Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by spewventuri 
My (mostly) retrospective experience of the 1970s, some of which took part in the 1960s.
- Chart updated: 06/22/2016 14:15
- (Created: 06/22/2016 12:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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655
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Year of Release:
1977
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683
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Year of Release:
1971
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5,674
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Year of Release:
1973
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59,938
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Year of Release:
1975
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20,750
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Year of Release:
1975
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7,976
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1974
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7,487
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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18,721
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2016]
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1971
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7,887
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1975
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1,962
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Steely Dan | 6 | 6% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| The Doors | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 3% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| ! | 09/14/2017 11:46 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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