Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 05/14/2012 08:39
- (Created: 12/05/2011 02:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1973
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7,013
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Year of Release:
1974
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6,425
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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6,265
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Year of Release:
1979
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876
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1974
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9,991
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Year of Release:
1975
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7,810
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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5,051
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,779
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[First added to this chart: 05/14/2012]
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1971
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5,470
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Year of Release:
1975
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11,956
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Yes | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Funkadelic | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
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60 | 60% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 66 from 92nd to 26th666 by Aphrodite's Child |
| Up 41 from 85th to 44thWind & Wuthering by Genesis |
| Up 27 from 98th to 71stElite Hotel by Emmylou Harris |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 31 from 30th to 61stJack Johnson (Original Soundtrack Recording) by Miles Davis |
| Down 27 from 53rd to 80thThe Cars by The Cars |
| Down 25 from 66th to 91stHall Of The Mountain Grill by Hawkwind |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/23/2014 10:51 |  Arthurknight | 381 | 89/100 | |
| 08/15/2013 18:24 |  sssvnnn | 2,872 | 83/100 | |
| 02/20/2012 19:54 | Error Finn | 115 | 83/100 | |
| 12/05/2011 02:39 |  Juan Schwartz | 153 | 86/100 |
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From Arthurknight 10/23/2014 10:53 | #125100
Arthurknight 10/23/2014 10:53 | #125100
very singularly focused on certain genres, nothing wrong about that but its just not something i'm particularly fond of
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From sssvnnn 08/15/2013 18:25 | #83985
sssvnnn 08/15/2013 18:25 | #83985
I like that Chart.
It´s much more my taste than your 90´s Chart.
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