Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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AfterHours 
- Chart updated: 05/29/2019 21:15
- (Created: 09/07/2016 09:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
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4,048
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,381
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,164
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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882
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,966
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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1,354
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,632
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1978
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2,062
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,172
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2016]
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 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Residents | 3 | 3% | |
| Popol Vuh (DE) | 2 | 2% | |
| Brian Eno | 2 | 2% | |
| Pere Ubu | 2 | 2% | |
| Keith Jarrett | 2 | 2% | |
| Anthony Braxton | 2 | 2% | |
| Air (US) | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 6th to 12th Escalator Over The Hill by Carla Bley / Paul Haines |
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Very Avant-garde /Jazz orientated chart.
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