Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by steve397

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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,641
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2019]
Year of Release:
1976
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4,474
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
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1979
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4,612
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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21,789
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1976
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2,779
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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7,044
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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23,419
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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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1,952
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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19,471
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[First added to this chart: 02/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,835
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 9 9%
1971 12 12%
1972 12 12%
1973 10 10%
1974 9 9%
1975 13 13%
1976 9 9%
1977 7 7%
1978 11 11%
1979 8 8%
Artist Albums %


Jethro Tull 11 11%
Thin Lizzy 7 7%
Deep Purple 7 7%
Black Sabbath 6 6%
Genesis 6 6%
Yes 5 5%
Pink Floyd 5 5%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 60 60%
United States 16 16%
Canada 12 12%
Ireland 7 7%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 95 95%
Yes 5 5%

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From 09/06/2021 20:29
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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