Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 09/29/2017 14:45
- (Created: 09/29/2017 14:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1973
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60,466
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1977
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30,908
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1971
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38,945
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1971
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21,216
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1976
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5,676
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1979
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25,231
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1977
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1,694
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1972
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43,759
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1975
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20,863
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1972
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9,854
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1972 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1978 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 7 | 7% | |
| Rush | 5 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Deep Purple | 5 | 5% | |
| UFO | 4 | 4% | |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 3 | 3% | |
| Boston | 2 | 2% | |
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