Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by album guru joe 
Awesome decade of music...Singer/Songwriter, Proto Punk, Glam, Prog Rock, Early Electronica, Heavy Metal/Hard Rock, Stadium Rock, Funk/Disco, Raggae/Dub, Punk, Post-Punk & New Wave...and much more :)
- Chart updated: 10/15/2012 12:26
- (Created: 01/25/2012 13:11).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1973
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55,638
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1972
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18,196
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1971
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18,353
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1977
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10,234
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1971
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20,083
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1979
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28,882
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1971
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35,975
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1977
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29,008
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1979
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23,131
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1976
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15,869
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1972 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1973 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 6 | 6% |
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| David Bowie | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Marley | 3 | 3% | |
| Aerosmith | 2 | 2% | |
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ProfessorSquid 05/22/2012 03:45 | #42871
ProfessorSquid 05/22/2012 03:45 | #42871
I could quibble over the order, but it's not worth the time. As a Bob Dylan fan I would, however, have a hard time not putting Desire or Blood on the Tracks in the Top 10.
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tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:21 | #92375
One big list of classics. I like it.
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ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/15/2012 14:09 | #52379
solid chart
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