Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 07/30/2025 22:45
- (Created: 12/13/2011 12:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1975
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1,267
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,353
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2012]
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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1971 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1974 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Queen | 5 | 5% | |
| Procol Harum | 5 | 5% | |
| ABBA | 4 | 4% | |
| Deep Purple | 3 | 3% | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan | 3 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Street-Legal by Bob Dylan |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Relics by Pink Floyd |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th Exotic Birds And Fruit by Procol Harum |
| New entries |
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| Made In Japan by Deep Purple |
| Leavers |
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| Blue by Joni Mitchell |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 05/02/2025 17:23 | davidhuret | 56 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2024 03:43 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2023 00:49 |  ilovelctr | 14 | 93/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2023 15:01 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2023 12:14 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
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From davidhuret 05/02/2025 17:24 | #308790
Interesting and original choices.
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From Johnnyo 08/11/2023 12:14 | #298570
Interesting chart
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ExTeaSea 03/31/2019 21:44 | #234269
ExTeaSea 03/31/2019 21:44 | #234269
I like this! Your 70s chart inspires me to check out more "new to me" artists from the 70s. Only eight in common but that's ok. You should check out my 70s chart if you're bored haha.
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ForegroundNoise 03/31/2019 08:29 | #234215
ForegroundNoise 03/31/2019 08:29 | #234215
Nice chart, Sandy Denny is a wonderful choice for number 1! That said - no German albums in their most heady decade?? Would love to see some krautrock sneak in ...
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Tamthebam 10/04/2018 06:18 | #222019
Tamthebam 10/04/2018 06:18 | #222019
Lots of great albums included in this chart that are not always ranked in the best of the 70's charts. I like it.
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Arthurknight 10/23/2014 04:14 | #125065
Arthurknight 10/23/2014 04:14 | #125065
i like the order on this one
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tgarritsen 02/11/2014 23:21 | #102893
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 23:21 | #102893
Interesting chart especially your number one choice.
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