Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by 
arthurbittencourt 
- Chart updated: 02/06/2025 08:15
- (Created: 08/18/2016 22:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,895
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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15,559
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[First added to this chart: 06/16/2022]
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1970
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211
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
4,304
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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1970
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903
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Year of Release:
1972
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14,175
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2017]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | 1 | 1% | |
| The Mothers Of Invention | 1 | 1% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 1% | |
| Popol Vuh (DE) | 1 | 1% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
| James Brown | 1 | 1% | |
| Syd Barrett | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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33 | 33% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Up 51 from 70th to 19th Curtis by Curtis Mayfield |
| Up 47 from 53rd to 6th Matita Perê by Antônio Carlos Jobim |
| Up 39 from 61st to 22nd The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 23 from 2nd to 25th A Can Of Bees by The Soft Boys |
| Down 20 from 3rd to 23rd A Trip To Marineville by Swell Maps |
| Down 19 from 8th to 27th Pink Moon by Nick Drake |
| New entries |
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 After The Gold Rushby Neil Young |
| Self Portrait by Bob Dylan |
| Close To The Edge by Yes |
| Leavers |
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 Rust Never Sleepsby Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
| The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band |
| Moondance by Van Morrison |
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