Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by PurpleHazel 
- Chart updated: 06/27/2019 05:45
- (Created: 09/16/2017 22:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1970
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1,647
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1970
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9,181
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Year of Release:
1973
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536
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1975
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2,470
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Year of Release:
1971
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18,924
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Year of Release:
1971
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4,380
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2017]
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1971
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1,643
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1971
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1,222
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[First added to this chart: 09/16/2017]
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1970
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1971 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1972 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1977 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 3% | |
| Parliament | 3 | 3% | |
| Funkadelic | 3 | 3% | |
| Santana | 2 | 2% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 2 | 2% | |
| Freddie Hubbard | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 55th to 49thBefore And After Science by Brian Eno |
| Up 4 from 18th to 14thWho's Next by The Who |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98thLee Morgan by Lee Morgan |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 6th to 10thLick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
| Down 3 from 13th to 16thThe Payback by James Brown |
| Down 3 from 15th to 18thApostrophe (') by Frank Zappa |
| New entries |
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| Mingus At Antibes by Charles Mingus |
| Escalator Over The Hill by Carla Bley / Paul Haines |
| Roy Buchanan by Roy Buchanan |
| Leavers |
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| European Tour 1977 by Carla Bley |
| Changes One by Charles Mingus |
| Lotus by Santana |
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