Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by Weepingguitarman 
knocking the list down to one per artist to include more variety of great albums (sorry bowie)
- Chart updated: 10/22/2025 22:15
- (Created: 01/28/2017 18:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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15,218
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Year of Release:
1977
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4,882
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1975
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7,438
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1974
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7,047
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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19,394
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1970
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11,731
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1979
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20,336
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1970
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8,756
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Year of Release:
1970
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1,703
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1979
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4,508
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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 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 1 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 1 | 1% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 1% | |
| Television | 1 | 1% | |
| Al Green | 1 | 1% | |
| The Doors | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 53% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 |
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Up 41 from 71st to 30th |
Up 4 from 12th to 8th |
Up 2 from 8th to 6th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 8 from 88th to 96th |
Down 6 from 68th to 74th |
Down 6 from 69th to 75th |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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BorderFreeAndrew 06/02/2024 14:06 | #303810
Loving the inclusion of less obvious, but very deserving, choices like Marcia Griffiths, Bennie Maupin, etc. THIS is why the 70's were the richest decade for great music. (Edited)
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