Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by AledJames 
- Chart updated: 07/12/2026 14:45
- (Created: 07/29/2017 15:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1975
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14,269
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Year of Release:
1978
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6,998
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Year of Release:
1977
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29,144
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
41,611
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
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11,641
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2018]
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1972
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40,468
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[First added to this chart: 01/10/2018]
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1979
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28,951
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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15,295
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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,062
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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55,954
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1973 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Geraint Jarman | 4 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Meic Stevens | 3 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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Up 52 from 75th to 23rd |
Up 39 from 76th to 37th |
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Down 35 from 52nd to 87th |
Down 35 from 53rd to 88th |
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