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: 02/03/2024 05:45
- (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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Rank Score:
17,080
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108
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
5,571
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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9,166
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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7,916
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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
23,575
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
24,935
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,120
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
13,602
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
1,744
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1979
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5,095
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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 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 1 | 1% | |
| Neu! | 1 | 1% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 1% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 1% | |
| John Prine | 1 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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55 | 55% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Up 65 from 82nd to 17th Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney |
| Up 51 from 71st to 20th In My Own Time by Karen Dalton |
| Up 36 from 87th to 51st Electric Warrior by T. Rex |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 69th to 79th L.A. Woman by The Doors |
| Down 8 from 60th to 68th Fun House by The Stooges |
| Down 7 from 14th to 21st Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt |
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