Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Pastiche 
- Chart updated: 11/26/2025 23:45
- (Created: 02/08/2018 09:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,196
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,196
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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16,885
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,709
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,724
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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6,832
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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30,728
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,547
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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6,302
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
12,081
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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 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1971 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1972 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1973 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1974 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1975 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1976 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 8% |
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| David Bowie | 10 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Drake | 2 | 2% | |
| John Lennon | 2 | 2% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 2% | |
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44 | 44% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 12/12/2021 07:12 |  Purplepash | 1,699 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2020 15:41 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2020 04:45 | DJENNY | 4,341 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2020 22:39 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2019 06:33 | Johnnyo | 2,567 | 80/100 |
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From Johnnyo 09/12/2019 06:33 | #242499
Very nice chart
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Dylan | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
