Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by PaperVinnie 
Based purely on my subjective enjoyment. Seems like I used to attempt to filter how much I love Zeppelin albums here, but I see no need for that any more lol.
- Chart updated: 02/17/2022 21:15
- (Created: 10/31/2017 02:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/11/2017]
Year of Release:
1970
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1976 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 8 | 8% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 6% | |
| Queen | 6 | 6% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| Aerosmith | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 77 from 83rd to 6thCountdown To Ecstasy by Steely Dan |
| Up 62 from 70th to 8thAladdin Sane by David Bowie |
| Up 44 from 77th to 33rdYoung Americans by David Bowie |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 43 from 11th to 54thRamones by Ramones |
| Down 25 from 36th to 61stBand On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings |
| Down 22 from 38th to 60thBoston by Boston |
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| 03/28/2018 15:15 | thekrauter | 107 | 89/100 |
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