Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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59,180
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5343 votes)  92 (5,343 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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30,403
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3169 votes)  87 (3,169 votes)
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Year of Release:
1975
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44,119
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4069 votes)  91 (4,069 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,223
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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42,638
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3558 votes)  90 (3,558 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,173
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
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20,516
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2209 votes)  87 (2,209 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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14,635
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1794 votes)  86 (1,794 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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4,185
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,246
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Top rated album (90/100 - 4014 votes)  90 (4,014 votes)
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Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 16 16%
1971 14 14%
1972 6 6%
1973 13 13%
1974 2 2%
1975 7 7%
1976 7 7%
1977 16 16%
1978 7 7%
1979 11 11%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 50 51%
United States 31 31%
Canada 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Jamaica 4 4%
Germany 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 97 98%
Yes 2 2%

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From 05/20/2016 00:56 | #166485
What a great chart! Love the placement of London Calling and Songs in the Key of Life on your chart. I'm on pins and needles to find out what #100 is.
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