Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by videoheadcleaner

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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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44,847
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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45,943
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,223
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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62,235
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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3,517
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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623
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2011]
Year of Release:
1978
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692
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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4,582
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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,846
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2011]
Year of Release:
1979
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22,628
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 3 3%
1971 9 9%
1972 6 6%
1973 10 10%
1974 6 6%
1975 10 10%
1976 7 7%
1977 16 16%
1978 15 15%
1979 18 18%
Artist Albums %


David Bowie 4 4%
Pink Floyd 4 4%
The Saints 3 3%
The Residents 3 3%
Roxy Music 3 3%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Wire 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 50 50%
United States 31 31%
Australia 7 7%
Mixed Nationality 6 6%
Germany 4 4%
Italy 1 1%
France 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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From 09/22/2022 22:33
Cool chart. Great to see 7 Aussie albums make the list.
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From 08/12/2021 10:58
24 in common, great list.
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From 04/28/2021 18:45
Excellent chart
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From 04/28/2021 13:20
Wish You Were Here #1... interesting
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From 04/20/2017 13:58
You really seem to know what you are talking about.
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From 03/19/2016 01:09
BAD BAD NOT GOOD
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From 03/18/2016 19:49
Indeed some albums to check out
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From 02/02/2015 23:20
Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds'!? Ok, this is officially one of the best charts on this entire site!!
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Good seeing the Saints, but I can't stand seeing Greeting from LA by Tim Buckley and not his Starsailor.
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oh yes!
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Best Artists of the 1970s
1. Pink Floyd
2. David Bowie
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Neil Young
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Clash
7. Black Sabbath
8. Fleetwood Mac
9. Stevie Wonder
10. The Who
11. Genesis
12. Brian Eno
13. Joni Mitchell
14. Paul McCartney
15. Yes
16. Bob Dylan
17. Bob Marley
18. Bruce Springsteen
19. Nick Drake
20. Marvin Gaye
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