Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 12/19/2021 15:15
- (Created: 04/12/2016 01:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,797
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,248
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,113
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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4,389
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,666
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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12,466
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,895
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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978
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,633
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,786
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1971 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
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| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| The Doors | 2 | 2% | |
| The Wailers | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 22nd to 21st A Trip To Marineville by Swell Maps |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 21st to 23rd Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Harvest by Neil Young |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers |
| New entries |
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| It's Only Rock 'N' Roll by The Rolling Stones |
| Leavers |
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| Secos & Molhados by Secos & Molhados |
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