Top 83 Music Albums of the 1970s
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Boltzmann 
First four are 10/10, 5-15 are 9/10, the rest 8/10, and the only ones of the decade that are.
- Chart updated: 07/02/2025 00:15
- (Created: 09/05/2018 22:48).
- Chart size: 83 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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5,395
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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
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453
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2019]
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1977
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2,381
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2018]
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1977
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6,025
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2021]
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1977
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2,746
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2024]
[First added to this chart: 05/31/2021]
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1977
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10,433
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[First added to this chart: 07/18/2024]
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1977
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485
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Year of Release:
1977
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6,253
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An awesome formula of a breathing guitar along with some of the best bass playing I have ever heard.
[First added to this chart: 09/05/2018]
Total albums: 14. Page 1 of 2
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Top 83 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1972 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1973 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1975 | 12 | 14% | |
| 1976 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1977 | 14 | 17% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 8 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| James Brown | 6 | 7% | |
| Kraftwerk | 4 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 4 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 4% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 4% | |
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41 | 49% | |
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23 | 28% | |
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7 | 8% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 83 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 35 from 37th to 2ndCatch A Fire by The Wailers |
| Up 9 from 62nd to 53rdAmerica Eats Its Young by Funkadelic |
| Up 7 from 63rd to 56thThe Cry Of Love by Jimi Hendrix |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 47 from 2nd to 49thSoul Rebels by The Wailers |
| Down 7 from 53rd to 60thBroken English by Marianne Faithfull |
| Down 7 from 54th to 61stThe Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan |
| New entries |
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| Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 05/24/2021 07:18 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 | |
| 05/05/2021 23:25 | jackq | 273 | 92/100 | |
| 08/16/2020 16:40 | roberto71 | 43 | 93/100 | |
| 10/05/2019 17:02 |  Rhyner | 1,452 | 99/100 | |
| 09/23/2018 23:29 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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From roberto71 08/16/2020 16:40 | #257074
Fantastic. Giorgio, Blondie's first album, Gary Numan, and all Kraftwerk's best albums (including my own number one album of all time Trans Europe Express) and all the Chics. And Tusk, Bee Gees.
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