Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by adbrack1988 
- Chart updated: 06/15/2025 04:15
- (Created: 08/16/2017 02:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
20,214
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
61,841
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
8,055
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,844
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
12,758
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
17,290
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
4,569
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
21,360
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
8,397
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2024]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,351
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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 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 23 from 60th to 83rd Relayer by Yes |
| Down 14 from 46th to 60th Moondance by Van Morrison |
| Down 9 from 47th to 56th The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| New entries |
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 Dustby Dust (1970s) |
| Hard Attack by Dust (1970s) |
| Leavers |
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 Tapestryby Carole King |
| Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
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| 95/100 | 08/03/2020 16:16 | MasterOfPuppets | | 91/100 |
| 100/100 | 03/24/2019 00:29 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
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