Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by panapsal 
- Chart updated: 11/24/2019 19:45
- (Created: 02/01/2017 10:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,389
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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,934
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
7,325
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,102
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[First added to this chart: 02/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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9,599
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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1,214
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]
[First added to this chart: 02/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,553
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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3,634
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39. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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409
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| Frank Zappa | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 12 from 33rd to 21stTransformer by Lou Reed |
| Up 4 from 24th to 20thFire And Water by Free |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 20th to 22ndLed Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin |
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rdDeep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple |
| Down 2 from 22nd to 24thThird by Soft Machine |
| New entries |
|---|
| All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople |
| 3 + 3 by The Isley Brothers |
| The World Is A Ghetto by WAR |
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| 12/02/2021 04:18 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 09/10/2021 14:03 |  Goliath | 350 | 86/100 | |
| 09/09/2021 18:26 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | 74 | 87/100 | |
| 08/29/2020 16:09 | edubs | 247 | 89/100 | |
| 06/13/2018 10:49 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
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From Goliath 09/10/2021 14:03 | #273607
Goliath 09/10/2021 14:03 | #273607
28 in common, great list.
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From rockbluesfolkjaz 09/09/2021 18:27 | #273590
rockbluesfolkjaz 09/09/2021 18:27 | #273590
Cool list. Very good albums, and a few new ones for me to get into. Thanks!
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From DommeDamian 06/13/2018 10:49 | #216640
DommeDamian 06/13/2018 10:49 | #216640
70s classics!
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bobbyb5 09/08/2017 11:28 | #197489
bobbyb5 09/08/2017 11:28 | #197489
It's awesome that you have 3 + 3 on here. And also that you have Mott the Hoople and War.
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