Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by TheKing 
- Chart updated: 08/14/2024 07:15
- (Created: 12/18/2016 08:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
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1972
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5,009
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1970
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2,395
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Year of Release:
1978
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4,416
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Year of Release:
1979
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689
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Year of Release:
1973
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2,460
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
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1974
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6,365
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
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1971
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4,329
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
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1971
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2,908
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[First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
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1977
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30,483
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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 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1971 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Funkadelic | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 2% | |
| Can | 2 | 2% | |
| Wire | 2 | 2% | |
| Kraftwerk | 2 | 2% | |
| Roxy Music | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 74 from 82nd to 8thHistoire De Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg |
| Up 73 from 80th to 7thMaggot Brain by Funkadelic |
| Up 58 from 71st to 13thChairs Missing by Wire |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 56 from 31st to 87thHarvest by Neil Young |
| Down 46 from 35th to 81stQ: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo |
| Down 45 from 17th to 62ndBlood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/19/2024 09:33 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 | |
| 12/07/2020 00:21 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 11/07/2020 06:39 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 02/25/2017 05:50 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From Tamthebam 08/19/2024 09:34 | #304809
Tamthebam 08/19/2024 09:34 | #304809
Songs In The Key Of Life is missing Lol .....but apart from that this is a solid 70's chart
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From leniad 12/07/2020 00:21 | #262183
another great chart
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From bobbyb5 02/25/2017 05:50 | #186307
bobbyb5 02/25/2017 05:50 | #186307
I can yell you're a person of superior intelligence just by the fact that u included Nilsson Schmillson and No Secrets and From Here to Eternity. Not enough people are wise enough to do that.
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