Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s
by joshbrooker2001 
- Chart updated: 01/27/2020 16:15
- (Created: 02/03/2019 15:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,614
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Year of Release:
1970
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4,390
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Year of Release:
1971
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989
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Year of Release:
1973
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2,034
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1976
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2,837
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1974
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3,226
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Year of Release:
1973
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12,551
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
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19,001
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Year of Release:
1973
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576
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1971 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1972 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1973 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1974 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1975 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1976 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1977 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1978 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1979 | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Doobie Brothers | 5 | 5% | |
| Steely Dan | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Van Morrison | 4 | 4% | |
| Genesis | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s chart changes
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| Biggest fallers |
|---|
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| Down 28 from 13th to 41st Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
| Down 17 from 2nd to 19th Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/03/2019 20:37 |  CharlieBarley | 477 | 94/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2019 15:23 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From CharlieBarley 03/03/2019 20:37 | #232963
CharlieBarley 03/03/2019 20:37 | #232963
Pretty dang good. You have good taste in 70's music man.
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