Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by adbrack1988 
- Chart updated: 09/12/2026 18:45
- (Created: 08/16/2017 02:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1972
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18,199
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
55,792
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
7,657
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Year of Release:
1971
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35,980
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Year of Release:
1971
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15,990
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
11,616
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Year of Release:
1970
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4,149
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,384
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Year of Release:
1970
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7,962
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Year of Release:
1975
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19,411
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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 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1971 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1972 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1975 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Black Sabbath | 6 | 6% | |
| Deep Purple | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Steely Dan | 3 | 3% | |
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47 | 47% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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Up 46 from 80th to 34th |
Up 45 from 99th to 54th |
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Down 14 from 47th to 61st |
Down 9 from 72nd to 81st |
Down 9 from 74th to 83rd |
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