Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
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AvalancheGrips 
- Chart updated: 08/09/2022 17:45
- (Created: 10/12/2018 21:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
9,416
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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20,240
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,816
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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17,759
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,721
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,549
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[First added to this chart: 01/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,943
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[First added to this chart: 10/27/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
4,880
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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,184
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Year of Release:
1973
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2,358
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1970 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1971 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1972 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1973 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1974 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1975 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1976 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1977 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1978 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1979 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 8 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 5 | 5% | |
| Neil Young | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 3 | 3% | |
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51 | 51% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 24 from 30th to 54th The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis |
| Leavers |
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| Van Halen by Van Halen |
| 3rd by Big Star |
| American Beauty by Grateful Dead |
| My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello |
| This Year's Model by Elvis Costello |
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| Best Artists of 1965 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Bob Dylan | |
| 2. The Beatles | |
| 3. John Coltrane | |
| 4. Otis Redding | |
| 5. Nina Simone | |
| 6. The Beach Boys | |
| 7. The Byrds | |
| 8. The Who | |
| 9. The Rolling Stones | |
| 10. Vince Guaraldi | |
| 11. The Sonics | |
| 12. Albert Ayler | |
| 13. Albert Ayler Trio | |
| 14. Jackson C. Frank | |
| 15. B.B. King | |
| 16. The Kinks | |
| 17. Bert Jansch | |
| 18. John Fahey | |
| 19. The Yardbirds | |
| 20. Art Blakey |
