Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by henriknaess

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• (Created: 09/23/2016 08:30).
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Low 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,531 charts

Rank Score:

18,004

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (2,063 votes)

Comments:

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Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,846 charts

Rank Score:

20,511

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,424 votes)

Comments:

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Station To Station 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,086 charts

Rank Score:

12,536

Rank in 1976:

2

Rank in 1970s:

29

Overall Rank:

104

Average Rating:

 85 (1,535 votes)

Comments:

97

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The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,992 charts

Rank Score:

46,573

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

7

Average Rating:

 90 (3,514 votes)

Comments:

301

5. (4) 1

Selling England By The Pound 

 Genesis

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

995 charts

Rank Score:

10,966

Rank in 1973:

4

Rank in 1970s:

34

Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

 84 (1,260 votes)

Comments:

93

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The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,106 charts

Rank Score:

64,649

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,298 votes)

Comments:

585

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Hejira 

 Joni Mitchell

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

384 charts

Rank Score:

3,723

Rank in 1976:

9

Rank in 1970s:

108

Overall Rank:

474

Average Rating:

 80 (442 votes)

Comments:

25

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Fun House 

 The Stooges

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

906 charts

Rank Score:

7,877

Rank in 1970:

10

Rank in 1970s:

48

Overall Rank:

201

Average Rating:

 83 (1,086 votes)

Comments:

70

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Diamond Dogs 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

2,790

Rank in 1974:

10

Rank in 1970s:

148

Overall Rank:

626

Average Rating:

 78 (964 votes)

Comments:

53

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The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2016]

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,238 charts

Rank Score:

27,182

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (3,475 votes)

Comments:

264

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year	Albums	%
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	3	3%
1979	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
David Bowie	10	10%
Pink Floyd	6	6%
Joni Mitchell	5	5%
Roxy Music	5	5%
Genesis	4	4%
Supertramp	4	4%
Tom Waits	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	62	62%
	27	27%
	9	9%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
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
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
The Stranger by Billy Joel

Leavers
Another Green World by Eno

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