Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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infinitejester 
My personal favorite albums from the 1970s.
- Chart updated: 01/07/2020 06:45
- (Created: 05/10/2016 01:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1970
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2,620
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Year of Release:
1973
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55,821
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Year of Release:
1972
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40,414
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1975
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41,498
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1979
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6,587
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,236
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
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1973
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5,350
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Year of Release:
1971
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8,762
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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5,994
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Year of Release:
1975
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19,405
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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Up 15 from 84th to 69th |
Up 13 from 66th to 53rd |
Up 7 from 97th to 90th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 8 from 39th to 47th |
Down 4 from 70th to 74th |
Down 4 from 78th to 82nd |
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| ! | 01/28/2019 15:49 | hailey | 52 | 81/100 |
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Pretty good chart in my opinion.
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Big kinks fan I see.
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