Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by sunnydhamm 
- Chart updated: 02/01/2025 13:15
- (Created: 07/29/2017 18:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,151
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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13,887
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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6,220
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,633
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[First added to this chart: 04/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,813
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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2022]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,505
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[First added to this chart: 07/29/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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6,169
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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22,642
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Year of Release:
1977
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6,847
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2023]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1978 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Yes | 7 | 7% | |
| Queen | 6 | 6% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Supertramp | 4 | 4% | |
| Steely Dan | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 49 from 87th to 38th Tormato by Yes |
| Up 20 from 86th to 66th I Robot by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Up 12 from 82nd to 70th Crisis? What Crisis? by Supertramp |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 40 from 49th to 89th Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
| Down 18 from 57th to 75th Blue by Joni Mitchell |
| Down 10 from 6th to 16th Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Stranger by Billy Joel |
| Apostrophe (') by Frank Zappa |
| Reggatta De Blanc by The Police |
| On The Beach by Neil Young |
| Abraxas by Santana |
| Going For The One by 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 |
