Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
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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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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50,083
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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22,121
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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5,947
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,912
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,906
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1976
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13,313
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,444
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,735
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,297
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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6,741
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Wire | 3 | 3% | |
| Brian Eno | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 15 from 84th to 69th Chairs Missing by Wire |
| Up 13 from 66th to 53rd Pink Flag by Wire |
| Up 7 from 97th to 90th 154 by Wire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 39th to 47th Rumours by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 4 from 70th to 74th Selling England By The Pound by Genesis |
| Down 4 from 78th to 82nd Blue by Joni Mitchell |
| New entries |
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 Doctor Hookby Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show |
| Leavers |
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 Nighthawks At The Dinerby Tom Waits |
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100/100  | 07/20/2020 23:27 |  jnfbn | | 96/100 |
 80/100 | 01/28/2019 15:49 | hailey | | 81/100 |
| 75/100 | 05/11/2016 23:52 |  corenfro | | 31/100 |
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From hailey 01/28/2019 15:49
Pretty good chart in my opinion.
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Big kinks fan I see.
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