Top 60 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
Year of Release:
1978
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966
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2. (4) Up 2
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1972
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3,970
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1974
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6,488
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4. (3) Down 1
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1970
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8,679
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1978
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2,399
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1973
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10,533
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1973
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60,113
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5331 votes)  92 (5,331 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
Year of Release:
1976
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6,041
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1976
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2,837
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1977
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20,124
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1898 votes)  86 (1,898 votes)
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 10 17%
1971 7 12%
1972 6 10%
1973 3 5%
1974 3 5%
1975 4 7%
1976 6 10%
1977 6 10%
1978 7 12%
1979 8 13%
Artist Albums %


Genesis 9 15%
Pink Floyd 3 5%
The Rolling Stones 3 5%
Eagles 2 3%
Linda Ronstadt 2 3%
Grateful Dead 2 3%
Big Star 2 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 30 50%
United States 21 35%
Mixed Nationality 4 7%
Canada 4 7%
Germany 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 57 95%
Yes 3 5%
Live? Albums %
No 56 93%
Yes 4 7%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 59 98%
Yes 1 2%

Top 60 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 7 from 53rd to 60th
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by Linda Ronstadt
Faller Down 6 from 50th to 56th
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Faller Down 6 from 51st to 57th
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New entry All Things Must Pass
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New entry Radio City
by Big Star
New entry Blue
by Joni Mitchell
New entry What's Going On
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From 05/07/2018 07:14 | #214370
Huge Genesis fan back in the day, so there will be plenty of those albums here.... also, remember playing my parents albums back then on the record player. The most played being, Hotel California, Bat Out of Hell, Rumours, Grease Sdtrk, and a few Boz Scaggs....
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