Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by weston Unknown

This was by far the most difficult of these to pull together. Had to take out Live albums from consideration, in order to at all limit what needs to be included. (Sorry: Rock of Ages, Too Late to Stop Now...) Consider this an evolving work.

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Year of Release:
1975
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23,657
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1979
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881
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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16,299
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
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1973
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12,908
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
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1971
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17,100
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
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1972
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50,104
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,335
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
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1979
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36,252
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
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1970
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10,330
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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3,456
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 19 19%
1971 19 19%
1972 11 11%
1973 11 11%
1974 8 8%
1975 10 10%
1976 2 2%
1977 8 8%
1978 4 4%
1979 8 8%
Artist Albums %


Van Morrison 6 6%
Joni Mitchell 5 5%
Bob Dylan 3 3%
Bruce Springsteen 3 3%
Neil Young 3 3%
David Bowie 3 3%
Genesis 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 46 46%
United Kingdom 37 37%
Canada 9 9%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Jamaica 2 2%
Germany 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 14 from 66th to 52nd
Exodus
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Climber Up 4 from 85th to 81st
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by Grateful Dead
Climber Up 2 from 82nd to 80th
Communiqué
by Dire Straits
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 21 from 64th to 85th
Off The Wall
by Michael Jackson
Faller Down 10 from 43rd to 53rd
Abraxas
by Santana
Faller Down 2 from 52nd to 54th
The Stranger
by Billy Joel

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You have great seventies taste.
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