Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by daftpunter 
Take this chart and flip it upside down and every single entry makes sense in reverse order. The 70's were THE music decade. The Beatles just broke up as the decade starts. Then comes punk, disco, new wave, rap, glam, prog, new age, blacksploitation soul...it was just a magical decade for genre's. Hell, even Elvis had the good taste to die in the 70's. People made songs. Good songs. With melodies, harmonies and lots of friggin' guitar. Drum machines? Perish the thought.
But then again...the 90's were pretty awesome too.
- Chart updated: 03/19/2014 04:22
- (Created: 12/07/2011 05:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1973
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1973
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59,180
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1979
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30,403
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1971
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16,761
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1977
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3,430
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1975
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20,516
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1975
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15,223
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1971
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20,889
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1977
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2,929
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1979
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1979 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
| The Kinks | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99thStreet Hassle by Lou Reed |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98thCheap Trick by Cheap Trick |
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| Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton |
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| 05/15/2016 16:42 | TrekkiELO | 75 | 88/100 | |
| 01/28/2015 23:44 | JasonZaia | 171 | 89/100 | |
| 06/19/2013 22:25 | RupertRonco | 103 | 65/100 | |
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From JasonZaia 01/28/2015 23:44 | #132840
Great Chart! 'Quadrophenia' is certainly a worthy No. 1.
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Facetious 06/04/2012 06:56 | #43742
It was a good chart until I reached #9.
Then it became one of the most awesome charts on BEA.
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