Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by hairymarx1 
- Chart updated: 12/24/2011 12:42
- (Created: 12/07/2011 19:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1974
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3,663
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,304
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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974
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2011]
[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
Year of Release:
1976
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909
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2011]
Year of Release:
1972
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18,614
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2011]
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1977
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2,974
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1973
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4,662
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2011]
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1972
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16,870
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2011]
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1977
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18,871
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1975 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Suicide | 1 | 1% | |
| Stiff Little Fingers | 1 | 1% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 1% | |
| Penguin Cafe Orchestra | 1 | 1% | |
| Little Feat | 1 | 1% | |
| Sparks | 1 | 1% | |
| Faust | 1 | 1% | |
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| ! | 03/15/2017 12:13 |  pavelthevelvet | 52 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2017 08:48 |  Liedzeit | 79 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2013 08:32 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2012 14:42 | armoury | 174 | 82/100 |
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greatson 11/06/2013 08:32 | #90944
greatson 11/06/2013 08:32 | #90944
Again a brilliant chart!!
I´m not the big rocker, progger or freejazzer so I like to see the "soft" albums (Robbie Basho, R+L Thompson, Eno, Joni Mitchell) swimming in the see of intense and amnbitious albums.
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armoury 04/08/2012 14:42 | #39772
good original chart
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Error Finn 02/21/2012 14:19 | #37250
Your 1960s chart is better.
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Norman Bates 12/22/2011 12:15 | #33501
Norman Bates 12/22/2011 12:15 | #33501
We want more ! :) Great start.
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