Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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ERadio 
Along with the Beatles, many of these albums shaped my youngest musical opinions. Actually, #21, #33, and #56 are some of the first records I put on a turntable...Thanks, Dad!
The 50 or so AOR albums fairly represent my early musical interests, while the Punk, Post-Punk, and New Wave is more in line with current frame of mind. The 70's had some great music, didn't it? Cheers.
- Chart updated: 06/20/2024 18:15
- (Created: 06/02/2016 19:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,113
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1979
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4,661
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Year of Release:
1971
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18,984
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1975
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44,749
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Year of Release:
1977
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10,565
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1977
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3,418
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2016]
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1973
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5,438
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1972
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43,353
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,799
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2016]
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1977
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30,814
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 16 | 16% |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 3% | |
| Buzzcocks | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
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45 | 45% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 70 from 90th to 20th On The Beach by Neil Young |
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 37 from 29th to 66th I Am The Blues by Willie Dixon |
| Down 31 from 13th to 44th Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 29 from 11th to 40th Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/18/2024 23:07 | mrmcrook | 758 | 92/100 |
| ! | 10/16/2018 17:52 |  Dankel | 175 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2017 00:56 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2016 05:24 | Kuzh69 | 68 | 90/100 |
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From mrmcrook 09/18/2024 23:09 | #305320
30 in common. New record for me.
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From Kuzh69 10/04/2016 05:25 | #176289
Outstanding wide range and good taste in music..... great chart !!
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