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 :)

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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61,349
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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20,035
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,183
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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10,772
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
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1971
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21,471
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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31,534
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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39,443
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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31,067
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,673
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2012]
Year of Release:
1976
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15,847
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


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%
Country Albums %


United States 48 48%
United Kingdom 36 36%
Jamaica 4 4%
Canada 4 4%
Germany 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
France 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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One big list of classics. I like it.
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From 05/22/2012 03:45
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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