Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
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1979
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140
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1977
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
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1975
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition

Year Albums %


1970 4 4%
1971 10 10%
1972 7 7%
1973 7 7%
1974 10 10%
1975 17 17%
1976 12 12%
1977 8 8%
1978 11 11%
1979 14 14%
Artist Albums %


Golden Earring 10 10%
ABBA 7 7%
Kansas 6 6%
Styx 6 6%
Eagles 4 4%
Deep Purple 3 3%
Pink Floyd 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 35 35%
United Kingdom 32 32%
Netherlands 10 10%
Sweden 7 7%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Germany 4 4%
Australia 4 4%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes

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From 09/13/2014 10:24 | #121861
Even by the most objective, neutral criteria...I have a hard time seeing albums by bands like The Cars and Heart in the top 10 of the decade.. But nobody can say this isn't an original chart.
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Best Artists of 1968
1. The Beatles
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. Van Morrison
5. The Zombies
6. The Kinks
7. The Rolling Stones
8. The Velvet Underground
9. Simon & Garfunkel
10. The Band
11. Johnny Cash
12. The Byrds
13. Aretha Franklin
14. Frank Zappa
15. Pink Floyd
16. The Doors
17. The Mothers Of Invention
18. Big Brother And The Holding Company
19. Cream
20. Os Mutantes
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