Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by henriknaess 
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- (Created: 09/23/2016 08:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,392
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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22,088
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1976
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13,310
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1972
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50,098
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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11,634
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1973
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71,161
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1976
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3,692
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1970
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8,135
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1974
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2,907
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,109
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 6 | 6% | |
| Roxy Music | 5 | 5% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 5 | 5% | |
| Supertramp | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| T. Rex | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 17 from 36th to 19th Even In The Quietest Moments... by Supertramp |
| Up 1 from 19th to 18th Aladdin Sane by David Bowie |
| Up 1 from 5th to 4th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 17th to 24th Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell |
| Down 7 from 18th to 25th Siren by Roxy Music |
| Down 2 from 24th to 26th Lust For Life by Iggy Pop |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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