Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by bonnequestion 
- Chart updated: 3 days ago
- (Created: 08/22/2018 18:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,060
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[First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,598
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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 11/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
1,033
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[First added to this chart: 01/26/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
6,213
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2022]
Year of Release:
1972
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529
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[First added to this chart: 08/23/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
13,894
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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10,197
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2022]
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 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1971 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1972 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1973 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1974 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1975 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1976 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1977 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Gentle Giant | 7 | 7% | |
| Caravan | 4 | 4% | |
| Supertramp | 4 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 4 | 4% | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | 4 | 4% | |
| Curtis Mayfield | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
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54 | 54% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 90th to 91st Crime Of The Century by Supertramp |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/03/2020 15:58 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2020 03:24 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2020 05:49 | roberto71 | 43 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2020 01:32 | stangetzaway | 173 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2019 20:34 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From roberto71 08/22/2020 05:50 | #257306
Very good. I haven't heard those Gentle Giant albums in years. I should listen to them again.
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