Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by steve397 
- Chart updated: 05/18/2026 14:45
- (Created: 05/29/2016 16:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Thin Lizzy | 7 | 7% | |
| Black Sabbath | 7 | 7% | |
| Genesis | 6 | 6% | |
| Deep Purple | 6 | 6% | |
| Jethro Tull | 6 | 6% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 6 | 6% | |
| Aerosmith | 5 | 5% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Up 1 from 19th to 18thHighway To Hell by AC/DC |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 18th to 19thBad Reputation by Thin Lizzy |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/29/2025 09:15 |  Purplepash | 1,756 | 88/100 | |
| 11/17/2025 13:35 |  Repo | 581 | 100/100 | |
| 07/22/2025 17:39 | Johnnyo | 2,596 | 80/100 | |
| 10/06/2023 17:33 |  Goliath | 351 | 86/100 | |
| 02/01/2022 22:04 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.2/100, a mean average of 90.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 8.5.
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Having seen your overall chart I thought that this chart might be worth a visit. I wasn’t disappointed. Great chart
buzzdainer 09/06/2021 20:29 | #273391
Excellent seventies chart! You've got quite a bit more metal and prog than I do, but there's lots of common ground between our charts too. Glad to see we have a shared love of Sticky Fingers. Such a great example of both the excesses of the Stones and their attention to lyrics and melody.
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