Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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junodog4 
- Chart updated: 05/21/2021 02:15
- (Created: 02/07/2012 09:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,363
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Year of Release:
1976
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1,612
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,940
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Year of Release:
1973
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3,735
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,597
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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11,887
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1975
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2,203
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
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1972
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12,275
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
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1975
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44,229
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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3,158
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1973 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1976 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1977 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1978 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1979 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5% | |
| Aerosmith | 5 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 3 | 3% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 24 from 84th to 60thMarquee Moon by Television |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 60th to 61stHotel California by Eagles |
| Down 1 from 61st to 62ndLayla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos |
| Down 1 from 62nd to 63rdThe Clash by The Clash |
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| ! | 04/26/2022 13:12 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2022 09:14 |  desh79 | 1,275 | 93/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2021 21:19 |  Rhyner | 1,454 | 99/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2021 18:19 |  NowhereMan | 292 | 82/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.6.
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buzzdainer 07/19/2016 16:06 | #171534
buzzdainer 07/19/2016 16:06 | #171534
Outstanding seventies chart! London Calling, Some Girls, Blood on the Tracks, and Sticky Fingers are all such great albums. Also nice to see Stevie Wonder amply represented in your selections. Great work overall!
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jhuik 12/14/2012 02:53 | #57852
jhuik 12/14/2012 02:53 | #57852
We now have 46 albums in common and your love for Zep and the Who is just so damned appropriate. Your chart is even more typically Canadian than mine with great rankings for Gord Lightfoot and the Guess Who. Nice job all around.
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From ecwashere 11/02/2012 09:21 | #54003
Very good
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RoundTheBend 04/06/2012 09:40 | #39533
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