/16/2016 14:00
Brilliant chart - love it.

I hope you go on to 100.
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