Top 53 Music Albums of the 1970s
by YoungPunk 
a rating of 90 is the cutoff for decade charts
Running Commentary: Capitalism started going strong in the U.K. in this period. Armed with classical training, British musicians were unstoppable
- Chart updated: 07/05/2018 04:15
- (Created: 04/08/2018 01:01).
- Chart size: 53 albums.
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Year of Release:
1979
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24,652
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Year of Release:
1975
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44,075
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Year of Release:
1977
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22,358
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1977
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988
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1970
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Rank Score:
523
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1971
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5,211
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1979
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4,620
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1973
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59,023
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Total albums: 53. Page 1 of 6
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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1971 | 8 | 15% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 5 | 9% | |
| 1974 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 13% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1977 | 9 | 17% | |
| 1978 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1979 | 2 | 4% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Jethro Tull | 6 | 11% | |
| Santana | 5 | 9% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 9% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 9% | |
| Rush | 4 | 8% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 4% | |
| Supertramp | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 53 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 29th to 30thHemispheres by Rush |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31stEven In The Quietest Moments... by Supertramp |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32ndStation To Station by David Bowie |
| New entries |
|---|
| Selling England By The Pound by Genesis |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 05/06/2018 09:03 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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