Top 20 Music Albums of the 1970s
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- Chart updated: 06/06/2018 00:15
- (Created: 12/13/2017 05:27).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,640
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Year of Release:
1977
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16,999
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Year of Release:
1974
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7,414
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
7,514
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
18,723
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,629
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,635
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,628
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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21,816
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[First added to this chart: 06/05/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,019
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Top 20 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 5 | 25% | |
| 1972 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1973 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1975 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1976 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 2 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1979 | 3 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Stooges | 1 | 5% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 5% | |
| Funkadelic | 1 | 5% | |
| The Modern Lovers | 1 | 5% | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1 | 5% | |
| Nick Drake | 1 | 5% | |
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