Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by zrommeke 
My personal criteria for this chart :
- I have to own the album as CD or vinyl
- I prefer to choose for different artists if possible (although The Stooges and Iggy Pop are different to me)
- I try to limit the number of compilations and live albums
- Chart updated: 09/23/2017 10:15
- (Created: 01/24/2017 18:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,323
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,563
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
21,363
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1976
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6,845
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,039
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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11,775
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
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1975
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7,703
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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29,353
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2017]
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1979
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729
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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11,939
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
| Sex Pistols | 1 | 1% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 1% | |
| Hot Chocolate (UK) | 1 | 1% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 1% | |
| Paul McCartney | 1 | 1% | |
| Carlos Santana | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 84 from 94th to 10thAll Things Must Pass by George Harrison |
| Up 44 from 100th to 56thSpecials by The Specials |
| Up 42 from 97th to 55thSticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 90th to 100thTago Mago by Can |
| Down 4 from 53rd to 57thParallel Lines by Blondie |
| Down 4 from 54th to 58thBridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel |
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