Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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zags7000 
- Chart updated: 08/31/2023 04:45
- (Created: 06/06/2016 23:31).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1974
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3,258
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1974
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Rank Score:
301
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Year of Release:
1974
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2018]
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1974
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564
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,589
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1974
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1,616
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1974
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 4 | 4% | |
| Emmylou Harris | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 46th to 40th Closing Time by Tom Waits |
| Up 2 from 14th to 12th The Scream by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Up 2 from 13th to 11th The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 8th to 14th London Calling by The Clash |
| Down 5 from 24th to 29th Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
| Down 5 from 25th to 30th Catch A Fire by The Wailers |
| New entries |
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 Physical Graffitiby Led Zeppelin |
| Dreaming My Dreams by Waylon Jennings |
| Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez |
| Leavers |
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 Tonight's The Nightby Neil Young |
| Kate & Anna McGarrigle by Kate & Anna McGarrigle |
| Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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From bobbyb5 09/08/2017 17:01
bobbyb5 09/08/2017 17:01
Wow!!! For the Roses AND Hissing of Summer Lawns AND Court and Spark. That is fuckin awesome.
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